LIVE: Weather Radar from Notre Dame, Indiana

If you're ever wondering what the weather's looking like for today's game between Stanford and Notre Dame -- just click on the link below for the local weather radar. 

That's the LIVE look at radar -- 11:15 AM ET.

LINK:  WEATHER RADAR

Photo of a Notre Dame Football Team Bus

Here's one of the buses that will bring the Notre Dame Football team to campus around 1:00 PM ET this afternoon...

The Sun is Shining at Notre Dame Stadium!

Here's a photo just taken from the "House That Rock Built."

Media is Conflicted on Stanford vs. Notre Dame

A GREAT OMEN...

Folks, the same people that picked Michigan a few weeks ago over Notre Dame -- are picking Stanford today.  

LINK:  ESPN'S MATT FORTUNA

LINK:  CSN'S J.J. STANKEVITZ 

LINK:  CHICAGO TRIBUNE'S CHRIS HINE 

LINK:  NBC'S DOUG FLUTIE

LINK:  CBS SPORTS

LINK:  SPORTS ILLUSTRATED

LINK:  CHICAGO SUN-TIMES'S STEVE GREENBERG

LINK:  SPORTING NEWS

LINK:  ESPN GAMEDAY

LINK:  "DR. LOU -- PICKS A WINNER"

ESPN Writer's Take on ND's Investigation

Thought you might want to take a look at ESPN's Mark Schlabach's view of Notre Dame's on-going investigation...

LINK:  SCHLABACH

ND Fans: Better Get Your Under Armour On!

Uh-oh, the "WIND CHILL" temperatures this morning here in South Bend, IN -- eight hours before kick-off of #13 Stanford vs. #8 Notre Dame...

Stanford's "Motivational Video" for Notre Dame

The folks at Stanford produced this video to "fire-up" their fan base for their game tomorrow afternoon with our Fighting Irish.

LINK:  KNOW THY OPPONENT

Ara Parseghian With His First ND Football Team

91 year-old Ara Parseghian, met with his first Notre Dame football team -- the 1964 Fighting Irish tonight in the Schivarelli Room at Notre Dame Stadium

The '64 team is on campus this weekend to celebrate their 50th anniversary.

Look for them to be honored on the field during tomorrow's game.

Tonight's Weather Map: Tomorrow's Forecast

Looks like the weather is just fine -- within a few hours west of Notre Dame's campus as of 9:30 PM ET...

Here's the "hour by hour" forecast for tomorrow's game between Stanford and our Fighting Irish:

Under Armour CEO Kevin Plank couldn't have ordered a better Notre Dame weather forecast for his company's product line...


LINK:  WEATHER FORECAST

Notre Dame Pep Rally: The Tyler Plantz Party!

Folks, this will go down in history as one of the more entertaining player speeches in the 127 years of Notre Dame Football...

LINK:  ENJOY

Stanford Football -- Media's Short Memory!

I'm continually shocked with the media's preoccupation with the quality of Stanford Football -- and they standard they've set.  They've had four great seasons -- in a row.  That is it!

They only have nine winning seasons in their last twenty...

Folks, it wasn't very long ago that they were not that good -- here's a look at their last 20 football seasons:

• 2013:  11 - 3
• 2012:  12 - 2
• 2011:  11 - 2
• 2010:  12 - 1
• 2009:    8 - 5
• 2008:    5 - 7
• 2007:    4 - 8
• 2006:    1 - 11
• 2005:    5 - 6
• 2004:    4 - 7
• 2003:    4 - 7
• 2002:    2 - 9
• 2001:    9 - 3
• 2000:    5 - 6
• 1999:    8 - 4
• 1998:    3 - 8
• 1997:    5 - 6
• 1996:    7 - 5
• 1995:    7 - 4 - 1
• 1994:    3 - 7 - 1

To Get You Fired-Up for Saturday's Game!

The folks at Turning Point do a great job with these -- let's GO IRISH!

You've got to love David Grimes' intro.

LINK:  MUST SEE!

Michigan Athletic Director Absolves Brady Hoke

Embattled Michigan AD Dave Brandon met with a writer from the Detroit Free Press to talk about the on-field handling of QB Shane Morris' concussion...

Here's what he had to say:

LINK:  DAVE BRANDON

ND One of Only 13 Still Undefeated in Top 25!

Arizona's upset of undefeated and #2 ranked Oregon -- at Oregon -- has left only 13 undefeated teams in the AP TOP 25 Rankings leading into the sixth weekend of the college football season...

Now Arizona, which is now 5 - 0 and un-ranked, will move up into the TOP 25 in next week's polls. 

Here are the UNDEFEATED:

• Florida State
• Alabama
• Oklahoma
• Auburn
• Texas A&M
• Baylor
• UCLA
• NOTRE DAME
• Mississippi
• Mississippi State
• Brigham Young
• Nebraska
• TCU
   

LINK:  ARIZONA BEATS OREGON

Chris Watt Blogs About His First NFL Action

Domer Chris Watt '13, saw his first NFL action this past weekend in the Chargers' 33 to 14 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars.  Chris played 30 snaps at right guard -- and played "very well" according to the coaching staff.

Chris blogs about his first game (he wears #65 for the Chargers) -- at the link below:

LINK:  CHRIS WATT

Domer T.J. Jones -- "Hula-Hoop" Demonstration

I'm going to guess that this is not what T.J. Jones thought he'd be doing on a weekday in October during his rookie season in the NFL.

What you're asked to do when you're on the Injured Reserve List.

LINK:  T.J. JONES -- HULA-HOOPING

What the Bay Area Media is Saying -- Today

Here is the media coverage today -- coming out of northern California -- about Saturday's game between Stanford and Notre Dame.  Just click on the links below:

LINK:  SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS #1

LINK:  SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS #2

LINK:  STANFORD DAILY

LINK:  STANFORD DAILY #2

LINK:  STANFORD DAILY #3

Media Day Today for Notre Dame Hockey!

Notre Dame, the pre-season #12 ranked college hockey team in the country (see rankings below), held their annual Media Day today at Compton Family Ice Arena. 

Here is Coach Jackson talking about this year's Fighting Irish:

LINK:  COACH JACKSON

LINK:  COLLEGE HOCKEY RANKINGS

#14 Stanford vs. #8 Notre Dame: Game Primer

To get you ready for the "next biggest" game of the year -- Saturday's game with Stanford -- you'll want to take a look at this...

LINK:  GAME PRIMER

OT: Derek Jeter "I Never Wanted to Embarass..."

A great lesson for everyone...

Watch this interview:

LINK:  DEREK JETER

Under Armour Shoes For ND Women's Hoops

Here's a photo that Notre Dame Women's Basketball "tweeted' today -- of their new shoes from Under Armour for the upcoming season...

Joe Schmidt -- One of Notre Dame's Middle Men

Notre Dame linebacker Joe Schmidt has gone from walk-on to starting middle linebacker for the Fighting Irish -- and he'll be a key in this Saturday's match-up with Stanford.

ESPN's Matt Fortuna wrote this nice story about Schmidt:

LINK:  JOE SCHMIDT

ESPN'S College Football Live: ND vs. Stanford

Well, if you wonder what the "experts" are saying about Saturday afternoon's game between #8 Notre Dame and #14 Stanford -- just click on the link below...

I wonder how much they've watched ND on film:

LINK:  ESPN COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE

LINK:  PICKIN' A WINNER

Nice Story on Notre Dame QB Everett Golson

Yahoo! Sports Pat Forde penned this story today on Notre Dame quarterback Everett Golson.

Thought you'd want to see this:

LINK:  EVERETT GOLSON

Stanford Players Talk Notre Dame Game

Quarterback Kevin Hogan (see Notre Dame lineage below), safety Jordan Richards and defensive end Blake Lueders (Zionsville, IN) -- met with the media yesterday to talk about their game with Notre Dame.

Kevin Hogan is the nephew of former Fighting Irish quarterback Coley O'Brien and tackle Ivan Brown. His father and sister attended Notre Dame, and he estimates between 10 and 20 cousins and about five or six aunts and uncles hold Notre Dame degrees.

Lueders was originally committed to Notre Dame, before switching to Stanford after Weis was fired.

Just click on their names below:

LINK:  KEVIN HOGAN

LINK:  JORDAN RICHARDS

LINK:  BLAKE LUEDERS

Stanford's David Shaw Talks Notre Dame Game

Stanford head football coach David Shaw met with the media Tuesday in Palo Alto to talk about Saturday's game with Notre Dame.  Click on the link below:

LINK:  STANFORD

Game Replay: Notre Dame 31 - Syracuse 15

Here's the full game replay of Notre Dame's 31 to 15 win over Syracuse this past Saturday at MetLife Stadium.  Just click on the link below:

LINK:  ND VICTORY -- FULL GAME REPLAY

Stanford Week: Coach Kelly Press Conference

Notre Dame head football coach Brian Kelly met with the media today to talk Saturday's clash with Stanford.  Here's a link to what he had to say:

LINK:  COACH KELLY

Stanford Week: Inside Notre Dame Football

Coach Kelly reviews the Syracuse game and looks forward to this Saturday's game with Stanford. 

Click on the link below:

LINK:  INSIDE NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL

Goodell Meets With Former Notre Dame Coach

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell traveled to Texas recently to meet with former Notre Dame assistant football coach Charlie Strong who's now leading the Longhorn's football program.

Charlie served on Lou Holtz's Fighting Irish coaching staff from 1995 to 1998...

Strong is cleaning house in Austin -- releasing nine players so far from his team. 

Charlie's push to find character in his players -- drew the attention of the embattled Commissioner.  Click on the link below to see the story:

LINK:  CHARLIE STRONG

A Rivarly Wedding -- Notre Dame & Michigan

My cousin Craig Doyle married Rebecca Blankenship this weekend in what you would call a "marriage of rivals."  For you see, Craig is a Notre Dame fan and Rebecca roots for that "school in Ann Arbor."

As you'll see in the photos they took the rivalry to heart -- actually getting married in football uniforms and the "justice of the peace" wore a referee's shirt...  Hopefully he wasn't from the Big Ten!

The wedding invitations were designed like a Notre Dame vs. Michigan football ticket -- and the wedding and reception was designed like a tailgate...

Congrats Craig and Rebecca!

Everett Golson Surpasses Lujack's Winning %

Notre Dame QB Everett Golson is now the "winningest" starting quarterback in Fighting Irish history with more than 15 career starts.

With the win last night, Everett is now 14 - 1 as a starting QB -- giving him a (.933) winning percentage.  Johnny Lujack was 20 - 1 - 1 as a starter giving him a (.932) winning percentage.

LINK:  STORY

Domer Dad Celebrates Tigers' Central Crown!

The Detroit Tigers' Torii Hunter Sr., celebrated his son's first TOUCHDOWN at Notre Dame last night and he celebrated an American League Central Division Championship this afternoon!

That's Torii to the left in the photo above -- see his interview at the link below...

Torri and the Tigers clinched the Central Division on the last day of the season.  The Playoffs begin for Detroit Thursday night in Baltimore against the Orioles.

LINK:  TORII CELEBRATING IN CLUBHOUSE!

Charlie Weis Fired After 23 - 0 Loss to Texas

Kansas head football coach Charlie Weis was fired -- after the Jayhawks 23 - 0 loss to Texas yesterday.

Weis was 6 - 22 at Kansas in his three seasons with the Jayhawks.

LINK:  WEIS FIRED

LINK:  KANSAS UNIVERSITY OFFICIAL RELEASE

LINK:  WEIS' POST GAME PRESS CONFERENCE

Syracuse Coach Talks Loss to Notre Dame

Scott Shafer met with the media last night after Syracuse's 31 - 16 loss to Notre Dame.  Here's a link to the press conference:

His comments -- very positive for what Coach Kelly & Company are doing at Notre Dame...

LINK:  SCOTT SHAFER

Brian Kelly's Post Game Press Conference

Notre Dame head football coach Brian Kelly met with the media after the Fighting Irish beat Syracuse 31 - 6 last night at MetLife Stadium -- here's a link to the press conference:

LINK:  COACH KELLY

Game Highlights: Notre Dame 31 - Syracuse 16

Here's a link to the game highlights from tonight's 31 - 16 victory for our Fighting Irish over the Syracuse Orangemen...

LINK:  GAME HIGHLIGHTS

ABC Post Game Interview of Coach Brian Kelly

Here is a link to Notre Dame head football coach Brian Kelly's post game on-field interview with an ABC/ESPN reporter.

LINK:  COACH KELLY

Video Replay: Torii Hunter Jr.'s First Catch a TD!

Torii Hunter Jr., has been waiting for this moment for a long time...

His first career catch, came in the 4th quarter of tonight's 31 - 16 victory and it went for a TOUCHDOWN!  It was also Everett Golson's 25th straight completion -- a Notre Dame record!

Here's the video proof -- along with a look at Torri's reaction and his teammates to TD #1!

LINK:  HUNTER'S TD CATCH

LINK:  TEAM & TORII'S SIDELINE REACTION

Everett Golson's "Imperfect - Record" Night

Notre Dame QB Everett Golson completed a school record 25 straight passes tonight on his way to a 4 TD, 362 yards of passing performance in the Fighting Irish's 31 - 16 win over Syracuse...

The 25 straight completions fell one short of the NCAA record.

Unfortunately, a fumble, two interceptions -- one a "pick six" -- gives Everett, Coach Kelly and Coach LaFleur something to work on this weeK as the Irish prepare for #16 Stanford.

Here is Everett with the media after the game:

LINK:  GOLSON WITH MEDIA

#8 Notre Dame Gets Win #4 Tonight in Jersey

The Fighting Irish of Notre Dame won a game tonight in front of the largest crowd to ever see a college football game at MetLife Stadium.

Notre Dame's 31 - 16 win over Syracuse -- marked the first time a Notre Dame team has scored 30 plus points in four straight games to start a season since 1943.  And, it included a ND record for most consecutive completions by a QB! (25 or 26 -- still waiting for final clarification)...

And, the good news -- it took me this long to bring up the five turnovers...

Here's the quick media reaction to tonight's victory:

LINK:  SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE

LINK:  ESPN NOTRE DAME BLOG

LINK:  FORT WAYNE JOURNAL GAZETTE

Pre-Game Video Clips from MetLife Stadium

The Fighting Irish will be kicking it off in less than fifteen minutes.  Here's your last look at Notre Dame getting ready for the Syracuse game:

That's Coach Kelly with Kirk Herbstreit and George Whitfield (QB whisperer) a few minutes ago...
 

LINK:  SLOW MOTION GOLSON PASSING

LINK:  WARMING UP

LINK:  COUNT ON ME!

The Most Expensive Syracuse Football Ticket!

The Fighting Irish prove once again -- they are the biggest draw in college football...

Game attendance:  76,802 -- largest crowd ever for a college football game at MetLife Stadium.

LINK:  MOST EXPENSIVE TICKET!

Photo of Everett Golson Before Game Starts

Here's a photo of Notre Dame QB Everett Golson signing a few autographs before putting on the GOLD HELMET for tonight's game against Syracuse at MetLife Stadium.

Closing the All-Time Wins Gap With Michigan

Here's a look at the college football all-time WINS LIST for FBS schools -- as of 12:43 AM ET, Sunday morning.

As you'll see below Notre Dame is now #2 on the list to Michigan -- who has been playing football eight more seasons than the Fighting Irish...

Notre Dame is the all-time winningest team in college football history with a winning percentage of 73% 

1. Michigan -- 912 wins
2. NOTRE DAME -- 878 wins
3. Texas -- 876 wins
4. Nebraska -- 869 wins
5. Ohio State -- 851 wins

Note:  Notre Dame entered the 2014 season #2 on the All-Time Winning % list and #3 on the All-Time Wins list.

Domer Bevacqua Leads PGA at 2014 Ryder Cup

Pete Bevacqua '93 is the CEO of the PGA of America.  The Notre Dame grad is over in Scotland cheering on TEAM USA this weekend at the Ryder Cup.

Here is a link to Friday's NBC interview of Bevacqua:

LINK:  PETE BEVACQUA

LINK:  BIO