The ACC Officiating of Notre Dame FB Games

Here are the facts as we move into YEAR TWO of Notre Dame football using Atlantic Coast Conference officiating crews.

During the 2014 football season -- Notre Dame had ACC officials for nine of their twelve regular season games -- here's the results:

When Notre Dame played an ACC Team -- ACC Officials called:

• 7.5 penalties for 64.7 penalty yards (per game) on Notre Dame
• 9.0 penalties for 80.0 penalty yards (per game) for ACC opponent

When Notre Dame payed a non-ACC Team -- ACC Officials called;

• 2.4 penalties for 20.6 penalty yards per game on Notre Dame

Here's what the 2015 season looks like so far, in ND games officiated by ACC crews:

VIRGINIA GAME - 2015

• Penalties called on Notre Dame:  4 for 40 yards
• Penalties called on Virginia:  9 for 55 yards

GEORGIA TECH GAME- 2015

• Penalties called on Notre Dame:  8 for 55 yards
• Penalties called on Georgia Tech:  4 for 30 yards

UMASS GAME - 2015

• Penalties called on Notre Dame:  8 for 75 yards
• Penalties called on UMASS:  4 for 35 yards

LINK:  2014 OFFICIATING REVIEW OF ND FOOTBALL

How We Will Beat Clemson Saturday Night...

I'm going to share with you my five point plan for beating the Clemson Tigers this Saturday night -- ensuring we score more points than them:

1. Lead the game at the end of the 1st Quarter -- need to quiet this place down right from the get go.
2. Don't give up more than three "explosive plays on defense"  -- 20 yards or more.
3. No turnovers.
4. Turn Clemson over 2 times.
5. Rush the ball for more than 250 yards.

Accomplish 3 out of the 5 and we win the game.

Showtime's Look at Jerry Tillery -- A Classic...

Clemson Week: How They Roll at Clemson

Clemson Week: Chris Brown SC's Native Son

Notre Dame wide receiver Chris Brown is the only member of the Fighting Irish who hails from South Carolina -- a local paper interviewed Chris about his return home this Saturday...

LINK:  GOING HOME

Notre Dame vs. Clemson -- ACC's "Hype Video"

Clemson Week: It's Already Getting Chippy

UMASS Week: Inside Notre Dame Football

ESPN: Head Coaches Poll -- ND #1 Job Choice

The folks at ESPN surveyed FBS college football coaches -- not currently at a Power 5 school -- on where they would want to coach if they could pick a Power 5 school to coach at.  Here's their top five coaching destinations:

1. NOTRE DAME -- 14%
2. TEXAS -- 11%
3. STANFORD  -- 8%
4. ALABAMA -- 7%
5. GEORGIA -- 7%

LINK:  STORY

Got To Love Will Fuller's Twitter Page Design!

This is really good!

To enlarge -- just click on the image!

Clemson Week: A Good Look at Clemson FB

This is a comprehensive look at the Clemson Tigers -- including recruiting rankings of their top players...

LINK:  CLEMSON TIGERS

Full Game Replay: Notre Dame 62 - UMASS 27

Here's a replay of the NBC telecast between Notre Dame and UMASS...

LINK:  FULL REPLAY

Notre Dame's Last Trip to "Death Valley" in 1977

AN OMEN?  The Fighting Irish last traveled to Clemson back in 1977 -- a QB named Montana led Notre Dame to the win and a few months later to a National Championship!

Clemson Week: Two Scrimmages & Louisville

The Clemson Tigers have had "two scrimmages" in Death Valley against Wofford College and Appalachian State and they played a 1 - 3 Louisville squad on the road.

Here are the highlights:

Clemson 49 - Wofford 10


Clemson 41 - Appalachian State 10


Clemson 20 - Louisville 17

Clemson Week: Death Valley -- We'll Be Ready!

Notre Dame Remains Top Ten in Both Polls

Here's the latest AP Poll and Coaches Poll...

LINK:  LATEST RANKINGS

WSBT-TV Post Game Report ND 62 vs. UM 27

WNDU-TV Post Game Report ND 62 vs. UM 27

The Four Who Played on Friday's Last Year...

How many FBS teams can boast FOUR FRESHMEN scoring TD's in a single game!

Brandon Wimbush -- Class of 2019 -- TD RUN


Dexter Williams -- Class of 2019 -- TD RUN


C.J. Sanders -- Class of 2019 -- PUNT RETURN TD



I'm still waiting for the film of Josh Adams -- Class of 2019 -- TD RUN

Sgt. Tim McCarthy's "Last Pun" at Notre Dame