Thursday, May 12, 2016

A Notre Dame Student Who "Learns Differently"



This is an amazing story -- a Notre Dame student who can't read or write...

ND Day Replay: Notre Dame Symphony



I love their arrangement of the Notre Dame Victory March towards the end!

Wednesday, May 11, 2016

Sunday, May 8, 2016

Elijah Shumate Already Making Plays in the NFL


Happy Mother's Day to Everyone We Call Mom!


My brother Jay and I had the great honor of calling this Lady pictured above -- Joan Barbara Small -- MOM!

She was our biggest cheerleader and our most ardent defender.

Mom left for Heaven in 2012.  Mother's Day has never quite been the same since.

Saturday, May 7, 2016

Former ND Student-Athlete Shot This Morning


Greg Bryant -- a former Notre Dame running back who transferred to University of Alabama at Birmingham, was found shot in a car he was driving (photo above) this morning -- in West Palm Beach, FL. on I-95.

Greg is going to need our prayers...

LINK:  PALM BEACH POST STORY

Photos of Domers at NFL Rookie Mini Camps

You will find more in-depth coverage of Ronnie Stanley, Will Fuller and Jaylon Smith's first day in a NFL Mini-Camp -- on the ND GO IRISH blog...

Nick Martin #66 Texans -- standing to the left of red jersey

C.J. Prosise -- Seahawks
KeiVarae Russell -- Chiefs Rookie Dinner
Sheldon Day -- Jaguars (still rockin' his ND shoes!)
Chris Brown #10 Dallas Cowboys -- next to Jaylon
Elijah Shumate #41 Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Jaylon Talks to Media at Cowboys Mini Camp


Nice to see him wearing a NFL jersey... 

Look over his left shoulder in the video linked below --- that is his brother's locker Ron Smith (right next to Jaylon's), who is also on the Cowboy's roster...

LINK:  JAYLON SMITH -- COWBOYS' MINI CAMP

Cowboys Hoping Jaylon's Ready for Playoffs


Video: Ronnie Stanley's First NFL Practice


The Ravens #1 pick is the subject of this video -- along with a link to a second article on his preference for steak over crab...

LINK:  FIRST NFL PRACTICE

LINK:  STEAK OVER CRAB


The Texans Promote Their NFL 1st Rounder


Notre Dame All-American Will Fuller is the "video star" of the Houston Texans these past nine days -- here is some of the coverage...

LINK:  FULLER ON FIRST DAY OF ROOKIE MINI-CAMP 

LINK:  FULLER'S FIRST VISIT TO STADIUM