Tyler Luatua Commits to Notre Dame Today!

Notre Dame's lone commitment from California this year -- Tyler Luatua -- puts on a Notre Dame hat at his signing ceremony at La Mirada High School today!

LINK:  TYLER LUATUA BIO

Jhonny Williams Commits to Notre Dame!

Here is a photo of Berrien Springs High School's Jhonny Williams after he signed his National Letter of Intent to become a student-athlete at the University of Notre Dame!

LINK:  WSBT-TV INTERVIEW

LINK:  JHONNY WILLIAMS BIO

Corey Holmes Commits to Notre Dame!

Here's a photo taken today at St. Thomas Aquinas High School of Corey Holmes signing his National Letter of Intent to become a student-athlete at the University of Notre Dame!

LINK:  COREY HOLMES BIO

Drue Tranquill Signs With Notre Dame!

Here's a photo of today's signing ceremony at Carroll High School for Drue Tranquill -- who signed a National Letter of Intent to play for the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame!

LINK:  TRANQUILL BIO

Golden Tate at Seattle's Super Bowl Celebration

Here's a couple of photos of former Notre Dame All-American Golden Tate waiving the #12th Man flag at Seattle's celebration of their Super Bowl XLVIII win!  More than 700,000 people turned out!

Also note the photos of the Boeing plane painted up specifically for this event...  Pretty impressive!

LINK:  VIDEO OF CELEBRATION

Notre Dame's National Signing Day Coverage

Folks, today's the day we find out who will be next to don the GOLD HELMET at the University of Notre Dame!

To keep track of what is transpiring -- the first NLI came in this morning and it's from punter Tyler Newsome (Georgia) -- be sure to go to UND.COM or to TWITTER and @NDFootball.  They will have all of the information as soon as it can be publicly announced by Notre Dame.

At 11:00 AM ET -- UND.COM will go live with their National Signing Day Show and then at NOON ET -- Coach Kelly will meet with the media to unveil this year's recruiting class.

LINK:  NATIONAL SIGNING DAY COVERAGE

LINK:  NATIONAL SIGNING DAY SHOW AND COACH KELLY PRESSER

Golden Tate's $100,000 Bottle of Champagne!

This photo of former Notre Dame All-American Golden Tate celebrating the Seahawks win over the Broncos in Super Bowl XLVIII -- was on Twitter today.

The bottle of Armand de Brignac carries a price tag of $100,000!!!

Football's National Signing Day Tomorrow !!!

In approximately 14 hours or so, the University of Notre Dame's football office fax machine will begin to tell the story of how many young men have decided to wear the GOLD HELMET!

To get you ready for tomorrow -- let's take a look back at the last three incoming recruiting classes here at Notre Dame:

LINK:  2013 RECRUITING CLASS

LINK:  2012 RECRUITING CLASS

LINK:  2011 RECRUITING CLASS

How's This For a Notre Dame Ride?

This photo was on TWITTER today...

Golden Tate: Super Bowl XLVIII Champion!

Will be posting all photos and interviews I can find of former Notre Dame All-American Golden Tate from tonight's Super Bowl XLVIII -- congratulations Golden!

ND Men's Tennis Beats #13 Kentucky -- Again!

Last week these two teams faced each other in Lexington, KY -- at the time, Kentucky was ranked #8 in the country.  The #29 ranked IRISH beat the Wildcats (4 - 3).

Well, this afternoon in South Bend -- the now #22 ranked NOTRE DAME beat #13 ranked Kentucky (4 - 3) -- again !!!

Congrats Coach Sachire (pictured) and the Fighting Irish!

Now, if Kentucky is ranked ahead of our IRISH next week...

LINK:  MEN'S COLLEGE TENNIS RANKINGS

Two Hours to Kick-Off Which Domer Gets Ring?

Super Bowl XLVIII features two former Notre Dame football stars; the Denver Broncos' David Bruton (a team captain) and the Seattle Seahawks' Golden Tate. 

Who's going to become the 39th former Notre Dame football player to earn a Super Bowl Ring?

LINK:  NOTRE DAME IN THE SUPER BOWL

#2 Notre Dame Beats #3 Duke By 21 Points!

Muffet's Fighting Irish put on quite a show this afternoon -- as they went into Duke's Cameron Indoor Stadium to take on the #3 Blue Devils and they beat them going away 88 - 67 -- snapping Duke's 42 home game winning streak.

The win -- Notre Dame's 44th consecutive regular season win -- was the first by an ACC opponent at Duke in almost six years.

LINK:  GAME RECAP

#2 Notre Dame vs. #3 Duke on ESPN @ 2 PM ET

It's the biggest game in women's college basketball so far this season!  The undefeated and #2 ranked Fighting Irish against the once beaten and #3 ranked Duke Blue Devils at Cameron Indoor Stadium.  This is the third consecutive road game for Notre Dame against a top-10 ranked opponent...

NOTRE DAME HAS WON 43 CONSECUTIVE REGULAR SEASON GAMES!

The fun starts at 2 PM ET on ESPN -- don't miss it!

Here's what the media is saying about today's game:

LINK:  SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE 

LINK:  NOTRE DAME'S OFFICIAL SITE

LINK:  DUKE'S OFFICIAL SITE

Eric Atkins' "OT -- BC BUZZER BEATER"

It's been a difficult stretch of games for Mike Brey's Fighting Irish -- but, Eric Atkins' huge 3 pointer with less than a second on the clock in OT lifted Notre Dame to a 73 - 71 win over Boston College this afternoon.  Here's a replay of the game...

LINK:  IT'S GOOD!

Stephon Tuitt a TOP TEN NFL Draft Pick?

This was surprising to see...

A Detroit Free Press story today lists former Notre Dame student-athlete Stephon Tuitt as a potential pick for the Detroit Lions in the first round at #10 overall.

LINK:  STEPHON TUITT TO LIONS

Super Bowl XLVIII: Latest On David Bruton

Former Notre Dame student-athlete David Bruton -- and captain of the Denver Broncos -- is playing in his first Super Bowl game tomorrow night.  Here's a story about his parents' hometown.

LINK:  DAVID BRUTON

Super Bowl XLVIII: Latest On Golden Tate

Took a lap around the worldwide web this morning to see what was being reported about former Notre Dame All-American Golden Tate as he gets ready for tomorrow night's Super Bowl game.  Here's what I found:

LINK:  NESN

LINK:  KOMO NEWS -- SEATTLE

LINK:  SEATTLE TIMES

Do Domers Bettis & Brown Get NFL HOF Call?

These next 24 hours will be take forever for two former Notre Dame football stars.  Jerome Bettis and Tim Brown are finalists for induction into the NFL's Hall of Fame.  The announcement will be made tomorrow night in NYC...

LINK:  WHO MAKES THE HALL OF FAME?

Coach Denbrock and Coach LaFleur With Media

Notre Dame's new offensive coordinator Mike Denbrock and new QB coach Matt LaFleuer met with the media today to talk about their new roles.  Just click on the link below:

LINK:  NEW ROLES...

Replay of Coach Brian Kelly's Press Conference

Notre Dame head football coach Brian Kelly met with the media today to answer questions about his staff, his team and other issues related to the program.  Click on the link below:

LINK:  COACH KELLY'S PRESSER

NIKE Begins Working its Magic With Skylar

In the past week I couldn't help but notice Nike's promotion of their relationship with former Notre Dame All-American Skylar Diggins.  Their latest effort in the "leveraging" of Skylar's brand;  her trademark head band and a t-shirt with the phrase CAN YOU DIGG IT!

Randy Moss "Notre Dame Was My Team..."

One of the greatest NFL football players of all-time was recently asked to look back at his college football recruiting experience.

Randy Moss -- was interviewed by Fox Sports and he admitted that if he could do it all over again...

LINK:  "THAT WAS MY TEAM"

Super Bowl XLVIII: Golden Tate Toy for Sale

If you're a fan of former Notre Dame All-American Golden Tate -- you might want to buy this Super Bowl XLVIII keepsake...

LINK:  GOLDEN TATE

Pope Francis Meets With Notre Dame Trustees

A contingent from the University of Notre Dame is in Rome this week for a Board of Trustees meeting and this morning they were given the honor of an audience with Pope Francis.  Here's the story:

LINK:  NOTRE DAME NEWS STORY

Domer Joe Montana On ESPN's Mike & MIKE

Former Notre Dame QB and four-time Super Bowl Champion Joe Montana was a guest on ESPN's Mike & MIKE.  Click on the link below:

LINK:  JOE MONTANA

Justin Tuck on Comedy Central's Colbert Report

Former Notre Dame All-American Justin Tuck was a guest this week on Comedy Central's Colbert Report -- an interview you'll want to watch.

LINK:  JUSTIN TUCK

Super Bowl XLVIII: Justin Tuck Shows Off Rings

This morning on ESPN's Mike & MIKE Show former Notre Dame All-American and Captain of the New York Football Giants Justin Tuck, was showing off his Super Bowl Rings.

Notre Dame Stadium's Extreme Makeover !!!

The University of Notre Dame made it official in the past hour -- Notre Dame Stadium is going to be receiving an extreme makeover entitled the Campus Crossroads Project.

WOW!

Notre Dame Stadium -- which had no purpose 353 days a year -- will now come to life YEAR ROUND with what will be the most ambitious building project in the 172 year history of the University of Notre Dame.

It's estimated the construction time for the three buildings (750,000 square feet of new space) -- that will integrate academics, student life and athletics -- will take 33 months once the project is started.

I can't wait!

Just click on the link below for more information on the new look and purpose for the "House That Rock Built."

LINK:  OFFICIAL WEBSITE

Must Read: Joe Rogers' Notre Dame Story

Folks, Joe Rogers was born with one hand...

And, he's a scholarship student-athlete at the University of Notre Dame.  You are going to want to know this young man's story.

LINK:  JOE ROGERS

Te'o Played Rookie Season With Broken Foot

Former Notre Dame All-American Manti Te'o just underwent an operation for his broken foot -- an injury that took place during the pre-season with the Chargers.  As you can see in the lower x-ray -- he had a plate and four screws placed in his middle toe.

LINK:  MANTI'S SURGERY

Super Bowl XLVIII Media Day: Golden Singin'

Former Notre Dame All-American Golden Tate made the "Best of Super Bowl Media Day" with his rendition of a Beyonce song...

LINK:  GOLDEN TATE

Holtz, Trevino & Feherty Talkin' Notre Dame

Lou Holtz and Lee Trevino talk a little Notre Dame -- before their appearance on the Feherty Live TV show in Orlando last week.

LINK:  FEHERTY LIVE

"Irish Chocolate" Louis Nix on ESPN2 Tonight

If you're not going to the Notre Dame vs. Virginia hoops game tonight and you decide to watch it on ESPNU at 9 PM ET instead -- here's a good back-up plan.

Set your DVR to watch the Quicken Loans All-Star Football Challenge on ESPN2 tonight at 9:30 PM ET -- our man Louis Nix will be competing in the Mercedes Benz Lineman Strength Challenge.

LINK:  LOUIS NIX

Super Bowl XLVIII Media Day: Golden's Google

As I stated in a post on Sunday -- Golden Tate never misses an opportunity to stand out in a crowd.  See the GOOGLE GLASSES he's wearing at Super Bowl XLVIII Media Day.

SUPER BOWL XLVIII: Domer Golden Tate

Here's what I could find in the media this morning about former Notre Dame All-American and Seattle Seahawk Golden Tate -- as he prepares for Sunday's Super Bowl.

LINK:  SON OF A GOLDEN OLDIE

LINK:  NEW YORK DAILY NEWS

LINK:  SEATTLE TIMES

Super Bowl XLVIII: Domer David Bruton

Here's the latest story in the media about Denver Broncos team captain and former Notre Dame student-athlete David Bruton.  I'm very happy for this young man!

LINK:  DAVID BRUTON

Muffet's IRISH Hang On After 22 Point Lead...

It wasn't easy -- but, a WIN IS A WIN -- especially when it's a highly ranked opponent in an ACC game on the road.

Notre Dame had a 22 point lead -- sixteen minutes into the game -- only to see Maryland take the lead late in the second half.  But, some big shots down the stretch from Jewell Loyd and a HUGE THREE from Kayla McBride -- with just nine seconds left sealed the deal...

Final score:  ND 87 - Maryland 83

LINK:  WNBA SCOUTS IN ATTENDANCE

LINK:  ESPN GAME RECAP

Super Bowl XLVIII: Golden Tate's "GO PRO"

You've got to hand it the former Notre Dame All-American Golden Tate -- he never misses an opportunity...  This is a photo of Golden at the Seahawks arrival at Newark Airport last night.