Photo of Champs Sports Bowl Practice -- ND!

The Fighting Irish held their first Champs Sports Bowl practice today in Orlando in 76 degree weather...

Our Team, Our Story: Champs Sports Bowl

The gang at UND.COM is keeping busy.  Here's their first report from Orlando and the Champs Sports Bowl.  Click on the link:

LINK: OUR TEAM OUR STORY -- NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL

IRISH Athletes Talk About Christmas Memories

A nice feature on a number of NOTRE DAME ATHLETES talking about Christmas, created by the gang at UND.COM.

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

LINK:  NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS

Latest News on Gunner Kiel's College Choice

Five-star QB Gunner Kiel is expected to announce his college choice in the next 24 hours -- though I wouldn't be surprised if this might wait for a few more days.

Folks at LSU believe he made his choice -- as rumors are flying around the web this morning that Kiel called LSU coach Les Miles, last night, to say he was committing to the Tigers.  The sentiment of many ND fans, on the web, is he's probably BAYOU BOUND.

However, didn't ND fans think another Five-star recruit was headed to another school (three years ago) with an "S & U" in its name -- and he (Manti Teo) shocked most recruiting experts when he chose the FIGHTING IRISH instead!  Stay tuned...

First Photo From Champs Sports Bowl: ND1

This photo of the Notre Dame Football Equipment Truck (AKA: ND1) was just "tweeted" from Orlando's Citrus Bowl -- site of next Thursday's CHAMPS SPORTS BOWL.  Photo tweeted by @NDirishfan91 Ross Pepin.  Here's a link to a blog story about ND's arrival in Orlando:

LINK:  ND FOOTBALL ARRIVES IN ORLANDO

Santa Claus Comes Tomorrow!!!

I've spent twelve wonderful months working with a world-class team at Western Michigan University.  In this job I was introduced to one of WMU's greatest assets -- a vocal jazz performance group called GOLD COMPANY.  They are terrific!

Enjoy their rendition of JINGLE BELLS -- and share it with a friend who needs to SMILE TODAY!

Paint That Can Power the Planet -- ONLY ND!

A team of University of Notre Dame scientists have developed a paint that they believe can harness the power of the sun and turn it into electricity.

It's called SUN-BELIEVABLE PAINT.

Now, the description of what they've developed here, WHICH IS AMAZING, is just a little over my head.  So, I'll leave it to the folks at the South Bend Tribune who have reported this story.  Incredible!

LINK:  HARNESSING THE SUN'S POWER

Cal-State All Star Game: AKA "Tee & Dee Show"

Tee Shepard and Deontay Greenberry -- both University of Notre Dame football commits -- put on a show last night in Clovis, CA in the CAL-STATE ALL STAR GAME.

The game matched some of the top players in high school football in the state of California -- and the stars of the game:  TWO FUTURE ND FOOTBALL PLAYERS!

I won't spoil how well they played -- you can click on the links below for the details and game hightlights:

LINK:  FRESNO STARS SHOW THE WAY!

LINK:  VIDEO NEWS STORY 

LINK:  GAME HIGHLIGHTS