A Domer Who Caught Hell...

Ask many sports fans who Steve Bartman is -- and they'll give you a blank stare.  Ask a Chicago Cub fan the same question -- look out!

Steve Bartman is a Notre Dame grad who's infamous catch of a foul ball in the NL Playoffs was the subject this evening of an ESPN film called "Catching Hell."  Here's a link to a Chicago Sun Times story about Bartman and the movie:

LINK:  ESPN'S CATCHING HELL

Notre Dame Football Alumni Update -- NFL

After checking in on how our former Notre Dame football stars are doing with their NFL teams this evening -- after week 3 -- I'm reminded how important their DEGREE from the University of Notre Dame is!

If I was running the football recruiting operation for Brian Kelly I would be publishing a weekly NFL injury report that would be circulated among the parents of every top high school football player in America.  I would be constantly making the point that the NFL stands for "Not For Long" -- and that "Notre Dame is For Life."

Off my soapbox!

Just click on the player's name below to see the latest news on them:

LINK:  JIMMY CLAUSEN -- INACTIVE -- CAROLINA PANTHERS

LINK:  GOLDEN TATE -- SEATTLE SEAHAWKS

LINK:  BRADY QUINN -- DENVER BRONCOS

LINK:  ANTHONY FASANO -- MIAMI DOLPHINS

LINK:  BRIAN SMITH -- FREE AGENT

LINK:  CHRIS STEWART -- FREE AGENT

LINK:  TOMMY ZBIKOWSKI -- BALTIMORE RAVENS

LINK:  RYAN GRANT -- GREEN BAY PACKERS

LINK:  JUSTIN TUCK -- NEW YORK GIANTS

LINK:  SAM YOUNG -- BUFFALO BILLS

LINK:  KYLE MCCARTHY -- PRACTICE SQUAD -- DENVER BRONCOS

LINK:  KYLE RUDOLPH -- MINNESOTA VIKINGS

LINK:  JOHN CARLSON -- INJURED RESERVE -- SEATTLE SEAHAWKS

LINK:  DEREK LANDRI -- FREE AGENT

LINK:  CHINEDUM NDUKWE -- FREE AGENT

LINK:  IAN WILLIAMS -- SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS

LINK:  TERRAIL LAMBERT -- FREE AGENT

LINK:  MIKE RICHARDSON -- FREE AGENT

LINK:  RYAN HARRIS -- FREE AGENT

LINK:  DAVID BRUTON -- DENVER BRONCOS

LINK:  JOHN SULLIVAN -- MINNESOTA VIKINGS

LINK:  VICTOR ABIAMIRI -- INJURED RESERVE -- PHILADELPHIA EAGLES

LINK:  TREVOR LAWS -- PHILADELPHIA EAGLES

LINK:  MAURICE STOVALL -- DETROIT LIONS

LINK:  ARNAZ BATTLE -- PITTSBURGH STEELERS

LINK:  SERGIO BROWN -- NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS

LINK:  ERIC OLSEN -- PRACTICE SQUAD -- WASHINGTON REDSKINS

LINK:  ROBERT HUGHES -- FREE AGENT

LINK:  DARRIN WALLS -- ATLANTA FALCONS

LINK:  ARMANDO ALLEN -- PRACTICE SQUAD -- CHICAGO BEARS

Notre Dame vs. Purdue on ESPN @ 8 PM ET

I have seen questions online as to where Notre Dame fans can find Saturday's game against Purdue -- well, it's the national game on ESPN beginning at 8 PM ET.  Here's a link to the college football TV lineup for this weekend:

LINK:  IRISH TO APPEAR ON ESPN