Is this the year former Notre Dame All-American Michael Floyd becomes a dominant force in the National Football League? The folks in Arizona think so...
If you look closely at the "numbers" and shoulder stripes -- inside the design -- it appears the designers at Under Armour are picking up the ceiling of Notre Dame's Basilica of the Sacred Heart (top photo) in the look they've created for the women's soccer jerseys...
Here's a few of the local news reports from South Bend TV outlets -- as they were let inside Notre Dame Stadium today to see the completed installation of Field Turf. Only a few "minor" touch-ups before the opening game on August 30th!
Former Notre Dame offensive lineman Chris Watt '13, was taking first team reps at the Chargers' training camp -- there's a link to the story below -- as was his more famous running mate Zack Martin '13, who's turning heads at the Cowboys' camp.
Chris wears #65 for the Chargers. Zack wears #70 for the Cowboys.
About coaching the Fighting Irish after Dan Devine stepped down.
Vince Dooley -- the long time coach and AD at Georgia "prayed" for the IRISH as a young boy in Mobile, AL. Notre Dame fans will enjoy this South Bend Tribune story.
The "eighteen" endzone lines are in -- all pointing at the GOLDEN DOME -- with each set at an angle of 42 degrees -- to signify Notre Dame's founding in 1842.
The Notre Dame football coaches returned to campus today to get ready for the 2014 season -- here's what was awaiting them in their locker room at the Guglielmino Athletics Complex.
Former Notre Dame student-athlete Kyle Rudolph signed a $36.5 million contract extension yesterday with the Minnesota Vikings. See the video interview below.
The amount just might be the biggest ever signed by a former Notre Dame football player in the NFL. Here's the top three that I've tracked down...
Kyle Rudolph: $36.5 million
Golden Tate: $31 million
Justin Tuck: $30 million
If you know of bigger NFL deals signed by former ND football stars -- send me an email at jim.small@ndgoirish.com
Drove by the Rockne Gate at Notre Dame Stadium -- this afternoon -- and took this photo. I could see the diaganol stripes in the endzone are in place -- unfortunately, this photo does not do it justice.
From outside the tunnel gate -- the field looks awesome!
Here's the latest photo from inside Notre Dame Stadium -- much better!
Here's the story behind the end-zone stripes at Notre Dame Stadium. There are nine stripes in each endzone -- totaling 18. They are each set at an angle of 42 degrees -- all pointing towards Notre Dame's iconic Golden Dome.
They signify the year 1842 -- the year the University of Notre Dame du Lac was founded.
A group called CINESPORT -- never heard of them -- interviewed the South Bend Tribune's Al Lesar about the future of Notre Dame's football independence. Here's a link to the video interview: