Domer Jerome Bettis Giving Back to Pittsburgh

The man is also a Hall of Famer in the game of life...

Former Notre Dame student-athlete Jerome Bettis was in Pittsburgh today to announce his foundation's involvement with Allegheny County and the city of Pittsburgh in launching a teen summer job program.

Bravo Mr. Bettis!

LINK:  DOING THE RIGHT THING

Domer Mike Lee Talks About His Win Saturday

Professional boxer Mike Lee '09, who's a THREE TIME BENGAL BOUTS CHAMP -- won his fight Saturday night to go 14 - 0 as a pro!

Here's a great TV interview of Mike on 120 SPORTS:

LINK:  MIKE LEE

Notre Dame Football's "TIRE TUG" Video!

You're going to want to watch Notre Dame Football's "tire-tug" -- you'll see incoming freshmen Tristen Hoge and Jerry Tillery.  That's Tillery winning the final tug on the video...

LINK:  TIRE TUG

Mike Sanford's "ND Family" Photo on Twitter

Well, this might be the confirmation Notre Dame fans have been looking for...

It's been rumored for nearly two weeks that Mike Sanford was leaving Boise State to join Brian Kelly's staff with the Fighting Irish.

Here's a photo of Mike and his wife Ann-Marie and their two kids in ND GEAR!

Notre Dame Trustee Don Keough Heaven Bound

One of the all-time great IRISH AMERICANS -- Don Keough -- died this morning from pneumonia at the age of 88.

The world knows him as the man who ran Coca-Cola for many years.  The Notre Dame family knows him for his wisdom -- as a member of the Board of Trustees, his passion and his generosity:

• Keough Hall -- a men's dorm on campus
• Keough School of Global Affairs -- Notre Dame's first new college in almost 100 years, which will open up in 2017
• Keough-Naughton Institute for Irish Studies
• Endowed Chairs, Summer internships in Ireland
• Etc.,

Keough, who served as the Chair of Notre Dame's Board of Trustees from 1986 - 1991 -- sent five of his kids to Notre Dame.

Saying he will be missed is an understatement.

LINK:  DON KEOUGH -- ATLANTA JOURNAL CONSTITUTION

LINK:  NOTRE DAME'S STATEMENT

Big Win Tonight for Muffet's Fighting Irish!

The #4 ranked Notre Dame Fighting Irish took on the #8 Louisville Cardinals tonight and beat them 68 - 52 in front of a national television audience.

The win puts the IRISH at 26 - 2 on the season and 13 - 1 in the ACC.  Notre Dame is now 8 - 1 on the season against ranked teams.

Notre Dame was led by Jewell Loyd's 20 points, Taya Reimer's "perfect" night going 8 for 8 from the field for 16 points and Brianna Turner's 7 blocked shots as the Irish put the game away with a 16 - 0 run in the second half.

LINK:  ONE OF TURNER'S BLOCKS

LINK:  GAME RECAP

Incoming ND QB -- Brandon Wimbush Video

Notre Dame fans are going to want to get acquainted with this young man...

LINK:  WIMBUSH

Davaris Daniels Meets With Media for First Time

Former Notre Dame student-athlete Davaris Daniels is in Indianapolis this weekend for the 2015 NFL Combine. 

Daniels ran a disappointing 4.62 forty-yard dash today in front of the NFL scouts.  Here are his other "measurables" from today:

•  40 Yard Dash:  4.62
•  Vertical Jump:  37"
•  Broad Jump:  10'-2"
•  Bench Press Reps of 225 lbs:  13 

LINK:  NFL COMBINE RESULTS

He also held a media session for the first time since he was expelled from Notre Dame.  Here's what he had to say to the media:

LINK:  CHICAGO TRIBUNE

OT: Syracuse Misspells Last Name of Honoree

Syracuse basketball honored two of their greats today Louis Orr and Roosevelt BOUIE -- retiring their jerseys...

Unfortunately -- Syracuse misspelled Roosevelt Bouie's last name on the framed jersey -- see photo above.

LINK:  STORY

IRISH Shoot 66% From the Field in Win Over BC

WOW -- what an offensive performance.

The #10 ranked Fighting Irish of Notre Dame beat Boston College 87 - 70 this afternoon to go 24 - 4 on the season and 12 - 3 in the ACC.  Here's some of the offensive highlights:

• Field Goals:  66% 
• 3 PT Field Goals:  53.8%
• Free Throws:  83.3%
• Assists:  19
• Turnovers: 9

Here's where Notre Dame's offense ranks in NCAA national statistics:

• Field Goal %:  50.8% / 2nd in the country
• Assist to Turnover Ratio:  1.66 / 4th in the country
• Points Per Shot:  1.42 / 5th in the country
• Points Per Game:  79.5 pts / 12th in the country
• 3 PT Field Goal %:  40.1% / 14th in the country
• 3 PT Field Goals Made:  238 / 14th in the country

LINK:  GAME STATS

Emma Reaney Wins ACC Title Last Night!

Notre Dame All-American Emma Reaney swam the third fastest time in the country last night winning the 100 Breaststroke in a time of 58.72 at the ACC Swimming & Diving Championship!

Tonight she returns to the pool to swim the 200 Breaststroke -- an event in which she set the AMERICAN RECORD last year at the ACC Championship!

LINK:  SWIM RESULTS

First Look Inside Notre Dame's Winter Workout

Here's a "nine-second" video from the winter conditioning going on here at Notre Dame.

As you can see in the photo I took above this AM it is cold -- in fact, it is the COLDEST FEB 20th in HISTORY here in "South Brrrrrend."

LINK:  CONDITIONING

Jerian & Jewell -- Their Game of H-O-R-S-E

Notre Dame basketball fans will enjoy this Fighting Irish Digital Media feature on our two hoops stars...

Something tells me Jerian might not hear the end of this.  WOW!

LINK:  A GAME OF HORSE

Notre Dame Fans -- Meet Avery Sebastian !!!

Notre Dame made it official today -- Avery Sebastian, a graduate of the University of California at Berkeley -- has been accepted as a grad student-athlete.

The safety will join the Fighting Irish this summer and will be wearing that GOLD HELMET this fall!

Here's a little info on Avery:

LINK:  INTERVIEW

LINK:  ESPN STORY

LINK:  CHICAGO TRIBUNE STORY

NFL "Pre-Combine" Draft Grades -- ND Players

Three former Notre Dame student-athletes will "officially" begin their quest to play professional football this weekend in Indianapolis at the 2015 NFL COMBINE.  Here's what the talent evaluators think of each...

LINK:  KYLE BRINDZA

LINK:  DAVARIS DANIELS

LINK:  BEN KOYACK

Our New Defensive Line Coach? -- Mic'd Up

The rumored new Notre Dame defensive line coach Keith Gilmore -- is seen in this video during his time at Illinois coaching the "d-boys."  Enjoy!

LINK:  GOING TO BE FUN

On Track For One of the All-Time Great Records

In 110 years of Notre Dame Men's Basketball -- 23 wins in a season, has only been bettered TEN TIMES in history!

The #10 Fighting Irish, with their win tonight over Wake Forest, are now 23 - 4 on the season -- the ELEVENTH MOST WINS in a season in history. 

Here's the list of the "top-five WIN" seasons in Notre Dame Men's Basketball history:

ALL-TIME TOP FIVE MOST WINS IN A SEASON:

• 1908-09:  33 - 7  -- coached by Raymond Scanlon
• 2010-11:  27 - 7  -- coached by Mike Brey
• 1973-74:  26 - 3  -- coached by Digger Phelps
• 2007-08:  25 - 8  -- coached by Mike Brey
• 2012-13:  25 - 10 -- coached by Mike Brey

News: Gilmore & Denson Join Notre Dame Staff

Keith Gilmore, currently the defensive line coach at the University of North Carolina -- is rumored to be taking the same position here at Notre Dame.  And, Notre Dame's all-time leading rusher Autry Denson is rumored to have accepted the running backs coach position.  STORY

THERE HAS BEEN NO CONFIRMATION OF THEIR HIRING BY NOTRE DAME.

Gilmore -- a new name to IRISH fans in the coaching rumor mill -- has served on Brian Kelly's coaching staff at Grand Valley State, Central Michigan and Cincinnati. 

Here's what I could find about Keith Gilmore:

LINK:  COACHING BIO

LINK:  INTERVIEW -- NATIONAL SIGNING DAY

LINK:  INTERVIEW -- CINCINNATI COACHING STAFF

ND Freshman Scores SIX GOALS in First Game!

It didn't take long for Mikey Wynne (Sykesville, MD) to become a name on "scouting reports" all over the college lacrosse world...

Wynne was the "fourth ranked" high school lacrosse player in the country last year.

The freshman -- playing in his first ever college game -- scored SIX GOALS in #2 Notre Dame's 14 - 12 opening game win over Georgetown.

Here's some of the highlights -- and a couple of stories:

LINK:  ND BEATS GEORGETOWN

LINK:  LACROSSE MAGAZINE 

LINK:  STORY

Manti Te'o Talks to Nike Football Campers

 

Former Notre Dame All-American Manti Te'o recently spoke at a Nike Football Camp in his home state.  Here's what he had to say to the next generation of Hawaii football stars...

LINK:  MANTI