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Sporting News: Notre Dame administrators, no doubt, hope new coach Brian Kelly will bust the Fighting Irish out of the Bob Davie-Ty Willingham-Charlie Weis doldrums. Here are five things Kelly must do avoid a short stint in South Bend.

SOUTH BEND Jarred DuBois hit a three-pointer with 8 seconds left to lift Loyola Marymount to an 87-85 victory over Notre Dame on Saturday night.

Could the Notre Dame football job be down to a one horse race? Cincinnatia s Brian Kelly might have a chance to close the deal Tuesday when he interviews for the gig in New York.

Notre Dame players told athletic director Jack Swarbrick the program needed a high-energy leader who was passionate about winning and Fighting Irish football.

By Allen Trieu On the same day that Brian Kelly was named the new head coach of Notre Dame, two juniors who were on Cincinnati's offer list were given some good news from the future Irish staff.

By Dashiell Bennett Brian Kelly leaves Cincinnati to become coach of Notre Dame [Cincinnati Inquirer] Kelly new coach at Notre Dame, players salty [News Record] Cincinnati Bearcats rip Brian Kelly as he leaves to become Notre Dame's new head coach [New York Daily News]

By Dashiell Bennett The South Bend Tribune is reporting that after an earlier feint toward UConn, Notre Dame has made its decision and Cincinnati's Brian Kelly will take the reigns in South Bend. But is he a big enough jerk? Kelly to be next coach [South Bend Tribune]

By Orson Swindle SOUTH BEND, IN–(AP) Notre Dame Athletic Director Jack Swarbrick has called a press conference for 5:00 pm EST in South Bend. He is expected to announce the hiring of Brian Kelly as the next football coach at Notre Dame University. Brian Kelly: Not, in fact, a football coach.

By Orson Swindle SOUTH BEND, IN–(AP) Notre Dame Athletic Director Jack Swarbrick has called a press conference for 5:00 pm EST in South Bend. He is expected to announce the hiring of Brian Kelly as the next football coach at Notre Dame University. Brian Kelly: Not, in fact, a football coach.

By CW And nowhere but Cleveland can Weis, a Notre Dame Grad and practicing Catholic, do so well by doing so much good.  Importantly, the Catholic Church teaches that, in addition to faith, one must also practice good works to gain salvation.  Specifically:

By Tommy Craggs In the most Irish piece of breaking news ever, a man named Sean O'Shea at something called IrishCentral.com is reporting that Cincinnati's Brian Kelly will indeed be the new coach of Notre Dame. [IrishCentral.com]

By CW Well, of course I know you're well paid here and love Norman, but come on, Bob!  Aren't you tired of having to recruit against Mack Brown and his grandfatherly charms?  Plus you're a good Catholic boy from Ohio, surely you know how important Notre Dame football is to so many people.  Do it for...

By CW Well, if you thought that was fun, the real fun really starts.  Let's hope there's a clean and quick transition, but I don't think any change is going to keep Jimmy Clausen in an Irish uniform next season.  If the incoming head man can find a way to keep Golden Tate around, well, that's a step in t...

By inthebleachers@gmail.com (In The Bleachers College Football Podcast) In The Bleachers the podcast once again features Rob Harley; proud Buckeye and proprietor of Harley In The Huddle. We'll recap the action from Week 12 in the college football world including the Oregon-Arizona overtime game, the UConn upset of Notre Dame and the Les Miles time out fiasco. A...

By Dr. Saturday - NCAAF - Yahoo! Sports::Matt Hinton • Weis Watch. Another sign of Charlie Weis' impending demise: Notre Dame has blocked the university plane from appearing on flightaware.com (see for yourself), a proactive effort at cutting off the breathless surfers intent on tracking its path to Cincinnati or Gainesville or Vatican C...

By CW 1. Pitt hasn't really played anybody yet.  They've played teams that aren't bad - Rutgers, South Florida, NC State, Connecticut, NAVY - but there isn't one that makes you nod in appreciation of their great work.  To their credit, they take care of business against the bad teams, but Sagarin h...

By CW My position regarding Weis is that I wanted 9-3 and that record is still possible, so until it becomes unachievable, I'm going to hold off on posting about potential coaching changes.  I'll be listening to Monday Night Football  for secret signals from Jon Gruden and looking into Brian Ke...

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) -Notre Dame coach Charlie Weis believes a trip to San Antonio for a home game could help the Fighting Irish make sure they don't overlook one-win Washington State on Saturday.

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By Conquest Chronicles::Paragon SC I am not even worrying about the post season, there is way too much football left to play and a couple of tough games still on the schedule...not just Oregon. Here is an interesting take on the BCS from the WSJ... All Pac-10 has their USC/OSU preview up. Here is a good read by the Trojan Empire on the BCS

I am not even worrying about the post season, there is way too much football left to play and a couple of tough games still on the schedule...not just Oregon. Here is an interesting take on the BCS from the WSJ... All Pac-10 has their USC/OSU preview up. Here is a good read by the Trojan Empire on the BCS

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 Scott Kennedy La Canada, Calif. - In a scheduling quirk, 4-Star safety Dietrich Riley's St. Francis team took on Notre Dame hours before he was scheduled to head to South Bend to see THE Notre Dame University take on USC.

Notre Dame's aim: Win USC game to regain name - Dodd They replace a Heisman Trophy winner (quarterback Carson Palmer, 2002) with a Heisman Trophy winner (Matt Leinart, 2004), and then the next year had a third Heisman Trophy winner (Reggie Bush) at running back.

By Conquest Chronicles::Paragon SC Notre Dame's aim: Win USC game to regain name - Dodd They replace a Heisman Trophy winner (quarterback Carson Palmer, 2002) with a Heisman Trophy winner (Matt Leinart, 2004), and then the next year had a third Heisman Trophy winner (Reggie Bush) at running back.

By Wacko(nwaechter@hotmail.com) 1. Weis is a horrible coach, and [example of poor performance from most recent game] is why he'll never win a championship at Notre Dame. Hire [Stoops, Meyer, Saban, Gruden, etc.]. Weis is a horrible coach, and the complete lack of tackling fundamentals in this game show that we'll never have a...

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.

By Brian Sakowski If the magazine isn’t enough for you, Phil has decided to write a daily blog updated each day by noon. There will be new topics each weekday and once on the weekend! Special thanks to Phil for talking football with us. Big East - 17 minutes Notre Dame - 24 minutes Non-BCS Talk - 30 minutes

By inthebleachers@gmail.com (In The Bleachers College Football Podcast) If the magazine isn’t enough for you, Phil has decided to write a daily blog updated each day by noon. There will be new topics each weekday and once on the weekend! Special thanks to Phil for talking football with us. Big East - 17 minutes Notre Dame - 24 minutes Non-BCS Talk - 30 minutes

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 Orson Swindle Los Angeles. Charlie Weis, Pepper the Notre Dame Comeback Dolphin, and a random woman Pepper picked up in a bar in LA. Weis: Game tape wasn’t too impressive, lady. We demand championship effort at Notre Dame. MP3 File Weis: So that’s why he’s never been a head coach.

By Orson Swindle Los Angeles. Charlie Weis, Pepper the Notre Dame Comeback Dolphin, and a random woman Pepper picked up in a bar in LA. Weis: Game tape wasn’t too impressive, lady. We demand championship effort at Notre Dame. MP3 File Weis: So that’s why he’s never been a head coach.

By CW January 26 - Marquette (15-2, 4-0 Big East) - Simply the worst team in the conference for Notre Dame in regards to match-ups.  They have so many large, capable guards that the undersized Irish backcourt has fits attempting to stop the slash-and-kick.  The Irish won at home against the Eagle...

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 Nestor In case you haven't done it yet, check out the notes Bald Eagle graciously shared with all of us from his Thanksgiving vacation in Maui. BB had a chance to scout out couple of future Bruin opponents - Texas and Notre Dame - in the 2008 Maui Invitational when he had chance to check out the great ga...

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.

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 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...

By inthebleachers@gmail.com (In The Bleachers College Football Podcast) Back by popular down is the stock up and stock down segment which occurs around 33 minutes into the show. At around 43 minutes into the show we make our picks for the Games of the Week. This week the big games are Clemson at Wake Forest, Colorado at Kansas, LSU at Florida, Michigan State at Northw...

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...

By Rob Jake Golic, TE, Conn. - A name you might be familiar with, Jake is the brother of last year's commit Mike Jr. and is the son of former Irish star Mike Golic.  He was, like his brother, Notre Dame's first commit of the 2009 class and stars at tight end.  While he's a bit lanky (6-4, 225), he's got a grea...

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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 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...

Konrad Reuland is the latest highly touted recruit to leave South Bend  - Class of 2006 ESPN 150 Konrad Reuland, a sophomore tight end, has decided to leave the University of Notre Dame. Irish head coach Charlie Weis said, ...

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 Odeen Domingo Notre Dame Prep's boys volleyball program is only 2 years old. But it's on the brink of earning its first berth into the state tournament.

Scottsdale Notre Dames Zuleika Zaragoza shows that perseverance can pay huge dividends. Zaragoza tried out for Notre Dames tennis team as a freshman last year and was cut. Instead of accepting her fate, she went to work and took lessons.

By mjdeadspin This happened shortly after Michigan State's loss to Notre Dome, and I can't tell if this fellow is losing his voice, or if he's actually crying. And honestly, by the time it was over, I felt like crying, too. This guy actually brought me into a deep depression about Michigan State football, a...

Michigan Head Coach Lloyd Carr amd ND Head Coach Charlie Wiess talk about Michigan's win over Notre Dame