Notre Dame Football Highlights: Practice #12

Notre Dame Beats #1 North Carolina Last Night

Ryan Sachire's Fighting Irish rolled over the top ranked North Carolina Tar Heels 5 - 2  on SENIOR NIGHT.  What a way to end your college tennis career for Notre Dame's five seniors (pictured above).

It's the first time Notre Dame's Men's Tennis has beaten a #1 ranked team since USC back in 1992.

CONGRATS!

LINK:  STORY

Notre Dame vs. Texas Moved to Sunday Night

Notre Dame's first visit to Austin, TX -- since 1996  -- is a big deal to the TV networks...

Today it was announced that the game would be moved from Saturday to Sunday night (September 4, 2016) of Labor Day Weekend.  The time and TV network will be announced in a few weeks.

Here are video highlights of Notre Dame's last trip to Austin, TX...

ESPN's Football Power Index -- 2016 Ranking

Here's where Notre Dame football is ranked...

LINK: FOOTBALL POWER INDEX

Mike Brey's Irish Finish Season Ranked #17

A run to the Elite Eight -- lands the Notre Dame Fighting Irish a place in the TOP 20 FINAL RANKINGS...

LINK:  AP RANKING

Lions HC Talking About Domer T.J. Jones!

Thought you'd enjoy these comments made by Detroit Lions head coach Jim Caldwell about former Notre Dame wide receiver T.J. Jones (#13 in photo)...

LINK:  CALDWELL ON JONES

Coach Kelly's Press Conference -- Wednesday

Is Will Fuller Going to be the First WR Drafted?

Here's what NFL Network analyst Daniel Jeremiah tweeted about Notre Dame All-American Will Fuller...

Knute Rockne's Legacy Lives On -- 85 Years...

One of my colleagues at Notre Dame -- Jeff Arnold -- alerted me this morning to the story linked below.  Coach Rockne died in a plane crash 85 years ago -- March 31, 1931.


LINK:  ROCKNE'S LEGACY LIVES ON

One Shining Moment "Notre Dame Infomercial"

One Shining Moment. https://t.co/tOPHxlm0Nt

— Michael Cross (@USInsider) April 5, 2016

This was the tweet of a national sportswriter -- see below -- in reference to CBS Sports' annual video review of the NCAA Tournament...

An Inside Look at the NCAA Game Winner!

I will admit I turned off the TV at halftime and called it a night...

LINK:  THE STORY "INSIDE" THE SHOT

Plenty of NFL Teams Looking at Ronnie Stanley

Took a lap around the worldwide web to see what NFL teams' local media are talking about Notre Dame's Ronnie Stanley...

LINK:  DETROIT LIONS

LINK:  WASHINGTON REDSKINS

LINK:  NEW YORK GIANTS

Robinson Sings National Anthem at NBA Game

The Admiral David Robinson's son Corey performs the National Anthem!! 🇺🇸https://t.co/tB1hVvYLZE

— Milwaukee Bucks (@Bucks) April 3, 2016

Notre Dame student-athlete Corey Robinson performed our National Anthem at the Milwaukee Bucks basketball game tonight against the Chicago Bulls.

OT: A Special Rendition of Stairway to Heaven

Thought you'd enjoy this version of this rock and roll classic -- it's never been performed like this before!

As you watch it -- you'll see a drummer overcome with grief who just happens to be the son of the late John Bonham (Led Zeppelin's original drummer) who died 36 years ago.

And, you'll see the legend who wrote this song back in 1970 -- Robert Plant -- and his reaction to this performance...

Domer A.J. Pollock's Elbow to Require Surgery

This is not how the Arizona Diamondback's All Star outfielder wanted to start the 2016 season.  The former Notre Dame slugger's injury will require surgery and keep him out of the lineup for some time.

HEAL FAST A.J. !!!

LINK:  STORY

#1 Notre Dame Beat #7 Syracuse 17 - 7 Today

Kevin Corrigan's top ranked Fighting Irish -- dominated Syracuse today 17 - 7 -- beating the Orange on their home turf.  It was Syracuse's first loss at home in 13 games and Notre Dame's first win ever in the Carrier Dome.

Syracuse was celebrating their 100th year of Lacrosse today -- drawing a crowd of more than 15,000 to the game...

LINK:  BIG WIN FOR ND

Latest on Jaylon Smith's Recovery From Injury

31 of the 32 NFL franchises were on the campus of the University of Notre Dame this week for Pro Day. 

Even though All-American Jaylon Smith wasn't on the field running around -- you know most teams were watching his every move...

LINK:  JAYLON'S RECOVERY

Knicks Remain Undefeated With Jerian Starting

Former Notre Dame All-American Jerian Grant made his first NBA career start tonight -- and he made it count!

Jerian knocked in 14 points and dished out 4 assists in the New York Knicks 105 - 91 win over the cross-bridge Brooklyn Nets.

Hey, just sayin' -- the Knicks have never lost with Jerian Grant in the starting line-up...

LINK:  STORY

LINK:  JERIAN'S BUZZER BEATER TIP-IN

LINK:  KNICKS INTERVIEW

Coach Kelly With Media After Practice Today

Jaylon Smith Talks to Mike Mayock Today

Notre Dame All-American Jaylon Smith with the NFL Network's Mike Mayock today...

LINK:  MIKE MAYOCK WITH JAYLON