Friday, February 2, 2018

Brandon Hardy "The Gold Jacket Guy"


Brandon Hardy -- the Fighting Irish super fan who wears his Notre Dame Gold at every sporting event -- was featured in this story...

Brandon, a sophomore Accounting major -- is a wonderful young man.

LINK:  GREAT STORY

They Didn't Attend the University of Notre Dame


Thursday, February 1, 2018

Coach Kelly Joins ND Alumni at Super Bowl


Notre Dame head football coach Brian Kelly -- joined a number of former ND Football stars in Minneapolis this evening at at Super Bowl party...

GO IRISH!

Notre Dame One of the Top Four NCAA Seeds


It's what they do...

LINK:  NCAA TOP SEEDS

Muffet's Irish Take on North Carolina Tonight


The fifth ranked Fighting Irish will host the Tar Heels -- who are coming off of an OT win over #15 Duke...

Wednesday, January 31, 2018

Georgia Football Follows Notre Dame's Lead


Thought you'd find this story of interest...

LINK:  GEORGIA COPIES NOTRE DAME

Current Rankings of Notre Dame Teams


Here's the latest national rankings of all of the Notre Dame teams currently in season:

#1:    Men's Fencing
#1:    Women's Fencing
#2:    Hockey
#5:    Women's Basketball
#6:    Men's Lacrosse
#15:  Women's Lacrosse
#19:  Women's Swimming
#19:  Men's Swimming
#23:  Men's Tennis

Coach Balis Back Doing His Thing with Irish!



Tuesday, January 30, 2018

A "Notre Dame NHL Goal" in Pittsburgh!


In what was probably a first in the history of the National Hockey League -- three former Notre Dame players teamed up to score a goal...

Defenseman Ian Cole passed to Forward Riley Sheahan who passed to Forward Bryan Rust -- who scored the goal...

The video above just shows the pass from Sheahan to Rust.

I Love This New Notre Dame Storytelling Site!


When you get the chance -- please check out the new WE ARE ND storytelling site -- created by my colleagues at the Notre Dame Alumni Association. 

Great stories about Notre Dame alums!  You're going to want to read the story linked below...

LINK:  THE ASSIGNMENT OF A LIFETIME

Brey's "Injured Irish" Can't Hang with Duke...



Sure would have loved to play this game with all of our players available...

Notre Dame is now 5 - 4, since joining the ACC, in games with Duke.

Monday, January 29, 2018

Notre Dame Plays Duke on ESPN at 7 PM ET


Mike Brey's "Injured Irish" take on the Duke Blue Devils tonight on ESPN -- the game tips off at 7 PM ET.

The Fighting Irish have only SEVEN scholarship players available for tonight's game.

LINK:  GAME STORY

Florida State's Coach Talks Loss to Notre Dame

Sunday, January 28, 2018

Muffet's Irish Hang "One Hundred" on #8 FSU


#5 Notre Dame went on the road today in front of a record crowd of 9,498 at Florida State -- and beat the eighth ranked Seminoles 100 - 69.

The Irish sent a message to the rest of the ACC today -- don't count us out!!!

GO IRISH!


Domer Harrison Smith's NFL Pro Bowl Pick Six!




Mike Brey Talks Loss to Virginia Tech...


Notre Dame Men's Tennis Beats #8 Texas !!!



Muffet's Irish Face Another Tough Road Test

The #5 Fighting Irish take on #8 Florida State this afternoon on ESPN2 -- game time scheduled for 4 PM ET.

Florida State gave Louisville their only loss of the season last week -- it's going to be a tough test for Notre Dame!

#1 Notre Dame Hockey Dominates Minnesota...


Saturday, January 27, 2018

Domer Smythe's TD Catch at Senior Bowl

The former Notre Dame Tight End was also named one of the TEAM CAPTAINS today for the Senior Bowl!

Brey's Irish on ESPN2 Tonight at 8 PM ET



The Fighting Irish try to end their four game ACC losing streak tonight when they host Virginia Tech -- the game will be televised on ESPN2 beginning at 8 PM ET.

The Hokies are coming off a big win over #10 North Carolina.

LINK:  GAME NOTES

Friday, January 26, 2018

MUST SEE: "It Means More Here..."

#1 ND Hockey on ESPN2 Tonight at 8 PM ET


If you'd like to see the top ranked Fighting Irish hockey team on TV -- tonight is your night.  Notre Dame travels to Minnesota to take on the #13 ranked Golden Gophers and the game will be televised on ESPN2 -- beginning at 8 PM ET.

LINK:  GAME STORY

LINK:  GAME STATS FROM ND

Thursday, January 25, 2018

Domer Connaughton Blows Up Twitter Tonight



It's the dunk they're all talking about on Twitter...

Wednesday, January 24, 2018

Brian Kelly Hires Jeff Quinn to Coach O-Line



Here's Coach Kelly talking about his long-time relationship with Jeff Quinn -- back in 2013....

Monday, January 22, 2018

Domer Tate's Detroit Lions' Highlights!



Domer Riddick's Detroit Lions' Highlights



Domers Rudolph & Smith Selected to Pro Bowl


Former Notre Dame football players Kyle Rudolph and Harrison Smith were selected today to play in the upcoming NFL Pro Bowl.  Congratulations!

LINK:  PRO BOWL

Saturday, January 20, 2018

#1 Notre Dame Hockey -- 16 Straight Wins!


The top ranked Fighting Irish rolled over Wisconsin last night -- 4 - 2 -- extending their winning streak to 16 straight games!

Thursday, January 18, 2018

Trailing by 23 Points -- Notre Dame Wins by 14!


Notre Dame just completed its greatest comeback in women's basketball history -- and one of the 10 greatest comebacks in NCAA history!

The Fighting Irish were down 37 - 14 to Tennessee with 7:03 left in the 2nd quarter...

A 34 point fourth quarter put it away for Muffet's Irish!

Domer Named Auburn's Athletic Director


Notre Dame alum, Allen Greene will be introduced tomorrow morning as the 15th Director of Athletics in Auburn University's history.  Greene is one of ELEVEN former ND alums leading the athletics department at one of the 129 FBS schools:

Notre Dame Alums -- Leading Athletics Departments at FBS schools:
  • Allen Greene, Auburn
  • Jack Swarbrick, Notre Dame
  • Bubba Cunningham, North Carolina
  • Gene Smith, Ohio State
  • Stan Wilcox, Florida State
  • Mike Bobinski, Purdue
  • Danny White,  University of Central Florida
  • Tom Bowen, Memphis
  • Bill Scholl, Marquette
  • Larry Williams, Akron
  • Boo Corrigan, United States Military Academy

Tennessee Was "UCONN" Before UCONN...


The #6 ranked Tennessee Volunteers are in town to take on the #5 Fighting Irish on ESPN tonight at 7 PM ET.

LINK:  KNOXVILLE NEWS SENTINEL

Domer Molly Huddle Keeps Breaking Records!


The former Notre Dame All-American just ran the fastest "half marathon" in American history -- and along the way she broke the record for the fastest 10 miles and 20k...

Congrats Molly!

LINK:  STORY


Tuesday, January 16, 2018

Notre Dame vs. Louisville on ESPN2: 7 PM ET


Mike Brey's Fighting Irish take on the Louisville Cardinals tonight in an important ACC game for Notre Dame.  Tune in at 7 PM ET on ESPN2.

 

Saturday, January 13, 2018

The Luck of the Irish Wasn't Present Today...




You Knew It Was Big When He Was On the Call


From ND "Walk-On" to Ranked 7th in the World!


Nathan Richartz '17 -- walked on to the Notre Dame Track & Field team four years ago -- last May he became ACC Champion and now...

His pole vault last night of 18'-4" at the National Pole Vault Summit in Reno, NV has moved him up to the 7th ranked pole vaulter in the World!

LINK:  WALK ON TO ND'S BEST

Reigning Champs vs. Notre Dame on ESPN



Mike Brey's Fighting Irish host the defending national champion North Carolina Tar Heels tonight at Purcell Pavilion -- LIVE on ESPN beginning at 6 PM ET.

LINK:  GAME NOTES

Friday, January 12, 2018

Thursday, January 11, 2018

Louisville Put on a Historic Offensive Show...

Who shoots 65.1% from the field -- 64.7% from three point range -- and then 63.6% from the foul line...!?!

I'm telling you -- we'll never see this again in college basketball.

The #3 Louisville Cardinals rolled over our #2 Fighting Irish 100 - 67, becoming the first team to hang a hundred on a Muffet McGraw team in more than 19 years.