Wednesday, March 4, 2020

Knute Rockne Was Born On This Day in 1888



The greatest college football coach of all-time was born on this day -- March 4, 1888 in Voss, Norway...

Rockne's winning percentage of .881 is still the highest in big-time football history!

The video above is of the unveiling of the Knute Rockne Stamp!
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Domer Manti Te'o Got Engaged Last Night...

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Tuesday, March 3, 2020

Domer Cal Peterson's Road to the NHL



13 former Notre Dame hockey players have played in the National Hockey League this season...

LINK:  FORMER ND HOCKEY STARS
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Sunday, March 1, 2020

A Notre Dame Student-Athlete -- Alohi Gilman

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Muffet's Irish Just Beat #19 Florida State!


Always Fighting.  Always Irish.

How about that -- the Notre Dame Fighting Irish just went on the road and beat the 19th ranked Florida State Seminoles 70 - 67, to finish the regular season!

LINK:  BOX SCORE
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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
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Saturday, February 29, 2020

Alohi Gilman -- NFL Scouting Combine...


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Yared Nuguse Wins Mile at ACC Championship

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Domer Molly Seidel Makes US Olympic Team!

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

Congrats Molly!
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Friday, February 28, 2020

Irish Close Home Season Win Win Over NC



Muffet's Fighting Irish beat North Carolina -- quite handily last night...
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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
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Thursday, February 27, 2020

Claypool Goes "Officially" 4.42 in 40 Today!


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!

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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....
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Wednesday, February 26, 2020

NFL Combine Performances Begin for IRISH

 

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


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I Missed This: Chase Claypool at Senior Bowl


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Tuesday, February 25, 2020

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!
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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?
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