#20 Notre Dame vs. FSU Today on ESPN2

The 20th ranked Fighting Irish travel to Tallahassee today to take on the Florida State Seminoles.  The game will be televised on ESPN2 beginning at 4 PM ET.

This is a HUGE game for Notre Dame -- the last road game of the season -- with ACC Tournament and NCAA Tournament seeding implications.

GO IRISH!

LINK:  GAME NOTES

Sporting News: ND a Spring Game to Watch!

Notre Dame's annual Blue Gold Game will be played in the Stadium on Saturday, April 16th.  The folks at the Sporting News call it one of the "hottest" Spring games in the country...

LINK:  SPORTING NEWS

#1 Notre Dame vs. #1 Michigan in Water Polo

Brian Coughlin's top ranked Notre Dame Women's Water Polo Club team will host Michigan today in the Irish Invitational -- in a battle between two of the top three teams in the country!  They square off at the Rolfs Aquatic Center at NOON ET.

UPDATE:  NOTRE DAME BEAT MICHIGAN 9 - 7 !!!

In the latest Women's Collegiate Water Polo Association national rankings -- Notre Dame, Michigan and California are all tied for #1.  See link to rankings below.

Notre Dame lost to the California Bears last year in the National Championship game.

Notre Dame beat #17 Michigan State last night.  They will also play #14 Ohio State, Indiana, Penn State and Illinois this weekend.

LINK:  WOMEN'S COLLEGIATE WATER POLO RANKINGS

Domer Jaylon Smith Meets NFL Media Today

Notre Dame All-American Jaylon Smith -- now seven weeks post operation on his knee -- met with the media today in Indianapolis at the NFL Scouting Combine.  Smith spent yesterday meeting with team doctors...

A note of caution when it comes to news coming from teams as it relates to players at the NFL Scouting Combine -- they will float stories to create concern on players, in hopes teams will drop them on their Draft Boards.

LINK:  NFL.COM STORY ON JAYLON

LINK:  FOX SPORTS ON JAYLON

LINK:  NBC CHICAGO ON JAYLON

Ronnie Stanley -- NFL Combine Results

Here's how things went for Notre Dame student-athlete Ronnie Stanley who has been in Indianapolis the last three days meeting with and working out for NFL teams.

Here is how Ronnie stacked up amongst the group of offensive lineman in attendance:

• 40 Yard Dash: 5.20
• 3 Cone Drill: 8.03
• 20 Yd. Shuttle Drill: 4.90

LINK:  NFL NETWORK INTERVIEW

LINK:  RONNIE STANLEY'S 40 YARD DASH 

LINK:  RONNIE STANLEY'S NFL COMBINE PROFILE

Nick Martin -- NFL Scouting Combine Results

Here's how things went for Notre Dame student-athlete Nick Martin who has been in Indianapolis the last three days meeting with and working out for NFL teams.

Here is how Nick stacked up amongst the group of offensive lineman in attendance:

• 40 Yard Dash:  5.22 
• Bench Press:  28
• Broad Jump:  8'-1" 
• 3 Cone Drill:  7.57
•  20 Yd. Shuttle Drill:  4.72

LINK:  NICK MARTIN'S 40 YARD DASH 

LINK:  NICK MARTIN'S BENCH PRESS

C.J. Prosise -- NFL Scouting Combine Results

Here's how things went for Notre Dame student-athlete C.J. Prosise who has been in Indianapolis the last three days meeting with and working out for NFL teams.

Here is how C.J. stacked up amongst the group of running backs in attendance:

• 40 Yard Dash:  4.48 --- 8TH FASTEST
• Vertical Jump:  35.5" -- 7TH HIGHEST
• Broad Jump:  10'-1" -- 8TH FARTHEST

LINK:  C.J.'S 40 YARD DASH 

LINK:  C.J. PROSISE -- NFL COMBINE PROFILE

Fr. Ted Hesburgh's Enduring Legacy

This day -- one year ago -- the University of Notre Dame's "Fr. Ted" left for Heaven.

The film footage of Fr. Ted Hesburgh, C.S.C. and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. -- the day this iconic photo was taken -- has never been seen before.

NFL Combine: C.J. Prosise's Media Session

NFL Combine: Ronnie Stanley's Media Session

Here is Notre Dame All-American Ronnie Stanley's media session in Indianapolis at the NFL Scouting Combine...

LINK:  RONNIE STANLEY

Will Fuller: NFL Combine Media Session

Will Fuller was interviewed today at the NFL Scouting Combine -- click on the link below:

LINK:  WILL FULLER IN THE CONFESSIONAL

Jaylon Smith Will "Walk Into" NFL Draft Rooms

Amazing walking without the knee brace six days after being restricted for six weeks and feels fantastic! pic.twitter.com/dAW8OW09Ke

— Jaylon Smith (@thejaylonsmith) February 24, 2016

This is good to see -- walking six days after being restricted for six weeks from putting any weight on his injured knee....

The Notre Dame All-American will be in Indianapolis this weekend meeting with NFL teams interested in drafting him.

4 Domers on Top 50 NFL Draft Prospects List!

You won't be surprised with who they are...

LINK:  TOP 50 NFL DRAFT PROSPECTS

Must See: Corey Robinson & Tom Gatewood

Muffet's #2 Irish to Get Tested Tonight / ESPN2

ESPN's BIG MONDAY will feature the #2 ranked Fighting Irish in their game tonight at #9 Florida State.  The game will be televised on ESPN2 beginning at 7 PM ET.

Florida State (21 - 5) is led by Shakayla Thomas a 5'-11" forward who averages 17.1 points per game. 

Florida State's projected starting line-up vs. Notre Dame:

• Shakayla Thomas: 5'-11 Forward
• Adut Bulgak:  6'-4" Center
• Emiah Bingley:  5'-7" Guard
• Leticia Romero:  5'-8" Guard
• Brittany Brown: 5'-8" Guard

LINK:  GAME NOTES

NFL Combine: Notre Dame Players' Schedules

The NFL's annual "beauty pageant" -- AKA the 2016 NFL Scouting Combine -- begins this Tuesday in Indianapolis.

Here's the schedule for the ten (10) former Notre Dame football stars as they begin their NFL journey.  WISH THEM WELL!

GROUP ONE ARRIVALS : Ronnie Stanley / Nick Martin / C.J. Prosise

TUESDAY:

• Hospital Pre-Exam and X-Rays
• Orientation 
• Team interviews

WEDNESDAY:

• Measurements / Medical Examinations
• Media interviews
• Team interviews

THURSDAY:

• NFLPA Meeting
• Psychological Testing 
• Bench Press Testing

FRIDAY:

• On Field Testing
• Combine is completed!

GROUP TWO ARRIVALS:  Will Fuller / Chris Brown

WEDNESDAY:

• Hospital Pre-Exam and X-Rays
• Orientation 
• Team interviews

THURSDAY:

• Measurements / Medical Examinations
• Media interviews
• Team interviews

FRIDAY:

• NFLPA Meeting
• Psychological Testing 
• Bench Press Testing

SATURDAY:

• On Field Testing
• Combine is completed!

GROUP THREE ARRIVALS:  Jaylon Smith / Sheldon Day / Romeo Okwara

THURSDAY:

• Hospital Pre-Exam and X-Rays
• Orientation 
• Team interviews

FRIDAY:

• Measurements / Medical Examinations
• Media interviews
• Team interviews

SATURDAY:

• NFLPA Meeting
• Psychological Testing 
• Bench Press Testing

SUNDAY:

• On Field Testing
• Combine is completed!

GROUP FOUR ARRIVALS:  Keivarae Russell / Elijah Shumate

FRIDAY:

• Hospital Pre-Exam and X-Rays
• Orientation 
• Team interviews

SATURDAY:

• Measurements / Medical Examinations
• Media interviews
• Team interviews

SUNDAY:

• NFLPA Meeting
• Psychological Testing 
• Bench Press Testing

MONDAY:

• On Field Testing
• Combine is completed!

LINK:  NFL NETWORK'S TV COVERAGE OF COMBINE

Tuesday at NFL Combine: Measurements

The NFL measures "everything."  Here's a story about the 12 prospects under the microscope for Tuesday's session.  Notre Dame's Will Fuller is on the list...

LINK:  ARE FULLER'S HANDS BIG ENOUGH?

"Fastest Five" at NFL Combine -- Fuller on List

The NFL Scouting Combine begins this Tuesday in Indianapolis -- and all eyes will be on the 40-yard dash...

Notre Dame's Will Fuller is figured to be one of the fastest in Indy -- see story below:

LINK:  SPEED

Irish Lose to Georgia Tech on Last Second Shot

#1 ND Beat #13 Georgetown in Season Opener

Notre Dame vs. GA TECH Tonight on ESPN2

Mike Brey's Fighting Irish are in Atlanta tonight to face the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets in an important ACC road contest.  The game will be televised LIVE on ESPN2 beginning at 8 PM ET.

Notre Dame is in 4th place -- just a game in the loss column behind first place Miami and North Carolina.

LINK:  GAME NOTES

LINK:  GEORGIA TECH'S NEW STRATEGY FOR ND

Mike Brey's Radio Show: Guest Steve Vasturia

Domer T.J. Jones -- Whale Trainer?

Harper Lee's Honorary Degree -- Notre Dame

Pulitzer Price winning novelist Harper Lee -- passed away in her sleep this morning at the age of 89.  Her book "To Kill a Mocking Bird" has now sold more than 40 million copies...

The University of Notre Dame recognized Lee, in 2002, with an honorary degree -- video above.

LINK:  A LIFE SHAPED BY TOWERING TEXT

Domer Monty Williams Gives Emotional Eulogy

Notre Dame alum Monty Williams gave this emotional eulogy at his wife Ingrid's memorial service yesterday in Oklahoma City.

They met as students at Our Lady's University -- twenty-six years ago...

LINK:  ESPN REPORT

Domer A.J. Pollock Signs Contract Extension

Domer Great's Grandson Sets Scoring Record

The grandson of Notre Dame Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Lattner -- Luke Lattner -- scored 55 points in a basketball game Tuesday night. 

Luke's legendary grandfather left for heaven just four days earlier...

Coincidence?

Michigan State's Trip to Notre Dame in 2016

Athlon Sports is calling it one of the most "intriguing" games of the 2016 football season...

LINK:  MSU vs. ND

WSBT-TV: Notre Dame Athletics' Technology

Everett Golson '15 Not Invited to NFL Combine

The University of Notre Dame is sending 10 student-athletes to Indianapolis next week to participate in the NFL Combine -- more than every college in America except for a school in Columbus...

Everett Golson -- who made the decision to transfer to Florida State for his last year of college eligibility -- did not receive an invitation.

Skylar Making Her Presence Felt in Dallas

The former Notre Dame All-American is now playing for the Dallas Wings -- as her Tulsa WNBA team relocated here after last season...

Domer Achonwa -- ESPNW Follows For a Day

Former Notre Dame student-athlete Natalie Achonwa '14 -- returned home to Canada for last weekend's NBA All-Star Game festivities. 

The folks at ESPNW -- followed Natalie around for a day -- you'll enjoy this!

LINK:  A DAY WITH NATALIE

Notre Dame Football Back At It Today!!!

Notre Dame Fans Should Applaud Steve Elmer

Notre Dame student Steve Elmer '16 -- a two-year starter on the Fighting Irish offensive line -- announced today he was retiring from the game to pursue a job in the Washington D.C. area.

Elmer had another year of eligibility -- yet, as you'll see in his letter to the Notre Dame family (linked below), he has other priorities in life.

Steve -- I applaud you!

LINK:  ELMER'S STORY

Hunter "The Punter" Smith -- MUST SEE!

Here is Hunter Smith's "Notre Dame" motorcyle...

LINK:  FULL STORY

Notre Dame Has the #1 RPI in Women's Hoops

We played the undisputed #1 team in the country -- tougher than anyone else. We have the #1 RPI ranking, ahead of the #1 team.  Yet, Notre Dame remained #3 in today's ranking in the eyes of NCAA's selection committee. 

I don't get it.

• Notre Dame has the top RPI in college basketball -- see it right here:  RPI
• Notre Dame lost at UCONN by 10 without Brianna Turner.
• South Carolina lost AT HOME to UCONN by 12.

Here's why it is important to finish #2:  THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING #2

National Rankings of ND Teams in Season!

Just took a lap around the worldwide web's rankings of the various Notre Dame Athletics teams in season -- thought you'd find this interesting!

NOTRE DAME TEAMS:

#1:  MEN'S LACROSSE
#2:  WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
#2:  WOMEN'S FENCING
#2:  MEN'S FENCING 
#7:  MEN'S HOCKEY
#9:  WOMEN'S LACROSSE
#15:  WOMEN'S TRACK & FIELD 
#18:  MEN'S BASKETBALL
#24:  WOMEN'S SOFTBALL
#30:  MEN'S SWIMMING

Muffet's IRISH Now Ranked #2 in the Country!

Notre Dame is #2 in the latest AP Poll -- behind the unanimous #1 UCONN.

The Fighting Irish played at UCONN back in December without Brianna Turner -- in a game won by the Huskies 91 - 81.  Here's some of the key take-aways from the game:

• UCONN only led 45 - 43 at the half
• UCONN outscored the IRISH by 14 in the 3rd Quarter
• ND outscored UCONN by 6 in the 4th Quarter
• 81 points is the most given up by UCONN all season -- UCONN is the #1 defensive team in the country giving up 49.2 points per game
• ND shot 49.2% from the field against UCONN
• ND shot 65% from the 3 point line against UCONN
• ND shot 60% from the free throw line against UCONN
• UCONN made 13 more free throws than ND -- the key stat of the game
• Even without Turner -- UCONN only out rebounded ND by 4 rebounds

Let's hope they meet each other again in Indianapolis on Tuesday, April 5th for the National Championship!

LINK:  LATEST RANKINGS

An Inside Look at ND's Win Over Louisville!

Mike Brey's Fighting Irish Jump Up to #18 / #19

Three big wins in a row over North Carolina, Clemson and Louisville apparently caught the attention of the college coaching community as Notre Dame jumps from being "un-ranked' to 18th in the latest USA Today / Coaches Poll and #19 in the latest AP Poll.

LINK:  RANKINGS

Top Four Teams in ACC: Remaining Schedules

Here's what the balance of the ACC regular season looks like for the TOP FOUR teams.  In all honesty -- the Fighting Irish have the easiest path to the ACC Regular Season Championship. 

Here's how many games each team has left against teams expected to be selected to play in the NCAA Tournament:

NOTRE DAME:  1 game
North Carolina:  5 games
Miami:  4 games
Virginia:  2 games, plus Louisville

REMAINING SCHEDULE:

1:  North Carolina (10 - 2)

• Duke  (19 - 6)
• #12 Miami  (20 - 4)
• @ North Carolina State  (13 - 12)
• @ #7 Virginia  (20 - 5)
• Syracuse  (18 - 8)
• @ Duke  (19 - 6)

2:  Miami  (9 - 3)

• Virginia Tech  (13 - 12)
• @ #9 North Carolina  (21 - 4)
• #7 Virginia  (20 - 5)
• #13 Louisville  (19 - 6)
• @ Notre Dame  (18 - 7)
• @ Virginia Tech  (13 - 12)

3:  Virginia  (9 - 4)

• North Carolina State  (13 - 12)
• @ #12 Miami  (20 - 4)
• North Carolina  (21 - 4)
• @ Clemson  (15 - 10)
• #13 Louisville  (19 - 6)

4:  Notre Dame (9 - 4)

• @ Georgia Tech  (13 - 12)
• @ Wake Forest  (10 - 15)
• @ Florida State  (16 - 9)
• #12 Miami  (20 - 4)
• North Carolina State  (13 - 12)

PHOTO: Domer Kyle Rudolph's Wedding

The wedding took place in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.

Here is a photo of Kyle and his wife Jordan.

Domers Dunne & Veihmeyer Make AT&T Cut!

Jimmy Dunne '78 and John Veihmeyer '77 will be playing in today's final round of the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am -- after making the cut!  Only the top 25 teams made the cut this year -- Dunne and Reed got in on a scorecard playoff.

Veihmeyer and his professional playing partner Phil Mickelson are at -18 for the tournament and are tied for 17th place.  Dunne and his professional playing partner Patrick Reed are at -17 in a tie for 21st.

In the video above -- John Veihmeyer '77 is the first to give Phil a "fist bump" after his chip in -- and then you'll see Jimmy Dunne '78 getting ready to putt say something to Phil.

There are three teams tied for the lead at -23

Condoleezza Rice '75 and her professional playing partner Jason Bohn had a great third round scored of 64 -- but, they ended up at -13, four shots below the cut line.

Veihmeyer is in for a pretty special day.  His playing partner Phil Mickelson -- just happens to be leading the professional tournament.  So John will be playing in the last group on Sunday at a PGA Tour event -- WOW!!!

FYI: John is the Global Chairman of KPMG -- Mickelson's long-time sponsor...

Jimmy will be playing in a foursome with his playing partner Patrick Reed and two other PGA Tour players Kevin Streelman and Tyler Aldridge.  I wouldn't be surprised if Dunne beats one of them straight up -- last year Jimmy carded a 69 at Pebble Beach in this tournament.

TV COVERAGE begins:

• Golf Channel:  1:00 PM ET to 2:30 PM ET 
• CBS:  3:00 PM ET to 6:30 PM ET

LINK:  AMATEUR TEAM LEADERBOARD

Mike Brey Talks Big Win Over #13 Louisville

Notre Dame All-Time Great Leaves for Heaven

Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Lattner '54, died this morning from lung cancer.  Lattner was 83 years-old.

LINK:  LATTNER

Notre Dame Now Tied For 3rd Place in ACC

The win over Louisville and Duke's buzzer beater over Virginia -- puts the Fighting Irish in a tie for 3rd place --- a game behind North Carolina.

Here's a link to the ACC standings:

LINK:  ACC STANDINGS

Notre Dame Beats #13 Louisville 71 - 66

Let's hope this win finally gets Notre Dame back into the TOP 25!!!

Skylar Walks the Runway at NY Fashion Week!

Former Notre Dame All-American and WNBA star Skyar Diggins was in NYC Thursday night for the American Heart Associations' "GO RED FOR WOMEN RED DRESS" fashion show during New York Fashion Week.

Here's a the LIVE VIDEO from Thursday night's event:

LINK:  GO RED FOR WOMEN -- LIVE EVENT

Demetrius Picked #2 Point Guard in ACC...

Coach Brey Talks With Media About Louisville

The Fighting Irish take on Louisville today at 4:00 PM ET -- the game is sold out -- but, you can watch it at home on ESPN2.