Rev. Theodore M. Hesburgh, C.S.C.

One of Notre Dame's all-time greats -- FATHER TED -- died late last night at the age of 97.

It's being reported that Fr. Ted celebrated his last Mass at 11:30 AM ET yesterday morning with his family -- he left for Heaven exactly 12 hours later...

As Fr. John Jenkins, C.S.C. wrote in his email to the Notre Dame family early this morning:

"He is now with Our Lady, whose university he served so well, and with the Lord." 

Father Ted's funeral Mass will be this Wednesday, March 4th at 2:00 PM ET at the Basilica of the Sacred Heart.

LINK:  REMEMBERING FR. TED

Coach Kelly to Introduce New Coaches Monday!

Notre Dame head football coach Brian Kelly will be meeting with the media Monday to introduce the following additions to his staff:

• Mike Sanford
• Todd Lyght
• Autry Denson
• Keith Gilmore

I'll have the link up once it's published -- so you can watch it LIVE right here.

Bengal Bouts -- FINALS -- Friday Night!!!

It's an eighty-four year tradition at the University of Notre Dame...

The 84th Annual Bengal Bouts Finals will take place this Friday night at Purcell Pavilion.  Eighteen Notre Dame students are left in the nine weight classes.

Notre Dame football's Tyler Plantz will be fighting in the HEAVYWEIGHT class -- should be quite a night!

LINK:  BENGAL BOUTS FINALS

Brady Quinn Thinking About a NFL Comeback?

Former Notre Dame All-American, now turned Fox Sports broadcaster -- Brady Quinn -- is rumored to be working on his QB game in hopes of a comeback...

Here's the story:

LINK:  QUINN

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