After today's morning practice "indoors" at the Loftus Sports Complex -- Notre Dame head football coach met with Fighting Irish Digital Media's Jack Nolan to talk about his team.
LINK: COACH KELLY
Wednesday, March 5, 2014
Spring Practice #2 - Coach Brian Kelly Interview
After today's morning practice "indoors" at the Loftus Sports Complex -- Notre Dame head football coach met with Fighting Irish Digital Media's Jack Nolan to talk about his team.
LINK: COACH KELLY
Muffet McGraw Named ACC Coach of the Year!
The ACC made the official announcement this morning -- Notre Dame women's basketball coach Muffet McGraw was named the 2014 ACC COACH OF THE YEAR! Muffet's #2 ranked Irish finished the regular season at 29 - 0 with a 52 game regular season winning streak.
This is the sixth time Muffet has earned conference coach of the year honors -- but, obviously the first in the Atlantic Coast Conference!
- 2014: Atlantic Coast Conference Coach of the Year
- 2013: Big East Conference Coach of the Year
- 2001: Big East Conference Coach of the Year
- 1991: Midwestern Collegiate Conference Coach of the Year
- 1988: North Star Conference Coach of the Year
- 1983: East Coast Conference Coach of the Year (Lehigh Head Coach)
LINK: COACH OF THE YEAR
Tuesday, March 4, 2014
Happy Birthday #126 for Knute Rockne !!!
126 years ago today -- Notre Dame coaching great Knute Rockne was born in Voss, Norway.
What a life he lived and did he ever change the fortunes of a little Catholic school in northern Indiana...
HAPPY BIRTHDAY ROCK!
LINK: KNUTE ROCKNE DOCUMENTARY
Domer David Bruton Talking Breakfast Today!
Former Notre Dame football player and current Denver Broncos' captain -- David Bruton, visited Hillcrest Elementary in Northglenn, CO today to talk about the importance of breakfast. Thought you'd enjoy this story!
LINK: DAVID BRUTON
Domer Dad -- Torii Hunter Sr. -- Kisses Alligator!
Detroit outfielder and father to Notre Dame wide receiver Torii Hunter, Jr. -- Torri, Sr. -- kissed a live alligator yesterday at the Tiger's Spring Training facility in Lakeland, FL. Click on the story linked below to find out why...
Kids, don't try this at home!
LINK: TORII HUNTER, SR
Sports Illustrated Story on ND's Everett Golson
The national media made the trek to South Bend this week to capture the return of Everett Golson to Notre Dame football. Here is Sports Illustrated's take on the Fighting Irish's QB:
LINK: SPORTS ILLUSTRATED
Tour Notre Dame's ALL SEASON Golf Facility
Ever wonder how Notre Dame's golf team trains during the winter months here in South Bend?
Take a look "inside" Notre Dame's golf program:
LINK: INDOOR TRAINING
CSN Chicago's Interview of ND's Brian Kelly
Notre Dame head football coach Brian Kelly took a trip down memory lane in this interview with CSN Chicago's Pat Boyle. Click on the link below:
LINK: BRIAN KELLY
Monday, March 3, 2014
Replay of Everett Golson's Session With Media
He spent 20 minutes answering questions -- here's a link to the session:
LINK: EVERETT GOLSON WITH MEDIA
Coach Kelly Talks With ESPN's Todd Blackledge
Notre Dame fans -- you're going to enjoy this "inside access" with Coach Brian Kelly as he talks about Everett Golson's return to the Fighting Irish with ESPN's Todd Blackledge. Good stuff here!
LINK: INSIDE ND QB PLAY
Coach Brian Kelly With Media After Practice #1
Notre Dame Football kicked off Spring Practice this morning -- and after today's session Coach Kelly met with the media. Here's a link to that conversation:
LINK: BRIAN KELLY WITH MEDIA
Heee's Back!!! Golson at ND Spring Practice
For Notre Dame football fans -- today is a special day!
Spring Practice kicked off at 7:30 AM this morning -- INSIDE -- here in "balmy" Notre Dame, IN. Today was the coldest March 3rd in the history of keeping track of these kinds of things...
All eyes were on some new faces -- Everett Golson, Coach VanGorder and Coach Fleur -- check on the media coverage below:
LINK: PRACTICE HIGHLIGHTS
LINK: PLAYER INTERVIEWS
LINK: SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE STORY
ESPN's College Football Caravan at ND Today!
It seems appropriate that ESPN kicks-off its tour of college football teams in the country -- today on the campus of the University of Notre Dame. Tom Rinaldi and Todd Blackledge were seen here today interviewing Brian Kelly, Everett Golson and taking in the first Spring practice for the Fighting Irish.
Here's a link to Rinaldi's and Blackledge's interview of Everett Golson:
LINK: EVERETT GOLSON -- TOM RINALDI INTERVIEW
LINK: EVERETT GOLSON -- TODD BLACKLEDGE INTERVIEW
Notre Dame Men's Basketball on ESPN Tonight!
The Fighting Irish are down in Chapel Hill, NC to play the Tarheels on national TV tonight at 7 PM ET on ESPN. Word is the weather is quite bad in the area so it will be interesting to see how many of the 21,750 "Carolina blue" seats have people in them in the "Dean Dome" tonight.
Here's a preview of tonight's match-up -- click on the link below:
LINK: NOTRE DAME vs. NORTH CAROLINA
Notre Dame Released Its Strategic Plan Today
The University of Notre Dame released its ten year strategic plan "A Legacy Expanded" this morning. It's the result of a two-year conversation that took place among every college, school and division at Notre Dame -- about the future of this great university.
You're going to want to watch the video of Fr. Jenkins, C.S.C. meeting with campus representatives -- which is the first link and then visit the Strategic Plan website, the second link.
LINK: FATHER JENKINS
LINK: STRATEGIC PLAN WEBSITE
Sunday, March 2, 2014
ESPN Has Muffet's IRISH Favored to Win SEC!
Now, I'm sure if Notre Dame did play in the SEC we would be favored to win their women's basketball tournament -- see last line of copy on today's ESPN Women's Basketball home page!
Hey ESPN -- we're in the ACC now!
Perfection -- Notre Dame Beats #13 by 24 Today!
This season will go down in history -- the first year in the Atlantic Coast Conference and the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame go 29 - 0 !!!
That's 52 consecutive regular season wins for Muffet's gang!
This was also the 9th win this season against a ranked opponent as North Carolina State came into the game ranked #13. Notre Dame disposed of them early in the second half, taking an eight point halftime lead and stretching it to 30, before emptying the bench and winning 84 - 60.
Notre Dame outscored their opponents by 527 points on the season -- an average margin of victory of 18.17 points per game. DOMINATION!
It's now time for the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament -- see link to preview below!
LINK: GAME HIGHLIGHTS
LINK: ESPN'S GAME RECAP
LINK: ACC TOURNAMENT PREVIEW BY ESPN
Daniel Yi Wins His Fourth Heavyweight Crown !
The Bengal Bouts Heavyweight Champion is none other than Daniel Yi -- a four-time champion! The 12th "four-time" champ in the 84 year history of the Bengal Bouts at Notre Dame!
That's Daniel Yi landing a right hook in the photo above in his 2012 Bengal Bouts championship!
The Observer (Notre Dame's student paper) published a nice story about Yi... And, I captured some video from the fight on my iPhone -- click on the links below:
LINK: DANIEL YI
LINK: HEAVYWEIGHT INTRODUCTIONS & FIRST ROUND
LINK: HEAVYWEIGHT DIVISION -- ROUND TWO
LINK: FOUR-TIME CHAMP!
ND's Bengal Bouts Today at 2 PM ET on ESPN3
The "FIGHTING IRISH" will live up to their name this afternoon in Purcell Pavilion as the Finals of the BENGAL BOUTS will begin at 2 PM ET. If you can't make it to the University of Notre Dame campus to watch them live -- you can catch them on ESPN3.
Here's the list of the FINAL BOUTS in today's BENGAL BOUTS:
LINK: FINAL BOUTS
Just click on the link below to watch the BENGAL BOUTS LIVE ON THE WEB:
LINK: WATCH THE BENGAL BOUTS LIVE!
Nike Using Skylar Diggins All Over the World!
This photo was taken of poster featuring former Notre Dame All-American Skylar Diggins in a Nike store in Tokyo, Japan. It looks like she made a great business decision signing with Jay Z and Roc Nation.
The Ultimate "Statement" for a Notre Dame Fan!
So, you want to make a statement that you're a Notre Dame fan...
Notre Dame Recruit -- Texas State Finals MVP!
Brianna Turner (with ball in photo above) finished her high school basketball career last night -- with a "double-double" (17 points and 17 rebounds), a STATE CHAMPIONSHIP, a FINALS MVP (that's Brianna holding her award in the photo above), and a win over MaxPreps #1 ranked team in women's high school basketball -- who was on a 105 game winning streak...
Turner, considered by many the #1 incoming women's college basketball recruit, will be wearing a Notre Dame jersey this fall!
Here's the media reaction this morning to Manvel's 58 to 53 win over Duncanville in the Texas 5A State Championship Final:
LINK: HOUSTON CHRONICLE
LINK: DALLAS MORNING NEWS
LINK: THE CHRON
Saturday, March 1, 2014
Brianna Turner Leads Manvel To First State Title
Notre Dame's top women's basketball recruit Brianna Turner (Manvel High School) just led her team tonight to their first ever STATE CHAMPIONSHIP! Beating two time defending Texas 5A State Champion and MAXPREPS #1 ranked team in the country -- Duncanville 58 - 53!!!
In the process they broke Duncanville High School's 105 game winning streak!!!
Brianna -- who many think is the #1 incoming recruit in the country -- led her team with a "double-double" scoring 17 points and grabbing 17 rebounds. She was also named PLAYER OF THE GAME for the State Championship Final!
CONGRATULATIONS BRIANNA!
Key game stat: four of the five Duncanville starters fouled out in this game -- I'm sure the locals will not be happy about this!
LINK: BOX SCORE
Eleven Notre Dame Teams Ranked in Top 25 !!!
Took a look at the national rankings of all of the Notre Dame sports teams that are currently in season -- pretty impressive!
ELEVEN NOTRE DAME TEAMS ARE RANKED IN THE TOP-25!!!
- Women's Basketball: #2 in the country
- Men's Fencing: #3 in the country
- Women's Fencing: #4 in the country
- Men's Tennis: #10 in the country
- Men's Indoor Track & Field: #10 in the country
- Men's Lacrosse: #11 in the country
- Women's Lacrosse: #12 in the country
- Men's Hockey: #14 in the country
- Women's Softball: #24 in the country
- Women's Swimming: #24 in the country
- Women's Tennis: #25 in the country
- Men's Swimming: #26 in the country
FALL SPORTS -- FINAL RANKINGS
- Men's Soccer: NATIONAL CHAMPIONS!
- Women's Rowing: #13 in the country
- Women's Soccer: #14 in the country
- Men's Cross Country: #19 in the country
- Men's Football: #20 in the country
- Women's Cross Country: #23 in the country
Notre Dame's Men's Lacrosse Beats #2 UNC!
Kevin Corrigan's Fighting Irish traveled to Chapel Hill today to take on the #2 ranked North Carolina Tarheels -- and #11 Notre Dame beat them 11 - 10 !!! The Irish were down 7 - 3 at halftime but rallied for the big win in their first ever ACC game!
Here are the highlights along with a link to photos of the game:
LINK: ND BEATS UNC!
LINK: PHOTO GALLERY -- ND vs. UNC
ND Hockey Beats #1 Boston College in OT!!!
It was a huge win for Notre Dame as they make a late run at a NCAA Tournament selection.
The win also broke BC's nineteen game unbeaten streak! Here's a replay of the winning goal and the game highlights:
LINK: ND OT GAME WINNER
LINK: GAME HIGHLIGHTS
Incoming ND Hoops Recruit -- McDonald's AA!
The second highest rated recruit in Muffet's 2014 recruiting class is Kathryn Westbeld from Fairmont, OH. Westbeld was recently selected to play in the McDonald's All-American game along with fellow Irish commit Brianna Turner.
Here's a local Ohio TV station's news story on Kathryn's selection:
LINK: A MCDONALD'S ALL-AMERICAN!
Video of ND Women's Hoop Recruit's Back Flip!
Notre Dame women's basketball will welcome point guard Mychal Johnson to the Fighting Irish this August. Johnson, in a recent ESPN interview, was filmed doing a standing BACK FLIP! She's going to be a great addition to our women's basketball program!
LINK: BACK FLIP
ND Football and Golf Team Visit YMCA
The folks at WNDU-TV caught up with Jaylon Smith and Greg Bryant as they joined some fellow student-athletes from the Notre Dame football and men's golf teams at the South Bend YMCA yesterday...
Here's a link to their interviews:
LINK: SMITH AND BRYANT
Muffet's #1 Recruit Takes on Winning Streak!
Brianna Turner -- arguably the #1 women's high school basketball recruit in America -- has one more high school game tonight before she heads to the University of Notre Dame...
And, what a game it is.
Turner and her Manvel HS teammates are taking on Duncanville HS -- one of the top ranked high school girls team in the country on a 105 game winning streak -- at 8:30 PM in the Texas Class 5A State Championship game.
Duncanville has won back-to-back state championships.
The two teams played earlier this season and Manvel lost to Duncanville 56 - 50 after leading 32 - 18 at halftime. Should be a great game on the campus of the University of Texas!
Here's the media coverage:
LINK: A FIRST FOR MANVEL
LINK: DUNCANVILLE GOES FOR THREE-PEAT
LINK: PREVIOUS MEETING
LINK: HOUSTON TV STATION
Winter Workouts -- Notre Dame Football Style!
The Fighting Irish have been training this off-season (outdoors and indoors) as they get ready for the 2014 season opener against Rice -- 182 days from today!
Watch it right here!
LINK: WINTER CONDITIONING
Friday, February 28, 2014
Coach Kelly's Spring Practice Press Conference
Notre Dame head football coach Brian Kelly met with the media, this morning, for the first time since National Signing Day to talk about the upcoming Spring Practice schedule and some position changes...
Here's a link to the replay:
LINK: BRIAN KELLY PRESSER
Thursday, February 27, 2014
Muffet McGraw Coaches Game #1,000 Tonight!
Notre Dame's Hall of Fame coach Muffet McGraw coached her 1,000th game tonight as her Fighting Irish "hung a hundred" on the Tarheels from North Carolina! Final score: #2 Notre Dame 100 -- #15 North Carolina 75.
This was the eighth win this season for Notre Dame against a ranked opponent! Notre Dame is now 28 - 0 on the season and have won 51 straight regular season games!!!
Muffet's career record: 742 - 258 -- with 654 of those wins coming during her 27 seasons at Notre Dame!
Here's what the media has to say about tonight's win:
LINK: ESPN
LINK: ASSOCIATED PRESS
Didn't Take NFL Long to Discover Louis Nix III
LINK: JOB INTERVIEW
Notre Dame's Campus Crossroads Project...
Here is a Notre Dame Law School alum's perspective of the University's plans to incorporate academic and student focused space into the footprint of Notre Dame Stadium.
The University of Notre Dame's VP, Office of Public Affairs & Communications -- Paul Browne, authored this VIEWPOINT in today's Observer (Notre Dame's student run daily newspaper). I thought you'd enjoy reading this.
LINK: CAMPUS CROSSROADS PROJECT
Wednesday, February 26, 2014
Coach Brey Wins Game #300 at Notre Dame!
The Fighting Irish of Notre Dame beat Georgia Tech tonight by the score of 65 - 62 as the "Wrambling Wreck" missed a flurry of three pointers in the closing seconds!
The win put Coach Brey's career record at Notre Dame to 300 wins and 156 losses in his 14th season in South Bend. Here's how Coach Brey stacks up on the all-time win list at ND:
- Digger Phelps: 393 - 197
- George Keogan: 327 - 97
- Mike Brey: 300 - 156
LINK: GAME REPLAY
Tuesday, February 25, 2014
Notre Dame Players -- NFL Combine Results
The 2014 NFL Scouting Combine came to an end this afternoon in Indianapolis with the defensive backs going through their paces. Here's a look back at the work product of the nine former Notre Dame football players at the Combine -- overall it was quite outstanding!
Just click on the player's name to see the details of their performance at the NFL SCOUTING COMBINE -- please note that Chris Watt did not run a 40 yard dash in Indy this past weekend. However, they have a "phantom" time for him on his profile. Just goes to prove you can't trust the internet!!! :)
LINK: GEORGE ATKINSON III
LINK: ZACK MARTIN
LINK: BENNETT JACKSON
LINK: T.J. JONES
LINK: TROY NIKLAS
LINK: LOUIS NIX III
LINK: PRINCE SHEMBO
LINK: STEPHON TUITT
LINK: CHRIS WATT
Monday, February 24, 2014
Replay of Nix's 40 Yard Dash -- NFL Combine
"Irish Chocolate" strutted his stuff today in front of NFL scouts in Indianapolis. Here is the NFL Network's replay of Louis' 40 yard dash. His official time was 5.42 seconds.
LINK: LOUIS NIX'S 40
Louis Nix's Broad Jump Replay -- NFL Combine
LINK: REPLAY OF BROAD JUMP
Sunday, February 23, 2014
Louis Nix III Meets With the NFL Media Today
Irish Chocolate met with the assembled media today at the NFL SCOUTING COMBINE. You're going to want to watch this...
LINK: IRISH CHOCOLATE GOES NFL
40 Yard Times: ND Players at NFL Combine
The NFL Scouting Combine rolls on this morning from Indianapolis with the offensive lineman running their 40 yard dash times. You'll find all the 40 times for the nine former Notre Dame student-athletes updated below -- as they run them over the next few days:
- Zack Martin: did not run
- Chris Watt: did not run
- Troy Niklas: did not run
- Prince Shembo: 4.71 seconds
- T.J. Jones: 4.48 seconds
- George Atkinson III: 4.48 seconds (T-6th fastest at position)
- Bennett Jackson: 4.51 seconds
- Louis Nix: 5.42 seconds
- Stephon Tuitt: did not run
ACC Regular Season Champs -- 50 Straight!!!
The Fighting Irish of Notre Dame jumped off to a 20 - 2 start in front of a full-house and a national TV audience on ESPN as they cruised to a 81 - 70 win over #7 Duke. The win clinched the ACC Championship for the regular season in Notre Dame's first season!
For those that are counting, that's 27 - 0 on the season and FIFTY STRAIGHT REGULAR SEASON WINS!
Notre Dame All-American Kayla McBride poured in a career-high 31 points to lead the IRISH!
LINK: IRISH CONNECTION
LINK: GAME HIGHLIGHTS
LINK: GAME RECAP
Muffet's #2 IRISH vs. #7 Duke on ESPN Today!
A win today and the IRISH will have won 50 straight regular season games!
Here's the media notes:
LINK: MEDIA NOTES
Saturday, February 22, 2014
Emma Reaney Sets New American Record!
WOW!!!
Notre Dame junior Emma Reaney set a new American, NCAA and U.S. Open record time tonight in the 200 Breast of 2:04.34 at the Atlantic Coast Championships. The previous record was set in 2012 by Breeja Larson of Texas A&M.
This is an incredible feat!!!
LINK: ACC INTERVIEW
LINK: REANEY FASTEST AMERICAN OF ALL-TIME!
Pope Installs Notre Dame Alum a Cardinal
Pope Francis installed nineteen Cardinals today, including University of Notre Dame alum Archbishop Kelvin Edward Felix, in a consistory ceremony at St. Peter's Basilica. Cardinal Felix earned a masters degree in 1969 from Notre Dame.
LINK: POPE FRANCIS APPOINTS 19
LINK: CARDINAL FELIX
White Sox Player & Notre Dame's Grotto...
Matt Davidson who should be the Chicago White Sox's third baseman this April -- played the 2010 season for the South Bend Silverhawks. He recently admitted when he struggled that season he made the trek to the Notre Dame campus to seek solace at the Grotto.
Here's the story:
LINK: THE GROTTO
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