Saturday, March 25, 2023

Notre Dame's Pro Day Results vs. NFL Combine


Twelve former Notre Dame Football players performed in front of NFL scouts yesterday at our Pro Day.  Here's how some of their results would have placed them among their peers who performed at the NFL Combine a few weeks ago...
 
Here's all the results:  ND PRO DAY

BENCH PRESS
  • Chris Smith: 37 reps -- would have placed #2 overall and #1 among defensive tackles
  • Bo Bauer: 30 reps -- would have placed #7 overall and #1 among linebackers
  • Josh Lugg;  27 reps -- would have placed #14 among offensive lineman
  • Jayson Ademiola:  25 reps -- would have placed #5 among defensive tackles
  • Jarrett Patterson:  24 reps -- would have placed #17 among offensive lineman
  • Michael Mayer:  21 reps -- would have placed #4 among tight ends
  • Jafar Armstrong: 20 reps -- would have placed #3 among wide receivers
  • Tariq Brady: 12 reps -- would have placed #13 among cornerbacks

 VERTICAL JUMP

  • Tariq Bracy: 38 1/2" -- would have placed #9 among cornerbacks
  • Brandon Joseph: 34 1/2" -- would have placed #11 among safeties
  • Jayson Ademiola: 33" -- would have placed #2 among defensive tackles
  • Chris Smith: 31" -- would have placed #3 among defensive tackles

 

BROAD JUMP

  • Tariq Brady: 10'-3" -- would have placed #20 among cornerbacks
  • Chris Smith: 9'-1" -- would have placed #8 among defensive tackles

 

40 YARD DASH

  • Brandon Joseph: 4.56 -- would have placed #11 among safeties
  • Jayson Ademiola: 5.02 -- would have placed #7 among defensive tackles
  • Chris Smith: 5.04 -- would have placed #8 among defensive tackles

 

20 YARD SHUTTLE

  • Brandon Joseph: 4.09 -- would have placed #1 among safeties
  • Tariq Brady: 4.21 -- would have placed #2 among cornerbacks
  • Michael Mayer: 4.31 -- would have placed #6 among tight ends
  • Justin Ademiola:  4.56 -- would have placed #10 among defensive ends
  • Chris Smith:  4.53 -- would have placed #2 among defensive tackles
  • Jayson Ademiola:  4.59 -- would have placed #2 among defensive tackles 

 

 

Notre Dame Baseball Takes Down #2 Louisville!

Notre Dame On Today's NCAA Sweet Sixteen Game

Friday, March 24, 2023

The Shrewsberry Family Arrives Home to Notre Dame!

 
A huge WELCOME HOME to the Shrewsberry Family this afternoon!  Here they are (L to R in the back row); Micah Shrewsberry, the Glenn & Stacey Murphy Head Men's Basketball Coach at the University of Notre Dame, Braeden Shrewsberry, Nicholas Shrewsberry (front row); Grace Shrewsberry, Caitlin Shrewsberry and Molly Shrewsberry.

Welcome to the Notre Dame Family!


 

Notre Dame's TV or Streaming Schedule This Weekend


 Here's your TV / Streaming schedule for our Fighting Irish this weekend.  The highlights:

  • Women's Basketball in NCAA Tournament Saturday vs. Maryland
  • #1 Notre Dame Men's Lacrosse vs. #3 Virginia on Saturday
  • Notre Dame Fencing going for their 3rd straight NCAA Championship!

 

FRIDAY SCHEDULE

  • ALL DAY -- Notre Dame Fencing at NCAA Championships
  • 3:00 PM ET -- Notre Dame Baseball vs. #2 Lousiville
    • TV:  ACC Network
  • 3:30 PM ET -- Notre Dame Women's Tennis vs. North Carolina State
  • 4:30 PM ET -- Notre Dame Softball vs. Syracuse
    • Streaming:  ACCNX

 

SATURDAY SCHEDULE

  • ALL DAY -- Notre Dame Fencing at NCAA Championships
  • 11:30 AM ET -- Notre Dame Women's Basketball vs. Maryland
    • TV:  ESPN
  • NOON PM ET -- #1 Notre Dame Men's Lacrosse vs. #3 Virginia
    • TV:  ESPNU
  • NOON PM ET -- #11 Notre Dame Women's Lacrosse vs. #12 Virginia
    • TV:  ACC Network
  • 3:00 PM ET -- Notre Dame Baseball vs. #2 Louisville  POSTPONED / RAIN
    • Streaming:  ACCNX
  •  4:00 PM ET -- Notre Dame Softball vs. Syracuse  POSTPONED / RAIN
    • TV:  ACC Network

 

SUNDAY SCHEDULE

  • ALL DAY -- Notre Dame Fencing at NCAA Championships
  • 11 AM ET -- Notre Dame Baseball vs. #2 Louisville
    • Streaming:  ACCNX
    • Doublheader -- Game 2 starts 20 minutes after Game 1
  • NOON PM ET -- Notre Dame Women's Tennis vs. Wake Forest
  • 12:30 PM ET -- Notre Dame Softball vs. Syracuse
    • Streaming:  ACCNX
  • 4:00 PM ET -- Notre Dame Softball vs. Syracuse
    • Streaming:  ACCNX
       
  • 5:00 PM ET -- Notre Dame Men's Tennis vs. Wake Forest

 

Thursday, March 23, 2023

Notre Dame's President and AD Talk NIL Problems...

 

Fr. Jenkins and Jack Swarbrick were featured in a Today Show story this morning about the challenges facing college athletics with the lack of controls on NIL.

The two also penned an Opinion Guest Essay in the New York Times this morning.  Here's the link below to this opinion piece.

LINK:  COLLEGE SPORTS ARE A TREASURE...

Why Shrewsberry Left Penn State for Notre Dame


Notre Dame's soon-to-be named Head Men's Basketball Coach, Micah Shrewsberry spoke with a reporter last night about why he left Penn State for the opportunity with the Fighting Irish...

LINK:  SHREWSBERRY

Wednesday, March 22, 2023

News Leaking We May Have a New Hoops Coach!


Pete Thamel (ESPN) reported this evening that Micah Strewsberry, Penn State's head coach, was finalizing a seven-year agreement to become Notre Dame's next men's basketball coach.

I am fired up! 



Here's Marcus Freeman's Press Conference Today

Tuesday, March 21, 2023

Notre Dame Gets Early NCAA Tip-off Saturday...


 Niele Ivey's Fighting Irish will be taking on the Maryland Terrapins this Saturday in Greenville, SC in a "Sweet Sixteen" match-up that tips off at 11:30 AM ET.

Saturday, March 18, 2023

#2 Notre Dame Lacrosse Dominates #20 Michigan


 

ESPN Interview of Maddy Westbeld After NCAA Win

Today's NCAA Pressers: Miss State & Notre Dame

 

Mississippi State (a very confident team) went first -- they start at the 3:14 mark...

Mississippi State's head coach went second -- starts at the 15:24 mark...

Notre Dame's Propser and Watson went third -- the Irish start at the 49:30 mark...

Notre Dame's Niele Ivey went last -- she starts at the 1:04:06 mark...

Mississippi State's Head Coach Talks Notre Dame

 

The Notre Dame discussion begins around the 6:07 mark...

#3 Seed Notre Dame in Total Control in NCAA Game #1

 

Notre Dame plays Mississippi State for a trip to the Sweet Sixteen tomorrow -- not an easy draw for our Fighting Irish.  Game time is 3:30 PM ET and will be televised on ESPN.

Friday, March 17, 2023

Olivia Miles Signs Unique NILI Deal...


This is a perfect definition of what Notre Dame is calling "NILI" deals for their student-athletes.  Name, Image, Likeness & Ideas...

LINK:  OLIVIA'S NEW DEAL


NFL's Drue Tranquill Talks Mayer & Foskey