How Did This Notre Dame Student Do It?

Folks, he did zero training -- he is not a varsity athlete...

Yet, he shows up in the Windy City last weekend and runs the 26 mile Chicago Marathon in 3 hours and 3 minutes -- qualifying for the Boston Marathon!

Here is Daniel Yerkes' story -- which I found on the St. Edward's Hall Blog, The Gentelemen's Monthly.

LINK:  LOOK, NO TRAINING!

Coach Kelly's Last Media Session Before USC

It's Thursday of game week -- which means Notre Dame head football coach Brian Kelly met with the media for the last time before kick-off.  Here's what he had to say about Saturday night's game against USC:

LINK:  PRESS CONFERENCE

Inside Look @ NFL Films on Campus

NFL FILMS, widely considered the "best at what they do" -- was back on campus the week after the Oklahoma game -- producing a feature film called ONWARD NOTRE DAME.

Irish fans can watch this show this Saturday at 5 PM ET on the NBC.

Here's a sneak preview of what they were up to:

LINK:  NFL FILMS @ NOTRE DAME

LINK:  PROMOTIONAL TRAILER

OT: The College Brand Run by Nike...

The folks in Eugene, OR will be outfitting their football team in PINK HELMETS, shoes, socks and gloves for this Saturday's game against Washington State.  Twenty-five of the helmets will be "auctioned" off to raise money for Breast Cancer Research.  Here's a link to the ESPN story:

LINK:  PINK HELMETS

USC's Effort to Hire Knute Rockne in 1924

Can you imagine if this had happened?

You'll want to read this story written by Notre Dame alum Keith Arnold -- on his INSIDE THE IRISH Blog:

LINK:  ROCKNE TO USC

Jerian Grant Named ALL ACC Preseason Team

Notre Dame senior shooting guard Jerian Grant received a little recognition yesterday from the Atlantic Coast Conference media -- as he was selected to the ALL ACC "Preseason" Team.

LINK:  GRANT -- ALL ACC PRESEASON