by Leprechaun Express & Steve Welsh
“Notre Dame football mourned the loss of one of their program greats … as they began fall camp. However, the team found a way to take the legendary coach out on the playing field with them in the upcoming season. The name ‘Ara’ will be placed on the front of each helmet, above the face-mask, in place of where it normally says ‘Irish’. …”
“… The top three quarterbacks are junior Brandon Wimbush, sophomore Ian Book and freshman Avery Davis, while the running backs featured starter Josh Adams, Jones Jr. and Williams, with sophomore Deon McIntosh also mixed in. Defensively during tempo, the lineup was also familiar …”
1 Alabama(49) 0-0 1603 —
2 Ohio State(5) 0-0 1512 —
3 Florida State(4) 0-0 1434 —
4 USC 0-0 1415 —
5 Clemson(7) 0-0 1367 —
6 Penn State 0-0 1257 —
7 Washington 0-0 1245 —
8 Oklahoma 0-0 1237 —
9 Michigan 0-0 959 —
10 Wisconsin 0-0 936 —
11 Oklahoma State 0-0 912 —
12 LSU 0-0 834 —
13 Auburn 0-0 819 —
14 Stanford 0-0 732 —
15 Georgia 0-0 701 —
16 Florida 0-0 681 —
17 Louisville 0-0 676 —
18 Miami 0-0 472 —
19 Kansas State 0-0 339 —
20 West Virginia 0-0 319 —
21 South Florida 0-0 247 —
22 Virginia Tech 0-0 235 —
23 Texas 0-0 193 —
24 Tennessee 0-0 155 —
25 Utah 0-0 109 —
Complete Rankings
Dropped from rankings: Colorado 15, Western Michigan 18, San Diego State 25
Others receiving votes: Washington State 99, Colorado 72, TCU 58, Boise State 49, Notre Dame 49, Texas A&M 46, Pittsburgh 45, NC State 39, Oregon 37, Northwestern 25, Nebraska 23, Arkansas 22, Memphis 22, Mississippi State 19, San Diego State 18, Appalachian State 11, BYU 10, Georgia Tech 10, Tulsa 10, Wyoming 9, Western Michigan 8, Temple 8, North Carolina 8, Houston 7, Minnesota 6, Troy 6, Iowa 5, Louisiana Tech 4, Syracuse 3, Arizona 2, UCLA 1, Colorado State 1, Maryland 1, Michigan State 1, Toledo 1, Army 1 …”
“For the Temple Owls, a new dawn is on the horizon as training camp has begun on North Broad. The Owls have four weeks to prepare for their first game of the season on the road against Notre Dame on September 2 – a tough task for any team, let alone a team replacing their head coach (Matt Rhule), starting quarterback (Phillip Walker), starting running back (Jahad Thomas) and best defensive player (Hasson Reddick). …”
“Ian Book finished 17-for-22 for 277 yards and one touchdown and Daelin Hayes had seven tackles with three sacks to lead Gold to a 27-14 win over Blue in the annual Blue-Gold Game at Notre Dame Stadium (20,147). …”
“Gates will open at 11:30 a.m. EDT. … General admission and reserved gold tickets may be purchased online … General admission adult tickets are $12 each ($15 on game day) … General admission youth tickets (18 years and under) are $8 each ($10 on game day) … Children (ages three and under) do not require a ticket for general admission seating areas …”
“… Inconsistent decision-maker. Showed dreadful lapses in judgement that lead to interceptions. Too willing to make off-balanced heaves. Benched against Stanford. Had at least one interception in 15 of his 23 starts. …”
“WHO: #5 Notre Dame (25-9) vs. #12 Princeton (23-6)
WHAT: 2017 NCAA West Region First Round
WHERE: KeyBank Center, Buffalo, New York
WHEN: Thursday, March 16, 2017, 12:15 p.m. ET
NATIONAL BROADCAST: CBS with Verne Lundquist (play-by-play), Jim Spanarkel (analyst) and Allie LaForce (sideline).
WESTWOOD ONE RADIO: Scott Graham (play-by-play) and Donny Marshall. Available on Sirius Channel 134.
NOTRE DAME RADIO BROADCAST: Jack Nolan (play-by-play) and Zach Hillesland (analyst). In the NCAA Tournament, the Notre Dame broadcast can only be heard on the Notre Dame Basketball Radio Network affiliates. … “