Hug of the Day: Jack Swarbrick & Joe Schmidt

Got to love it!

Here's Notre Dame Director of Athletics Jack Swarbrick (ND undergrad, Stanford Law) hugging former walk-on, now defensive leader Joe Schmidt.

USC vs. NOTRE DAME -- Stanford Comparison

Here's a comparison of Notre Dame's performance -- versus USC's performance -- against their common opponent Stanford:


NOTRE DAME DEFENSE vs. USC DEFENSE

Points allowed to Stanford:

• Notre Dame:  14
• USC:  10

Rushing yards allowed to Stanford:

• Notre Dame:  47 yards rushing
• USC:  128 yards rushing

Passing yards allowed to Stanford:

• Notre Dame:  158 yards passing
• USC:  285 yards passing

Total offensive yards allowed to Stanford:

• Notre Dame:  205 total yards allowed
• USC:  413 total yards allowed 

NOTRE DAME OFFENSE vs. USC OFFENSE

Points scored on Stanford:

• Notre Dame:  17
• USC:  13

Rushing yards against Stanford:

• Notre Dame:  129 yards rushing
• USC:  156 yards rushing

Passing yards against Stanford:

• Notre Dame:  241 yards passing
• USC:  135 yards passing

Total offensive yards against Stanford:

• Notre Dame:  370 total yards of offense
• USC:  291 total yards of offense

MUST SEE TV: INSTANT CLASSIC!

The folks at Fighting Irish Digital Media just released this GREAT LOOK at the last 70 seconds of the game from Notre Dame's "sideline" point of view -- and Coach Kelly in the locker room!

LINK:  IRISH CONNECTION

Coach Brian Kelly -- "GREAT VICTORY!"

Here's a "nine-second" clip of Notre Dame head football coach Brian Kelly in the locker room immediately after the Fighting Irish's 17 - 14 win over Stanford.

LINK:  GREAT VICTORY!

Only 9 of the AP Top 25 Still Undefeated...

As of 9:00 PM ET on Saturday, October 4th...

THE UNDEFEATED:

• Florida State
• Auburn
• Baylor
• UCLA
• NOTRE DAME
• Mississippi
• Mississippi State
• Nebraska
• TCU

The next AP Poll will undoubtedly have undefeated Arizona added to this list...

Brian Kelly's Post Game Presser after Stanford!

Here is NBC's coverage of Coach Brian Kelly's press conference after #8 Notre Dame's 17 - 14 win over #14 Stanford.

LINK:  PRESS CONFERENCE

NBC Post Game Interview: Golson & Koyack

NBC's Kathryn Tappen interviewed Everett Golson and Ben Koyack after their game-winning throw and catch on FOURTH and ELEVEN!

LINK:  GOLSON AND KOYACK

PHOTO OF THE DAY: ND Drum Major...

NBC caught this reaction -- following Brindza's kick-off after Notre Dame's go-ahead TD -- of the Band of the Fighting Irish catching the game ball.

Photo: David Robinson and Corey Robinson

The Admiral is seen here with his son Corey in a photo taken just after Notre Dame's last minute win over Stanford today. 

Photo "tweeted" by @therobfranklin -- of the South Bend Tribune

Cole Luke Grabs His First Two Career "PICKS"

Cole Luke intercepts Stanford's Kevin Hogan TWICE TODAY -- here he is (linked below) after the game making his first on-field interview DEBUT!

That's Cole tackling Stanford's Kevin Hogan -- in the photo above -- in the first half...

LINK:  COLE LUKE

Replay: Notre Dame TD WINNER Over Stanford

Here it is Fighting Irish fans -- BELIEVE!

LINK:  IRISH CONNECTION'S LOOK!

LINK:  GAME WINNING TD

LINK:  SLOW-MOTION REPLAY!

Notre Dame Football -- "Smartest & Toughest"

Folks, the young Fighting Irish stood toe-to-toe with the #1 defense in the country and put up these numbers against Stanford -- in 30 degree temps, RAIN and 25 mph winds...

• 241 yards passing -- MOST GIVEN UP THIS SEASON
• 129 yards rushing
• 370 total yards -- MOST GIVEN UP THIS SEASON
• 21 first downs -- MOST GIVEN UP THIS SEASON
• And a 65 yard TD drive with 3:01 left on the clock to win the game
• 17 POINTS -- MOST GIVEN UP THIS SEASON

LINK:   STATS

WOW, WOW, WOW, WOW, WOW !!!!!

A fourth and eleven -- and Everett Golson finds a wide-open Ben Koyack in the endzone with 1:01 left in the game for a 17 - 14 win over #14 Stanford.

WOW!

The Fighting Irish are now 5 - 0 with North Carolina next week.

LINK:  GAME HIGHLIGHTS

LINK:  GAME STATS

LIVE: Weather Radar from Notre Dame, Indiana

If you're ever wondering what the weather's looking like for today's game between Stanford and Notre Dame -- just click on the link below for the local weather radar. 

That's the LIVE look at radar -- 11:15 AM ET.

LINK:  WEATHER RADAR

Photo of a Notre Dame Football Team Bus

Here's one of the buses that will bring the Notre Dame Football team to campus around 1:00 PM ET this afternoon...

The Sun is Shining at Notre Dame Stadium!

Here's a photo just taken from the "House That Rock Built."

Media is Conflicted on Stanford vs. Notre Dame

A GREAT OMEN...

Folks, the same people that picked Michigan a few weeks ago over Notre Dame -- are picking Stanford today.  

LINK:  ESPN'S MATT FORTUNA

LINK:  CSN'S J.J. STANKEVITZ 

LINK:  CHICAGO TRIBUNE'S CHRIS HINE 

LINK:  NBC'S DOUG FLUTIE

LINK:  CBS SPORTS

LINK:  SPORTS ILLUSTRATED

LINK:  CHICAGO SUN-TIMES'S STEVE GREENBERG

LINK:  SPORTING NEWS

LINK:  ESPN GAMEDAY

LINK:  "DR. LOU -- PICKS A WINNER"

ESPN Writer's Take on ND's Investigation

Thought you might want to take a look at ESPN's Mark Schlabach's view of Notre Dame's on-going investigation...

LINK:  SCHLABACH

ND Fans: Better Get Your Under Armour On!

Uh-oh, the "WIND CHILL" temperatures this morning here in South Bend, IN -- eight hours before kick-off of #13 Stanford vs. #8 Notre Dame...

Stanford's "Motivational Video" for Notre Dame

The folks at Stanford produced this video to "fire-up" their fan base for their game tomorrow afternoon with our Fighting Irish.

LINK:  KNOW THY OPPONENT