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HLS Second Half Preview: Ranking the Competition #’s 5 and 6

October 17, 2017 by Moons

I hope everyone enjoyed their bye week. Did you get that lawn work done? How about spend some quality time with the family? Perhaps you just enjoyed the non-stressful results of Notre Dame being idle while 4 Top 10 teams suffered defeat. Whatever you did, it’s time to put that away because the second half of the season is ahead of us. Welcome to USC week! Oh yes, there’ll be time to hate on the condom school out west, but this preview looks to set the stage for what should be an ...

Good Fridays w/Padre: Unexpectations

December 30, 2016 by Father Sorin

What an unexpected year! No one should have been surprised that 2016 followed 2015; but the manner in which it followed was surprising: Not so much as night follows day, but more as a troop of rabid baboons follows the tourist who went to relieve himself behind the bushes and missed the bus back to the safari lodge, all while having his pockets stuffed full of beef jerky and hard candies. The Fighting Irish 4-8: We began the 2016 season ranked tenth and widely expected to vie for a place in ...

Friday Roundup: The “Notre Dame-Free” Episode

December 2, 2016 by Ryan Ritter

Yes, a Notre Dame-free episode might sound a little crazy to publish in this space, but let's be honest with each other. We need a break from talking about terrible ND Football things and you need a break from hearing it. Shane and I took this task so seriously that we did our damnedest to not even utter the words "Notre Dame" all episode. ...

R.J. Shelton #12 of the Michigan State Spartans scores a touchdown in front of Drue Tranquill #23 of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish during the first half of a game at Notre Dame Stadium on September 17, 2016 in South Bend, Indiana. Credit: Stacy Revere/Getty Images

After Last Night, I See Only Four “Likely Wins” Left

September 18, 2016 by Jimmy Grant

We can now confidently conclude that the Texas loss was no aberration. It was not the result of a hostile crowd, an outmatched-but-inspired Texas team or some fixable defensive errors. Notre Dame is a deeply flawed team this year; last night confirmed that. It was almost hard to watch the Irish make huge errors on special teams, continue to play defense with the density of Swiss cheese and make questionable coaching decisions in a game they absolutely had to win. There was seemingly no ...

Aug 30, 2014; South Bend, IN, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish linebacker Nyles Morgan (5) waits between plays against the Rice Owls at Notre Dame Stadium. Notre Dame won 48-17. Mandatory Credit: Matt Cashore-USA TODAY Sports ** Usable by BS, CT, DP, FL, HC, MC, OS, HOY, CGT and CCT **

Morning Roundup: Sept. 12, 2016

September 12, 2016 by andrewwinn

Notre Dame improves to No. 18 in the coaches' poll, stays pat in the AP poll. Torii Hunter Jr. is coming back from injury. These stories and much more from the past 24 hours of Irish football below. ...

Here is Every Notre Dame Football Game on YouTube*

August 28, 2016 by andrewwinn

Here is a playlist of every Notre Dame football game available on YouTube, as of today. There's about 500 games here, dating all the way back to 1913. ...

President Barack Obama holds a Navy football helmet & ring while pausing for a photo with the Naval Academy football team after the president awarded the Commander in Chief's Trophy to the team at the White House in Washington, D.C. April 27, 2016. (DoD News photo by EJ Hersom)

Scouting Report: Navy

July 26, 2016 by andrewwinn

Notre Dame and Navy will face each other for the 90th time on Nov. 5. Kickoff is 11:30 a.m. Eastern at EverBank Field in Jacksonville, Fla., a city that is home to three major naval facilities. MIDDIES RE-ARMING While I thought triple-option football was dead and buried, the Midshipmen have continued to prove me wrong. They've won a remarkable 8 or more games for 12 of the past 13 seasons. There's several challenges to hitting that benchmark this year, including replacing Navy's greatest ...

Notre Dame’s Easiest, Scariest & Toughest Games

June 8, 2016 by Jimmy Grant

The Easiest: Navy Yes, Navy! Before readers attempt to tar and feather me - or worse - I’m going with the Midshipman for a couple of reasons. But wait, what about the vaunted option attack and Ken Niumatalolo’s offense? Remember the years Notre Dame has struggled with it? Consider this: In the last five meetings with Navy, Notre Dame’s average margin of victory has been 22.6 points. This includes a decisive 41-24 victory last year against a Navy team that featured Heisman Trophy ...

Notre Dame v Navy Preview – Looking to Keep the Ships Docked

October 9, 2015 by Moons

The When/Where/What Time/Etc. 3:30 PM ET, @ Notre Dame Stadium...and guess who's back: Tom Hammond is back in the booth as NBC's play-by-play commentator for #NotreDame #Navy. No Dan Hicks for second straight home game. — Nick Ironside (@nironside247) October 6, 2015 Now, before you get all up in arms, just remember - the last time Tom Hammond called play-by-play, the Irish posted its best point total since 1996. Get used to another healthy dose of Amir Car-LYLE, CJ Pro-SISE, DeShone ...

Good Fridays w/Padre: Working Mercy

September 25, 2015 by Father Sorin

Pope Pope Pope Pope. Is no one aware that we have a football season underway? Well, certainly not the Pope, since his idea of a football is round, you can’t touch it, and you play with it on a pitch. Yes, for Catholics (and, strangely, also for non-Catholics) a Papal visit is very exciting. It is an element of our religion, of our belief system, to recognize the supremacy of the Pope. But it’s also an important element of faith for both Catholics and many, many others, to recognize the supremacy ...