A Notre Dame Football Blog
I want to thank Tex for spending countless hours working on the redesign and giving the Morning Roundup a place on the Her Loyal Sons front page. Without further adieu, here's what's transpired in the world of Notre Dame football in the past 24 hours. FROM OUR SITE Good Fridays with Padre: Sunday Services Revisiting ND-Texas '96: A Win and a Wedding (guest post from Jamie Reidy '92) Friday Roundup: The "We Made It!" episode Scouting report: Texas NEXT GAME: vs. Texas (7:30 p.m. ...
I haven’t had to perform too many theological gymnastics in order to accept that we start this year’s Football March to Victory on a Sunday. Yes, it is The Lord’s Day. But you can go to Mass on Saturday evening and it still counts. The Lord is just happy to see you, and He appreciates that you stopped in for a visit. Besides, we don’t take the Bible literally. If we did, there would be a lot of eyes plucked out for looking at filthy images (like USC and Alabama playing with each other), and a ...
Autry Denson carries the ball during the 1996 matchup with the Texas Longhorns. Credit: South Bend Tribune
The following is a guest post from Jamie Reidy '92, the author of three books, including "Hard Sell: The Evolution of a Viagra Salesman" - which became the basis for the film "Love and Other Drugs" and "A Walk's As Good As A Hit: Advice/Threats from My Old Man." We hope you enjoy it as much as we did. ...
AUSTIN, TX - Tyrone Swoopes #18 of the Texas Longhorns runs with the ball against Derrick Kindred #26 of the TCU Horned Frogs at Darrell K Royal -Texas Memorial Stadium in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Chris Covatta/Getty Images)
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team will play the Texas Longhorns at 7:30 p.m. ET at Darrell K. Royal Stadium. ABC will broadcast the game. The forecast calls for clear skies with a few passing clouds, 5 to 10 mph winds and a low of 74 degrees. ...
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This preseason series highlights Notre Dame’s 2016 stars by personnel grouping and identifies who to watch on opposing teams. Today’s position group: the running backs. ...
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. ...
Nyles Morgan (Credit: Chicago Tribune)
This preseason series highlights Notre Dame's 2016 stars by personnel grouping and identifies who to watch on opposing teams. Today's position group: the linebackers. ...
As we count down to the season opening game in Austin, where the University of Notre Dame will match up against the University of Texas, lets look at some of the favorite football traditions of each school. Lets start with Our Lady's University. Most Notre Dame fans are familiar with the primary Notre Dame football traditions: the football player march to the stadium, tapping the "Play Like A Champion Today" sign, the tunnel entrance where the players take the field, the golden helmets, the ...
Credit: Irish Sports Daily
In an article last month, I suggested the Irish were a playoff team. I generally focused on three areas: the schedule, the offense, and the “breaks” finally breaking Notre Dame’s way in a given year. However, I also cautioned that nothing great ever happens in June and July…see Alize Jones. ...
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 ...