University of Notre Dame quarterback Everett Golson has left the school. News of the Everett Golson departure is all over Twitter. It's been confirmed by Notre Dame spokespeople. This situation is summed up best by South Bend sports talk radio host Craig Williams of 95.7 The Fan. … [Read more...] about Notre Dame QB Everett Golson kicked out of school for academic problems
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Notre Dame RB Cierre Wood entering NFL Draft
Notre Dame running back Cierre Wood announced today he will forgo his final season of athletic eligibility and enter the 2013 NFL Draft. Wood leaves Notre Dame as the seventh-leading rusher in school history, having gained 2,447 yards on 450 career carries. No running back in Notre Dame history with as many career rushes as Wood has a better yards-per-rush average as his 5.4 … [Read more...] about Notre Dame RB Cierre Wood entering NFL Draft
Complete Guide to the Alabama vs. Notre Dame Championship Game
It could easily be the most watched college football game of all time: the BCS National title game, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs. the Alabama Crimson Tide. The media hype has been ridiculous; ESPN and the rest of the press have been talking about this game forever. Imagine what the publicity for the Super Bowl will be like this year. So here's a guide, with links to … [Read more...] about Complete Guide to the Alabama vs. Notre Dame Championship Game
Alabama vs. Notre Dame: BCS Title game preview
As you've known since early Saturday evening, the Alabama Crimson Tide will face the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in the 2013 Discover BCS National Championship Game on Monday, January 7, 2013, at Sun Life Stadium in Miami, Fla. The game will be televised by ESPN and will kick off at 7:30 p.m. (CST). "We are very excited about coming to South Florida and I congratulate Notre … [Read more...] about Alabama vs. Notre Dame: BCS Title game preview
Notre Dame gets 2,500 title game ticket requests in a single day
The college football national title game between the Alabama Crimson Tide and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish figures to do HUGE tv numbers. Like off the charts figures. Given the interest in South Bend for tickets, getting to the game will command a lot of money, juice, or both. … [Read more...] about Notre Dame gets 2,500 title game ticket requests in a single day
Notre Dame’s Manti Te’o: #3 pick in NFL Draft?
If you're a fan of the Jacksonville Jaguars, K.C. Chiefs and Cleveland Browns, it's time to start thinking NFL Draft. Expectations are always high for both Manti Te’o and Notre Dame. Te’o, an inside linebacker who graduated from the same high school as President Barack Obama, is one of those all-worldly college football recruits that earn the highest ratings possible … [Read more...] about Notre Dame’s Manti Te’o: #3 pick in NFL Draft?
Notre Dame-USC highest rated game of season; outpaces Rose Bowl
Whether they watch to root for them, or watch to root against them- they're watching. Notre Dame draws huge numbers. … [Read more...] about Notre Dame-USC highest rated game of season; outpaces Rose Bowl
Notre Dame #1 in both polls, BCS next: I feel your hate
Like Emperor Palpatine said to Skywalker, "I feel your anger, give in to your hate." Especially if you're a Michigan, USC, Michigan State, Purdue, Boston College, Miami or just plain college football fan. The most polarizing team in the land, Notre Dame, the college gridiron version of Rush Limbaugh (lots of fans, lots of haters) is the only remaining unbeaten, #1 in both … [Read more...] about Notre Dame #1 in both polls, BCS next: I feel your hate
Kansas St vs. Oregon vs. Notre Dame: by the math
We know you've been inundated with debate about the undefeateds in college football. Here's a statistical tidbit by Joe Kaboski, an economics professor at Notre Dame. So you know it's going to be very biased towards ND. It's still worth reading though; as it raises some valid numerical and statistical points. … [Read more...] about Kansas St vs. Oregon vs. Notre Dame: by the math
Notre Dame being good does NOT elevate overall college football
Lately, there's been a ton of columns, stories, blogs and tweets that have all been saying "Notre Dame being great/relevant is important/beneficial for college football at large. And most of these narratives come with the prefix "I'm not an ND fan but/even if you hate ND/you don't have to like the Irish but." The fact that these storylines need that introduction negates … [Read more...] about Notre Dame being good does NOT elevate overall college football