Excerpt from "UNBEATABLE" -- 1988 Team

"The last great college football season" -- is what you'll see on the cover of UNBEATABLE, a look back at Notre Dame's 1988 National Championship.

Jerry Barca '99 (pictured), a Notre Dame alum -- authored this look back at that magical season for the Fightin' Irish.  Here's a link to an excerpt from the book and a second link to where you can buy it!

LINK:  BOOK EXCERPT

LINK:  BUY THE BOOK HERE

The Latest on Notre Dame Players in the NFL...

Took a lap around the worldwide web this afternoon to see what's being said about former Notre Dame football stars in the NFL.  You can watch a number of former IRISH stars tonight in the game on NBC between the Vikings and 49ers.   (That's Harrison Smith, Kyle Rudolph, Jimmy Clausen and Michael Floyd LtoR in the photo above.)

This morning -- 36 former Notre Dame football stars were still on NFL rosters -- unfortunately, that could change before day's end!

Just click on the player's name below:

LINK:  JONAS GRAY

LINK:  CIERRE WOOD

LINK:  THEO RIDDICK

LINK:  ZEKE MOTTA

LINK:  JIMMY CLAUSEN

LINK:  JAMORIS SLAUGHTER

LINK:  BRAXSTON CAVE

LINK:  BRADY QUINN

LINK:  GOLDEN TATE

LINK:  MICHAEL FLOYD

LINK:  MANTI TE'O

LINK:  SAM YOUNG

LINK:  ANTHONY FASANO

LINK:  ROBBY TOMA

LINK:  MIKE GOLIC JR.

LINK:  DAVID BRUTON

LINK:  ERIC OLSEN

LINK:  DEREK LANDRI

LINK:  DARRIN WALLS

LINK:  JUSTIN TUCK

LINK:  HARRISON SMITH

LINK:  TYLER EIFERT

LINK:  JOHN SULLIVAN

LINK:  KYLE RUDOLPH

LINK:  TREVOR ROBINSON

LINK:  JOHN CARLSON

LINK:  R.J. BLANTON

LINK:  IAN WILLIAMS

LINK:  RYAN HARRIS

LINK:  ARMANDO ALLEN

LINK:  ROBERT HUGHES

LINK:  SERGIO BROWN

LINK:  DARIUS FLEMING

LINK:  BRIAN SMITH

LINK:  TOM ZBIKOWSKI

LINK:  J.J. JANSEN

Painting the Numbers @ Notre Dame Stadium

With the opening game just six days away -- the gang at Notre Dame Stadium is hard at work getting the "house that Rock built" ready for 80,000 fans and the Fightin' Irish.

This photo was "tweeted" by Fighting Irish Digital Media's Jack Nolan.  You can follow Jack on Twitter @NDJackNolan

University of Notre Dame's Orientation 2013

It's a special day at Notre Dame -- and a sad one...

The Class of 2017 says good-bye to its parents this afternoon -- for the first time -- as Orientation 2013 comes to a close.

The first video link is of the Alma Mater "Notre Dame Our Mother" being sung at the end of today's Mass.  The second link is of the Band of the Fighting Irish playing the Victory Clog and the "greatest of all college fight songs" the Notre Dame Victory March at the Spirit of Notre Dame celebration.  Enjoy!

LINK:  NOTRE DAME ALMA MATER

LINK:  NOTRE DAME VICTORY MARCH

Another "NFL ALL PRO" Tight End from ND!

Kyle Rudolph caught nine TD passes last season and earned a spot in the NFL Pro Bowl game -- where he walked away with the MVP honors.  Here's a story on how Kyle is doing with the Vikings:

LINK:  A COMPLETE TIGHT END

Didn't Enjoy Waking Up to this Prediction...

The South Bend Tribune's Al Lesar went a little "negative" this morning on our Notre Dame football team -- forecasting a down season for the Irish.  Here's his prediction:

LINK:  LITTLE CAESAR'S BOWL?

Video of Michael Floyd's TD Catch Last Night

He looked like the old Floyd last night -- making a great TD catch.  Here's the video below:

LINK:  HIGHLIGHTS