VIDEO: ‘Notre Dame’s’ Marcus Freeman: Monday press conference before Boston College
Marcus Freeman talked with reporters at his regular Monday press conference as the Fighting Irish readied for Boston College.
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#16 ‘Notre Dame’ Fighting Irish vs. NC State Wolfpack restricted to Peacock streaming service; Peacock free trial period, then $16.99 per month within Amazon Prime Video; also includes NBC, at least some on-demand replays
[Click here for info about Peacock online streaming service as a special subscription within Amazon Prime Video] The #16 Fighting Irish and the Wolfpack kick off shortly after 3:30 p.m. ET, 2:30 CT, 1:30 MT, 12:30 PT, in The House That Rockne Built, on the (Comcast-owned, NBC-related) Peacock online streaming service, and on ‘Notre Dame’ Football Radio, SiriusXM 129, online
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[Pay Wall] Are you ready for more ‘Wildcat?’ ‘Notre Dame’ Football’s Jeremiyah Love likes the idea
‘Notre Dame’s’ Freshmen, Relative Rookies Shine in First Win; From Faraimo to Golden to Johnson, influx of young personnel key to improved defense
COLLEGE FOOTBALL RANKINGS: Notre Dame Rises to #3 During Bye Week; Irish Probably Should Be #1 — ND Only Top-5 Team to Beat Another Top-5 Team, As Currently Ranked
[click here to jump to polls] Notre Dame rose to #3 in both the AP and Coaches Poll during their bye week, thanks to previous-#2 Ohio State getting blown out at Purdue. The Fighting Irish are the only top-5 team that has beaten another top-5 team, as currently ranked. That fact alone should have propelled Notre Dame into the #1
» Read moreCOLLEGE FOOTBALL RANKINGS: Undefeated Notre Dame Sustains #8 Ranking; College Football Playoff Implications Next Week
[click here to jump to polls] After their strong road win over Wake Forest, Notre Dame sustained their #8 ranking in the AP and Coaches Polls, as the Irish head into a two-game gauntlet against the only ranked opponents still looming on their schedule. In the next two weeks, Notre Dame has #7 Stanford at home before taking on Virginia
» Read moreCOLLEGE FOOTBALL RANKINGS: Undefeated Notre Dame Still Nurses Top-10 Ranking, Even After Lackluster Wins Over Unranked Opponents; Meanwhile, Only Two Future Opponents Remain Ranked
[click here to jump to polls] Despite two close calls in a row against unranked Ball State and Vanderbilt, Notre Dame has sustained their #8 ranking in the unofficial AP and Coaches Polls. Of perhaps greater interest in the long run, only three Notre Dame opponents are still ranked, down from five in the preseason polls. Notre Dame’s two remaining
» Read moreIRISH VIDEO: “Brian Kelly Post-Game Press Conference After Notre Dame’s Season-Opening Victory Over Michigan” – WatchND
IRISH VIDEO: “Highlights from Notre Dame’s Season-Opening Victory Over Michigan” – WatchND
PRESEASON TOP-25: Notre Dame Has Top-11/12 Perch For Plausibility Run, Perhaps Not a National Title Run
[click here to jump to polls] Notre Dame’s preseason #11/12 ranking should be enough of a perch for them to attempt what has become an annual Road to Plausibility. (By comparison, it might be a little hard to think of Notre Dame making a would-be “national title run” since, according to the official record books at least, they have not
» Read moreIRISH NEWSWATCH: “Irish Trio Named To Bednarik,Maxwell Watch Lists” – UND 7.16.18
“University of Notre Dame senior defensive lineman Jerry Tillery and senior linebacker Te’von Coney were both selected to the 2018 Bednarik Award Watch List. Fighting Irish senior quarterback Brandon Wimbush was also chosen to the 2018 Maxwell Award Watch List. The Bednarik Award is given to college football’s defensive player of the year, while the Maxwell Award is presented to
» Read moreIRISH NEWSWATCH: “Sam Mustipher Named To Rimington Trophy Watch List” – UND 5.30.18
“University of Notre Dame graduate center and captain Sam Mustipher was named to the 2018 Rimington Trophy Spring Watch List … [for the trophy] given annually to the most outstanding collegiate center. Mustipher has played in 34 games and started 25 contests during his career. He has started all 25 games over the last two seasons. Mustipher did not surrender
» Read moreIRISH NEWSLINK: “Notre Dame Football Announces Blue-Gold Game Format; Game will feature the offense against the defense” – UND
“… Quarterbacks in red jerseys will not be live … Each possession will begin on the 25-yard line … Offense can place the ball on either hash or the middle of the field … There will not be any kickoffs … All punts will be fair caught … No rush permitted on punts, PATs and field goals … No fakes
» Read moreIRISH NEWSLINK: “89th Annual Blue-Gold Game” – UND
“… The football game begins at 12:30 p.m. ET on Saturday, April 21, 2018, at Notre Dame Stadium. It’s a great opportunity to get a sneak peek at the 2018 Fighting Irish. … Gates will open at 11:30 a.m. ET. …”
» Read moreIRISH NEWSLINK: Box Score: “Notre Dame 4 – Michigan 3” – NCAA Frozen Four
National semifinal, Notre Dame defeats Michigan 4-3 in final minute to advance to national championship game
» Read moreIRISH NEWSLINK: “Irish Meet Michigan At Frozen Four; Notre Dame takes on Wolverines in national semifinal Thursday, April 5 at 9:30 pm ET on ESPN2
“The University of Notre Dame hockey team makes its fourth appearance in the NCAA Frozen Four on Thursday, April 5, when the Irish take on Big Ten rival Michigan in a national semifinal game. The puck will drop at 9:30 p.m. ET from the Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, Minnesota, home of the NHL’s Minnesota Wild. The contest can
» Read moreIRISH NEWSLINK: “Irish Win 2nd NCAA Women’s Basketball Title; Ogunbowale last second three lifts Irish to 61-58 win”
“For the second time in program history, the University of Notre Dame women’s basketball team are your NCAA National Champions. The No. 1 seeded Irish (35-3) completed the second largest comeback in Final Four history to defeat the No. 1 seeded Bulldogs (37-2) 61-58. Arike Ogunbowale hit a three with 0.1 remaining to clinch the title for the Irish. It
» Read moreIRISH NEWSLINK: “#NotreDame #FinalFour Run Tainted by #NCAA’s Scheduling on #GoodFriday and #Easter; #Catholic Institution Should Have Abstained From Participating” – SCW
The #NCAA has created an anti-#Catholic and anti-#Christian effect by scheduling a national semifinal (#FinalFour game) on #GoodFriday in women’s #basketball. Doing so violates the solemn nature of the day and subjects Catholics to having to play on a day when they are fasting, and when they are abstaining from meat. At least the game is not at 3 p.m.,
» Read moreIRISH NEWSLINK: “No. 1 Irish Seek Program’s Second National Title this Weekend in Columbus Rivalry renewed in national semifinal vs No. 1 UConn” – UND
“All eyes of the NCAA Division I women’s basketball world are locked upon Columbus, Ohio, this weekend as the 2018 Final Four begins on Friday at Nationwide Arena. The No. 1 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (33-3) will once again renew its rivalry with No. 1 UConn Huskies (36-0) in Friday’s second semifinal game, slated to begin at 9:30 p.m. ET
» Read more[PDF] IRISH NEWSLINK: “UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME PUBLIC INFRACTIONS DECISION, NOVEMBER 22, 2016” – NCAA
“… The agreed-upon violations in this case centered on multiple years of academic violations by a former student athletic trainer and football student-athletes …”
» Read moreIRISH NEWSLINKS: “A Letter from the [University of Notre Dame] President on the NCAA Infractions Case” – NDedu
“We are deeply disappointed by and strongly disagree with the denial of the University’s appeal, announced today by the NCAA, of an earlier decision by the NCAA’s Committee on Infractions to vacate Notre Dame’s 2012 and 2013 football victories due to academic misconduct by several student-athletes. Our concerns go beyond the particulars of our case and the record of two
» Read moreIRISH NEWSLINK: “NCAA appeals committee upholds vacation of Notre Dame wins ” – NCAA
“Notre Dame must vacate all records in which football student-athletes participated while ineligible during the 2012-13 and 2013-14 football seasons, according to a decision issued by the NCAA Division I Infractions Appeals Committee. In the NCAA Division I Committee on Infractions’ decision, the panel found a former Notre Dame athletic training student violated NCAA ethical conduct rules when she committed
» Read moreIRISH NEWSLINK: Full speed ahead? There’s no happy medium for Notre Dame safety Alohi Gilman
IRISH NEWSLINK: “Notre Dame Accepts Citrus Bowl Invitation To Face LSU; Fighting Irish to play Jan. 1 at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Florida (1 p.m. on ABC)”
IRISH NEWSLINK: “No. 8 Notre Dame Plays Host To Navy, Celebrates Rockne; The 91st meeting between the Irish and Mids is set for 3:30 p.m. ET on NBC. Nov. 14, 2017”
COLLEGE FOOTBALL NEWSLINK: “College Football Scores – Div. I-A/FBS” – ESPN
IRISH NEWSLINK: “Box Score/Live Stats: Notre Dame vs. Wake Forest” – ESPN
IRISH VIDEO: “Beat Wake – @NDFootball – Notre Dame vs. Wake Forest 2017” – WatchND
IRISH VIDEO/ IRISH LORE: “Josh Adams Record-Setting 98-Yard Touchdown Run – Notre Dame vs. Wake Forest 2015” – WatchND Throwback Thursday
Josh Adam’s 98-yard touchdown run against Wake Forest in 2015, the longest-ever touchdown run at Notre Dame Stadium.
» Read moreIRISH VIDEO: “Brian Kelly Thursday Press Conference Looking Ahead to Notre Dame vs. Wake Forest” – WatchND
IRISH & OPPOSITION DEPTH CHARTS: Notre Dame vs. Wake Forest – Dual-Column Depth Charts
[click here to jump directly to depth charts] Notre Dame and Wake Forest depth charts follow below in a responsive layout, with parallel dual columns on a regular desktop or laptop view; with smaller screens, columns might jump down and stack up. Keep in mind that Brian Kelly sometimes features extensive rotation at some positions. This year, right tackle, especially, is a shared position. … Alizé Mack is still
» Read moreNOTRE DAME FOOTBALL TICKETS: Notre Dame Still Has Tickets Available For Notre Dame vs. Wake Forest
As of the wee hours of the night heading into game day, Notre Dame still has tickets available for general public sale for Notre Dame vs. Wake Forest in Notre Dame Stadium, Saturday, Nov. 4, 2017, kickoff shortly after 3:30 p.m. ET. As of this posting, there still are a limited number of tickets available, ranging from $70 to $110.
» Read moreIRISH NEWSLINK: “BGI Staff Predictions: Notre Dame vs. Wake Forest” – Blue & Gold Illustrated/Rivals.com
IRISH NEWSLINK: “And In That Corner … The Wake Forest Demon Deacons and a very familiar defense” – NBC
IRISH NEWSLINK: “Notre Dame QB Wimbush aims to improve passing” – Lindy’s/Sports Xchange
IRISH NEWSLINK: “Notre Dame Benefits From Time Share At Right Tackle” – Blue & Gold Illustrated/Rivals.com
IRISH NEWSLINK: “Notre Dame-Wake Forest: Five Things to Watch” – UND
IRISH NEWSLINK: “Quick Notre Dame Notebook: Injury updates, cornerback swap & ‘developmental’ players” – NBC
IRISH NEWSLINK: “Wake Forest Demon Deacons vs. Notre Dame Fighting Irish Preview and Prediction” – Athlon
IRISH NEWSLINK: “[Preview:] Wake Forest at Notre Dame; Irish Illustrated’s staff gives its predictions for Saturday’s matchup between the 5-3 Demon Deacons and the surging, third-ranked Irish.” – Irish Illustrated/NotreDame.247Sports
IRISH NEWSLINK: “Notre Dame-Wake Forest Preview: No Secrets This Week” – UND
IRISH NEWSLINK: “Friday at 4: A statistical look at how Notre Dame routed two top-15 teams in consecutive weeks” – NBC
IRISH NEWSLINK: “Grad transfer Malik Zaire to get first start for Gators” – ESPN
IRISH NEWSLINK: “Wake Forest visits No. 5 ND, ex-defensive coordinator Elko” – AP/WTOP
IRISH NEWSLINK: “Adams Hauls In Maxwell Semifinalist Honors; Irish RB leads the nation with seven runs of at least 60 yards this season.” – UND
IRISH NEWSLINK: “Notre Dame’s resurgence could make this year’s College Football Playoff push craziest yet” – USA Today
IRISH NEWSLINK: “Notre Dame grounded about playoff, Heisman talk” – AP/WTOP
IRISH NEWSLINK: “Notre Dame TE Alizé Mack Mack (concussion) won’t play Saturday” – ESPN
IRISH NEWSLINK: “Things To Learn: Wake Forest offers a look into Notre Dame’s defensive future” – NBC
IRISH NEWSLINK: “Prister’s Thursday Thoughts; All things Wake Forest/Elko. Playoff rankings. Another DE of note. ND’s mental edge.” – Irish Illustrated/NotreDame.247Sports
IRISH NEWSLINK: “With Alizé Mack out, Notre Dame digs into its tight end depth” – ND Insider/South Bend Tribune
IRISH NEWSLINK: “Georgia-Notre Dame has been the most pivotal college football game of 2017: What if we knew that at the time?” – SaturdayDownSouth
IRISH NEWSLINK: “Wake Forest at Notre Dame: Saturday’s matchup and prediction” – Chicago Tribune
Notre Dame Penciled Into College Football Playoff With Four Games Left; Irish #3 in NCAA’s CFP Poll Based on Strength of Schedule
Reality imitates overhype in the NCAA’s inaugural College Football Playoff (CFP) rankings of 2017, with Notre Dame penciled into the playoff at the #3 spot. Georgia, source of Notre Dame’s sole loss, is at #1, in part because of their 1-point win over Notre Dame. The committee chairman reportedly credited Georgia and Notre Dame’s strength of schedule as factors in
» Read more[PDF 55 pages] IRISH NEWSLINK: Notre Dame vs. Wake Forest extended game notes – UND
“… RB Josh Adams is the only player in FBS since at least 1996 to break a TD run of at least 70 yards in four consecutive games. Per STATS, he passed four players since ‘96 who had TD runs of 70-plus in three straight games, including Heisman trophy winner Ricky Williams. …”
» Read moreIRISH NEWSLINK: “Notre Dame vs. Wake Forest – Game Week” – UND
IRISH NEWSLINK: “Third-Ranked Irish Look To Keep Rolling Versus Wake; Notre Dame hosts Demon Deacons on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. on NBC.Third-Ranked Irish Look To Keep Rolling Versus Wake Notre Dame hosts Demon Deacons on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. on NBC” – UND
IRISH NEWSLINK: “College Football Playoff Committee chairman Kirby Hocutt explains why Georgia is ranked over Alabama” – SEC Country
IRISH VIDEO: “Inside Notre Dame Football: Post-North Carolina State and Pre-Wake Forest” – WatchND
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» Read moreIRISH VIDEO: Brian Kelly Post-Game Press Conference After Notre Dame’s Victory Over North Carolina State – WatchND
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» Read moreIRISH VIDEO: Notre Dame vs. North Carolina State Highlights – WatchND
IRISH VIDEO: Notre Dame vs. North Carolina State Extended Highlights – NBC
IRISH VIDEO: “ICON: Irish Connection – Notre Dame vs. North Carolina State” – WatchND
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» Read moreIRISH NEWSLINK: “Notre Dame vs. North Carolina State – Stats/Box Score” – ESPN
IRISH NEWSLINK: “Josh Adams powers No. 9 Notre Dame to another statement win in topping No. 14 N.C. State” – NBC
IRISH NEWSLINK: “Notre Dame Beats NC State 35-14; Josh Adams Rushes for 202 Yards” – Bleacher Report
IRISH NEWSLINK: “Josh Adams, Notre Dame ignite playoff push by beating NC State” – ESPN
IRISH NEWSLINK: “Josh Adams runs for 202 yards as Notre Dame surges to 35-14 win over NC State” – Chicago Tribune
IRISH NEWSLINK: “#9 Irish Romp In 35-14 Win Over #14 Wolfpack” – AP/UND
COLLEGE FOOTBALL NEWSLINK: College Football Scores – Div. I-A/FBS – ESPN
North Carolina State Moral and Ethical Lapses on Abortion and “Contraceptives” Serve as Reminder that Notre Dame Needs to Leave the ACC
Catholic Canon Law provides for automatic excommunication for abortion. Additionally, under Catholic teaching, artificial contraception is a mortal sin, undertaken at peril of eternal damnation and barring the perpetrator from receiving Holy Communion until they repent and undertake a valid Confession. Given the fact that some ACC members institutions perform abortions and/or train abortionists, Notre Dame has no business belonging
» Read moreIRISH NEWSLINK: “Saturday’s matchup, prediction: N.C. State at Notre Dame” – Chicago Tribune
IRISH NEWSLINK: “Notre Dame-North Carolina State: 10 To 1 Countdown” – Blue & Gold Illustrated/Rivals
DEPTH CHART: Notre Dame vs. North Carolina State – Dual-Column Depth Charts
[#NotreDame and North Carolina State depth charts appear below, side-by-side in parallel dual columns in a regular computer view; on a smaller view screen, the responsive layout will cause the columns to jump down and stack up.] NOTRE DAME OFFENSE QB 7 *Brandon Wimbush 6-1 3/4 228 Jr./2 12 Ian Book 6-0 1/8 208 So./1 4 *Montgomery VanGorder 6-1 3/8
» Read moreIRISH NEWSLINK: “How good is Notre Dame football? How do they rate among 1-loss teams?”
IRISH NEWSLINK: “Irish Host Top-15 Battle With NC State; Wolfpack make first visit to Notre Dame Stadium on Saturday, Oct. 28, at 3:30 p.m. on NBC” – UND
[PDF 51 pages] IRISH NEWSLINK: “Notre Dame vs. North Carolina State extended game notes” – UND
IRISH NEWSLINK: “Notre Dame Expects Martini, Williams Back for NC State” – UHND
IRISH NEWSLINKS: “NC State-Notre Dame matchup highlights ACC’s 9th week” – Fox Sports
IRISH NEWSLINK: “How one personnel pickup changed Notre Dame’s defense” – ESPN
IRISH NEWSLINK: “Josh Adams leads revitalized Notre Dame run game” – Lindy’s/ Sports Xchange
IRISH NEWSLINK: “Notre Dame football: Rejuvenated Irish create different challenge for NC State” – NCAA/ Raleigh News & Observer
IRISH NEWSLINK: “Rerun or revival ahead for Quenton Nelson and the Notre Dame O-Line?” – South Bend Tribune/ ND Insider
IRISH NEWSLINK: “Here Comes Notre Dame. Wait, What? The Fighting Irish have bounced back from a 4-8 disaster to crack the top 10—and now there’s talk of playoffs (really!)” – Wall Street Journal
IRISH NEWSLINK: “NC State Wolfpack vs. Notre Dame Fighting Irish Preview and Prediction” – Athlon
IRISH NEWSLINK: “Notre Dame linebacker Te’von Coney realigns with his promise” – South Bend Tribune/ ND Insider
IRISH NEWSLINK: “Notre Dame’s red-hot run rewarded with entry into top 10 of AP poll” – Chicago Tribune
IRISH NEWSLINK: “No. 9 Irish defense in takeaway mode under new coordinator” – AP/WTOP
IRISH NEWSLINK: “NOTRE DAME’S NEW ROLE IN ACC FOOTBALL: SPOILER” – ACCSportsCom
COLLEGE FOOTBALL RANKINGS: Notre Dame Cracks Top-10; College Football AP and Coaches Polls; Six Notre Dame Opponents Ranked, Seventh Receives Votes
[click here to jump to polls] After previously riding a 5-1 bubble against an unexpectedly padded early-season schedule, Notre Dame now has cracked the top-10 in both the AP and Coaches Polls, following their first win over an opponent nationally ranked at game-time. The now-6-1 Irish are 1-1 against opponents ranked at game-time, 2-1 against opponents currently ranked. The first College Football Playoff
» Read moreIRISH NEWSLINK: “College Football Scores – Div. I-A/FBS” – ESPN
Should Notre Dame drop Southern Cal over Abortion? Yes.
Under the Catholic Code of Canon Law, abortion brings automatic excommunication. But, not unlike a luxury mansion that turns out to be infested with rats, vermin and hidden mold, Notre Dame’s football schedule is riddled with institutions that perform abortions. One of them, apparently, is the University of Southern California. The author thought that, in the past, Southern Cal was
» Read moreIRISH NEWSLINK: “Is Notre Dame for real? Irish hope to prove the value of independence in 2017; A tough end to the 2017 slate will have Notre Dame against the ropes for the rest of the season” – CBS Sports
IRISH NEWSLINK: “We’re About to Find Out How Good Notre Dame Really Is” – Sports Illustrated
IRISH NEWSLINK: “Brandon Wimbush Back In The Saddle As Notre Dame Quarterback” – Blue & Gold Illustrated/Rivals
Should Notre Dame Fans Brace Themselves for a Big Skid? Unexpectedly soft first half of the season followed by murderer’s row closing stretch.
Resurgent Notre Dame rides a 5-1 bubble that has fans and click-hungry media thinking big. Yet strength of schedule is about to go from padded to rock solid. Heading into the season Notre Dame was a 4-8 ball club, diving into a 12-game regular season featuring 11 teams that made bowls the previous year. The one opponent who had missed
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