The 127th football season at the University of Notre Dame got it's start today with Coach Kelly's opening press conference. Fall camp begins Monday at the Culver Academies.
It's been a busy week for former Notre Dame All-American Brady Quinn.
On Monday, Quinn was in Foxboro, MA working out for the New England Patriots. On Thursday he was being announced by Fox Sports as their new college and pro football analyst...
Then today -- he was a guest on the Dan Patrick Radio Show -- see link below to interview:
The man many consider the greatest athlete to ever wear a Notre Dame uniform -- Johnny Lujack '47 -- is at the Mayo Clinic this morning recovering from successful neck surgery. Here's the story:
Former Notre Dame student-athlete Troy Niklas has been dealing with a couple of injuries ever since being drafted in the 2nd round of this year's NFL Draft by the Arizona Cardinals.
Well, he finally hit the field this week -- albeit a little rusty...
As you can see in the photo above -- Troy is wearing a protective soft-cast over his healing broken right hand.
Is this the year former Notre Dame All-American Michael Floyd becomes a dominant force in the National Football League? The folks in Arizona think so...
If you look closely at the "numbers" and shoulder stripes -- inside the design -- it appears the designers at Under Armour are picking up the ceiling of Notre Dame's Basilica of the Sacred Heart (top photo) in the look they've created for the women's soccer jerseys...
Here's a few of the local news reports from South Bend TV outlets -- as they were let inside Notre Dame Stadium today to see the completed installation of Field Turf. Only a few "minor" touch-ups before the opening game on August 30th!
Former Notre Dame offensive lineman Chris Watt '13, was taking first team reps at the Chargers' training camp -- there's a link to the story below -- as was his more famous running mate Zack Martin '13, who's turning heads at the Cowboys' camp.
Chris wears #65 for the Chargers. Zack wears #70 for the Cowboys.
About coaching the Fighting Irish after Dan Devine stepped down.
Vince Dooley -- the long time coach and AD at Georgia "prayed" for the IRISH as a young boy in Mobile, AL. Notre Dame fans will enjoy this South Bend Tribune story.
The "eighteen" endzone lines are in -- all pointing at the GOLDEN DOME -- with each set at an angle of 42 degrees -- to signify Notre Dame's founding in 1842.
The Notre Dame football coaches returned to campus today to get ready for the 2014 season -- here's what was awaiting them in their locker room at the Guglielmino Athletics Complex.
Former Notre Dame student-athlete Kyle Rudolph signed a $36.5 million contract extension yesterday with the Minnesota Vikings. See the video interview below.
The amount just might be the biggest ever signed by a former Notre Dame football player in the NFL. Here's the top three that I've tracked down...
Kyle Rudolph: $36.5 million
Golden Tate: $31 million
Justin Tuck: $30 million
If you know of bigger NFL deals signed by former ND football stars -- send me an email at jim.small@ndgoirish.com
Drove by the Rockne Gate at Notre Dame Stadium -- this afternoon -- and took this photo. I could see the diaganol stripes in the endzone are in place -- unfortunately, this photo does not do it justice.
From outside the tunnel gate -- the field looks awesome!
Here's the latest photo from inside Notre Dame Stadium -- much better!
Here's the story behind the end-zone stripes at Notre Dame Stadium. There are nine stripes in each endzone -- totaling 18. They are each set at an angle of 42 degrees -- all pointing towards Notre Dame's iconic Golden Dome.
They signify the year 1842 -- the year the University of Notre Dame du Lac was founded.
A group called CINESPORT -- never heard of them -- interviewed the South Bend Tribune's Al Lesar about the future of Notre Dame's football independence. Here's a link to the video interview:
Former Notre Dame football captain Harrison Smith was interviewed walking into Vikings Training Camp the other day and he was asked a question about how many wins will our Fighting Irish have this season...
A number of Notre Dame football players suited up for the first day of NFL Training Camp with their respective teams today. Here's what I could find on a number of former Fighting Irish football stars -- as you'll see, an alarming number of them were placed on the NFL's "PUP List."
The Fighting Irish football staff will return to the Guglielmino Athletics Complex next Monday as they gear up for the start of fall training camp on August 3rd -- the day players report.
Here's a photo of their new gear from Under Armour -- awaiting their arrival.
The photo was "tweeted" today by Ryan Grooms @NDFBEquipment
Folks, it looks like seven of Notre Dame's football games this season will be televised in "prime time" on Saturday nights this fall. I don't think any team has ever had this much prime time TV coverage in one season before...