Notre Dame Countdown Final Edition

Dan Patrick's Interview of Brian Kelly Today

Coach Kelly Talks With Media After Practice

OT: They're Drinking the Kool-Aid in Ann Arbor

Thought it would be fun for all of us to check in on what's going on with that school in Ann Arbor...

By the way -- it has been 719 days since Michigan last scored on Notre Dame...

LINK:  OUT OF THE SUBMARINE

Domer Tyler Eifert a NFL Fantasy Favorite

If you play NFL Fantasy Football -- Sports Illustrated is telling you to consider former Notre Dame All-American Tyler Eifert in your draft plans...

LINK:  BENGALS TE

Notre Dame's Shamrock Series Jerseys Arrive

Got to love the "MONSTER GREEN" the Fighting Irish will wear at Fenway Park this November!!!

Notre Dame Football Names Team Captains

Here are your Fighting Irish football captains for the 2015 season:

• Joe Schmidt
• Jaylon Smith
• Nick Martin
• Sheldon Day
• Mathias Farley

The Most "Mismanaged" Position in College FB

LINK:  STORY

A Dad and His Two Notre Dame Kids...

I always enjoy what Richard Becker writes -- here's his latest on dropping off his two kids (Ben '18 and Joan '19) at Notre Dame this past weekend...

LINK:  OF THREE DAYS, TWO MOVES AND ONE UNIVERSITY

WNDU-TV Interview With Coach Brian Kelly

A Makeover for the House That Rock Built!

It's going to be awesome!  Here's some of the proposed upgrades we can look forward to inside Notre Dame Stadium!

• A big new video board
• New vinyl bench seating
• Seats to be expanded to a minimum of 18" wide

LINK:  MORE DETAILS

LA Times Plaschke' on Sarkisian's Presser

USC head football coach Steve Sarkisian met with the media today to talk about his conduct at a recent donor event...

In the spirit of full disclosure -- Bill Plaschke's oldest daughter is a Notre Dame alum.

Additional media coverage of Sarkisian:

LINK:  KABC-TV LOS ANGELES COVERAGE

Life as a Starting Linebacker at Notre Dame

You experience things like a crew from Showtime following you from class to class...

Here's former Fighting Irish walk-on Joe Schmidt being shadowed by the crew from Showtime that is embedded here on the Notre Dame campus for the next three months.

Texas to Start Two Frosh OL vs. Notre Dame

Connor Williams and Patrick Vahe were playing "Friday Night Lights" football this time last year in Texas.  In 11 days -- they will make up 40% of the starting Texas offensive line -- as they play their first-ever college football game against Notre Dame.

At least two other freshmen -- I refuse to use the term "true freshmen" -- are also expecting to line-up first for the Longhorns against our Fighting Irish.

Here's the story from Austin:

LINK:  PROJECTED STARTERS

LINK:  TEXAS DEPTH CHART

Chris Evert's Domer Dad -- Passes at 91

Former Notre Dame All-American tennis player Jimmy Evert '48 --- and dad to all-time tennis great Chris Evert -- passed away Friday at the age of 91.

Evert -- instructor of tennis champions -- was remembered in this New York Times story...

LINK:  NEW YORK TIMES STORY

LINK:  LONDON'S DAILY MAIL STORY

LINK:  SUN-SENTINEL STORY

LINK:  OBITUARY

OT: This Is How the NFL Rolls These Days...

The NFL rolls out two "Hall of Famers" from Ohio State and Miami (FL) -- to show them how to "get around trouble" at their Rookie Symposium...

Less Than 13 Days to "Historic Game"

So says the folks down at Hook 'Em...

LINK:  HISTORIC GAME

Dallas Morning News: Five Bold Predictions

They're feeling pretty good about their football team in Austin...

LINK:  FIVE BOLD PREDICTIONS

Associated Press Poll: Notre Dame Ranked #11

I'll take it -- high enough to beat a few ranked teams in the first half of the season to roll into our match-up with USC ranked in the top 5 in the country...

LINK:  ASSOCIATED PRESS POLL

SI Calls It: "Best Hype Video You'll See..."

Here's what Sports Illustrated had to say about this hype video about Notre Dame QB Malik Zaire...