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Notre Dame quarterback Rick Mirer scores a touchdown against the defense of Michigan's David Key (26) and Chris Hutchinson (97) at Notre Dame Stadium on Sept. 15, 1990. (Getty Images / John Biever)

Let’s Renew Our Rivalry With Michigan

June 17, 2016 by Jimmy Grant

Anyone with any sense of college football history knows the importance of the Michigan/Notre Dame rivalry. We don’t have to rehash fight songs, their standing in winning percentage, the legend of Michigan students teaching football to Notre Dame to understand the magnitude of this series. I’ll be honest: When it ended in 2014, I was so elated with Notre Dame’s 31-0 pasting of the Wolverines that I didn’t give it much thought. Now as time passed and Michigan has rebounded under Jim ...

Film Session: Notre Dame vs. Miami, 1990

April 25, 2016 by Jimmy Grant

The Miami-Notre Dame series, while largely dominated by Notre Dame, was full of excitement in the late 1980s. Whether it was the unforgivable 58-7 humiliation that was Gerry Faust’s last game or the near riot prior to the 1988 thriller, the games were hard-hitting, emotion-fueled, big-play dramas. While games in both 1988 and 1989 largely decided the national championship, the 1990 game was actually ranked #3 by fans for the best games in Notre Dame Stadium in a 2005 poll. It also played a ...

THE MOMENT -- "Football Coach Finale" -- Pictured: -- (Photo by: Tasos Katopodis/USA Network)

What Would You Do With The Second Chance of a Lifetime?

April 18, 2013 by Lisa

For anyone who believes in second chances, USA Network's new original series 'The Moment' is for those who believe in, or who have benefited from, second chances. Hosted by legendary NFL quarterback Kurt Warner, 'The Moment' gives ordinary people the unique opportunity to realize unfulfilled dreams and rewrite their life's story. It gives them the second chance of a lifetime. Each week, Kurt will surprise one person with their second chance: whether that's becoming a race car driver, costume ...