College football "guru" Phil Steele just released his list of the top 10 toughest football schedules in the country... NOTRE DAME WILL TAKE ON THE TOUGHEST SCHEDULE IN THE COUNTRY!
Notre Dame fans will want to tune-in to the NBC Sports Network tonight to watch STRONG & TRUE -- Prelude 2014. A look at our Fighting Irish as they prepare for the upcoming season.
The show airs TONIGHT at 6:30 PM ET -- NBC Sports Network.
The brand new Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, CA -- the home of the San Francisco 49ers -- has a grass problem.
I guess $1.3 billion (the cost of the brand new stadium) can't buy a great grass surface. The original sod was planted in April -- and it didn't make it through one game... The replacement sod isn't doing much better today in the game against the Chargers. The gang at Field Turf might be getting a phone call from northern California.
If you play Fantasy Football -- you've got to look at a couple of former Notre Dame All-Americans for your team...
Golden Tate with the Detroit Lions and Michael Floyd with the Arizona Cardinals -- both are projected to be big time Fantasy Football draft picks. Here's what the Fantasy "experts" think:
Took a lap around the worldwide web to see how a few of the Fighting Irish players who were on the proverbial "bubble" of making their NFL team's 53-man active roster -- were doing -- here's what I found out:
The gang at ESPN is doing a feature on the "25 Most Interesting People in College Football" -- and wouldn't you know it -- the QB at NOTRE DAME is on that list!
With Notre Dame 127th football season just 7 days away -- I took a look around the worldwide web to see what I could find about our first opponent, the Rice Owls.
If you haven't had the honor of dropping off a son or daughter at college -- please know you're in for a rush of emotions that will hit you like Niagara Falls... I remember all three of our "drop-offs" at college -- I balled my eyes out -- every time.
Well today, ND GO IRISH BLOG regular Rick Becker had the great honor of dropping off his son Ben at the University of Notre Dame. Here is Rick's story -- a MUST READ!
Rick, thanks for sharing -- and yes, it's going to be alright!
Here's a look at the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame dressed in their new Under Armour gear -- walking down the steps from the locker room towards the PLAY LIKE A CHAMPION TODAY sign...
The photo above is of the players at the Tight End position at the University of Notre Dameand their coach Scott Booker.
The Fighting Irish of Notre Dame -- rehearsed their GAME DAY preparations for next Saturday's opener with the Rice Owls. Here's a video of them practicing the entrance during warm-ups from the Student Section of Notre Dame Stadium.
This is the second segment of the ND GO IRISH BLOG's look at the
TOP 25 teams in the AP POLL and their strength of schedule (SOS) vs.
Notre Dame's. These are the teams ranked 6 to 10 and their SOS vs. the Fighting
Irish.
Folks -- the PLAYOFF COMMITTEE better be looking at this! #17 NOTRE DAME
The Notre Dame Women's Golf Team was in Ireland last week on a six-day golf tour...
The photo above is of Notre Dame's Director of Athletics Advancement Sara Liebscher -- with her caddy at Old Head Golf Links -- who just happens to sport a Notre Dame Fighting Irish tattoo on his upper arm.
Over the next few days the ND GO IRISH BLOG will be looking at the TOP 25 teams in the AP POLL and their strength of schedule (SOS) vs. Notre Dame's. First -- the top FIVE ranked teams' SOS vs. the Fighting Irish.
Folks -- the PLAYOFF COMMITTEE better be looking at this! #17 NOTRE DAME
The folks at Under Armour shared their story today regarding the making of the Shamrock Series helmet and uniform for the University of Notre Dame. As a storyteller -- it's nice to see their interest in telling a story...
Looks like we have a different shade of gold with the pants.
This "early reveal" paves the way for the much anticipated SHAMROCK SERIES helmet and uniform unveil which should happen this afternoon -- click on the link below to watch LIVE. Starts at 1 PM ET:
A privacy screen has been added to the eastern edge of Notre Dame's Labar Athletics Complex -- where the Fighting Irish Football Team practices.
I'm quite sure this move was precipitated by the OVERLOOK at NOTRE DAME apartment complex -- on Twyckenham -- just east of the practice fields. The Overlook at Notre Dame is a four-story building housing graduate students.
You never know ("WINK-WINK"), there just might be a Michigan, USC, Florida State alum or two or three in those apartments attending grad school at Notre Dame...
Here's a look at some highlights of former Notre Dame student-athletes from this weekend of NFL Exhibition football. Just click on the former player's name and you'll see their highlight video:
The Fighting Irish are expected to be throwing the ball all over the field this season -- here's a look at the position that should be on the other end of many of Everett Golson's passes...
University of Notre Dame president Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C., accepted the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge on the steps of the Golden Dome. Here's a video replay:
The Fighting Irish of Notre Dame are ranked #17 in the AP's preseason poll released today. Brian Kelly's crew will play FIVE teams ranked in the Top-25 this season:
Former Notre Dame student-athlete Jonas Gray rushed for 98 yards on 12 carries in the New England Patriots 42 - 35 win over the Philadelphia Eagles last night!!!
He also had a 20 yard TD run called back because of penalty...
Former Notre Dame All-American Brady Quinn -- signed earlier this week -- played in his first game in a Dolphins uniform tonight, going 4 for 4 (22 yards) in his limited duty against the Buccaneers.