Digger Phelps Firing Up Notre Dame Students!

ESPN's Richard "Digger" Phelps -- returned home to Notre Dame last night to visit the dining halls on campus to motivate the "Leprechaun Legion" to turn-out for tomorrow's COLLEGE GAMEDAY SHOW at Purcell Pavilion.

Here's a story and video of Digger doing his thing:

LINK:  DIGGER BACK ON CAMPUS

Photo of the Day: ESPN's Rece Davis at ND!

ESPN's Rece Davis is on campus today with his cohorts from COLLEGE GAMEDAY -- preparing for tomorrow night's hoops game between the IRISH and Louisville.  Here Rece is "prepping" for tomorrow's show in the ND Training Room with Jack Cooley...   

Tonight at 10 PM -- a College Gameday Campout in the JAAC will be held -- click here for details.

Photo "tweeted" by @NDSportsBlogger -- Josh Flynt

Coach Brian Kelly -- Lowest Round of the Day!

The AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am is in its second day and Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly's pro-am team is currently sitting in a tie for 22nd with a score of -11 after two rounds of play. 

Coach Kelly contributed 4 strokes today to their team's 9 UNDER PAR score -- the lowest score today!

The teams with the top 25 scores and ties -- after tomorrow's third round -- will advance to Sunday's final round!   Look for Coach Kelly during tomorrow's telecast of the tournament:

• Golf Channel from 1:00 PM ET to 2:30 PM ET
• CBS from 3:00 PM ET to 6:00 PM ET

LINK:  LIVE LEADERBOARD

Eight Notre Dame Football Players Get Invite

The NFL has invited eight Notre Dame football players to participate in their NFL Scouting Combine -- February 20 - 26 in Indianapolis.  This annual "talent show" will bring together more than 300 college football players to showcase their athletic, personality and character skills in front of representatives of each of the NFL's 32 franchises.  The eight ND football players are:

• Manti Te'o
• Braxston Cave
• Cierre Wood
• Theo Riddick
• Zeke Motta
• Tyler Eifert
• Kapron Lewis-Moore
• Jamoris Slaughter*

*Now, Jamoris Slaughter is hoping he'll be given a sixth year of eligibility from the NCAA -- which if he does -- he won't be down in Indy.

The photo above is of Harrison Smith -- the former Notre Dame captain used last year's NFL Scouting Combine to turn a lot of heads and move up into the FIRST ROUND of the NFL DRAFT!


LINK:  OFFICIAL NFL INVITE LIST

Day 2 -- Coach Kelly Pebble Beach Pro-Am

Stay tuned to the ND GO IRISH BLOG for updates on the media coverage surrounding Notre Dame head football coach Brian Kelly's efforts to "make the cut" at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am.

Today -- Coach Kelly will be teeing off at 11:00 AM ET on Spyglass Hill Golf Club in a foursome that includes New England Patriots' Bill Belichick.   Just click on the links below for the media coverage.

LINK:  PERFECT EXCUSE FOR POOR PLAY

LINK:  COACH KELLY'S CADDIE 

LINK:  SECOND ROUND LEADERBOARD