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

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

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

Former Notre Dame nose tackle Louis Nix III has been featured a number of times the past few days in stories created by the NFL Network...

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

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:

1. Digger Phelps:  393 - 197
2. George Keogan:  327 - 97
3. Mike Brey:  300 - 156

If you missed the game -- click on the link below to the full game replay:

LINK:  GAME REPLAY

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

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

Louis will never hear the end of this from his buddies at Notre Dame and I'm sure his future NFL teammates...  Click on the link below:

LINK:  REPLAY OF BROAD JUMP

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!

The undefeated Fighting Irish of Notre Dame play the Duke Blue Devils today on ESPN -- 1 PM ET tip-off! 

A win today and the IRISH will have won 50 straight regular season games!

Here's the media notes:

LINK:  MEDIA NOTES

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

Seattle Seahawks GM: "Golden Tate #1 Priority"

Former Notre Dame All-American and now Super Bowl Champion Golden Tate is a free agent -- but, word on the street is he's wiling to accept less from the Seahawks to stay in Seattle...

Here's the story:

LINK:  GOLDEN TATE

Bench Press Results: ND Players NFL Combine

We will keep track of all of the Bench Press totals for the nine former Notre Dame student-athletes at the NFL Scouting Combine.  Here are the number of times they bench pressed 225 lbs:

• Stephon Tuitt:  31 reps -- 6th best among DL
• Chris Watt:  29 reps -- 11th best among OL
• Zack Martin:  29 reps -- 11th best among OL
• Troy Niklas:  27 reps -- 4th best among OL
• Prince Shembo:  26 reps -- 6th best among LB's
• George Atkinson III:  19 reps
• Louis Nix:  did not lift
• Bennett Jackson:  13 reps
• T.J. Jones: did not lift

Chris Watt's NFL Scouting Combine Presser

Former Notre Dame student-athlete Chris Watt '13 met with the media yesterday at the NFL Scouting Combine.  You'll hear him talk about a possible position switch in the NFL.

LINK:  CHRIS WATT

Troy Niklas Begins His NFL Scouting Combine

First up today for former Notre Dame student-athlete Troy Niklas at the NFL Scouting Combine was the Bench Press and he finished fourth among the Tight Ends with 27 reps of 225 lbs.  Here were some of his other measurables:

• Height:  6'-6"
• Arm Length:  34 1/8"
• Weight:  270 lbs.

LINK:  TROY NIKLAS