WE ALMOST LOST BILL RAFTERY pic.twitter.com/vcflTaUWwM
— Bobby Reagan (@BarstoolReags) March 30, 2026
OH MY GOODNESS 😱
— NCAA March Madness (@MarchMadnessMBB) March 29, 2026
UCONN LEADSSSS UNBELIEVABLE #MarchMadness pic.twitter.com/IPX2JWiw0b
ONIONS 🤯 #MarchMadness pic.twitter.com/OJguiCgxHH
— TNT Sports U.S. (@TNTSportsUS) March 30, 2026
Watch the commitment of RB Isaiah Rogers, Monday at 2 PM ET right here LIVE!
One of the top running backs in the country has Notre Dame as one of his finalists. Rogers has great speed running the 100 meters in 10.5 (Jeremiyah Love type speed).
LINK: ISAIAH ROGERS "X" ACCOUNT
Here is an Irish Sports Daily's interview of Isaiah Rogers.
What though the odds be great... UCONN is favored by 29.5 pts. today -- would be one of the great NCAA Women's upsets in a long, long time...
Game tips off at 1 PM ET on ABC.
Whisenton will bring his 10.51 100 meter time to the Fighting Irish running back room.
As a point of reference -- Jeremiyah Love's personal best was 10.54 in the 100 meters in HS. Current Notre Dame early enrolled RB's; Jonaz Walton went 10.6 and Javian Osborne went 10.76 in the 100 meters in HS.
Notre Dame's Will Pauling, DeVona Smith and Gabe Rubio posted numbers that would have scored very high at the 2026 NFL Draft Combine:
Will Pauling
Vertical: 42" - would have placed 2nd for receivers40 Yard Dash: 4.37 - would have placed 9th for receivers
DeVonta Smith
Vertical: 43" -- would have placed 1st for safetiesBroad Jump: 11' -- would have place 1st for safeties
Gabe Rubio
Bench Press: 26 - would have placed 3rd amongst d-tackles 
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Notre Dame Fencing -- continues its national dominance, winning its 15th & 16th National Championships this weekend at home!!!
Go Irish!
Mike was just interviewed by my good friend and former colleague Kelly Elbin. Thought you'd enjoy this.
Happy St. Patrick's Day!
“You save Jimmy Johnson’s ass for me!”
— Kyle Brandt (@KyleBrandt) March 5, 2026
Lou Holtz at Notre Dame in the 80s was very special.
I miss it so much ☘️ pic.twitter.com/lqDcPSoKTe
After lunch, I was walking back to the Notre Dame hotel with Dick Corbett—yes, the same Dick Corbett whose name now graces Corbett Family Hall and who endowed Marcus Freeman’s position—when we happened to run into Coach Holtz on the sidewalk.
He was by himself, trying to figure out how to get back to the hotel, so he joined us for the walk.
When we arrived, he asked if I would stay with him outside for a few minutes. He wanted to smoke his pipe, and I suspect he also appreciated a little cover from the many people who would inevitably want to stop and introduce themselves.
What followed was a wonderful hour-long conversation about his years at Notre Dame and why the place meant so much to him. You could hear it in his voice. Notre Dame was never just a job for Lou Holtz—it was something much deeper. It was a calling, a family, and a chapter of his life that remained close to his heart long after the final whistle.
A little more than thirteen months later, Lou was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Donald Trump. A few days after the ceremony, I received a package from one of Lou’s closest friends, Skip Strzelecki, who had accompanied him to the White House. Inside were several items connected to that historic day.
They’ve been displayed in my home ever since -- see photo above.
Every time I see them, I think back to that quiet moment outside a hotel in Athens—Lou Holtz with his pipe, telling stories about Notre Dame with the same passion and gratitude that defined his life.
College football will remember him as a Hall of Fame coach and a national champion. Those who knew him remember something even greater: a man of deep faith, humility, and conviction who believed in discipline, character, and doing things the right way.
And like the players he inspired and the countless lives he touched, his legacy will endure long after the final game has been played.
Rest in peace, Coach. Your life was well lived, and your example will continue to guide generations to come.
