Muffet's #2 IRISH Roll Over Sparty 79 - 61

Zack Martin & Harrison Smith Pro Bowl Honors!

Two former Notre Dame football captains -- Zack Martin (Cowboys) and Harrison Smith (Vikings) have earned a trip to the 2017 NFL Pro Bowl...

LINK:  2017 NFL PRO BOWL ROSTERS

A Remarkable Photo Taken at ND's Grotto

This has been flying around the web the last week -- thought I'd post the photo and the story below...

LINK:  GROTTO PHOTO

ESPN's Coverage of the Farrell Family Reunion

First he got the W. Then the surprise of a lifetime. https://t.co/IC64WH01BI

— ESPN (@espn) December 20, 2016

Michael Floyd "Getting Comfortable" with NE

Here's a story out of New England about the Patriots' and their efforts to get the former Notre Dame All-American up to speed...

LINK:  FLOYD

Giants to Promote Ishaq Williams to NFL Roster

The media is reporting that former Notre Dame student-athlete, Ishaq Williams will be promoted today to the New York Giants roster today.

If this is true -- this is great news for Williams, who hasn't played in a real game in some time.

LINK:  ISHAQ TO THE GIANTS ROSTER

Matt Farrell's "Christmas Surprise" -- Tonight!

WATCH:An unreal moment between two brothers.

Matt Farrell thought his brother was coming home from Afghanistan in February... he was wrong. pic.twitter.com/kp8GVik7Si

— Notre Dame MBB (@NDmbb) December 20, 2016

How Do College Football Coaches Handle This?

Stanford's star running back Christian McCaffrey has opted not to play in the Cardinal's bowl game in order to concentrate on training for the upcoming NFL Draft.

Is this the Jaylon Smith Effect?

Yet, former Notre Dame All-American Jaylon Smith "tweeted" this today...

LINK:  MCCAFFREY PICKS SELF OVER TEAM

Domer Golden Tate Injured in Loss to Giants

Former Notre Dame All-American Golden Tate caught eight passes yesterday for 122 yards in the Detroit Lions' loss to the New York Giants.  Tate leads the Lions in yards receiving for the season with 942.

The Lions and Tate aren't talking about the injury...

LINK:  GOLDEN HURT

ND Looking for Strength & Conditioning Coach

It was reported by NBC Sports yesterday that Paul Longo, head of ND Football's strength & conditioning program has taken on another role on Coach Kelly's staff.

If this is true -- there has been no confirmation from Notre Dame on this report -- you can be certain that Notre Dame will conduct a national search for this important position.

Here's a look at the EIGHT highest paid Strength & Conditioning coaches in college football -- you'll be surprised which college program currently pays the most for this position...

LINK:  HIGHEST PAID

Torii Hunter, Jr. to Pursue Baseball Career

The now former Fighting Irish wide receiver will pursue his lifelong dream of playing professional baseball like his Dad.

TorIi was drafted by the Los Angeles Angels this past summer -- here's the story...

LINK:  BASEBALL FOR TORII

Coach Brey's Presser After Loss to Purdue

New York Post Q&A With Domer Romeo Okwara

The New York media seems to be taking a liking to the Giants' free agent rookie from the University of Notre Dame.

LINK:  ROMEO

Floyd Gets New Start and New Number in NE

Here's a photo of Michael Floyd at his first practice with the New England Patriots Friday.  The former Notre Dame All-American is now wearing #14.

#21 Notre Dame vs. #15 Purdue at 2 PM ET

The Fighting Irish have the opportunity today to beat a higher ranked opponent in the Crossroads Classic in Indianapolis.  The game tips off at 2 PM ET and will be televised on ESPN2.

Here's what the media is saying about today's game: 




LINK:  LAFAYETTE JOURNAL & COURIER

LINK:  SB NATION

LINK:  INDIANAPOLIS STAR

LINK:  SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE

Mike Brey Talks Today's Game With #15 Purdue

Domers Galore In Detroit Lions Hype Video !!!

Former Notre Dame football stars Golden Tate (#15), Theo Riddick (#25) and T.J. Jones (#13) have the Detroit Lions currently all alone in 1st place in the NFL's "Norris" Division...

More Info On Defensive Coordinator Mike Elko

All we're waiting on now is Notre Dame to make Elko's hiring official...

LINK:  WHO IS MIKE ELKO?

Bill Belichick Talks About Signing Michael Floyd

The New England Patriots' Bill Belichick met with the media for the first time this morning since they claimed Michael Floyd off of the NFL waiver wire yesterday.

The former Notre Dame All-American is getting a second chance in Boston...

LINK:  BELICHICK TALKS FLOYD

LINK:  BOSTON GLOBE STORY

WSBT Report: Brian Polian is Returning to ND

The former head football coach at Nevada -- and former Notre Dame assistant coach, is reportedly returning 'home' to the Fighting Irish!

The University of Notre Dame has not confirmed his hiring.

This is Coach Polian's press conference leading into his game this year against Notre Dame.

LINK:  WSBT