Domer's First Marathon, Makes Olympic Team!

Notre Dame alum Molly Seidel ran her first ever marathon yesterday -- and you know what -- she made the US Olympic Team with that run!

Here's a New York Times story on Molly's first ever...

LINK:  OLYMPIAN -- NEW YORK TIMES

LINK:  USA TODAY

LINK:  SPORTS ILLUSTRATED

Alohi Gilman -- NFL Scouting Combine...

Yared Nuguse Wins Mile at ACC Championship

🚨 NUGUSE ON THE LOOSE!! 🚨

Yared Nuguse runs a personal best, facility record, and meet record 3:55:62 in the mile!!#ACCITF | @NDXCTF pic.twitter.com/LO6LR2DDWo

— ACC Track & Field (@ACCTrackField) February 29, 2020

Domer Molly Seidel Makes US Olympic Team!

That feeling when you're headed to #Tokyo2020!

Molly Seidel places second at the U.S. Olympic Trials and will represent @TeamUSA in women's marathon this summer!

WAY TO GO, MOLLY!#GoIrish | #OlympiansMadeHere pic.twitter.com/FY9Z3CeIrJ

— Notre Dame XC/TF (@NDXCTF) February 29, 2020

 
The former Notre Dame track star took 2nd place today in the Marathon at the US Olympic Trials!

Congrats Molly!

Irish Close Home Season Win Win Over NC

Muffet's Fighting Irish beat North Carolina -- quite handily last night...

Rankings (By Position) NFL Draft Combine

Here's a look at how the former members of the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame football team -- are doing at the 2020 NFL Scouting Combine, in their respective position groups:

CHASE CLAYPOOL:

• 40 Yard Dash:  4:42 -- 6th / WR
• Vertical Jump:  40.5" -- 4th / WR
• Bench Press:  19 -- 5th / WR
• Broad Jump:  126" -- 6th / WR

Special note:  Claypool's 40 yard dash is the 2nd fastest all-time at the combine for a wide receiver taller than 6'-4" and weighing more than 235 lbs.  2nd only to Calvin Johnson's 4.35 back in 2007

LINK:  SPORTING NEWS STORY ON CLAYPOOL 


COLE KMET:

• 40 Yard Dash:  4.70 -- 4th / TE
• Vertical Jump: 37" -- 1 / TE
• Broad Jump:  123" -- 2 / TE 
• 3-Cone Drill:  7.44 -- 12th / TE
• 20 Yard Shuttle:  4.41 -- 9th / TE

Special note:  Kmet will do his bench press at Notre Dame's Pro Day.

LINK:  SPORTS ILLUSTRATED STORY ON KMET

CHRIS FINKE:

• 40 Yard Dash:  4:57 / 28th / WR
• Vertical Jump:  40" -- 5th / WR
• Bench Press:  7 -- 33rd / WR

JULIAN OKWARA:

• Bench Press:  27 -- 10th / DL 

Special note:  Julian is still recovering from his ankle surgery.  This is the only NFL Draft Combine event he'll compete in.  Okwara expects to run and jump at Notre Dame's Pro Day.


TONY JONES, JR:

• 40 Yard Dash:  4.68 -- 27th / RB
• Vertical Jump: 32.5" -- 23rd / RB
• Bench Press:  13 -- 22nd / RB
• Broad Jump:  119" -- 20th / RB
• 3 Cone Drill:  7.80 -- 7th / RB
• 20 Yard Shuttle:  4.21 -- 5th / RB

JASON ELLIOTT:

• Bench Press:  15 -- 13th / S
• 40 Yard Dash:  4.80 -- 20th / S
• Vertical Jump:  32" -- 20th / S
• Broad Jump:  125" -- 7th / S

ALOHI GILMAN:

• Bench Press:  17 -- 11th / S
• 40 Yard Dash:  4.60 -- 12th / S
• Vertical Jump:  34" -- 15th / S
• Broad Jump:  119" -- 16th / S
• 20 Yard Shuttle:  4.08 -- 1st / S

TROY PRIDE, JR:

• Bench Press:  13 -- 13th / DB
• 40 Yard Dash:  4.40 -- 4th / DB 
• Vertical Jump:  35.5" -- 14th / DB
• Broad Jump:  119" -- 22nd / DB
• 3 Cone Drill:  6.94 -- 4th / DB
• 20 Yard Shuttle:  4.26 -- 7th / DB

Claypool Goes "Officially" 4.42 in 40 Today!

🔥6’4” 238 lbs.
🔥4.45 40-yard dash
🔥19 Bench press reps

Chase Claypool is having a Combine.
pic.twitter.com/2ct4Q5hkdn

— PFF Draft (@PFF_College) February 27, 2020

It goes down as the 2nd fastest "all-time" for a wide receiver taller than 6'-4" weighing more than 235 lbs.  The only one faster -- Georgia Tech's Calvin Johnson, back in 2007!

Pretty good company.  Mr. Claypool made some money today!

March "Sadness" -- NO, IRISH WIN LATE!!!

Gibb's bucket with a TENTH OF A SECOND LEFT -- keeps the Fighting Irish's hopes alive for a NCAA bid....

NFL Combine Performances Begin for IRISH

Chase Claypool 19 reps on bench press. #NFLCombine pic.twitter.com/pas7NfMM2f

— Notre Dame Fanpage (@Insidetheirish) February 26, 2020

 

Looks like Chase Claypool put up 225 lbs. 19 times.  Here's how that would have ranked last year among WR's and also TE's:

• 19 would have placed Claypool 6th among WR's at the 2019 NFL Combine
• 19 would have placed Claypool 7th among TE's at the 2019 NFL Combine

"FATIMA" -- Produced by John Carney's Wife

Origin Entertainment is producing Fatima.  It's Executive Producer is Holly Carney -- wife of Notre Dame alum, and the NFL's fifth leading scorer of all-time, John Carney.

Fatima will be in theaters beginning April 24th.

Fr. Ted Left for Heaven -- 5 Years Ago Today...

I Missed This: Chase Claypool at Senior Bowl

Notre Dame Colleague's Photo with "Planet Pat"

One of my Notre Dame colleagues -- Geoff Stookey was in Milwaukee last night to see the Bucks play and he had his photo taken with my favorite NBA player Pat Connaughton before the game!

Chase Claypool: NFL Draft Combine Interview

Our friends at Irish Illustrated posted this video on YouTube...

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Cole Kmet: NFL Draft Combine Interview

This was posted by the Cleveland Browns -- are they in the market for a Tight End in the 2020 NFL Draft?

Notre Dame's 2020 Commencement Speaker

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew -- seen above in an interview at the most recent DAVOS 2020 -- was announced this morning as the University of Notre Dame's Commencement speaker.

Golf Channel Interviews ND Coach Handrigan

Thought you'd enjoy hearing the head coach of the #8 ranked Fighting Irish of Notre Dame!

NFL Draft Buzz: Position Switch for Claypool?

Plenty of noise from Indianapolis today at the NFL Draft Combine -- that the Notre Dame wide receiver might be looking into a position switch to Tight End...

Claypool added nine (9) pounds to his frame since the Reese's Senior Bowl -- leading some pundits to say "he won the day..."

LINK:  STORY

Speed Painting: Halftime Today at Notre Dame

Thought you'd like to see this -- was painted in less than five minutes, during halftime of the Notre Dame Women's basketball game vs. Syracuse.  It was their annual #PinkZone game -- honoring breast cancer survivors.

That's the artist who painted this -- just to the right of the painting, as you look at it.

Joe Montana Dishes on Brady & Brees...

The former Notre Dame National Champion and Super Bowl MVP -- was speaking this week to a group in the Palm Springs, CA area..

He had plenty to say.

LINK:  MONTANA