Domer Wroblewski '03 Lead Team USA to Gold Medal!

 

Former Notre Dame hockey player John Wroblewski '03 -- led TEAM USA to an OT win today over arch rival Canada at the World Championships!

#9 Notre Dame Routs #5 North Carolina on the Road!

 

The Tar Heels led 4 - 0 on their home turf -- and then Notre Dame took control...

Sonia Citron's First Washington Mystics Presser

Full Blue Gold Game Replay From Notre Dame

J.D. PicKell Opines On Steve Angeli's Next Team

Transfer Portal Pick Up For Notre Dame Basketball

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Carson Towt led the country in rebounds per game this season! 

 

 

LINK:  ROSTER BIO AT NORTHERN ARIZONA

 

J.D. Pickell Asks Marcus Freeman About NIL Issue

Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman speaks on the Nico Iamaleava/Tennesssee situation⬇️

"Transactional decisions aren't always the best ones for your future."

(via @jdpickell) pic.twitter.com/hmVFRJKoES

— On3 (@On3sports) April 15, 2025

Sonia Citron Goes Third Overall in WNBA Draft

Domer Connaughton Hangs Career High 43 on Pistons

 

 

43 points / 11 rebounds / 5 assists -- one of only 4 Milwaukee Bucks' players in history to post numbers like this -- joining Giannis Antetokounmpo, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Khris Middleton.

Maybe Doc Rivers finally gets him back in the rotation??? 

 

Irish Illustrated's Post Blue Gold Game Coverage

 

LINK:  HOW TO SUBSCRIBE

Marcus Freeman Recaps Notre Dame's Blue Gold Game

Notre Dame Blue Gold Game's Media Session

Highlights -- Notre Dame's 2025 Blue Gold Game

Fortuna & Sampson Preview Today's Blue Gold Game

Wake Up The Echoes -- Blue Gold Game Talk

A Top Ranked Player in the Country Commits to ND!

 

Rodney Dunham is one of the top ranked players in the Class of 2026!  Here's his current national rankings:

On3: ranked 7th best player in the country!

247 Sports: ranked 14th best player in the country!

ESPN: ranked 57th best player in the country!

Rivals: ranked 127th best player in the country!

 

 

Welcome Back To Notre Dame For Blue Gold Game

 

This is the video we created three years ago when we were welcoming back our fans to Notre Dame for the first time after COVID...

Hope you'll enjoy it again today!

Gruden's QB Class -- Riley Leonard, Notre Dame

Jon Gruden w/ Riley Leonard -- ESPN Tonight!

Big Time Running Back Has Notre Dame in the Lead

Notre Dame leads "just by a little" over Michigan for Top-10 RB Javian Osborne‼️@osborne__era explains how the next two visits will shape his recruitment.

Full Interview: https://t.co/GuTSyiq6kY pic.twitter.com/w3wbSzrKfP

— Josh Newberg (@josh_newberg) April 7, 2025

Notre Dame WR & LB Coaches and Players

Finally Some "Positive" Portal News for Notre Dame

 

Defensive Newcomers to Notre Dame Football Team

Domer Kevin Warren Talks About Bears' Future Home

Stadium update from Kevin Warren.

If it wasn’t clear before it is now. Arlington Heights will be the future home of the Chicago Bears. #Bears #ChicagoBears pic.twitter.com/MX8Y7ZYCLO

— Clay Harbor (@clayharbs82) April 1, 2025

Looks like he's wearing a Notre Dame tie!

Incoming Hoops Recruit On ESPN Tonight @ 9 PM ET

tune in tonight to catch @JalenHaralson3 in the McDonald’s All-American Game! 🍔

🕘 9:00 PM ET
📺 ESPN
📍 Brooklyn, NY#GoIrish☘️ | @McDAAG pic.twitter.com/ggbAWHEtiP

— Notre Dame Men's Basketball (@NDmbb) April 1, 2025

OT: HUGE Problem Facing Many Families in America!

  

Since leaving Notre Dame in July of 2023, I've been working with the Pulte Family Charitable Foundation on the building of a "forever home" for young adults with an intellectual and developmental disability (I/DD) in Palm Beach County, FL.  For the first time ever -- adults with an I/DD are living longer than their parents.

 

Who is going to take care of them when Mom and Dad no longer can?  This is a huge looming issue in our country...

 

TO LEARN MORE & MAKE A GIFT -- PLEASE CLICK ON THE IMAGE ABOVE

 

Here's a few Moms talking about the issues faced when a son or daughter is diagnosed with an I/DD:

 

A Season That Could / Should Have Lasted Longer

 

One of the most talented (hyped) rosters in all of women's college basketball -- flew home to South Bend last night, not living up to the potential of what should have been.

I could go on and on as to why I think we are where we are with this program -- but I'll leave it with these three thoughts:

1. Player development is suspect -- who has improved since their arrival?
   
2. Our head coach is all ME and MY -- not WE and OUR -- could learn from Marcus Freeman on how leaders communicate.
3. We have only signed TWO RECRUITS the past two recruiting cycles -- in a program that has a very short bench and injury prone -- why?

Here's who is expected to return next season:

1. Hannah Hidalgo -- All-American, can she make those around her better?
2. Cassandra Prosper -- has not lived up to the recruiting hype yet -- missed most of last season with an injury
3. KK Bransford -- sat out this season (lingering leg injury)
   
4. Leah Macy -- only incoming HS recruit -- rumored ACL (knee) injury, happened in January, will she even be available for 2025-26 season?

I guess the decision has been made to major in the TRANSFER PORTAL and minor in HIGH SCHOOL recruiting -- as our roster management strategy.  Never thought we'd see this at the University of Notre Dame.

UPDATE: Olivia Miles has chosen to enter the Transfer Portal over returning to Notre Dame or entering the WNBA Draft.  Joining her in the Transfer Portal is Emma Risch -- a sophomore who has had injury issues since her arrival in South Bend. Kate Koval, last year's top recruit (and only) -- game seemed to regress over the season.  And now, Kylee Watson has entered the Transfer Portal...

Notre Dame can't even play five-on-five basketball -- until June at the earliest. 

Here's the "Gold-Lining" to this cloud -- I want to believe Niele will do the following:

1. Find a roster out of the Transfer Portal that will get us competitive next season
2. Look at her staff and make some needed changes to improve all aspects of the operation
• Player development
• Recruiting
• Game management 
• Strength training
• Etc
  
3. Recruit, recruit, recruit -- the top high school talent in the country -- it is necessary
• They have a University second to none
• They have a fan base second to none
• And, they have a practice facility second to none
  

And, work on how to communicate like a leader of a championship program.  It's not ME and MY -- it's WE and OUR.  It has to be about "all" (the team) and should never be about you.

Notre Dame Baseball Routs #4 Florida State

ND Women's Basketball - NCAA Sweet Sixteen w/ Media

Women's Hoops In Alabama For Game vs. TCU

PSA: The tiny mic has made it to Birmingham in one piece. What happens next is anyone’s guess 🎤😭#GoIrish pic.twitter.com/TLRIdkgt7C

— Notre Dame Women's Basketball (@ndwbb) March 28, 2025

Link Jarrett Talks Upcoming Series vs. Notre Dame

 

The former Irish baseball head coach talks about his #4 ranked Seminoles coming to Notre Dame this weekend...

NCAA Show Interview Niele Ivey About Tournament

Niele Ivey talks about the work of this year's @ndwbb squad and getting over the hurdle of the Sweet Sixteen.

"We're knocking on the door."#MarchMadness x @IrishCoachIvey pic.twitter.com/WcP2Do5hm3

— NCAA March Madness (@MarchMadnessWBB) March 28, 2025

Notre Dame OL & DL Coaches & Players w/ Media

Notre Dame QB & RB Coaches & Players w/ Media

14th National Championship for Notre Dame Fencing

 

Notre Dame has won four of the last five National Championships in Fencing!  And, it's the 36th NCAA National Championship (team) in Notre Dame's history.  Congrats!

LINK:  STORY

Michigan HC and Players Talk Loss to Notre Dame

Ivey's Irish Roll Over Michigan Today in NCAA Play

The "New Guys" to Notre Dame Football w/ Media

Stephen F. Austin Head Coach & Players After Loss

Notre Dame Rolls Over Stephen F. Austin in NCAA

OT: A Story Not Un-Familiar to I/DD Families...

Adam Breneman's Interview of Marcus Freeman

 

Adam Breneman is a former tight end at Penn State and UMASS and a former TE coach at Arizona State...

Marcus Freeman Talks Spring Football 2025

Jaden O'Brien Wins Another NCAA National Title!

OT: The Today Show Profiled Our Partner This AM!

 

We are in the process of finalizing a fundraising campaign to build a FOREVER HOME for these forever children from The IDDeal Foundation.  If you'd like to help us finish the fund raising for The IDDeal Place -- please click on the link below:

LINK:  THE IDDEAL PLACE

Notre Dame Men's Lacrosse Routs #24 Michigan

PicKell Talks About Marcus Freeman's Natty Hopes!

 

The Marcus Freeman talk begins at the 4:50 mark...

Photo of the Jack and Kathy Shields Family Hall

 

 

The Jack and Kathy Shields Family Hall -- the future home of Notre Dame Football, is going up as we speak.  Here's a photo of the construction site -- along with an image of what it will look like when it's completed in 2026 -- and its location on campus.

Harrison Smith Signs For Another Year in the NFL!

Former Notre Dame team captain -- and six-time NFL All-Pro selection -- Harrison Smith, just signed on for a fourteenth year with the Minnesota Vikings.  The former 1st Round NFL pick's latest contract negotiation bumps him up to #2 on this all-time list of Notre Dame student-athletes working in professional sports as an athlete or coach:

• Ronnie Stanley:  $168,645,183 -- not guaranteed, contract to 2028
• Harrison Smith:  $132,735,243 -- contract to 2026
• Monty Williams:  $125,900,000 
• Quenton Nelson:  $118,819,452 -- not guaranteed, contract to 2026
• Mike McGlinchey:  $116,981,966 -- not guaranteed, contract to 2026
• Jeff Samardzija:  $116,341,666
  
• Zack Martin:  $113,240,531 
• Aaron Banks:  $85,565,019 -- not guaranteed, contract to 2029
• Craig Counsell:  $79,055,000 -- guaranteed contract to 2029
  
• AJ Pollock:  $78,498,337
• Anders Lee:  $66,044,038 -- guaranteed contract to 2025
  
• Troy Murphy:  $66,000,000 
• Kyle Rudolph:  $59,936,853 
• Cole Kmet:  $59,161,763 -- not guaranteed, contract to 2027
  
• Golden Tate:  $56,421,672
  
• Stephon Tuitt:  $55,710,551 
• Pat Connaughton:   $55,542,117 -- guaranteed contract to 2026
• Brad Lidge:  $55,335,000 
• Kyle Palmieri:  $50,192,154 -- guaranteed contract to 2025
  
• Bryan Rust:  $46,670,000 -- guaranteed contract to 2028 
• Bryant Young:  $44,000,000
• Justin Tuck:  $43,248,463 
• Ian Cole:  $37.849,694 -- guaranteed contract to 2026
• Romeo Okwara:  $36,855,601
  
• John Sullivan:  $35,800,027
• Jerome Bettis:  $35,122,500
• Jeff Faine:  $34,456,892 
• Will Fuller:  $34,246,582
  
• Jaylon Smith:  $33,316,297 
• Joe Alt:  $33,160,944 -- guaranteed contract to 2027
  
• Matt Carroll:  $29,537,032 
• Tim Brown:  $28,432,686
• Robert Hainsey:  $28,315,064 -- not guaranteed contract to 2028
  
• Laphonso Ellis:  $27,939,000
• Rocket Ismail:  $27,885,021
  
• Tyler Eifert:  $26,310,317
  
• Joe Montana:  $26,000,000 
• Nick Martin:  $25,185,579 
• Steve Beuerlein:  $22,238,265

Robert Hainsey Just Joined This All-Time List...

Former Notre Dame star Robert Hainsey just signed a three-year $21,000,000 contract with the Jacksonville Jaguars!  It moved Hainsey onto this all-time Notre Dame list of earnings for a professional athlete / professional coach:

• Ronnie Stanley:  $168,645,183 -- not guaranteed, contract to 2028
• Monty Williams:  $125,900,000 
• Harrison Smith:  $122,735,243 -- not guaranteed, contract to 2026 
• Quenton Nelson:  $118,819,452 -- not guaranteed, contract to 2026
• Mike McGlinchey:  $116,981,966 -- not guaranteed, contract to 2026
• Jeff Samardzija:  $116,341,666
  
• Zack Martin:  $113,240,531 
• Aaron Banks:  $85,565,019 -- not guaranteed, contract to 2029
• Craig Counsell:  $79,055,000 -- guaranteed contract to 2029
  
• AJ Pollock:  $78,498,337
• Anders Lee:  $66,044,038 -- guaranteed contract to 2025
  
• Troy Murphy:  $66,000,000 
• Kyle Rudolph:  $59,936,853 
• Cole Kmet:  $59,161,763 -- not guaranteed, contract to 2027
  
• Golden Tate:  $56,421,672
  
• Stephon Tuitt:  $55,710,551 
• Pat Connaughton:   $55,542,117 -- guaranteed contract to 2026
• Brad Lidge:  $55,335,000 
• Kyle Palmieri:  $50,192,154 -- guaranteed contract to 2025
  
• Bryan Rust:  $46,670,000 -- guaranteed contract to 2028 
• Bryant Young:  $44,000,000
• Justin Tuck:  $43,248,463 
• Ian Cole:  $37.849,694 -- guaranteed contract to 2026
• Romeo Okwara:  $36,855,601
  
• John Sullivan:  $35,800,027
• Jerome Bettis:  $35,122,500
• Jeff Faine:  $34,456,892 
• Will Fuller:  $34,246,582
  
• Jaylon Smith:  $33,316,297 
• Joe Alt:  $33,160,944 -- guaranteed contract to 2027
  
• Matt Carroll:  $29,537,032 
• Tim Brown:  $28,432,686
• Robert Hainsey:  $28,315,064 -- not guaranteed contract to 2028
  
• Laphonso Ellis:  $27,939,000
• Rocket Ismail:  $27,885,021
  
• Tyler Eifert:  $26,310,317
  
• Joe Montana:  $26,000,000 
• Nick Martin:  $25,185,579 
• Steve Beuerlein:  $22,238,265