Wednesday, December 21, 2016

Tuesday, December 20, 2016

A Remarkable Photo Taken at ND's Grotto


This has been flying around the web the last week -- thought I'd post the photo and the story below...

LINK:  GROTTO PHOTO

ESPN's Coverage of the Farrell Family Reunion


Michael Floyd "Getting Comfortable" with NE


Here's a story out of New England about the Patriots' and their efforts to get the former Notre Dame All-American up to speed...

LINK:  FLOYD

Giants to Promote Ishaq Williams to NFL Roster


The media is reporting that former Notre Dame student-athlete, Ishaq Williams will be promoted today to the New York Giants roster today.

If this is true -- this is great news for Williams, who hasn't played in a real game in some time.

LINK:  ISHAQ TO THE GIANTS ROSTER

Monday, December 19, 2016

Matt Farrell's "Christmas Surprise" -- Tonight!



How Do College Football Coaches Handle This?


Stanford's star running back Christian McCaffrey has opted not to play in the Cardinal's bowl game in order to concentrate on training for the upcoming NFL Draft.

Is this the Jaylon Smith Effect?

Yet, former Notre Dame All-American Jaylon Smith "tweeted" this today...



LINK:  MCCAFFREY PICKS SELF OVER TEAM

Domer Golden Tate Injured in Loss to Giants


Former Notre Dame All-American Golden Tate caught eight passes yesterday for 122 yards in the Detroit Lions' loss to the New York Giants.  Tate leads the Lions in yards receiving for the season with 942.

The Lions and Tate aren't talking about the injury...

LINK:  GOLDEN HURT

Sunday, December 18, 2016

ND Looking for Strength & Conditioning Coach


It was reported by NBC Sports yesterday that Paul Longo, head of ND Football's strength & conditioning program has taken on another role on Coach Kelly's staff.

If this is true -- there has been no confirmation from Notre Dame on this report -- you can be certain that Notre Dame will conduct a national search for this important position.

Here's a look at the EIGHT highest paid Strength & Conditioning coaches in college football -- you'll be surprised which college program currently pays the most for this position...

LINK:  HIGHEST PAID

Torii Hunter, Jr. to Pursue Baseball Career


The now former Fighting Irish wide receiver will pursue his lifelong dream of playing professional baseball like his Dad.

TorIi was drafted by the Los Angeles Angels this past summer -- here's the story...

LINK:  BASEBALL FOR TORII

Coach Brey's Presser After Loss to Purdue


New York Post Q&A With Domer Romeo Okwara


The New York media seems to be taking a liking to the Giants' free agent rookie from the University of Notre Dame.

LINK:  ROMEO

Saturday, December 17, 2016

Floyd Gets New Start and New Number in NE


Here's a photo of Michael Floyd at his first practice with the New England Patriots Friday.  The former Notre Dame All-American is now wearing #14.

#21 Notre Dame vs. #15 Purdue at 2 PM ET

The Fighting Irish have the opportunity today to beat a higher ranked opponent in the Crossroads Classic in Indianapolis.  The game tips off at 2 PM ET and will be televised on ESPN2.

Here's what the media is saying about today's game: 




LINK:  LAFAYETTE JOURNAL & COURIER

LINK:  SB NATION

LINK:  INDIANAPOLIS STAR

LINK:  SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE

Mike Brey Talks Today's Game With #15 Purdue


Friday, December 16, 2016

Domers Galore In Detroit Lions Hype Video !!!



Former Notre Dame football stars Golden Tate (#15), Theo Riddick (#25) and T.J. Jones (#13) have the Detroit Lions currently all alone in 1st place in the NFL's "Norris" Division...

More Info On Defensive Coordinator Mike Elko


All we're waiting on now is Notre Dame to make Elko's hiring official...

LINK:  WHO IS MIKE ELKO?

Bill Belichick Talks About Signing Michael Floyd


The New England Patriots' Bill Belichick met with the media for the first time this morning since they claimed Michael Floyd off of the NFL waiver wire yesterday.

The former Notre Dame All-American is getting a second chance in Boston...

LINK:  BELICHICK TALKS FLOYD

LINK:  BOSTON GLOBE STORY

WSBT Report: Brian Polian is Returning to ND



The former head football coach at Nevada -- and former Notre Dame assistant coach, is reportedly returning 'home' to the Fighting Irish!

The University of Notre Dame has not confirmed his hiring.

This is Coach Polian's press conference leading into his game this year against Notre Dame.

LINK:  WSBT