Monday, September 7, 2015

Virginia's Mike London With Media After UCLA


Week 1: A Look at ND's NCAA Stat Leaders


Here's how the Fighting Irish football team and its players stack up against the rest of the NCAA FBS teams and players -- after Week 1 of the college football season:

NOTRE DAME DEFENSE:

NOTRE DAME OFFENSE:

MALIK ZAIRE:

WILL FULLER:

C.J. PROSISE:

OT: Worst Helmet Design in College Football?


This is the "away" helmet that Virginia wore in their game against UCLA this weekend.  Count me as not a fan...

UVA Coach London Talks ND Tonight at 7:06 PM


If you'd like to know what Virginia's head football coach Mike London has to say about their game this Saturday against Notre Dame -- you can listen in LIVE tonight from 7:06 PM ET to 8:00 PM ET -- at the link below:

LINK:  MIKE LONDON RADIO SHOW

ND's 3 Ranked Opponents: Head Coaches

Here's what the three ranked Notre Dame opponents' head coaches had to say to the media after week 1 of the college football season -- I'm assuming Stanford is dropping out of Top-25 after loss to Northwestern:



USC ranked #8

Video


Clemson ranked #12



Georgia Tech ranked #16



Charlie Strong Talks ND Game: 37 Hours Later


Here's a link to this morning's press conference from Austin, TX -- as Texas Longhorn's head football coach Charlie Strong talks about their 38 - 3 loss to Notre Dame...

LINK:  CHARLIE STRONG TALKS NOTRE DAME

A "Cool for the Summer" ND Highlights Video



Her Loyal Sons do a terrific job -- in this video highlighting Notre Dame's 38 - 3 win over Texas -- and in capturing the "haters" perception of our Fighting Irish...

2015 Update: 35 Notre Dame Players in the NFL


Took a lap around the worldwide web this morning to see what former Notre Dame football stars were still getting paid by NFL teams -- after yesterday's final roster cuts.

Here's what I learned -- there are 35 former Notre Dame football stars on NFL rosters (updated 9/11/15), practice squads or injured reserve lists this morning -- as we head into the first week of the 2015 NFL regular season.   

18 are slated as starters (offense, defense or special teams) -- two additional starters Michael Floyd and John Sullivan are injured and will miss this week's games) -- the (*) below designates a NFL starter.  And, three were named a TEAM CAPTAIN! 


LINK:  ROBERT BLANTON -- VIKINGS*

LINK:  KYLE BRINDZA -- BUCCANEERS*

LINK:  SERGIO BROWN -- JAGUARS*

LINK:  DAVID BRUTON -- BRONCOS* -- TEAM CAPTAIN

LINK:  JIMMY CLAUSEN -- BEARS

LINK:  TYLER EIFERT -- BENGALS*

LINK:  ANTHONY FASANO -- TITANS*

LINK:  MICHAEL FLOYD -- CARDINALS -- INJURED

LINK:  JONAS GRAY -- DOLPHINS

LINK:  RYAN HARRIS -- BRONCOS*

LINK:  BENNETT JACKSON -- GIANTS -- KNEE INJURY OUT FOR SEASON

LINK:  J.J. JANSEN -- PANTHERS*

LINK:  TJ JONES -- LIONS*

LINK:  KAPRON LEWIS-MOORE -- RAVENS

LINK:  ZACK MARTIN -- COWBOYS*

LINK:  TROY NIKLAS -- CARDINALS -- INJURED

LINK:  LOUIS NIX III -- GIANTS

LINK:  THEO RIDDICK -- LIONS

LINK:  CODY RIGGS -- TITANS

LINK:  TREVOR ROBINSON -- CHARGERS

LINK:  KYLE RUDOLPH -- VIKINGS*

LINK:  HARRISON SMITH -- VIKINGS*

LINK:  JOHN SULLIVAN -- VIKINGS -- INJURED

LINK:  GOLDEN TATE -- LIONS*

LINK:  MANTI TE'O -- CHARGERS*

LINK:  JUSTIN TUCK -- RAIDERS* -- TEAM CAPTAIN

LINK:  STEPHON TUITT -- STEELERS*

LINK:  DARRIN WALLS -- JETS

LINK:  CHRIS WATT -- CHARGERS*

LINK:  IAN WILLIAMS -- 49ERS* -- TEAM CAPTAIN

LINK:  SAM YOUNG -- JAGUARS


SIGNED TO NFL PRACTICE SQUADS:

NFL FREE AGENTS AS OF THIS MORNING:

Full Game Replay: Notre Dame 38 - Texas 3


Here's a replay of Notre Dame's 38 to 3 win over Texas to kick-off the 2015 season.

LINK:  FULL GAME REPLAY

Replay: NBC's Notre Dame On-Field Interviews



YAHOO! -- Notre Dame is a Contender!


One game into the season -- and there have been a few more jumping on the Notre Dame bandwagon!

LINK:  PAT FORDE -- YAHOO SPORTS

Recap: Notre Dame's Next Five Opponents



UCLA 34 - Virginia 16



Georgia Tech 69 - Alcorn State 6


UMASS DID NOT PLAY -- they open up this week against Colorado




Clemson 49 - Wofford 10



Navy 45 - Colgate 10