UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDIA CONFERENCE September 7, 2009 Rich Rodriguez Q. Talk about the efforts of your special teams. COACH RODRIGUEZ: I felt they were pretty solid, a lot of young guys playing for the first time. I didn’t do the exact count, but somebody told me it was like 28 players that we had…
Jimmy Clausen’s pinpoint passing and a gritty Notre Dame defense combined to crush Nevada by a 35-0 margin that could easily have been greater. Michael Floyd used his athleticism to convert three pass receptions into long touchdowns, while Kyle Rudolph and Armando Allen also scored for the Irish. Meanwhile, consistent defensive pressure caused Nevada’s “Pistol”…
(Thanks to Farley for Compiling) – Based on a survey of over 8,000 fanatic crazies, the percentage following the team name is the average confidence level for each game. WSU – 95.0%Washington – 94.8%Navy – 94.3%UConn – 89.9%Purdue – 89.8%Nevada – 87.7%Stanford – 78.8%Michigan – 75.6%BC – 74.5%Pitt – 72.0%MSU – 65.1%USC – 41.0% The…
by John Vannie Notre Dame opens the 2009 football season at home on Saturday with renewed hope for both the program’s reputation and the security of its head coach. The Irish struggled to a 10-15 record in the past two seasons as Charlie Weis attempted to rebuild the program with a solid base of underclassmen….
BRIAN HARDIN: This is Brian Hardin here at Notre Dame. Coach Weis will start with opening comments. Once he’s completed, we’ll start with questions. COACH WEIS: Good afternoon. We’re finally to the real game week. We’re excited to get going against a formidable opponent, Nevada. They’ve been to four straight Bowl games, returned seven guys…