Pitt Week: Coach Kelly Press Conference

Domer Dad's Retirement Press Conference

Torii Hunter, Sr. -- father of Notre Dame wide receiver Torii Jr. -- met with the media today to talk about his retirement from major league baseball...

Time to root full-time for the Fighting Irish!

Notre Dame -- 9th Straight -- #1 GSR Rate !!!

The Notre Dame Athletics Department can now claim its 9th straight NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP as 19 of ND's 22 varsity athletic sports had perfect NCAA Graduation Success Rates (GSR)  !!!

LINK:  STORY

A Weekend Look at the NEW TOP TEN -- CFB

Here's what lies ahead this weekend for the teams ranked in the TOP TEN of the College Football Playoff Rankings:

#1:  Clemson (-12) -- plays #16 Florida State (7 - 1) at home
#2:  LSU (+6.5) -- plays #4 Alabama (7 - 1) on the road
#3:  Ohio State (-24) -- plays Minnesota (4 - 4) at home
#4:  Alabama (-6.5) -- plays #2 LSU (7 - 0) at home
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#5:  Notre Dame (-8.5) -- plays Pittsburgh (6 - 2) on the road
#6:  Baylor (-17) -- plays Kansas State (3 - 4) on the road
#7:  Michigan State (-6) -- plays Nebraska (3 - 6) on the road
#8:  TCU (-5) -- plays #14 Oklahoma State (8 - 0) on the road
#9:  Iowa (-7) -- plays Indiana (4 - 4) on the road
#10:  Florida (-21) -- plays Vanderbilt (3 - 5) at home


What's shocking to me:

• Clemson is a 12 point favorite over Florida State
• Michigan State is only a 6 point favorite over Nebraska 
• Notre Dame is the 2nd biggest road favorite of the TOP Ten and they play a 6 - 2 PIttsburgh squad that is 12 points from being undefeated.

Well Written Story on ND QB DeShone Kizer

You'll want to find time to read this story in Sports Illustrated's "Campus Rush."

LINK:  DESHONE KIZER

Notre Dame Primer -- Get Ready for Pittsburgh!

ND QB DeShone Kizer on Dan Patrick Show

Impressive young man...

Pitt's Preview: Notre Dame vs. Pittsburgh

Pitt Coach: "Notre Dame Should Have to Join..."

Pitt Panthers head coach Pat Narduzzi just spoke to the media and he openly questioned Notre Dame's scheduling (really?) and their ability to play for the National Championship without joining a conference -- see link below...

STRENGTH OF SCHEDULE RANKINGS as of 11/05/15

• #5 Notre Dame
• #34 Pittsburgh

I for one -- think Notre Dame Football would LOVE to play the same teams Pitt is playing this year, next year -- every year...

• Youngstown State
• Akron
• Villanova

LINK:  NARDUZZI ON IRISH

ESPN's Bomani Jones Talks ND & CFB Playoff

ESPN radio host Bomani Jones talks "Notre Dame bias" in the College Football Playoff ranking...

LINK:  BOMANI JONES

Russillo & Kanell Talk CFB Playoff Rankings

Here is ESPN Radio's Ryen Russillo and Danny Kanell talking about the first week of rankings for the College Football Playoff with Committee Chair Jeff Long...

LINK:  RUSSILLO & KANELL

Notre Dame Football Featured in Gatorade Ad

This is an ad campaign from Gatorade where they claim to feature some of the "world's best athletes and teams..."   

And, they picked the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame!

Mike & MIKE Talk ND & CFB Playoff Rankings

ESPN's morning radio show -- talks the first rankings from the CFB Playoff and Notre Dame...

LINK:  MIKE & MIKE -- CFB PLAYOFF RANKINGS

Temple Win -- Inside Notre Dame Football Show

Temple Game -- Inside Look at ND's Victory!

Herbstreit Talks Top Six in CFB Playoff Ranking

CFB Playoff Committee Chair Talks Selections

Six Game Playoff For a National Championship!

Here's what we know right now -- after being ranked #5 by the College Football Playoff Committee -- we win our next six football games this season, we are NATIONAL CHAMPIONS!

Playoff Game #1:  PITTSBURGH

Playoff Game #2:  WAKE FOREST

Playoff Game #3:  BOSTON COLLEGE

Playoff Game #4:  STANFORD

Playoff Game #5:  TBD  (Orange Bowl or Cotton Bowl)

National Championship Game:  TBD  (AT&T Stadium -- Dallas)

It just got real...

CFB Playoff Committe Has Notre Dame #5 !!!

This is going to create a conversation in Waco, East Lansing, Fort Worth, Iowa City and Tallahassee and a few other locations.  Shows you the CFB Playoff Committee is looking at strength of schedule.

TOP 6:

1.  CLEMSON
2.  LSU
3.  OHIO STATE
4.  ALABAMA
5.  NOTRE DAME
6.  BAYLOR

This means we win the rest of our games -- we "SHOULD" be in the PLAYOFF!!!

Fenway Park Readies for Notre Dame Football

Here's some early photos of the grounds crew at Fenway Park preparing to convert the baseball park into the home of the Shamrock Series game between Boston College and our Notre Dame Fighting Irish on Saturday, November 21st.