Friday, January 27, 2017

Pat Connaughton: Basketball or Baseball?


I can never say enough nice things about this young man.  Pat Connaughton is a class act.

Sounds like Pat may soon have to finally make a decision whether to stick with hoops or start striking out batters.  Here's the latest media speculation:

LINK:  BALTIMORE SUN 

LINK:  KEEPING HIS ARM LOOSE 

LINK:  SALEM NEWS


Muffet & Players Talk Big Win Over #14 Duke


Thursday, January 26, 2017

Domer Hentrich Inducted Into St. Louis HOF

Former Notre Dame kicker Craig Hentrich will be enshrined into the St. Louis Sports Hall of Fame on February 2nd. 

Hentrich enjoyed a 17-year NFL career, a Super Bowl Championship and multiple NFL All-Pro selections as a punter.

LINK:  HENTRICH

Isaac Rochell Turning Heads at Senior Bowl


The former Notre Dame team captain is at the Reese's Senior Bowl this week -- "auditioning" in front of scouts from every NFL team. 

Here's what's being sad about Rochell's play so far by Dallas Cowboys' analyst Bryan Broaddus...

LINK:  SENIOR BOWL NOTEBOOK

Wednesday, January 25, 2017

ND Alum Being Considered for Supreme Court


Notre Dame alum, Thomas Hardiman '87 -- a Federal Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit -- is reportedly one of three finalists for the vacant seat on the Supreme Court of the United States.
 

LINK:  MORE ON HARDIMAN

LINK:  PITTSBURGH POST GAZETTE

LINK:  NEWSWEEK

The Greatest Football Team of All-Time



It looks like you can buy the DVD if you want -- multiple online locations are selling it...

LINK:  THE GREATEST TEAM

Virginia's Bennett Talks Win Over Notre Dame


Tuesday, January 24, 2017

ND LAX Kicks Off Season at "Jerry's World"


Kevin Corrigan's Fighting Irish will play Georgetown in game #1 of the season at the Dallas Cowboy's AT&T Stadium on February 18th.

Here is Coach Corrigan talking about this season...

LINK:  CORRIGAN

Virginia's Tony Bennett Talks Notre Dame Game



The #14 ranked Fighting Irish will host #12 Virginia tonight in the biggest game of the year so far here at Purcell Pavilion.  Game will be televised on the ACC Network beginning at 8 PM ET.

LINK:  ACC NETWORK AFFILIATES

Monday, January 23, 2017

OT: Thankfully They Don't Coach This at ND


Notre Dame leads the nation in free throw shooting percentage -- in fact -- it's the highest in NCAA Division I history...

Notre Dame: Coaches Poll #12 / AP Poll #14


The Fighting Irish Men's basketball team lost to FSU and beat Syracuse this past week -- and they MOVED UP in the polls...

I even saw one national writer -- Seth Davis -- who ranked Notre Dame #9 -- see his rankings below:


LINK:  POLLS

Domer Bennett Jackson Training for NFL Return


Former Notre Dame defensive back Bennett Jackson's multiple injuries cut short his NFL football career with the New York Giants.

He's working on a comeback...

LINK:  BENNETT JACKSON

A "Historic" Free Throw Shooting Run for ND...


Mike Brey's Fighting Irish are making free throws at a clip -- never seen before in Division I College Basketball history.  Think about that...

As of this morning -- Notre Dame is at 82.9% from the free throw stripe!

Three of the free throw shooting stars at Notre Dame:
  • Vasturia:  92.5%
  • Colson: 86.7%
  • Farrell:  86.5%

Sunday, January 22, 2017

Muffet McGraw Gets Win #750 at Notre Dame!


The Fighting Irish rolled over North Carolina 77 - 55 today earning Coach McGraw her 750th win at the University of Notre Dame!

Muffet's Irish vs. NC on ESPNU at Noon Today


The Fighting Irish will play game #2 without injured starter Kathryn Westbeld today when they visit Chapel Hill to take on the Tar Heels of North Carolina.

Watch the game LIVE on ESPNU beginning at NOON ET.

LINK:  UPDATE ON NORTH CAROLINA

"DeShone Kizer is the #1 QB in the NFL Draft"


The NFL Networks' Daniel Jeremiah has Notre Dame's DeShone Kizer as the #1 QB in the upcoming NFL Draft...

LINK:  KIZER --- TOP QB

Virginia's Tony Bennett Talks About ND Game



Fast forward to the 7:23 minute mark -- and you'll see Virginia's Tony Bennett talk about the Fighting Irish and their game here Tuesday night.

Matty Farrell's -- ASSIST OF THE YEAR!



This was pure magic...

First Look: Visiting Team's Entrance in Stadium


Thought you'd like to see this photo tweeted last night by Brian Polian (Special Team's Coach) of Notre Dame Stadium.

If you look in the lower right of the photo -- you will see the location of the new entrance being constructed for visiting teams.