Domer T.J. Jones -- "Hula-Hoop" Demonstration

I'm going to guess that this is not what T.J. Jones thought he'd be doing on a weekday in October during his rookie season in the NFL.

What you're asked to do when you're on the Injured Reserve List.

LINK:  T.J. JONES -- HULA-HOOPING

What the Bay Area Media is Saying -- Today

Here is the media coverage today -- coming out of northern California -- about Saturday's game between Stanford and Notre Dame.  Just click on the links below:

LINK:  SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS #1

LINK:  SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS #2

LINK:  STANFORD DAILY

LINK:  STANFORD DAILY #2

LINK:  STANFORD DAILY #3

Media Day Today for Notre Dame Hockey!

Notre Dame, the pre-season #12 ranked college hockey team in the country (see rankings below), held their annual Media Day today at Compton Family Ice Arena. 

Here is Coach Jackson talking about this year's Fighting Irish:

LINK:  COACH JACKSON

LINK:  COLLEGE HOCKEY RANKINGS

#14 Stanford vs. #8 Notre Dame: Game Primer

To get you ready for the "next biggest" game of the year -- Saturday's game with Stanford -- you'll want to take a look at this...

LINK:  GAME PRIMER

OT: Derek Jeter "I Never Wanted to Embarass..."

A great lesson for everyone...

Watch this interview:

LINK:  DEREK JETER

Under Armour Shoes For ND Women's Hoops

Here's a photo that Notre Dame Women's Basketball "tweeted' today -- of their new shoes from Under Armour for the upcoming season...

Joe Schmidt -- One of Notre Dame's Middle Men

Notre Dame linebacker Joe Schmidt has gone from walk-on to starting middle linebacker for the Fighting Irish -- and he'll be a key in this Saturday's match-up with Stanford.

ESPN's Matt Fortuna wrote this nice story about Schmidt:

LINK:  JOE SCHMIDT

ESPN'S College Football Live: ND vs. Stanford

Well, if you wonder what the "experts" are saying about Saturday afternoon's game between #8 Notre Dame and #14 Stanford -- just click on the link below...

I wonder how much they've watched ND on film:

LINK:  ESPN COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE

LINK:  PICKIN' A WINNER

Nice Story on Notre Dame QB Everett Golson

Yahoo! Sports Pat Forde penned this story today on Notre Dame quarterback Everett Golson.

Thought you'd want to see this:

LINK:  EVERETT GOLSON

Stanford Players Talk Notre Dame Game

Quarterback Kevin Hogan (see Notre Dame lineage below), safety Jordan Richards and defensive end Blake Lueders (Zionsville, IN) -- met with the media yesterday to talk about their game with Notre Dame.

Kevin Hogan is the nephew of former Fighting Irish quarterback Coley O'Brien and tackle Ivan Brown. His father and sister attended Notre Dame, and he estimates between 10 and 20 cousins and about five or six aunts and uncles hold Notre Dame degrees.

Lueders was originally committed to Notre Dame, before switching to Stanford after Weis was fired.

Just click on their names below:

LINK:  KEVIN HOGAN

LINK:  JORDAN RICHARDS

LINK:  BLAKE LUEDERS

Stanford's David Shaw Talks Notre Dame Game

Stanford head football coach David Shaw met with the media Tuesday in Palo Alto to talk about Saturday's game with Notre Dame.  Click on the link below:

LINK:  STANFORD

Game Replay: Notre Dame 31 - Syracuse 15

Here's the full game replay of Notre Dame's 31 to 15 win over Syracuse this past Saturday at MetLife Stadium.  Just click on the link below:

LINK:  ND VICTORY -- FULL GAME REPLAY

Stanford Week: Coach Kelly Press Conference

Notre Dame head football coach Brian Kelly met with the media today to talk Saturday's clash with Stanford.  Here's a link to what he had to say:

LINK:  COACH KELLY

Stanford Week: Inside Notre Dame Football

Coach Kelly reviews the Syracuse game and looks forward to this Saturday's game with Stanford. 

Click on the link below:

LINK:  INSIDE NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL

Goodell Meets With Former Notre Dame Coach

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell traveled to Texas recently to meet with former Notre Dame assistant football coach Charlie Strong who's now leading the Longhorn's football program.

Charlie served on Lou Holtz's Fighting Irish coaching staff from 1995 to 1998...

Strong is cleaning house in Austin -- releasing nine players so far from his team. 

Charlie's push to find character in his players -- drew the attention of the embattled Commissioner.  Click on the link below to see the story:

LINK:  CHARLIE STRONG

A Rivarly Wedding -- Notre Dame & Michigan

My cousin Craig Doyle married Rebecca Blankenship this weekend in what you would call a "marriage of rivals."  For you see, Craig is a Notre Dame fan and Rebecca roots for that "school in Ann Arbor."

As you'll see in the photos they took the rivalry to heart -- actually getting married in football uniforms and the "justice of the peace" wore a referee's shirt...  Hopefully he wasn't from the Big Ten!

The wedding invitations were designed like a Notre Dame vs. Michigan football ticket -- and the wedding and reception was designed like a tailgate...

Congrats Craig and Rebecca!

Everett Golson Surpasses Lujack's Winning %

Notre Dame QB Everett Golson is now the "winningest" starting quarterback in Fighting Irish history with more than 15 career starts.

With the win last night, Everett is now 14 - 1 as a starting QB -- giving him a (.933) winning percentage.  Johnny Lujack was 20 - 1 - 1 as a starter giving him a (.932) winning percentage.

LINK:  STORY

Domer Dad Celebrates Tigers' Central Crown!

The Detroit Tigers' Torii Hunter Sr., celebrated his son's first TOUCHDOWN at Notre Dame last night and he celebrated an American League Central Division Championship this afternoon!

That's Torii to the left in the photo above -- see his interview at the link below...

Torri and the Tigers clinched the Central Division on the last day of the season.  The Playoffs begin for Detroit Thursday night in Baltimore against the Orioles.

LINK:  TORII CELEBRATING IN CLUBHOUSE!

Charlie Weis Fired After 23 - 0 Loss to Texas

Kansas head football coach Charlie Weis was fired -- after the Jayhawks 23 - 0 loss to Texas yesterday.

Weis was 6 - 22 at Kansas in his three seasons with the Jayhawks.

LINK:  WEIS FIRED

LINK:  KANSAS UNIVERSITY OFFICIAL RELEASE

LINK:  WEIS' POST GAME PRESS CONFERENCE

Syracuse Coach Talks Loss to Notre Dame

Scott Shafer met with the media last night after Syracuse's 31 - 16 loss to Notre Dame.  Here's a link to the press conference:

His comments -- very positive for what Coach Kelly & Company are doing at Notre Dame...

LINK:  SCOTT SHAFER