Big Changes Ahead For the BCS & Bowl Games

College football's leaders met this past week in Dallas to talk about the future of college football.  What resulted is talk of a four-team "playoff" for the National Championship -- and fewer bowl games for the 2014 season.  Here's a link to the New York Times story:

LINK:  FEWER BOWLS & A PLAYOFF

Gunner Kiel -- Twitter Pic...

Notre Dame QB, Gunner Kiel "tweeted" this photo today of his locker name plate in the Guglielmino Athletics Complex.  He'll be wearing uniform #1 when the Irish run into Notre Dame Stadium -- 55 DAYS FROM TODAY -- on April 21 for the Blue Gold Game.

Dave Duerson's Family Sues NFL for His Death

The family of former Notre Dame All-American Dave Duerson filed suit this past week against the National Football League claiming the NFL did not do enough to prevent or treat concussions that severely damaged their Dad's brain.

This is a sad story.

LINK:  DUERSON FAMILY FILES LAWSUIT

Photo of the Day: Justin Tuck @ Daytona 500

Two-time Super Bowl Champion and former Notre Dame All-American, Justin Tuck '04 -- is seen here in a photo he "tweeted" this morning from Pit Lane at the Daytona 500.  Justin is standing next to his teammate Osi Umenyiora.

Floyd Runs 4.42 at NFL Scouting Combine!

Notre Dame's Michael Floyd put on a show this morning running a 4.42 forty-yard dash in Indianapolis at the NFL's Scouting Combine.  Here's a link to video of Michael's forty along with a link to his results and a Sporting News story where they're talking about Floyd possibly become a top ten pick now!

LINK:  MICHAEL FLOYD -- SCOUTING COMBINE FORTY

LINK:  TRACK MICHAEL'S RESULTS AT THE COMBINE 

LINK:  SPORTING NEWS STORY

ND a #4 Seed -- NCAA BRACKETOLOGY

ESPN's NCAA Basketball Tournament selection "guru" has Mike Brey's Notre Dame Fightin' Irish a #4 seed playing Northwestern or Texas in the First Round of next month's MARCH MADNESS.

If you'd like to see where he has the IRISH playing -- click on the link below.

LINK:  ND A NUMBER FOUR SEED

You Have to Feel Good About Chris Salvi...

Chris Salvi WAS a "walk on" football player at the University of Notre Dame the past four seasons.  He paid more than $200,000 for the honor to wear the GOLD HELMET.

Well, it was announced this week that Chris has earned a FULL SCHOLARSHIP ($55,000) for a year of GRAD SCHOOL and a fifth year of competition with the Fightin' Irish.

CONGRATULATIONS CHRIS!

Here's the story:

LINK:  CHRIS SALVI -- SCHOLARSHIP

Underwater Seismic Guns in the Great Lakes!

 

The University of Notre Dame's biology department is also home for the Great Lakes aquatics species director for the Nature Conservancy, Lindsay Chadderton. 

Chadderton and crew will be using "seismic guns" to clear rusty crayfish and round gobies (photo above) from spawning reefs in the Grand Traverse Bay where they eat fish eggs.  These seismic guns are a little 'over my head' -- so, you'll want to read the South Bend Tribune story.

LINK:  SEISMIC GUNS IN THE GREAT LAKES

West Virginia Prof Wins Notre Dame Prize!

The University of Notre Dame's 2012 Sullivan Prize was awarded yesterday to Mark Brazaitis, director of the Creative Writing Program at West Virginia University -- for his collection of stories called "The Incurables."

Brazaitis wins some cash -- but more importantly his stories will be published by the University of Notre Dame Press.

LINK:  WVU PROFESSOR WINS ND AWARD