The hometown hero is Irish!— Notre Dame Football (@NDFootball) December 20, 2017
Join us in welcoming @PaulMoala to the family.#GoIrish ☘ #IrishBouND18 pic.twitter.com/CWJoxNLXGP
Wednesday, December 20, 2017
Notre Dame Commit: Paul Moalo, S
Notre Dame Commit: Jahmir Smith, RB
A powerful back to join our dominant backfield with the opportunity to be an every-down back in our system.— Notre Dame Football (@NDFootball) December 20, 2017
Welcome @Jahmir_trapical to the Irish family.
#GoIrish ☘ #IrishBouND18 pic.twitter.com/7bfYZTulf4
Notre Dame Commit: Ovie Oghoufo, LB
✍️ @OvieOghoufo is finally Irish!— Notre Dame Football (@NDFootball) December 20, 2017
The rangy LB has instincts you can't teach. We can't wait to have him join us in January.
#GoIrish ☘ #IrishBouND18 pic.twitter.com/pZNZ3nQIr3
Notre Dame Commit: Joe Wilkins, Jr., CB
Welcome to the family, @joewilkinsjrrr!— Notre Dame Football (@NDFootball) December 20, 2017
The DB from Florida has the ability to change the game in one play, we're glad he's on our team.
#GoIrish ☘ #IrishBouND18 pic.twitter.com/bWaCR1vcAn
Notre Dame Commit: Ja'Mion Franklin, DT
College coaches look all over the country for guys like @Jamion_Franklin .— Notre Dame Football (@NDFootball) December 20, 2017
We're thrilled to have Ja'Mion joining Coach Elston's DL room.#GoIrish ☘ #IrishBouND18 pic.twitter.com/lGyAYBtKca
Notre Dame Commit: Shayne Simon, LB
🖊 Welcome to the family, @SimonShayne.— Notre Dame Football (@NDFootball) December 20, 2017
The Irish Invasion MVP from NJ will excel in Coach Elko's system.
#GoIrish ☘ #IrishBouND18 pic.twitter.com/nxmkE03oXI
Notre Dame Commit: Derrik Allen, S
Putting the 🖊 to paper, making it official. @DsmoothAllen will be electric in the Irish backfield. #GoIrish ☘ #IrishBouND18 pic.twitter.com/5pyvGcOVtI— Notre Dame Football (@NDFootball) December 20, 2017
Notre Dame Commit: Phil Jurkovec, QB
The Pittsburgh Pipeline continues! @pjurkovec is a flat out baller. The dual-sport athlete 🏈🏀 will be an amazing addition to the QB room. #GoIrish ☘ #IrishBouND18 pic.twitter.com/vw1jABt0SA— Notre Dame Football (@NDFootball) December 20, 2017
Tuesday, December 19, 2017
The Top Offensive Line in College Football!
A great honor for the Notre Dame Offensive Line as they accepted the Joe Moore Award today -- recognizing them as the best unit in college football!
It's the largest trophy in college sports -- weighing in at 800 lbs.!
Monday, December 18, 2017
Domer Lee Now 3rd in NHL Goal Scoring!
Former Notre Dame hockey captain Anders Lee (New York Islanders) is now 3rd in goal scoring in the NHL, with 20 goals in his 33 games!
LINK: NHL TOP GOAL SCORERS
Sunday, December 17, 2017
Jessica Shepard's Record Setting Day at ND!
The transfer from Nebraska is settling in quite nicely here at Notre Dame -- she scored 39 points today in the win over DePaul -- the most individual points scored ever in a women's game at Purcell Pavilion!
Three Domers Celebrating a Fellow Domer's TD!
— Detroit Lions (@Lions) December 17, 2017
Notre Dame alums; Theo Riddick (25), T.J. Jones (13) and Golden Tate (15) -- showing off their Rockette's inspired TD celebration after T.J. Jones scored his first NFL TD this season!
Saturday, December 16, 2017
Tough Loss for the Fighting Irish in Indianapolis
Lighting struck again -- as the Fighting Irish gave a game away to Indiana in a Crossroads Classic Game. Notre Dame fans will remember blowing a 16 point second-half lead to the Hoosiers in this same game two years ago...
Friday, December 15, 2017
Former ND Coach Inducted into Hall of Fame!
Former Notre Dame Volleyball head coach Debbie Brown was inducted into the American Volleyball Coaches Association Hall of Fame this week!
Congratulations Debbie!
LINK: STORY
Thursday, December 14, 2017
Jarius Jackson New CFL Offensive Coordinator
Congrats to former Notre Dame QB Jarius Jackson -- who was just named Offensive Coordinator and QB Coach of the CFL's B.C. Lions!
LINK: STORY
Domer Talks Pressure of Qualifying for Tour
The Notre Dame alum birdied three of his final six holes Sunday, to finish (-14) -- the number he needed to qualify for the first eight events of the 2018 Web.Com Tour!"You have fire in your veins." 🔥— Web.com Tour (@WebDotComTour) December 14, 2017
After securing guaranteed #WebTour starts, @NDMensGolf alum Mark Baldwin (@markbaldwin1) described the pressure of Final Stage. pic.twitter.com/iFUEmA4lip
Congrats Mark!!!
Wednesday, December 13, 2017
Tuesday, December 12, 2017
Domer Rudolph -- Vikings' Man of the Year!
The former Notre Dame All-American -- who is currently 2nd in the NFL among TE's with 7 TD catches -- was just named the Vikings' Man of the Year!
LINK: STORY
Monday, December 11, 2017
Muffet & Co. Helping the Salvation Army Today
Notre Dame Women's Basketball -- out in the community today...
McGlinchey & Nelson --- AP All-Americans!
For the first time since 1931 -- two Notre Dame offensive linemen were named 1st Team AP All-Americans in the same season!
LINK: AP ALL-AMERICANS
Sunday, December 10, 2017
Mark Baldwin Earns Web.Com Tour Exemption!
Congrats are in order for Notre Dame alum Mark Baldwin '06 -- who just earned an exemption for the first 8 events of the 2018 WEB.COM TOUR season!!!
Mark carded a four day total of -14 -- after scores of 69, 67, 68 and 70 today -- finishing in 41st place at the WEB.COM TOUR QUALIFYING TOURNAMENT.
The players who finished in 11th to 45th place earned the 8 event exemption for 2018.
Baldwin birdied three of his last six holes to make the top 45!!!
CONGRATULATIONS MARK!
Photo above -- that's Eric Deutsch on the left -- Mark on the right. Eric caddied for Mark this week.
LINK: FINAL LEADERBOARD
OT: 100 Years to Complete this Catholic Church
The largest Catholic church in America --- The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C. -- AKA "America's Catholic Church" -- just celebrated its completion after 100 years of construction, with the finishing of the Trinity Dome (appropriately) on the Feast of the Immaculate Conception.
LINK: STORY
Undefeated -- ALL TIME -- in Big Ten Play...
Jeff Jackson's Fighting Irish finished off the 2017 portion of their Big Ten schedule this weekend by sweeping the #12 ranked Wisconsin Badgers in Madison...
Notre Dame has yet to lose a BIG TEN game in its history. The Fighting Irish are now 10 - 0 in Big Ten play. They have beaten every Big Ten team but that school in Ann Arbor -- so far this season -- the Irish travel to Michigan to play on January 5th.
The Irish -- ranked #3 in the country -- are now 16 - 3 - 1 on the season.
Current Big Ten Standings:
- Notre Dame: 10 - 0 - 0
- Ohio State: 5 - 4 - 1
- Penn State: 4 - 4 - 2
- Minnesota: 4 - 7 - 1
- Wisconsin: 4 - 5 - 1
- Michigan: 3 - 5 - 2
- Michigan State: 2 - 7 - 1
Saturday, December 9, 2017
Mark Baldwin Cards a 68 -- Drops to 31st
The Notre Dame alum shoots a four under 68 -- and he loses fifteen places -- golf isn't fair some days...
Bottom line, three really good days on the course for Baldwin; 69, 67 and 68.
Tomorrow's the FINAL ROUND -- here's what he's playing for.
LINK: LEADERBOARD
OT: CBS Sports Intro to Army Navy Game
Since 1890, the Army/Navy game has celebrated those who have committed their lives to protecting our country.— CBS Sports (@CBSSports) December 9, 2017
For the 118th time, it’s much more than just a football game. pic.twitter.com/f8ruphRpUd
Baldwin Shoots a 67 Moves up to 16th Place!
Notre Dame alum Mark Baldwin '06 -- shot a 67 yesterday to move up to 16th place in the WEB.COM TOUR QUALIFYING TOURNAMENT!
Mark carded six birdies against one bogey -- he's now -8 after two rounds!
Two more rounds to go -- here's what Mark's playing for.
LINK: LEADERBOARD
Notre Dame Scores Three Goals in 3rd to WIN!
That's 12 straight wins -- and the IRISH remain undefeated in Big Ten play!
Friday, December 8, 2017
Domer Anders Lee -- 4th in NHL in Goals!
The New York Islanders' Anders Lee is tearing up the NHL -- over the last 90 games he's played he has scored 49 goals!
The former Fighting Irish hockey star currently sits in 4th place in the NHL in total goals scored with 16.
LINK: AN ELITE SCORER
Domer Honored as Time's Person of the Year!
Her name is Lindsey Meyer and she's a graduate of Notre Dame's Class of 2008. Lindsey is featured as one of the "Silence Breakers" who have been selected as Time Magazine's Person of the Year for 2017.
LINK: TIME STORY
Thursday, December 7, 2017
Domer Baldwin at Web.Com Qualifying Final
Notre Dame alum Mark Baldwin '06, just completed first round play in the FINAL STAGE of the WEB.COM Tour Qualifying Tournament in Chandler, AZ. Mark is just one of 144 professionals who made it through two rounds of qualifying to get to the Final Stage.
Baldwin carded four birdies to go with one bogey today shooting a 69 -- placing him in 22nd place after the first round.
For those playing in the Final Stage -- the stakes are clearly defined:
- The winner will receive fully exempt Web.com Tour status for the 2018 Regular Season.
- Finishers 2-10 (and ties) will receive exempt Web.com Tour status for the first 12 events of 2018.
- Finishers 11-45 (and ties) will receive exempt Web.com Tour status for the first eight events of 2018.
You can follow Mark's progress these next three days at the link below.
LINK: LEADERBOARD
OT: The Power and Majesty of the Great Lakes
This is un-edited video of Lake Michigan -- at Saint Joseph, MI -- two days ago...
Irish Receive Muffet's Hall of Fame "Kicks"
Love these custom shoes from Under Armour! I hope they market a "low cut" version in men's sizes, count me in!
Three Named Sports Illustrated All-Americans!
One was five-star recruit, one was a four-star recruit and one was a three-star recruit coming out of high school...
Above image courtesy of Irish Sports Daily.
LINK: SI's ALL AMERICANS
Promoting ND Players for Post Season Awards
If only you could imagine...— Notre Dame Football (@NDFootball) December 7, 2017
Go 'Inside the Mind' of @MBVG4, the @MortellAward HOTY Finalist.
No. 4 on the field No. 1 in our hearts! #GoIrish ☘ pic.twitter.com/32xcFIe45S
Wednesday, December 6, 2017
Brey Talks Disappointing Loss to Ball State
That makes THREE sub-par performances for the IRISH after being ranked as high as #5 in America this past week...
Tuesday, December 5, 2017
Pat Connaughton -- Now an NBA Starter !!!
In his third season with the Trail Blazers -- the former Fighting Irish star has earned a starting role in Portland!!!
LINK: WHY CONNAUGHTON IS STARTING!
Monday, December 4, 2017
Auriemma Talks Sunday's Win Over Notre Dame
SEE YOU IN APRIL UCONN!
LINK: AURIEMMA #1
LINK: AURIEMMA #2
Sunday, December 3, 2017
For 35 Minutes We Were -- #1 Team in America
Muffet's Fighting Irish were in control with 5 minutes to go...
- 10 straight missed shots
- Bad defense
- And, the IRISH gave away an 11 point lead in the 4th quarter...
SEE YOU IN APRIL!
LINK: ND LOSES to UCONN
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