Domer Highlights Today -- Week 16 in the NFL

The Fighting Irish of Notre Dame were well represented today in the National Football League...

Former Irish QB Jimmy Clausen (that's Jimmy after the game kissing his fiance) threw two TD passes today in the Bears 20 - 14 loss to the Detroit Lions -- key fact:

These are the first TD passes thrown by a ND QB in the NFL in more than two years (the last was thrown by Brady Quinn for the Kansas City Chiefs on December 2, 2012).

Here's a look at some of the highlights today from a number of former Notre Dame student-athletes now in the National Football League:

LINK:  CLAUSEN HIGHLIGHTS

LINK:  JIMMY "THE FIGHTIN' IRISH" CLAUSEN

LINK:  HARRISON SMITH INTERCEPTION

LINK:  JONAS GRAY -- GAME WINNER

LINK:  GOLDEN TATE'S GREAT CATCH

Brian Kelly's Post Practice Media Session

Notre Dame head football coach Brian Kelly met with the media today after the Fighting Irish's practice for the Music City Bowl.  Here's a link as to what he had to say:

LINK:  COACH KELLY

#21 Notre Dame Routs Purdue by 31 in Indy!

Mike Brey's Fighting Irish are on a roll...

Purdue held an early lead -- then it was over.  As the Irish hammer the Boilermakers by the score of 94 - 63.  Here's the highlights:

LINK:  BIG WIN FOR ND

One Guess As To The "Game of the Year"

All I will say is it involved a penalty flag...

LINK:  GAME OF THE YEAR

Aerial Photo of Crossroads Construction at ND

If you lived in close proximity of the Notre Dame campus -- you've never seen so many dump trucks in all of your life...

Here's a look at the West side of the Stadium -- the East side looks similar.

Meet Notre Dame's "Rhodes Scholar"

Alex Coccia '14 was named a RHODES SCHOLAR...

LINK:  ALEX COCCIA

The #1 College Football Stadium Experience

The "House that Rock built" was just named the #1 College Football Stadium Experience by Stadium Journey Magazine...

LINK:  RANKINGS

LINK:  NOTRE DAME STADIUM -- REVIEW

Les Miles Talks About Notre Dame Game...

Les Miles was talking with reporters about the Music City Bowl game against Notre Dame -- got the sense he's not too worried about either Golson or Zaire...

LINK:  LES MILES

NBC Sports Network To Televise ECHOES 14

I don't think there is another football team on the planet whose annual awards show is aired on one of the national sports networks...  ONLY NOTRE DAME!

Be sure to tune-in this Saturday afternoon (December 20) at 1:30 PM ET to the NBC Sports Network to watch Skylar Diggins and Mike Mayock host ECHOES 14.

Long-Time Notre Dame Team Doctor Passes...

98 year-old Dr. Les Bodnar left for heaven this morning...

Bodnar served as Notre Dame Football's Team Doctor from Frank Leahy to Gerry Faust -- 35 years on the job -- while building his own private practice, South Bend Orthopedics.

He authored two books, served Joe Montana the legendary "chicken soup" in the Cotton Bowl game against Houston -- and worked the sidelines of four Notre Dame National Champions; 1949, 1966, 1973 and 1977.

He lived quite a life.

I want to thank ND GO IRISH BLOG regular Janet Geans for alerting me to this story.

LINK:  BODNAR OCTOBER INTERVIEW

LINK:  BUY HIS BOOK!

LSU Safety Talks Notre Dame QB Preparation

The MUSIC CITY BOWL is only 13 days away...

Here's LSU safety Ronald Martin talking about the Notre Dame QB's and how they're preparing for them.

LINK:  LSU PLAYER

Domer Jimmy Clausen Gets Sunday NFL Start

Word on the street is former Notre Dame QB Jimmy Clausen will get his first NFL start (since 2010) when he leads the Chicago Bears against the first-place Detroit Lions this Sunday at Soldier Field.

Good luck Jimmy!

LINK:  BEARS BENCH CUTLER

LINK:  CLAUSEN CAREER STATS

Notre Dame Men's Hoops Now Ranked #21

Mike Brey's Fighting Irish have moved up in the polls to #21 in both the AP and Coaches Poll -- after the 20 point win over Florida State Saturday night.

Notre Dame is the "fifth" highest ranked team among the ACC schools.

LINK:  BASKETBALL POLLS

Coach Brian Kelly: "Both QB's Will Play..."

Well, I can't say I'm surprised...

Notre Dame head football coach Brian Kelly met with the media today after the Fighting Irish's third practice for the Music City Bowl game against LSU -- and he broke the news that both Everett Golson and Malik Zaire would play against the Tigers...

LINK:  COACH KELLY

Replay: Domer Rust Scores First NHL Goal!

 

Former Notre Dame hockey player Bryan Rust scored his first NHL goal tonight (in the second NHL game of his career) for the Pittsburgh Penguins!

Here's the replay:

LINK:  REPLAY OF RUST'S FIRST GOAL

A Blind Notre Dame Fan's First Football Game!

Mitchell, a blind 8th grader at the Indiana School for the Blind and Visually Impaired -- attended his first Notre Dame game this season...

You must watch this!

LINK:  MITCHELL

Coach Mike Brey Talks Win Over Florida State

Notre Dame is 1 - 0 in the Atlantic Coast Conference after last night's 83 - 63 win over Florida State.  After the game Coach Brey met with the media -- click on the link below:

LINK:  BREY POST GAME

No Flag! IRISH Defeat Florida State -- (AGAIN)

Mike Brey's Fighting Irish got the first crack against Florida State -- since "the flag" in Tallahassee -- and they delivered!

Notre Dame hammered the Seminoles 83 - 63 with a display of dunks like we haven't seen on this campus in a long-long time.  It got so fun that the "twitter-verse" started renaming Purcell Pavilion to "Dunks DuLac."

Here's a look at the DUNKS along with a trip inside the Notre Dame locker room:

LINK:  DUNK HIGHLIGHTS

LINK:  LOCKER ROOM

LINK:  ESPN DUNKS

Most Physically Imposing Player in College BB

His name is Michael Ojo and he's a 7'-1" -- 290lb., basketball player at Florida State University. 

It's going to be fun to see how #25 Notre Dame's "four-guard" offense deals with Ojo and the other two 7 foot-tall players on the Seminoles roster tonight.

OT: America's Game: Nike vs. Under Armour

It's Army vs. Navy -- it's also Nike (Army) vs. Under Armour (Navy).  Both typically roll out a helmet, uniform, shoe combination for "America's Game."

Here's what Under Armour has created for the Naval Academy today:

LINK:  DON'T TREAD ON ME STORY