Hope springs eternal at Notre Dame -- and after the wonderful rebirth of Notre Dame football in 2012, that never rings more true than this year. The 84th annual Blue-Gold game is upon us this weekend, and there's quite a few things that I'll have my eyes on -- here's a few of them (in no real order): 5. Players returning from injury - Lo Wood. Alex Welch. Austin Collinsworth. Amir Carlisle. Chase Hounshell. These are just a few of the big-name injuries from last year, all guys that were ...
Is Notre Dame’s 2013 Schedule The Nation’s Hardest?
Okay, so we held out for as long as we could -- we made it to April before starting to discuss Notre Dame's 2013 football schedule. We'll certainly have a number of pieces on this year's upcoming slate throughout the offseason, so we'll just get our feet wet a little bit here, but let's get this out of the way immediately -- 2013 will not present an easy set of opponents. ...
Same Old Story: Injury Bug Bites Carlisle, Hounshell Again
Everyone hates the injury bug -- it's the unavoidable bearer of bad news that bites teams every year no matter how hard they try or how diligent they are. ...
Kelly Still Learning, Ready To Refocus Team
In the past decade or so around this time of the year we have been using phrases such as "hope springs eternal" or "everyone's undefeated in March" -- this year it's a little bit different. And it's not because there's no longer hope in South Bend, it's better than that -- the mentality has switched from hoping for a good season to now expecting something great. That shift has to be attributed the success under Brian Kelly, and his continued work toward bringing home a crystal trophy. This ...
Notre Dame To ACC In 2013 Looking More Likely As Catholic 7 To Break Away From Big East In July
On Monday, NDTex did a fantastic job of laying out the three possible scenarios that seem to exist for Notre Dame when it comes to leaving the Big East for the ACC. In short, here are the three options: ...
Notre Dame Looks To Make Statement on Senior Night Vs St. John’s
So every once in a while I have some really poor timing. Last week was just another one of those instances. Just six days ago, I outlined why the the 2012-13 Irish basketball team was ready to break through in the NCAA tournament -- we were just about to get our veteran leader Scott Martin back from injury, which would allow us to be deeper and more experienced than ever. The very next day, Mike Brey announced that Martin's career with Notre Dame is over, as he would undergo arthroscopic ...
Notre Dame Basketball — Is This Team Tournament Ready?
Don't look now, but March is sneaking up on us, and fast. After Bayou Irish did an excellent job on Monday getting us familiar with the Irish Baseball team that is off to a red-hot start, I figured now was a great time to assess the current state of Notre Dame basketball. ...
Jamoris Slaughter Denied Sixth Year For The Irish — What’s Next?
So it's news that isn't exactly new -- Jamoris Slaughter will not be coming back for another season of Notre Dame football, according to the South Bend Tribune. ...
Moose and Troy Murphy visited the Irish in practice this week. Photo by @NDmbb
New Look For Irish Basketball As Notre Dame Takes On Villanova
Despite what we might often convince you here at HLS, it is basketball season right now. And Notre Dame basketball is in the midst of some pretty crazy stuff currently. ...
DEBATE THIS! Brian Kelly’s Return Is The Best Possible Outcome
This is part two of the Debate This! series on Brian Kelly's return to Notre Dame after interviewing with the Philadelphia Eagles. On Saturday, Lisa Kelly (no relation) kicked us off with part one, and she was not happy with Coach Kelly. Here's my say on the matter: ...