Wednesday, February 22, 2017

Indy Star Exclusive: Swarbrick on ND Football


Thought you'd enjoy this Indianapolis Star exclusive interview of Notre Dame's Director of Athletics -- Jack Swarbrick...

LINK:  EXCLUSIVE

Notre Dame Football at it Early this Morning!


This was "tweeted" out this morning by Notre Dame Football's Director of Player Personnel -- Dave Peloquin.

Tuesday, February 21, 2017

Notre Dame Has 2nd Most Fulbright Scholars!


And, the highest percentage of applicants being named a Fulbright Scholar -- among the FIVE institutions with the most recipients!

Notre Dame had 95 students apply for this great honor -- and 27 were selected!

Here's what it means to be a Fulbright Scholar...

LINK:  WIKI PAGE

Monday, February 20, 2017

Muffet Talks Big Road Win Over Syracuse


Syracuse Head Coach & Players Talk ND Loss



Muffet's Irish Win in Front of Record Crowd!



The Fighting Irish earned a very tough road win yesterday in front of an all-time record crowd for women's basketball at Syracuse.  And, despite the Orange making shot, after shot, after shot -- they made 12 three pointers and the IRISH struggling big time from the foul line (12 misses)...

The IRISH found a way to win!

LINK:  BOX SCORE

Sunday, February 19, 2017

Muffet's Irish on ESPN2 Today at 5 PM ET


The #7 Fighting Irish take on #21 Syracuse today in the Carrier Dome -- and we can watch it on ESPN2 beginning at 5 PM ET.

This will be a great test...

LINK:  GAME PREVIEW

Atlanta Falcons Hire Domer Bryant Young


The former Notre Dame All-American defensive tackle, four-time NFL All Pro and Super Bowl Champion for the San Francisco 49ers is now coaching the defensive line for the National Football Conference Champs...

ND fans will remember that Bryant Young was the #7 overall pick in the 1994 NFL Draft.

LINK:  YOUNG TO FALCONS

Current Rankings of Notre Dame's Teams


Here's a looking at the latest national rankings of the Notre Dame teams currently in season:

#3:  Notre Dame Women's Fencing

#4:  Notre Dame Men's Lacrosse

#4:  Notre Dame Men's Fencing

#5:  Notre Dame Women's Basketball

#8:  Notre Dame Women's Lacrosse 

#13:  Notre Dame Hockey

#21:  Notre Dame Men's Basketball

#22:  Notre Dame Men's Swimming

#26:  Notre Dame Women's Softball

#27:  Notre Dame Men's Tennis


*Please note that the national rankings for Women's Rowing have yet to be released.  The Fighting Irish are expected to be ranked in the Top 20

National TV Coverage for Notre Dame: 7 Hours

The University of Notre Dame received 7 hours of National TV coverage yesterday from ESPN and NBC...
  • Notre Dame men's basketball on ESPN -- 2 hours
  • Notre Dame men's lacrosse on ESPNU -- 2 hours
  • Notre Dame men's hockey on NBC Sports Network -- 2 1/2 hours
  • "Onward Notre Dame" on NBC Sports Network -- 30 minutes

Sometimes I think we take this for granted.

Only Notre Dame...

Mike Brey Talks ACC Win #10 for the Irish!


Saturday, February 18, 2017

Bjork Scores Two Goals as Irish Beat #10 Team


Brey's Irish on ESPN today at NOON ET



It's going to be interesting to see how North Carolina State plays today -- their head coach was told this week he wouldn't be back next season...

I'm expecting to see their best effort of the season.

The Notre Dame vs. North Carolina State game will be televised on ESPN -- beginning at NOON ET.

LINK:  GAME PREVIEW

LINK:  NEWS & OBSERVER

LINK:  WHY GOTTFRIED IS COACHING TODAY

Irish Hockey's Jeff Jackson Talks Big Win!


Thursday, February 16, 2017

Domer Regis Philbin Talks With Larry King


Pittsburgh Honors "Domers" Bleier & Polk


Former Notre Dame and Pittsburgh Steelers great Rocky Bleier '68 (top photo) and former Fighting Irish rowing star and U.S. Olympic Gold Medalist Amanda Polk '08 (bottom photo) -- were honored last night at Pittsburgh's 81st annual Dapper Dan Dinner.

Here's the story...

LINK:  81st ANNUAL DAPPER DAN DINNER

Wednesday, February 15, 2017

Notre Dame's Morris Inn Earns Another Honor


The University of Notre Dame just announced that the Morris Inn has been selected for membership in the Historic Hotels of America program...

Here's the story.

LINK:  LATEST HONOR FOR THE MORRIS INN

Domer Picked as "Top Ten NFL Combine Snub"


Notre Dame's James Onwualu -- is highlighted in this article as one of the "top ten NFL Combine snubs to watch" in the upcoming NFL Draft.

Onwualu, a team captain -- did not receive an invitation to next month's NFL Combine.

James will get the opportunity to show off his skill set to NFL Scouts at Notre Dame's Pro Day in March...

LINK:  STORY