Story on the Rochell Brothers...

There's a decent chance Notre Dame freshman football player Isaac Rochell will be playing against his older brother Matt -- who's a starting left tackle for Air Force -- in tomorrow's game. 

Irish fans will enjoy this story...

LINK:  ROCHELL BROTHERS

IRISH Arriving in Colorado Springs For Game

Thought you'd enjoy seeing these photos that were "tweeted" by @NDFootball and by @NDFBEquipment these past few hours from the Air Force Academy.

Got to love the shot of Notre Dame's equipment staff making sure the IRISH have privacy in the bathroom stalls.

Muffet & Kayla at ACC Media Day

The University of Notre Dame is experiencing a number of "firsts" this fall as the Fighting Irish enter play in the Atlantic Coast Conference.  For women's basketball it meant a trip to Greensboro, NC for Muffet McGraw and Kayla McBride for the ACC's Women's Basketball Media Day.

LINK:  ACC MEDIA DAY

LINK:  VIDEO BOOTH -- PLAYERS

Notre Dame Lacrosse Gets Special Uniforms

The ND Men's Lacrosse team is sporting a "new look" in their exhibition game today against the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs.

OT: Name Change for the NFL's Redskins?

Word's breaking this afternoon that a neighbor of Washington Redskins' owner Dan Snyder has filed for a patent to lock down the name Washington Bravehearts for "football purposes."  Here's the story:

LINK:  WASHINGTON BRAVEHEARTS

Cam McDaniel's Appearance on NBC's Today!

Notre Dame running back Cam McDaniel made a guest appearance this morning on NBC's Today Show -- in follow up to the reaction to the photo above.  I must say the women of Today -- were a little over the top -- thank goodness Carson Daly (huge Notre Dame fan) was there to bring the conversation back to football...

LINK:  CAM MCDANIEL

CBS Sports Network Interviews Coach Kelly

Notre Dame head football coach Brian Kelly was a guest today on the CBS' Inside College Football Show.  Here's the link:

LINK:  COACH KELLY

Notre Dame Sets "All-Time" NCAA GSR Mark!

For the eighth time in the nine years that the NCAA has released their Graduation Success Rate scores -- the University of Notre Dame finished #1 in the country.  NATIONAL CHAMPIONS!

This year 20 of 22 teams received a PERFECT GSR -- the most ever in NCAA history!  See the story on ESPN:

LINK:  NATIONAL CHAMPIONS

Nix and Lombard Out For Saturday's Game

Notre Dame's "Irish Chocolate" Louis Nix III will not be traveling with the team to play Air Force this weekend.  Louis is dealing with a sore knee and was unable to practice this week.

Christian Lombard injured his back on Tuesday -- leading to surgery on Wednesday and news that he'll be lost for the season.  Lombard will be replaced by freshman Steve Elmer.

Learn more from Coach Brian Kelly's Thursday press conference:

LINK:  COACH KELLY PRESS CONFERENCE

Brian Kelly's Radio Show Tonight at 7 PM ET

Every Thursday night during the football season -- Notre Dame head football coach Brian Kelly hosts his radio show from O'Rourke's Pub in South Bend.  Here's a link to watch tonight's LIVE SHOW beginning at 7 PM ET:

LINK:  COACH KELLY RADIO SHOW

Spond Going Home Without Gold Helmet...

Notre Dame student-athlete Danny Spond will be going home to Colorado tomorrow -- as the IRISH fly to Colorado Springs to take on the Air Force Academy on Saturday.

Spond, who was the starting outside linebacker on last year's #1 ranked Fighting Irish was forced into "retiring" from the game this summer when some medical issues resurfaced.  The folks at ESPN picked up on Spond's return home this weekend -- here's the story:

LINK:  GOING HOME

Notre Dame Football's Internet Sensation...

Folks, you can't make this stuff up.

During last week's game with USC, Notre Dame running back Cam McDaniel's helmet came off during a play.  Well, the photo (shown above) is racing through the social media world -- as we speak -- and now outlets like CNN, USA TODAY, HLN, etc., -- are talking about it:


LINK:  USA TODAY STORY

LINK:  HLN -- HEADLINE NEWS

LINK:  LINKED OFF CNN'S HOMEPAGE

NFL FILMS: Onward Notre Dame

If you'd like to see NFL Films' Onward Notre Dame -- just click on the link below:

LINK:  ONWARD NOTRE DAME

Notre Dame Football Players Giving Back...

The Notre Dame football team spent Monday evening this week visiting the South Bend Center for the Homeless.  You'll want to watch this.

LINK:  NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL

Notre Dame's on CBS Sports Network Saturday

If you're wondering if your cable TV provider offers the CBS SPORTS NETWORK -- you can click on the link below to find out!  The Notre Dame vs. Air Force game kick's off at 5:20 PM ET on Saturday.

LINK:  FIND THE CBS SPORTS NETWORK CHANNEL

A "MUST SEE" Video Produced by Ireland TV

The EY Entrepreneur of the Year award winners visited the University of Notre Dame this summer.  You'll want to watch their coverage of this experience.

 LINK:  THE IRISH @ NOTRE DAME

Brady Quinn Signs with St. Louis Rams Today

Well, he was on the west coast playing for the Seattle Seahawks in August -- on the east coast playing for the New York Jets in September -- and now he'll be in the Midwest playing for the St. Louis Rams in October...

Congratulations Brady!

LINK:  ST. LOUIS DISPATCH

Coach Kelly's Tuesday Press Conference

As always -- you can watch the replay right here:

LINK:  COACH KELLY PRESS CONFERENCE

Air Force QB Says He Won't Be Scared vs. ND

Here's the first story I've found about Notre Dame's game against the Air Force Academy this Saturday.

LINK:  WON'T BE SCARED

Notre Dame Hockey Ranked #2 in the Nation!

A 4 - 0 start to the season lands Jeff Jackson's Fighting Irish a #2 ranking in the latest college hockey polls.  Notre Dame received 11 first place votes -- trailing only #1 Minnesota. 

The Golden Gophers are coached by former ND hockey player Bob Lucia '81 -- who's also the father of Irish hockey player Mario Lucia.

Minnesota comes to South Bend on November 8th and 9th to play the IRISH -- should be quite a weekend of hockey at the Compton!

LINK:  COLLEGE RANKINGS

Big-Time Notre Dame Fan Retires From Tigers

Jim Leyland, a big-time Notre Dame fan, retired today from managing the Detroit Tigers.  Leyland leaves the Tigers having led them to the Central Division Championship three straight season -- the first team to ever do so.

Looks like Leyland will have more time to get to Notre Dame!

LINK:  LEYLAND -- NOTRE DAME FAN

LINK:  LEYLAND STEPS DOWN

Inside Notre Dame Football -- USC EDITION

If you'd like to re-live Saturday night's big win over USC -- you'll want to watch this edition of INSIDE NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL.

LINK:  WATCH IT HERE

Torii Hunter Jr. Goes For "THREE-PEAT"

Notre Dame wide receiver Torri Hunter Jr. has been showing off his "ball skills" every TRICK SHOT MONDAY -- and for the third time -- he's the Man!

Watch today's episode of TRICK SHOT MONDAY:

LINK:  TORII'S THREE-PEAT

Coach Kelly's Pre Game Speech to IRISH!

You're going to want to watch this episode of ICON.

Coach Kellys fires up the IRISH for the battle with USC before the game and during halftime -- and then he leads the post game locker room celebration. MUST SEE!

LINK:  COACH KELLY

Portable Tailgate Kitchen & Storage Unit

The folks at WSBT-TV caught up with a fan in the tailgating lots of Notre Dame Stadium yesterday afternoon who created a "portable tailgate."  Here's the story:

LINK:  SEEKING A PATENT

Mike Golic Sr. -- Chipping for Charity @ ND

Former Notre Dame football player, parent of two former and one current Irish student-athlete and ESPN radio/TV personality -- was back on campus yesterday helping the Kelly Cares Foundation raise money for Breast Cancer Research.  Enjoy!

LINK:  GOLIC BACK AT ND

Full NBC Replay: Notre Dame's Win over USC

Here's how you find the replay...

When you click on this link -- you 'll want to click on the video "below" -- where it says Full Replay ND vs USC.  Enjoy!

LINK:  NOTRE DAME vs. USC -- NBC REPLAY

Notre Dame Players With the Media Last Night

Here's some of the interviews of Notre Dame football players I've found this morning -- after the Fighting Irish beat USC 14 - 10:

LINK:  NICK MARTIN

LINK:  TROY NIKLAS

LINK:  T.J. JONES

Tuitt Dominates USC -- Then Talks Future...

Notre Dame defensive end Stephon Tuitt dominated the Trojans last night -- and after the game he took some questions from the media about his future.  Here's what he had to say:


LINK:  TUITT TALKS

USC's Orgeron With Media After Loss to ND

Here's a replay of USC's interim head football coach Ed Orgeron with the media -- after the Trojan's 14 - 10 loss to Notre Dame last night.

LINK:  ORGERON WITH MEDIA

Tommy Rees' "Emotional" Half Time Speech

Word's gotten around this morning about Notre Dame QB Tommy Rees' speech to his teammates at halftime of last night's 14 - 10 win over USC.  Here's the story:

LINK:  TOMMY REES AT HALFTIME

The Los Angeles Media Reacts to ND's Win!

It's always fun to see what they're saying on the "left coast" the morning after Notre Dame beats USC.  Enjoy!

LINK:  LOS ANGELES TIMES #1

LINK:  LOS ANGELES TIMES #2

LINK:  LOS ANGELES TIMES #3

LINK:  ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER #1

LINK:  ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER #2

LINK:  ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER #3

BOOKEND USC GAMES: 72 YEARS APART!

In the "you can't make this up" category of stories -- this was a story I couldn't pass up...

Stanley Weber's first game inside Notre Dame was against USC as Frank Leahy's Irish beat the Trojans 20 -18 on November 22, 1941 -- game #400 (72 years later) Brian Kelly's Fighting Irish beat USC 14 - 10 !!!

If you follow this blog you'll recall that the only game Stanley has missed inside Notre Dame Stadium since 1950 was the 1975 game against Georgia Tech when some guy named "Rudy" sacked a QB -- see the South Bend Tribune story linked below.

Well, wouldn't you know it -- before game 400 -- Stanley Weber gets to meet Rudy Ruettiger (photo above).  

And, it gets better.  While Stanley is talking with Rudy he pulls off his hat and reveals a "special hair cut" (bottom photo) that he received by a barber this week in Tiffin, OH.   Come to find out, the barber who cut the Notre Dame monogram into the back of 89 year-old Stanley's head is Jason Raitz -- the "first cousin" of Brian Kelly's executive assistant, Beth Raitz-Rex.

You can't make this up!

Congratulations on #400 Stanley!

LINK:  SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE STORY

Bottom Line: Notre Dame Beats USC 14 - 10

It wasn't pretty...

The Fighting Irish held on to a 14 - 10 halftime lead -- shutting out the Trojans in the second half -- beating the team from southern California for the first time at home since 2001.  Here's some of the media coverage:

LINK:  COACH KELLY AFTER THE GAME

LINK:  GAME HIGHLIGHTS

LINK:  CHICAGO TRIBUNE 

LINK:  INSIDE THE IRISH BLOG

LINK:  JOE SCHMIDT INTERVIEW

LINK:  TONY RICE TALKS IRISH WIN

Coach Brian Kelly Post Game With Media

A 14 - 10 win over arch-rival USC was all on Notre Dame's defense.  They performed!

The offense struggled as did special teams -- yet, the IRISH WIN!

Here's what Coach Kelly had to say with the media:

LINK:  COACH KELLY POST GAME PRESSER

The Media Talks About USC vs. Notre Dame

Took a lap around the worldwide web this morning to see what's being said about tonight's PRIME TIME clash between USC and our FIGHTING IRISH!  Just click on the links below:

LINK:  FORT WAYNE JOURNAL GAZETTE

LINK:  SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE

LINK:  LOS ANGELES TIMES

LINK:  ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

LINK:  CHICAGO TRIBUNE

LINK:  NOTRE DAME CENTRAL

Game Day @ Notre Dame: Weather Forecast

Here's the latest weather forecast (12 hours before kick-off) for tonight's game between USC and the FIGHTING IRISH of NOTRE DAME -- along with a LIVE LINK to Notre Dame Weather Radar.

Dress warm -- the "real feel" temperature will be 40 degrees at kick-off and around 36 degrees at game's end.  

PERFECT WEATHER FOR A TEAM FROM SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA!

LINK:  COLD

LINK:  LIVE WEATHER RADAR

Lou Holtz Pep Rally Speech @ Notre Dame

In the shadow of Touchdown Jesus -- Lou Holtz riled up the Notre Dame nation...

Here's a replay of Coach Holtz's pep rally speech tonight:

LINK:  COACH HOLTZ

Photo of Newly Sodded Notre Dame Stadium

The day after the Fighting Irish's last home game in Notre Dame Stadium -- the turf was removed, making way for a new playing surface.

Here's what it looked like this afternoon as the crew was re-painting the numbers on the field.

Doesn't look too bad!

25th Anniversary of the 1988 National Champs!

This weekend the 1988 National Champions will be honored here at Notre Dame.  It was a special team -- a special season.  You're going to want to watch this look back at their championship run through the eyes of Coach Holtz and his players.

LINK:  NATIONAL CHAMPIONS

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

Kelly's FIRST FIVE STAR RECRUIT this Fall!

Word here on campus -- according to the Observer -- is Stephon Tuitt will return for his senior year of school and football at Notre Dame.  Tuitt is currently the #2 defensive end on one of the ESPN "talking heads" draft boards.

Let's hope he doesn't change his mind!

Here's the story:

LINK:  TUITT TO RETURN!