A Practice Field for Band of the Fighting Irish

Took this photo today of a practice field that has been constructed on the north side of campus -- for The Band of the Fighting Irish.  No more parking lot practices!

This field will also be used by Notre Dame's Interhall Rec Sports programs.

Called the "RICCI FAMILY FIELDS" -- when the project is completed this August (2017) there will be three new synthetic turf fields, a storage building, restrooms and locker room facilities.

Here's more info...


LINK:  RICCI FAMILY'S GIFT

Dunne & Bevacqua -- Pebble Beach Pro-Am

If you're a golf fan -- keep an eye on Notre Dame alums; Jimmy Dunne (Trustee) and Pete Bevacqua (CEO of the PGA) -- who are playing in this week's AT&T National Pro-Am.  Dunne (picture above) is playing with Smylie Kaufman and Bevacqua is playing with Jim Furyk.

Dunne finished in 3rd place in 2015!


LINK:  TEE TIMES

Mike Brey Immediately After Much Needed Win

Domer Kyle Rudolph's Passion: His "End Zone"

Got to love this story about former Notre Dame All-American and now NFL All-Pro Tight End for the Minnesota Vikings -- Kyle Rudolph...

Special thanks to ND GO IRISH BLOG regular Chris Pajakowski for alerting me to this wonderful story.

LINK:  RUDOLPH

Where Opera Meets Football -- Notre Dame

Film directed by my friend Domer Revere La Noue...

OT: My Favorite Super Bowl TV Commercial

What a great idea...

Muffet's Irish Play Best Game of Season...

OT: Sportsmanship, Goodness, Kindness...

Replay: Lady Gaga's Super Bowl Halftime Show

Replay: Super Bowl's "America the Beautiful"

Romeo Okwara Tells His Notre Dame Story

There aren't many 21 year-old NFL rookies with an Accounting Degree...

#9 Louisville vs. #7 ND on ESPN2 at 7 PM ET

Big test tonight for Muffet's Fighting Irish -- we can watch it on ESPN2 beginning at 7 PM ET.

GO IRISH!

LINK:  GAME STORY

Michael Floyd Kissing the Lombardi Trophy!

Michael Floyd is the 43rd Notre Dame football player to be on a Super Bowl winning team -- earning the 48th Super Bowl Ring by a former Fighting Irish star.

Other fun facts about Notre Dame in the Super Bowl:

LINK:  MOST SUPER BOWL QB STARTS BY ONE COLLEGE

LINK:  MOST SUPER BOWL PLAYER APPEARANCES BY COLLEGE

More NFL Honors for Domer Zack Martin!

Last night, former Notre Dame football captain Zack Martin (on the left in photo above) and his fellow Dallas Cowboys offensive linemen were named the NFL's Offensive Line of the Year!

LINK:  STORY

Do Patriots Play Floyd in Today's Super Bowl?

Notre Dame vs. North Carolina on ESPNews

The Fighting Irish tip-off against the Tar Heels at 1 PM ET today!  The game will be televised on ESPNews.

Water Issue Moves Irish vs. Tar Heels to Sunday

This is a first...

Notre Dame's trip to play North Carolina was delayed a day -- and the game was moved to a new town and time -- due to a water emergency in the Chapel Hill area...

The game will now be played on SUPER BOWL SUNDAY at 1 PM ET and televised on ESPN NEWS.

LINK:  STORY ON WATER PROBLEM

LINK:  GAME MOVED

"Domers Pollock" Scale Camelback Mountain!

AJ & Kate Pollock -- both Notre Dame alums -- recently scaled Camelback Mountain in an unheard of  time of 27 minutes and 20 seconds...

AJ is the MLB All-Star outfielder for the Arizona Diamondbacks.

LINK:  STORY

Coach Kelly National Signing Day Interviews

Top 15 Recruiting Class -- With All the Change!

Notre Dame's Brian Kelly should be thrilled with how National Signing Day turned out for his Fighting Irish.  Despite significant staff changes (8 new coaches) over the last two months and a difficult season on the field -- Notre Dame was able secure the signatures of 21 high school stars from across the country.

Job well done!

Some highlights of the class:

1. 21 players hailing from 11 states
2. 10 on defense / 10 on offense / 1 kicker
3. CBS SPORTS -- ranked ND's class #11
4. RIVALS -- ranked ND's class #13
5. MAX PREPS -- ranked ND's class #10
6. SCOUT -- ranked ND's class #13
7. ESPN -- ranked ND's class #16 

Can't wait to see what this coaching staff does with a full year of recruiting!

LINK:  NOTRE DAME'S NSD SITE