Wednesday, December 29, 2010
Hegarty Named High School Player of the Week!
Notre Dame football verbal commit, Matthew Hegarty (Aztec, New Mexico) was named today by Sports Illustrated as the High School Player of the Week. Hegarty committed to the Irish in April and is widely considered one of the best offensive lineman -- if not the best -- in the country. Here's a link to the story and video:
LINK: MATT HEGARTY -- HIGH SCHOOL PLAYER OF THE WEEK!
Irish BB Team on ESPN2 Tonight @ 7 PM EST
The #15 Fighting Irish Men's Basketball team tips off the Big East schedule tonight against the #9 ranked Georgetown Hoyas. It's a home game for Notre Dame and it will be televised on ESPN2 beginning at 7 PM EST. Both teams are 11-1 on the season -- a great early test for Mike Brey's boys! Here's a link to UND.COM's story on tonight's matchup:
LINK: NOTRE DAME vs. GEORGETOWN
LINK: NOTRE DAME vs. GEORGETOWN
It's Only Had 1.8 Million Views -- the Rudy Play!
It's been 35 years and a MOVIE later -- but this YouTube video is the most watched Notre Dame moment on the web. It's the actual game footage of the last few minutes of the ND vs. Georgia Tech game that became movie legend. Here's a link to the story and video in the Seattle Post Intelligencer:
LINK: THE RUDY PLAY
The "Red Hat Diaries" -- Hyundai Sun Bowl
Notre Dame senior "walk-on" QB, Brian Castello -- is writing a story each day this week from the Hyundai Sun Bowl for the South Bend Tribune. Called the "Red Hat Diaries" in honor of the red hats that he and the back-up QB's at Notre Dame wear on game days. You'll enjoy this:
LINK: THE RED HAT DIARIES -- WEDNESDAY
Hyundai Sun Bowl: Wednesday Media Coverage
It's Hyundai Sun Bowl Week in El Paso, TX -- and with only two days left before Friday's 2 PM EST kick-off -- the Fighting Irish and Hurricanes still found time for some fun after yesterday's practices. Here's a link to this morning's media coverage of the Fighting Irish!
LINK: SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE
LINK: WNDU-TV
LINK: CHICAGO TRIBUNE
LINK: ON DOWN THE LINE BLOG
LINK: ELKHART TRUTH
LINK: TC PALM
LINK: EL PASO TIMES: COACHES PRESS CONFERENCE
LINK: EL PASO TIMES: EXTRA TICKETS SELL IN LESS THAN 1 MINUTE!
LINK: SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE
LINK: WNDU-TV
LINK: CHICAGO TRIBUNE
LINK: ON DOWN THE LINE BLOG
LINK: ELKHART TRUTH
LINK: TC PALM
LINK: EL PASO TIMES: COACHES PRESS CONFERENCE
LINK: EL PASO TIMES: EXTRA TICKETS SELL IN LESS THAN 1 MINUTE!
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish Visit Fort Bliss
The Notre Dame football team had an afternoon yesterday they won't soon forget! The men and women at Fort Bliss hosted the Fighting Irish and the Hurricanes yesterday -- treating them to all of the "toys" of the military. The photo is of Notre Dame junior, Mike Golic. You'll enjoy the looks on all of the faces in this UND.COM video:
LINK: NOTRE DAME AT FORT BLISS
Tuesday, December 28, 2010
Hyundai Sun Bowl: Coaches Press Conference
University of Notre Dame football coach, Brian Kelly and Miami's interim head coach Jeff Stoutland -- met with the media this morning to talk about this Friday's Hyundai Sun Bowl. Here's a link:
LINK: HYUNDAI SUN BOWL PRESS CONFERENCE
LINK: HYUNDAI SUN BOWL PRESS CONFERENCE
PHOTO OF THE DAY: Rudolph Back at Practice!
Well, he's not in uniform -- but Notre Dame tight end, Kyle Rudolph was seen at the Irish's Hyundai Sun Bowl practice yesterday -- running and stretching with the team. Rudolph was lost for the season in October with a hamstring injury that required surgery. This photo ran in a story today in the South Bend Tribune -- you'll see Kyle in line, behind Gary Gray, for ND's dynamic stretching exercises. He's the guy not in uniform!
The "Red Hat Diaries" -- Good Stuff!
The South Bend Tribune has teamed up with Notre Dame walk-on QB Brian Castello -- the guy wearing #15, standing next to Coach Kelly, signaling in the plays each week -- to write a "diary" from the Hyundai Sun Bowl. We'll link to it every day this week. Here's Brian's first post:
LINK: THE RED HAT DIARIES
LINK: SUN BOWL TALENT SHOW
Hyundai Sun Bowl: Tuesday Media Coverage
Here's this morning's local news coverage from the Hyundai Sun Bowl. Looks like you better be dressed for "snow or rain" if you're going to Friday's game! Here are the links:
LINK: FRIDAY'S WEATHER FORECAST
LINK: KAMARA OUT OF GAME
LINK: CHRIS STEWART STORY
LINK: FLOYD AND RUDOLPH -- OFF TO NFL?
LINK: BRIAN HAMILTON BLOG
LINK: A FEW TICKETS GO ON SALE THIS MORNING
LINK: NOTRE DAME'S INJURIES THIS SEASON
LINK: TOMMY REES STORY
LINK: LOCAL BUSINESS BENEFITS FROM SUN BOWL
LINK: SUN BOWL WEEK BEGINS
LINK: FRIDAY'S WEATHER FORECAST
LINK: KAMARA OUT OF GAME
LINK: CHRIS STEWART STORY
LINK: FLOYD AND RUDOLPH -- OFF TO NFL?
LINK: BRIAN HAMILTON BLOG
LINK: A FEW TICKETS GO ON SALE THIS MORNING
LINK: NOTRE DAME'S INJURIES THIS SEASON
LINK: TOMMY REES STORY
LINK: LOCAL BUSINESS BENEFITS FROM SUN BOWL
LINK: SUN BOWL WEEK BEGINS
Hyundai Sun Bowl: Monday's Activities
The gang at UND.COM sure has done a great job this year keeping Notre Dame fans engaged. Yesterday, they were at ND's first practice in El Paso and they also followed a group of 24 Notre Dame football players who visited a local hospital. The photo of Notre Dame's practice yesterday at an 11,000 seat high school football field was "tweeted" by Ben Ford of the Elkhart Truth. Here's a link to the stories from Monday at the Hyundai Sun Bowl:
LINK: MONDAY'S PRACTICE REPORT
LINK: PLAYER INTERVIEWS
LINK: IRISH VISIT EL PASO HOSPITAL
LINK: MONDAY'S PRACTICE REPORT
LINK: PLAYER INTERVIEWS
LINK: IRISH VISIT EL PASO HOSPITAL
Brey's Irish Ranked #15 in Both Polls!
The 11-1 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Men's Basketball team is now one of seven teams from the Big East ranked among the Top-Twenty in the latest Coaches Poll; Connecticut, Syracuse, Pittsburgh, Villanova, Georgetown, Notre Dame and Louisville. The Irish are back in action tomorrow night (Wednesday, January 29th) when they take on the #9 ranked 11-1 Georgetown Hoyas at the Purcell Pavillion. Game starts at 7:00 PM EST on ESPN2. Here's a link to the latest polls:
LINK: THIS WEEK'S AP AND COACHES POLLS
LINK: THIS WEEK'S AP AND COACHES POLLS
Monday, December 27, 2010
Hyundai Sun Bowl -- Talent Show!
The gang at UND.COM was with the Notre Dame football team last night as they participated in a Sun Bowl dinner with the Miami Hurricanes. The event included a "talent show" -- you'll enjoy! Here's the link:
LINK: HYUNDAI SUN BOWL -- TALENT SHOW
Sun Bowl: Teo, Utopo, Kona -- HAKA DANCE!
Last night the University of Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team and the Miami Hurricanes squared off in a "talent contest" at a dinner both teams attended at the Hyundai Sun Bowl. As you're about to see -- Manti Teo, Justin Utopo and Kona Schwenke -- "REPRESENTED" the Irish with a HAKA Dance. You'll enjoy this! Here's the link:
LINK: TEO, UTOPO AND KONA -- REPRESENTIN' THE IRISH!
LINK: TEO, UTOPO AND KONA -- REPRESENTIN' THE IRISH!
ND's First Female Drum Major -- El Paso Native!
Thirty years ago, Linda Lawson made Notre Dame history! She was the first female Drum Major in The Band of the Fighting Irish! This week, Lawson (an El Paso native) will serve as a volunteer member of the Sun Bowl's "band committee" -- giving her the opportunity to work again with her beloved Fighting Irish. The Band of the Fighting Irish rolls into El Paso this Thursday. Here's a link to a story at El Paso Inc., about Linda's time at Notre Dame:
LINK: ND'S FIRST FEMALE DRUM MAJOR!
ND's "Beat Writers" -- Coverage of Sun Bowl
The ND GO IRISH BLOG will also be tracking the media coverage this week from the "regulars" who cover Notre Dame football. The photo of Coach Kelly and his daughter Grace Kelly is courtesy of the Chicago Tribune. The media converged on El Paso, TX for the Hyundai Sun Bowl yesterday -- here are the links:
LINK: SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE
LINK: CHICAGO TRIBUNE
LINK: WNDU-TV
LINK: SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE
LINK: CHICAGO TRIBUNE
LINK: WNDU-TV
El Paso's Media Coverage of Hyundai Sun Bowl
During bowl week in El Paso -- the ND GO IRISH BLOG will provide you with links to the stories being generated by the local media on the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame's time in town for the Hyundai Sun Bowl. As you can see in the photo -- Coach Brian Kelly didn't take long to get into the spirit! Enjoy!
LINK: FANS GREET TEAM'S ARRIVAL TO EL PASO
LINK: BOWLING EVENT ON WEDNESDAY
LINK: NO MORE TICKETS!
LINK: NOTRE DAME TREATED TO BORDER HOSPITALITY
LINK: PHOTO GALLERY -- NOTRE DAME'S ARRIVAL
LINK: KVIA -- ABC TV
LINK: KTSM -- NBC TV
LINK: KFOX14 -- FOX TV
LINK: FANS GREET TEAM'S ARRIVAL TO EL PASO
LINK: BOWLING EVENT ON WEDNESDAY
LINK: NO MORE TICKETS!
LINK: NOTRE DAME TREATED TO BORDER HOSPITALITY
LINK: PHOTO GALLERY -- NOTRE DAME'S ARRIVAL
LINK: KVIA -- ABC TV
LINK: KTSM -- NBC TV
LINK: KFOX14 -- FOX TV
A ND Professor -- Helping Future NFL Players!
University of Notre Dame professor, Mayland Chang -- a faculty member in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry has received a grant from NFL Charities to develop therapeutics for the treatment of traumatic brain injury. Here's a link to the story:
LINK: ND'S CHANG ASSISTING THE NFL
A Notre Dame Student -- Doing Great Things!
Erin Rider, a senior student at the University of Notre Dame, spent this past summer teaching street children at Mother Theresa's Mission in Calcutta, India. Yet, her efforts in India -- paid dividends for her elementary school in New York (the oldest Catholic elementary school in America). Here's a link to a story that ran in the Poughkeepsie Journal this morning. Way to go Erin!!!
LINK: ERIN RIDER -- A ND STUDENT GIVING BACK!
LINK: ERIN RIDER -- A ND STUDENT GIVING BACK!
Sunday, December 26, 2010
Jenkins Defends Notre Dame's Actions
Over the past two weeks -- the University of Notre Dame has been widely criticized for its handling of the investigation into the allegations made by a Saint Mary's student against a Notre Dame football player. On December 16th, the St. Joseph Country Prosecuting Attorney announced that he decided not to file criminal charges in this matter. Ever since, the accuser's family has openly attacked the University of Notre Dame, in the national media, for their handling of this case. Today, in a South Bend Tribune story -- University of Notre Dame president, Rev. John Jenkins -- broke his silence on this issue. Here's a link to the South Bend Tribune story, a link to the St. Joseph County Prosecuting Attorney's statement and ESPN's "spin:"
LINK: SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE STORY
LINK: ST. JOSEPH COUNTY -- PROSECUTING ATTORNEY'S STATEMENT
LINK: ESPN'S COVERAGE
LINK: SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE STORY
LINK: ST. JOSEPH COUNTY -- PROSECUTING ATTORNEY'S STATEMENT
LINK: ESPN'S COVERAGE
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