Cincinnati Week: Kelly's Final Media Session

Jeff Cameron Show Talks Notre Dame vs. FSU

Florida State's Special Teams Coach Talks ND

Florida State's O-Coordinator Talks Notre Dame

Florida State's "Wake Up Warchant" Talks ND

Florida State D-Coordinator Talks Notre Dame

Florida State Head Coach Talks Notre Dame

Domer Sam Grewe Wins Gold Medal!

Brian Kelly Talks Sunday's Florida State Game

Herbstreit to Harbaugh: "Be Like Notre Dame..."

 

Fast forward the video to the 8:20 mark...

Harrison Smith Moves to #2 With New Contract

The Minnesota Vikings just agreed to a $64,000,000 four-year contract extension with former Notre Dame Football team captain -- Harrison Smith!  Over the next eight months Harrison will be paid $22.5 million, the most ever for a safety in NFL history.

Harrison is now the 2nd highest paid former Notre Dame student-athlete of all-time!

Congrats Harrison!

Here's a look at the TOP 30 current and former Notre Dame athletes (football, basketball, baseball and hockey) who have been (and will be) paid the most as a professional athlete:

• Ronnie Stanley:  $136,145,183 -- not guaranteed, contract to 2025 
• Harrison Smith:  $127,666,546 -- not guaranteed, contract to 2026
  
• Jeff Samardzija:  $116,341,666
  
• Zack Martin:  $100,285,531 -- not guaranteed, contract to 2024 
• Jaylon Smith:  $75,095,997 -- not guaranteed, contract to 2025
  
• AJ Pollock:  $68,841,944 -- guaranteed contract to 2023
• Anders Lee:  $66,044,038 -- guaranteed contract to 2026
  
• Troy Murphy:  $66,000,000 
• Stephon Tuitt:  $64,760,551 -- not guaranteed, contract to 2022
• Kyle Rudolph:  $62,936,853 -- not guaranteed, contract to 2023
  
• Golden Tate:  $56,337,672 -- current free agent
• Brad Lidge:  $55,335,000
  
• Romeo Okwara:  $47,258,474 -- not guaranteed, contract to 2023
  
• Bryant Young:  $44,000,000
• Justin Tuck:  $43,248,463  
• Quenton Nelson:  $38,010,393 -- not guaranteed, contract to 2022 
• John Sullivan:  $35,800,027
• Jerome Bettis:  $35,122,500
• Jeff Faine:  $34,456,892 
• Will Fuller:  $34,243,347 -- not guaranteed, contract to 2022
  
• Kyle Palmieri:  $30,192,154 -- guaranteed contract to 2021
• Matt Carroll:  $29,537,032 
• Mike McGlinchey:  $29,481,766 -- not guaranteed, contract to 2023
  
• Tim Brown:  $28,432,686
• Laphonso Ellis:  $27,939,000
• Rocket Ismail:  $27,885,021
  
• Tyler Eifert:  $26,310,317
  
• Joe Montana:  $26,000,000 
• Ian Cole:  $25,949,694 -- guaranteed contract to 2021
• John Axford:  $25,306,209
  

LINK:  VIKINGS EXTEND CONTRACT WITH HARRISON SMITH!

 

Rocco Spindler Gives Award to His High School

Brian Kelly's Interview on "Race and Sports..."

Cubs Announce "Notre Dame Day" at Wrigley

It's the Friday (September 24th) before the Fighting Irish take on Wisconsin at Soldier Field. 

The first 2,000 fans who purchase a ticket to the game will receive a coupon that will give them the Notre Dame / Cubs hat for free.

The Cubs will be playing the St. Louis Cardinals that day.

LINK:  PURCHASE GAME TICKET AND GET FREE HAT

Notre Dame's Brian Polian w/ Media...

Notre Dame's "Milk Man" Mic'd Up!

Brian Kelly's Wednesday Media Session...

Dan Patrick Talks "Alliance & Notre Dame"

Watch Notre Dame's "Back to School Mass"

 

Because of the extreme heat conditions here on campus today -- the University of Notre Dame's Opening of the Academic Year Mass has been moved indoors to the Basilica of the Sacred Heart.

Mass will begin at 5:30 PM ET and can be watched LIVE at the video player above.

Will Conference Alliance Impact Notre Dame?

Here's a Yahoo! sports story about the alliance between the ACC, Big Ten and Pac 12 -- before today's announcement -- and how it might impact future scheduling for Notre Dame Football...

LINK:  STORY