Football

Notre Dame Talent Rising

(The Rock Report) – Notre Dame hasn’t been this hot with recruits since Lou and Vinnie ran the show in the late 80s and early 90s. Putting aside the on the field performance over the last two years and looking at the overall direction of the Notre Dame program, it hasn’t been this healthy a…

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Opportunities Abound

The dawn of a new year is the time of hope. People make resolutions to do better in their lives. They see an opportunity for a clean slate, and want to take advantage of the benefits that slate can give. Some folks have Opportunity knocking at their door today. If they take advantage, it could…

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Irish End Bowl Frustration

Jimmy Clausen threw for 401 yards and five touchdowns to lead Notre Dame to a 49-21 blowout victory in the Sheraton Hawaii Bowl. The Irish dominated in all phases of the game to conclude the up and down 2008 season on a positive note.

Haywood Moving Up

EsPN is reporting Fighting Irish offensive coordinator (and alumnus) Mike Haywood is going to get his first head coaching job at that long-time Cradle of Coaches, Miami University in Oxford, OH. Congratulations to Mike, who hoed a long row to get his shot. We’ll be keeping an eye on the RedHawks next season, and wish…

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Bowling for Sunshine

Notre Dame continues its quest for a bowl victory on Christmas Eve in the Sheraton Hawaii Bowl against the University of Hawaii. The matchup is essentially a home game for the Warriors, but the Irish were more than happy to make the trip to this tropical paradise after their regular season ended in disappointing fashion….

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