Nashville Advocate columnist David Climer penned a piece this morning that stated "in year 17, the Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl has come of age..."
Long time WNDU-TV sportscaster Jeff Jeffers -- spoke with LSU head coach Les Miles today, on the eve of the Music City Bowl -- here's a link to the interview:
The blue jerseys that Notre Dame will be wearing tomorrow afternoon at the Franklin Mortgage Music City Bowl -- will carry their names on the jersey backs.
And, as you'll see in the photo and video linked below -- they are quite visible!
Notre Dame head football coach Brian Kelly made the announcement today -- in the final press conference before tomorrow's Music City Bowl -- that Malik Zaire will be starting at QB for the Fighting Irish.
Here's a link to Coach Kelly and Coach Miles -- joint press conference:
Hollywood actress AnnaLynne McCord (good Irish name!) traveled to the University of Notre Dame this past November. You'll learn her Dad's dream was to attend Notre Dame...
AnnaLynne is best known for the roles she played in Nip/Tuck and 90210.
The Fighting Irish are less than 24 hours away from kicking it off in the 2014 Music City Bowl. Today the teams took their official photos and Coach Kelly met with the media -- as did Coach VanGorder and Coach Denbrock.
Here's what the South Bend TV stations were reporting last night from the Music City Bowl -- as well as the South Bend Tribune -- as Notre Dame begins to wind down preparation for Tuesday's game against LSU.
The Fighting Irish practiced "indoors" today in the Tennessee Titans practice facility. You'll see Notre Dame warming up inside the "bubble" along with video from last night's Singing / Songwriting Competition and the Hot Wings Eating Competition...
Notre Dame head football coach Brian Kelly met with the media last night after their first practice at Nashville's Father Ryan High School as the Fighting Irish prepare for Tuesday's Music City Bowl.
The Fighting Irish held a practice this afternoon at Father Ryan High School in Nashville, TN -- as they prepare for the Music City Bowl game against LSU.
Nashville's Father Ryan High School is hosting the "real" Fighting Irish for football practice these next few days -- leading up to next Tuesday's Music City Bowl. Here's a couple of photographs from this afternoon's first practice session -- along with photos of the team's arrival at Nashville International Airport and the first team meeting...
Father Ryan High was founded in 1925 as the Nashville Catholic High School for Boys.
Got to love the creativity in the Under Armour All-America Game "gear" -- helmet, uniform, shoes, gloves and base layer -- the top high school players will be wearing next week in Orlando...
Can't wait to see what Under Armour will do for Notre Dame at next year's Shamrock Series Game -- with a year to plan.
The Fighting Irish will be arriving in Nashville today for the Music City Bowl -- from all over the country. The official travel party is boarding a Delta 747 this hour (photo above) in South Bend -- and the players will be arriving at Nashville International Airport on flights from their hometowns all morning long...
The IRISH will hold their first practice in Nashville today at 4:30 PM CT
The guy in the red jersey -- Aaron Lynch, who left Notre Dame after his freshman season...
Here he is posing for a photo of Notre Dame alumni playing in the NFL; Trevor Robinson, Ian Williams and Manti Te'o -- missing from the photo is Chris Watt who was injured earlier in the game...
Jonathan Franklin, who gained more than 4,000 yards for the UCLA Bruins -- has been hired by the Notre Dame Athletic Department to work with Student Welfare and Development...
Guess who is the only rookie offensive player named to the NFL Pro Bowl...
Former Notre Dame football captain and first round draft pick of the Dallas Cowboys -- Zack Martin '13, was the lone offensive rookie named today to the NFL Pro Bowl!
And, the eighth Cowboy rookie of all-time to earn this honor -- and their first ever rookie offensive lineman.
LSU head football coach Les Miles met with the media after Monday's practice.
He spoke on a variety of subjects; Christmas, Forbes's value of his football program, coaching vacancies and he even fielded a question about Notre Dame. LSU will arrive a day after Notre Dame in Nashville...
You get the sense the local media thinks they will roll over the IRISH...