University of Notre Dame

By CW 4 days ago: Boston College's Montel Harris runs past North Carolina States' Rashard Smith for a touchdown in the second quarter of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Oct. 17, 2009, in Boston. (AP Photo/The News & Observer, Ethan Hyman)

By CW 2 days ago: Notre Dame safety Kyle McCarthy (28) and Harrison Smith, back, break up a pass intended for Washington wide receiver D'Andre Goodwin on the final play of the overtime period during an NCAA college football game in South Bend, Ind., Saturday, Oct. 3, 2009. Notre Dame defeated Wash...

By CW I was chatting with my dad on the drive home from work earlier in the week and we started talking about the upcoming football season.  I was telling him how I can't imagine the Irish going 3-0 because that would make me too happy and the pitfalls were too varied to avoid tripping up once.

By CW BlueGraySky - who has all sorts of fun stuff over there as we get ready for the season - got their annual picture of all the tickets, and my, aren't they pretty?  Six days until kickoff, folks, and once you make it until Thursday, they'll be football waiting for you.

DETROIT (Catholic Online) - In order to provide balance and equal time to the voices that opposed the honoring of President Barack Obama, the Board of Directors at Notre Dame University graciously allowed the delivery of the following speech at the ...

by Pete Byrne (pmbyrne@wsbt.com) AJ Pollock homered twice for the Irish against St. John's on Saturday, May 16. (WSBT Photo) By WSBT Sports The Notre Dame baseball team wrapped up the Big East regular season Saturday with a 15-12 conference record, ... Notre Dame Year in Review Observer Online

Brown, 42, captured the 1987 Heisman Trophy at the University of Notre Dame, as a wide receiver. The two-time first team All-American set 19 Notre Dame records. He was fourth in National Football League history with 1094 receptions. ... The National Sports Review

KLEW Or the USC-Notre Dame game played in the middle ground of, say, Utah. Moving to a neutral site simply to make a little extra money is not only selling out on the cheap, it's extremely short-sighted. The more games you play off campus, ... WSU's spring nears end The Spokesman Review

Tiger Sports Digest What have you been missing by not being a member of Irish Eyes? Notre Dame always recruits nationally and recruits some of the best players in the nation. So when a top-rated player plies his trade in Notre Dame's backyard, there's no doubt that the ...

On Saturday, Johnson dominated Notre Dame's veteran offensive linemen in one-on-one drills and in an 11-on-11 scrimmage with a blend of speed and power. When the Irish switched to nickel, Johnson slid down to a three technique. Eventually, he'd like to ...

It may be how well Notre Dame finishes in the NIT. After all, the Irish were expected to contend for a national championship this season. Luke Harangody and Kyle McAlarney formed one of the nation's best inside-outside tandems, and there was plenty of ...

The Princeton Review, a company that publishes data on national colleges and universities, currently ranks Notre Dame No. 1 in the category, "Alternative Lifestyles not an Alternative" - a fancy way of saying Notre Dame is perceived as having a lower tolerance for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexua...

7, is expected to play Notre Dame again at 7 pm. Wednesday – that is, unless the Irish are upset by Rutgers Tuesday night. Notre Dame is seeded 10th and the Scarlet Knights 15th. The Mountaineers own victories over both of those teams this season. ...

Rutgers University  - Zellous, Pitt women stop Notre Dame Pittsburgh Tribune-Review College Hoops Picks Feb 4, 2009: Notre Dame Fighting Irish ... Bleacher Report Blue and Gold Illustrated (subscription) - South Bend Tribune (subscription)

By Rob We’ll take a look at the Notre Dame season by offering our analysis of each position’s performance this season.  We posted a preview of each position last summer and we’ll take a look at each position’s expectations and how they fared.  Let’s start with the quarterback position.

By Wacko(nwaechter@hotmail.com) With Rutgers' beatdown of Louisville last night, the Irish have been officially kicked out of the Big East bowl rotation and are left blowing in the wind waiting for an at-large invitation to a bowl game. Notre Dame is still Notre Dame, however, and will get several invitations. Here are the...

By Rob Oh, what a joy it is to be a Notre Dame fan this week.  First you hear about Brady Quinn's season ending injury and then you have to listen to the national media discuss the future of Notre Dame football and Charlie Weis.  After an embarrassing home loss to 2-8 Syracuse, Charlie Weis' job securi...

By Wacko(nwaechter@hotmail.com) Winning Percentage: Notre Dame football has a 6-6 record (0.500) this season. Coach Weis has a 28-21 overall record (0.571). The past two years, Weis has posted a 9-15 record (0.375), an all-time low for Notre Dame over a two year stretch.

By CW 3) Over the last few years, Notre Dame's secondary has given up some big games to opposing wide outs.  Anyone on the Orange depth chart that could cause a code red for the Irish cornerbacks? 4) Pick two guys - one a realistic choice, one a reach but your dream - to take over the football program.

First the bowl thing: the guys in the funny-colored jackets who pick the bowl teams don't always say what they mean. ESPN has Notre Dame as a Gator Bowl pick playing against either Maryland or Miami. If Nebraska were to be picked for that against one of those teams, I don't think we'd be conside...

By CW If you've gone to Notre Dame the last fifteen years, you're taking this losing too lightly and don't understand tradition!: I'm pretty sure I understand the difference between winning and losing, thanks.  You're also probably the same tradition-obsessed asshole who made fun of Mike Le...

 TN - SEASON IN REVIEW: The Lady Irish finished the regular season with an 11-4-1 record. Notre Dame lost to Soddy-Daisy, Oak Ridge, Holy Names (OH) and Baylor. ... Losole III defends championship Arizona Republic all 3 news articles

Notre Dame coach Charlie Weis is looking for Clausen to avoid the letdown he had in the second quarter against the Huskies, when the Irish managed just one ... Irish have eye on national ranking vs. Pitt Chicago Sun-Times Notre Dame rundown Gary Post Tribune

Pittsburgh at Notre Dame Football Betting Odds & Spread  IA - The oddsmakers are taking the Fighting Irish at home in this one, as Notre Dame comes in 4.5 point favorites over Pittsburgh at Sportsbook.com Pittsburgh ... A quality climb South Bend Tribune

By Christian McCollum Not that Irish fans need stats to prove it, but the numbers show that Notre Dame is a much different team in 2008 than it was a year ... Notre Dame looks good after bye Seattle Post Intelligencer Bleacher Report - Observer Online

By Wacko(nwaechter@hotmail.com) After a long week of reading everything I can get my hands on about Notre Dame football, and some time to look back at the Notre Dame program in my lifetime, with my multitude of experiences both as a fan growing up in South Bend, as a student, and as an alum, I have come up with a long-term strate...

Despite its early struggles, Michigan's spread offense will test Notre Dame's team speed, Michael Rothstein writes in The Fort Wayne Journal Gazette. ... Hash Marks 09.12.08 USC-Ohio State, Notre Dame’s Problems, ECU’s ... 411mania.com Las Vegas Review - Journal - Kansas City Star

 IL - How good is Notre Dame's unscored-upon defense? Not everyone probably thought that the Notre Dame Dons and St. Viator Lions would be a combined 4-0 after ... Wisconsin trip results in convincing win for Notre Dame Evanston Review all 2 news articles

The 6-4, 285-pound Watt chose the Fighting Irish over offers from in-state schools Northwestern and Illinois and traditional powerhouses Ohio State, ... Notre Dame Football: Chris Watt Makes It an Even Dozen for the Irish Bleacher Report Recruiting Week in Review Fighting Irish Insider

By Kevin HD I'm left thinking about the other teams that deserve this spot; all the other schools that would be sitting at 25 if only they were named Notre Dame.  Teams including, but not limit to: Georgia Tech, Michigan, Michigan State, Purdue, Boston College, Navy and Air Force.  All of these teams ma...

By Kevin HD The one thing that really stands out is the fact that the three traditional Notre Dame opponents, Michigan State, Michigan and Purdue, come in one-two-three.  I understand Notre Dame usually plays the role of a legit opponent, but keep in mind they were one of the worst teams in D1a last s...

By CW A rather eventful week for Notre Dame football considering it's mid-June.  I'm taking off after posting this for a Rakes summit with Rob and Jay Bruce, as I make my first and last visit to the House Ruth Built before the Yankees move out at the end of this year.  If anything should break over the...

School Sisters of Notre Dame: Transforming lives through education In short order, they were teaching the children of Polish, Irish, Italian, Bohemian and other families in addition to those of German descent. ... School Sisters of Notre Dame: Longtime members recalling classroom ... St.Lou...

By CW Big Ten teams- A few years ago, the Irish played both Indiana and Michigan, a trend that sadly stopped the last couple seasons.  While the team may eventually face Tom Crean’s Indiana Hoosiers in Maui (one NCAA win in five seasons!  As long as he can get Dwyane Wade to come to Bloomington, gre...

By CW Even though Notre Dame bowed out of the tournament in the second round (I like to think of it less as a loss, more of a mercy killing so they didn't have to face the buzzsaw known as North Carolina), this weekend was a fantastic one for college hoops after last March's snoozer.  Two quick points...

By CW     You have to love the effort from Luke Harangody, hauling in 36 boards in Notre Dame's two tournament games.  Against Washington State, he was pressing like everyone else on offense, but he had the added bonus of getting double-teamed every time he caught the ball down in the post.  You'd...

By CW Seth Davis paid the Irish a fantastic compliment in his weekend picks today, writing that "Few teams in America have better chemistry and role definition than the Irish. What's more, this is the best defensive team Mike Brey has had in South Bend."  I don't want to get my hopes too far up, as th...

By Rob Happy Holidays!  There's been a dearth of posts lately, but since there's really nothing going on with Notre Dame football right now (well, except for our most important commit in the last 5 years taking a visit to Florida), I thought I'd give you my review on other teams' coaching changes....

By CW It's clearly a statement to the talent of Beasley that he pulled in 19 points and 13 boards and we're trumpeting our successes, but hey, those were both below his season averages.  Using a 2-3 zone that was pretty active most of the time, the Irish constantly had multiple defenders around Be...

By CW This is strength versus strength, and if the Irish D can continue to be stingy through the air, this bodes very well for the Irish overall. This was going to be their stage. For the Boston College Eagles, there could be no better place to establish credibility in an unbeaten season than Notre D...

By Guest Blogger It has been said countless times of course; but it still must be repeated:  Karl Dorrell was completely unqualified to have been hired as UCLA football coach; and once hired, has achieved nothing which should warrant him still being around.  We all know that he wouldn't be around were this...

Chicago Sports Review, IL - Sep 20, 2007 BY Eli Kaberon The University of Notre Dame's 120-year old football tradition pretty much speaks for itself: Rockne, Parseghian, Holtz, Hornung, Montana, ... Scholarships pose problems for Notre Dame transfer Northern Star Online

By T Kyle King I must apologize to Maize 'n' Brew Dave for saying so, but Paul probably is right that Michigan essentially is off the table. Even though Bill Martin has given us the most slender ray of hope, the Wolverines are not looking to schedule a tough non-conference away game in an even-numbered yea...

By CW But Notre Dame fans, while being rather smug about all things related to their university, seem to take a disproportionate amount of crap compared to other fans who are far more out there.  I've spent a lot of time reading ND blogs over the last few years, and I've found them to be pretty fair w...

By CW Executive Three: What about drafting a few guys from Notre Dame?  That's some big Catholic school, they'll probably be decent, God-fearing people. Despite his football background, the Cubs minor league prospect wasn't glued to draft coverage the way some of his teammates were.

By Peri E. Arnold As a sixty-ish professor of government at University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana, my musical tastes run to jazz and classical. I regularly hear live music, but no rock & roll. Which is why I was thrilled at the prospect of turning my hip twentysomething graphic-artist daughter...

SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Notre Dame safety Chinedum Ndukwe understands why many consider the No. 11 Fighting Irish underdogs entering their Sugar Bowl matchup against No. 4 LSU. "Everyone's saying we have no chance," Ndukwe said. "I guess we haven't given them any reason to think otherwise with the...

 PA - After two years of being perhaps the top bench player for the University of Notre Dame's women's basketball team, Monessen High School graduate Charel Allen ...

By Sal Marinello Incredibly while people debate whether an undefeated Big East team deserves to play for a national championship – it doesn’t and there won’t be one anyway - and which one loss team deserves to play in the national championship game - Michigan does - nobody says a word about Notre Dame’s emb...

By Adam Hoff Last week was a classic "just don't screw it up" kind of moment for the Heisman elite, where the top candidates simply needed to avoid disaster to maintain the status quo. Big numbers are just a drop in the bucket at this point and wins were expected against the likes of Indiana, Northwestern...