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• Notre Dame vs. Nevada 2016 highlights
• The Irish get well with Nevada, but Spartans loom

PODCAST

• Blue & Gold Illustrated: Nevada recap
• CSN Chicago: Notre Dame notes: Week 2 standouts, podcasting to wrap up Nevada
• Irish Illustrated: Irish on the rise
• Irish Sports Daily: Power Hour loaded
• One Foot Down: Nevada post game show

LAST GAME: NOTRE DAME 39, NEVADA 10

• Blue & Gold Illustrated: Grades: Notre Dame offense vs. Nevada
• Blue & Gold Illustrated: Snap counts
• Irish Illustrated ($): O’Malley’s Monday musings
• Irish Sports Daily ($): ND vs. Nevada breakdown: Run game
• One Foot Down: The Nevada hangover: The underwhelming Notre Dame Stadium experience

2016 TEAM

• Athlon Sports: Five thoughts on Notre Dame after week two
• Irish Illustrated ($): Tim Prister’s tale of the tape
• Irish247 ($): Football chat (Sept. 12)

OFFENSE

• Blue & Gold Illustrated: DeShone Kizer key to Notre Dame’s red zone improvements
• CSN Chicago: Without explosive threats, Notre Dame goes efficient behind DeShone Kizer

DEFENSE

• CSN Chicago: Notre Dame’s Jarron Jones shows another way he can make plays
• Inside the Irish: Can Notre Dame rebuild its secondary on the fly?
• Irish247 ($): Coleman, Vaughn and Love must step up
• Irish247 ($): Bend but don’t break

NEXT GAME: VS. MICHIGAN STATE (7:30 p.m. ET, SATURDAY NBC)

• Bleacher Report: College football picks week 3: Predictions, schedule, rankings for top 25
• Bleacher Report: Michigan State vs. Notre Dame: Game preview, prediction and players to watch
• Bleacher Report: Michigan State Spartans vs. Notre Dame Fighting Irish betting odds, pick
• Blue & Gold Illustrated: Notre Dame-Michigan State: Program versus team aspects
• CBS Sports: College football week 3 lines, game odds: Huge road tests for the top 3 teams
• Detroit Free Press: Dantonio: LB Ed Davis might play for Michigan State for Notre Dame
• Detroit Free Press: Michigan State focuses on conditioning, recruiting during bye week
• The Detroit News: MSU, Notre Dame both working out the kinks
• ESPN: Michigan State test should reveal plenty about Notre Dame
• Irish Sports Daily ($): Michigan State preview
• iSportsWeb: The blueprint to beat Notre Dame
• MLive: Many Michigan State questions should be answered against Notre Dame
• MLive: Notre Dame’s Brian Kelly respects Mark Dantonio for work at Michigan State, Cincinnati
• MLive: Notre Dame is the only team to win three straight against Mark Dantonio at Michigan State
• MLive: Dantonio: LB Ed Davis might play for Michigan State at Notre Dame
• One Foot Down: Bagpipe Monday: Brian Kelly owns Mark Dantonio
• One Foot Down: Notre Dame vs. Michigan State: Clone wars
• One Foot Down: BK’s Sunday presser – Nevada week
• SB Nation: College football odds and lines, week 3: FSU, Ohio State among big game favorites
• The Sports Bank: Pre-Michigan State edition
• UHND: Notre Dame opens as surprise favorite over Michigan State
• Washington Post: The other college football top 25: From suspended refs to Kalen Ballage (Gee! Oh!)

RECRUITING

• Blue & Gold Illustrated: Irish in good standing with WR Jeremiah Holloman heading into visit
• Blue & Gold Illustrated: Notre Dame visits impresses talented pair of 2018 offensive linemen
• Blue & Gold Illustrated: Finn Dirstine: “I think I’d look good in one of those gold helmets”
• Irish Sports Daily: 2018 IN DE enjoys ND trip
• Irish Sports Daily ($): Irish helps itself with Lacey
• Irish Sports Daily ($): 2017 LA S excited for official
• Irish Sports Daily ($): Recruits set to invade South Bend
• Irish247 ($): Elite 2019 DT Jacob Lacey has unforgettable trip to Notre Dame
• PennLive: Pittsburgh’s top high school football players

MISC.

• Blue & Gold Illustrated: Notre Dame releases 2016-17 basketball schedule
• Fast Horse: Jordan’s top 5 college football stadiums
• Irish Sports Daily ($): From the cheap seats
• Irish Sports Daily: Notre Dame hoops schedule released
• The OU Daily: Ranking the 10 biggest home games in Sooners’ history
• TribLive: Pitt men’s basketball team opens ACC play against Notre Dame on New Year’s Eve
• UND: Cole, Rust shine on biggest hockey stage

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Jackson has compiled a .604 winning percentage and also piloted the Irish to their only two Frozen Four Appearances in program history. Additionally, the Irish have had a recent run of NHL draft picks and guys who have managed to stay in the league during the Jackson Era. Three of these players – Erik Condra, Ian Cole, and Bryan Rust – will seek to become just the fifth Notre Dame player to have their name inscribed on Lord Stanley’s Cup and the first Since Mark Eaton in 2009.

Bryan Rust (Credit: USCHO – Rachel Lewis)

As the playoffs enter the Conference Finals stage, it is a guarantee that one or two of the aforementioned will make an appearance in the Finals. Rust and Cole are both playing for Pittsburgh, while Condra plays for the Tampa Bay Lightning, the Penguins’ Conference Finals opponent. They will seek to join Bill Nyrop, Don Jackson, Brett Lebda, and Eaton as previous Stanley Cup winners. Nyrop, with the Montreal Canadiens, and Jackson, with the Edmonton Oilers, are the only Notre Dame players to play on a Cup-winning team multiple times.

Bryan Rust was a four year letter winner at Notre Dame and led the team in scoring as a senior. He was a third round pick of the Penguins in 2010 after graduating from Notre Dame with a degree in finance. After spending most of the 2014-2015 season in the minors, Rust seemed to find a place with the Penguins this season playing in 41 games. He currently plays on the Penguins third line with Chris Kunitz and Evgeni Malkin. During the playoffs, Rust has appeared in 10 games contributing 2 goals and 1 assist and more importantly being defensively responsible as demonstrated by his +4 rating.

Boston University’s Dave Warsofsky and Notre Dame’s Ian Cole collide (photo: Melissa Wade)

Erik Condra, a former All-American and captain at Notre Dame, has logged over 350 career NHL games playing for both Ottawa and Tampa Bay. He was originally a 7^th round pick of the Ottawa Senators following a sensational career at Notre Dame, where he earned degrees in psychology and pre-professional studies (aka pre-med). Condra appeared in 54 regular season games this season, contributing 6 goals and 5 assists. However, he has seen his role reduced during the post-season and has currently appeared in just 3 games for the Lightning.

After being the highest drafted player in Notre Dame history (18^th overall in 2007), Ian Cole has seemed to find his niche in Pittsburgh this season. Cole was arguably the best defensemen ever to play at Notre Dame. He appeared in 70 games this season, the most in his six years in the league. Cole contributed 12 assists for the Penguins in the regular season and has played very well in the playoffs. During the post-season, he has played in every game and been very solid registering a +5 rating.

As a fan of the NHL with no rooting interest in the final four teams, I’m excited of the prospect of 1 or 2 Notre Dame players in the Stanley Cup Finals. For the record, I like the Rust and Cole’s Penguins to advance 4-2.

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