New England Patriots Sign Braxston Cave!

The former Notre Dame football player was released yesterday by the Browns and 24 hours later he's signed by the New England Patriots to their 53 man roster.  Time will tell if he remains on this list or is moved to the practice squad.  Congrats Braxston!

LINK:  CAVE SIGNED BY PATRIOTS

Tommy Rees #2 in QB Rating After Week 1

Notre Dame QB Tommy Rees has a QB rating of 239.0 after yesterday's opener against Temple.  His 349 yards passing (16 for 23) and 3 TD's was one of the best performances of the day!

Here's how this performance stacked up against all QB's in the FBS:

• Yards per attempt: 15.0 yards -- #1 in the country
• TD passes:  3 -- #9 in the country
• Total yards passing:  346 yards -- #12 in the country

 
LINK:  QB RATINGS -- RANKINGS

LINK:  YARDS PER ATTEMPT -- RANKINGS

LINK:  TOTAL YARDS PASSING -- RANKINGS

LINK:  TD PASSES -- RANKINGS

21 Wins in the Last 23 Regular Season Games

This is Notre Dame's record in their last 23 regular season games -- spanning the 2011, 2012 and 2013 seasons.  Not bad!

Notre Dame Opponents -- Coaches' Post Game

Here's how Notre Dame's NEXT FIVE opponents fared in their opening games this week -- along with a link to their coaches' post game press conferences or the media's take on their performance. 

GO IRISH!

LINK:  MICHIGAN 59 - CMU 9

LINK:  CINCINNATI 42 - PURDUE 7

LINK:  MICHIGAN STATE 26 - WMU 13

LINK:  OKLAHOMA 34 - LOUISIANA-MONROE 0

LINK:  USC 30 - HAWAII 13

Watch ND's IRISH CONNECTION

The gang at Fighting Irish Digital Media do a great job in covering all that is Notre Dame football...

You'll see a "surprise visitor" to the Notre Dame locker room who gives Coach Kelly the game ball from the 200th victory of his career.

LINK:  IRISH CONNECTION

Philly Media Talkin' About Notre Dame's Win

The Philadelphia media and fanbase can be some of the most critical in sport.  So, I just had to take a look at what was being said this morning about Notre Dame's win over Temple.  The first link is the transcript from Temple Coach Matt Rhule's post-game press conference:

LINK:  TEMPLE HEAD COACH

LINK:  PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER

LINK:  PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER #2

LINK:  NBC PHILADELPHIA

Notre Dame Players' Post Game Interviews

Here's what a few of the Notre Dame football players had to say about yesterday's opening win against the Temple Owls:

LINK:  DAN FOX

LINK:  AMIR CARLISLE

LINK:  TOMMY REES -- MATHIAS FARLEY -- T.J. JONES

The Mornin' After Notre Dame Beats Temple

As has become tradition here at the ND GO IRISH BLOG -- the morning after a Notre Dame football game -- I take a lap around the worldwide web to see what the media is saying about yesterday's game.  Just click on the links below:

LINK:  CHICAGO SUN-TIMES

LINK:  FORT WAYNE JOURNAL GAZETTE #1

LINK:  FORT WAYNE JOURNAL GAZETTE #2

LINK:  CHICAGO TRIBUNE

LINK:  ESPN

LINK:  ESPN NOTRE DAME BLOG

LINK:  NBC NOTRE DAME CENTRAL #1

LINK:  NBC NOTRE DAME CENTRAL #2

LINK:  SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE #1

LINK:  SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE #2

LINK:  SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE #3