The Morning Roundup is now available in e-mail format! Get all the Notre Dame athletics headlines in your inbox every morning at 5 a.m. ET by entering your e-mail at the bottom of this page. Today’s top stories: Torii Hunter updates us on his concussion; Ara’s still salty about fans’ perceptions of the ’66 tie versus Michigan State; lots of recruits visiting this weekend; women’s hoops lands a big recruit.
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PODCASTS
- Blue & Gold Illustrated: Irish offense or defense – Who must play the best?
- Irish Sports Daily ($): Recruiting Power Hour loaded
- Irish Sports Talk: Notre Dame vs. Michigan State preview
- Slap the Sign: Irish coffee, episode 6: Nevada retractions and Sparty predictions
NEXT GAME: vs. MICHIGAN STATE (7:30 p.m. ET SATURDAY, NBC)
- Bleacher Report: Week 3 win-or-walk games are why college football is the greatest
- Blue & Gold Illustrated: Player interviews, Sept. 14
- Blue & Gold Illustrated: Torii Hunter Jr. ‘confident’ he’ll play Saturday against Michigan State
- Blue & Gold Illustrated ($): Impact matchups: Notre Dame defense vs. Michigan State offense
- Blue & Gold Illustrated ($): Impact matchups: Notre Dame offense vs. Michigan State defense
- Blue & Gold Illustrated: A look at Michigan State: Q&A with Kyle Austin
- CBS Sports: Inside college football: 12 Michigan State at 18 Notre Dame preview
- Chicago Tribune: Ara Parseghian: Those blaming me for Notre Dame-MSU tie should ‘wake up’
- CSN Chicago: Torii Hunter Jr. ‘fairly confident’ he’ll play vs. Michigan State
- CSN Chicago: Revisiting Sept. 21, 2013: The last time Notre Dame played Michigan State
- Detroit Free Press: MSU OL coach Staten grew up near South Bend, knows Notre Dame Stadium
- Detroit Free Press: MSU QB Tyler O’Connor’s guide to victory at Notre Dame: Brian Hoyer
- Detroit Free Press: Michigan State-Notre Dame biggest game in rivalry since 1966 tie
- ESPN: Notre Dame WR Torii Hunter Jr. (concussion) expects to play vs. Michigan State
- Football Matters: Reliving the game of the century: Michigan State vs. Notre Dame
- Fox Sports: Notre Dame legend Ara Parseghian is still made about the Michigan State tie 50 years ago
- Fox Sports: Michigan State can earn the respect its fans desperately want with a win over Notre Dame
- The Game 730AM: Is Michigan State-Notre Dame rival respectful instead of bitter? Dantonio says, ‘I’ll let you know after this weekend’
- Impact89fm: Notre Dame in the light of a friend, not a foe
- Inside the Irish: And in the corner…the Michigan State Spartans
- Irish Illustrated: Torii Hunter Jr. ‘confident’ in MSU return
- Irish Sports Daily: BK transcript 9/13
- Irish Sports Daily: Video: Players talk MSU
- Irish Sports Daily: Coleman confident and ready for MSU
- Irish247: Notre Dame looking to match Michigan State’s toughness
- Irish247: Kizer ready for matchup of Midwest ‘powerhouses’
- Irish247: Notre Dame’s Torii Hunter Jr. expects to play against Michigan State
- Irish247: McGlinchey on ND-MSU: ‘It’s why you play college football.’
- Irish247: Nothing but respect from Onwualu towards the Spartans
- iSportsWeb: Why MSU will beat Notre Dame
- Lansing State Journal: East Lansing legend Randy Kinder still true to Notre Dame
- MLive: 5 things to watch: Suspect secondaries, new faces in Michigan State-Notre Dame
- ND.edu: Football weekend events: Notre Dame vs. Michigan State
- ND Insider: Notre Dame WR Torii Hunter Jr. “fairly confident” he’ll play against Michigan State
- ND Insider: Video: Can Notre Dame’s defense do enough against Michigan State?
- ND Insider ($): Michigan State QB Tyler O’Connor looking to prove himself against Notre Dame
- One Foot Down: Notre Dame vs. Michigan State: The battle for the megaphone
- One Foot Down: Twittermania: Michigan State week
- One Foot Down: 5 things to know about the Michigan State Spartans
- The Only Colors: Make plays – An ode to Mike Valenti’s 2006 MSU-Notre Dame rant
- Pride of Detroit: Exclusive interview: Golden Tate talks MSU vs. Notre Dame, Lions offense and pregame spaghetti
- Spartan Avenue: Michigan State football: Getting to know Notre Dame
- Spartan Avenue: Depth chart notes vs. Notre Dame
- Spartan Avenue: 5 players who will break out vs. Notre Dame
- The Sports Bank: #18 Notre Dame football: Game preview vs. #12 Michigan State
- The State: 5 takeaways from MSU football’s Tuesday press conference
- UHND: Spartan offense preview
- UHND: Plenty for Notre Dame to work on before Michigan State
- UND: These Irish know Spartans
- UPI: Michigan State Spartans-Notre Dame Fighting Irish: College football game preview
2016 TEAM
- Irish247: Preparation not an issue for this year’s Notre Dame team
- Irish247: Irish captains, Kizer talk to media
OFFENSE
- CSN Chicago: Notre Dame’s offensive line working to meet lofty expectations
- Irish Illustrated ($): The telling turnover tale
- Irish Illustrated: Kizer won’t concede vertical pass game
- Irish Sports Daily: Kizer leaning on experience
- Irish247: Kelly on Kizer: He gives you a shot to win every game
- Irish247 ($): Top three strengths, concerns for Irish offense
- Irish247: Notre Dame football tight ends ‘fine’ despite limited involvement as receivers
- ND Insider: Video: Notre Dame QB DeShone Kizer: ‘We do want to push the ball vertically’
- UND: Mike McGlinchey: Things I know
DEFENSE
- Blue & Gold Illustrated: Notre Dame defensive success still begins with stopping the run
- Irish Sports Daily: James Onwualu: A trademark for transition
- Irish247: Jeff Burris playing role as mentor for Irish defense
- Irish247 ($): Top three strengths, concerns for Notre Dame’s defense
- ND Insider: Notebook: Jeff Burris making impression on Cole Luke, Notre Dame secondary
- Slap the Sign: In praise of Daniel Cage, Notre Dame’s not-really breakout star
RECRUITING
- Blue & Gold Illustrated ($): Junior defensive tackle P.J. Mustipher is a versatile prospect
- Blue & Gold Illustrated ($): 2018 Rivals250 LB Dallas Gant returning to Notre Dame this weekend
- Blue & Gold Illustrated ($): 2018 LB commit Ovie Oghoufo ready to see first Notre Dame game
- Blue & Gold Illustrated ($): The Hot Board: Offensive skill positions
- Irish Sports Daily ($): In the film room: Jeremiah Holloman
- Irish Sports Daily ($): Work ethic sets Ahmed apart
- Irish247 ($): Devine calls Notre Dame visit ‘amazing’
- UHND: Notre Dame football recruiting visits vs. Michigan State
SCHEDULE
LAST GAME: NOTRE DAME 39, NEVADA 10
- Irish Illustrated ($): Beyond the numbers
- Irish Illustrated ($): I have 64 things to say
BASKETBALL
- Blue & Gold Illustrated: Notre Dame goes in-home with Darryl Morsell, previews official visit
- Irish Sports Daily: Top 2018 hoops recruit making 4th ND visit
- ND Insider: Elite guard prospect Katlyn Gilbert commits to Notre Dame women’s hoops
MISC.
- Irish Sports Daily ($): The back corner fade
- ND Insider: Chat transcript: Talk Notre Dame football with Eric Hansen
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