Our good friend Vic Lombardi '91 -- was just named Colorado's Sportscaster of the Year!
Vic, has been kind enough to return "home" to Notre Dame these past two years to join our Notre Dame Day broadcast team -- and he zipped down to Dallas last month to co-host our Cotton Bowl Party.
That's Vic in action on Notre Dame Day in the video above...
He's very good at what he does (he has won 30 Emmys) -- and he's fun to work with.
I'll be rooting for the one-time college roommate of my son Jimmy '08 -- they were roommates on paper before Jimmy showed up for his first day in Dillon Hall and he was moved to another room, leaving Sullivan and Trevor Laws in a room alone... The interview above took place before the season started.
John Sullivan, in his eleventh year in the NFL, is the starting center for the Los Angeles Rams -- and one of two Notre Dame alums left in the NFL Playoffs with a chance to play in the Super Bowl.
Manti Te'o -- is on the Saints' roster -- though he was a healthy scratch for their NFL Playoff game last week...
Thus, I'm all in for Sullivan and the Rams -- here's some recent stories about John;
LINK: CBS SPORTS
This Friday -- the University of Notre Dame will have 800+ students along with 75+ faculty, staff and grad students, and president Rev. John Jenkins, C.S.C. -- participating in the 2019 MARCH FOR LIFE in Washington D.C.
No other college or university sends a contingent this large every year...
The all-time leading rusher in Notre Dame history -- has agreed to become the head football coach at Charleston Southern. His introductory press conference will be this Wednesday at 10 AM ET.
It will fun to watch who replaces Autry on the Notre Dame Football staff.