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San Diego Chargers Name Tommy Rees as Offensive Assistant Coach

IrishElvis — Wed, 10 Feb 2016 15:00:45 +0000

On Tuesday afternoon, the San Diego Chargers hired Tommy Rees as an offensive assistant coach. That got us thinking: does Tommy have a coaching future at Notre Dame?

Top 10 People Most Likely to Be Notre Dame Head Coach By 2030 or so

10. Chip Kelly

Fire Kelly, hire Kelly

9. Tom Coughlin

Recently stepped down from the New York Giants, which we know is code for “really wants to coach in a relaxing environment”

8. Urban Meyer

Courtesy of ESPN

Forget what this guy says — Urban Meyer (one of these days!) will someday acquire a soul, then decide that Notre Dame is the best place for him and the family he loves so dearly.

7. Tommy Rees

You think you have strong opinions on going for two in the 4th Quarter? Wait until you see the “3rd and short fade” section in the Reesus playbook…

6. Tony Alford

This guy was a lights-out recruiter for Notre Dame, then left for a title bump at Ohio State. If Urban Meyer (see above) doesn’t make it back to South Bend, at least we know we have a second option here.

5. Skip Holtz

Skip Holtz, left, with some other people.

What’s the worst that could happen, given that he already has a statue outside Notre Dame Stadium? Plus, he’s sure to be free in the next couple years.

4. Mike Sanford

Everyone from ESPN to the NFL wants a piece of Mike Sanford. Widely regarded as the top young offensive mind in the college game, it was a testament to Brian Kelly’s recruiting chops that he landed in South Bend. But if Notre Dame wants to keep him, there will need to be a promotion in the works soon.

3. Bob Stoops

Jack Swarbrick finally upgrades to a coach with numerous signature wins and someone who understands the gravitas of coaching at a big-time college program.

2. Bob Diaco

His defenses are good. His hair is even better.

1. Jon Gruden

It’s always Gruden.

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Morning Roundup: Feb. 21, 2015

andrewwinn — Sat, 21 Feb 2015 13:00:19 +0000

Good morning! Here are your headlines:

FROM OUR SITE

Friday Roundup: The “going full audio” edition (43:39)
Good Fridays with Padre: Bad ideas

PODCASTS

Goshen News: TGN Sports Radio, S3E2 (20:16)

RECRUITING

Irish Sports Daily: ’16 WA DE hopes to hear more from Irish (Evan Weaver)
Scout: Studstill’s 13th offer comes from the Badgers (Devin Studstill)
HooNation: Scouting 2016: Running backs (Robert Washington & Abdul Adams)
Scout: Maryland: Top 15 2016 prospects (Cameron Brown)
ND Insider: LB recruit Julian Okwara, brother of DE Romeo Okwara, reports Notre Dame offer
Blue & Gold Illustrated: Video: Johnson at BOTMW (Hunter Johnson)

CURRENT TEAM

Rant Sports: Notre Dame can lean on overall experience in 2015
One Foot Down: Reviewing the redshirts: OT Alex Bars
Irish Illustrated: Spring questions: Running backs
Slap the Sign: Avery Sebastian brings physicality to the Irish secondary

COACHING

Bleacher Report (Arnold): Brian Kelly has learned his lesson when it comes to hiring at Notre Dame
All Media NY: Big Ten football roundup: Michigan Wolverines & Ohio State Buckeyes (Tony Alford)

IRISH IN THE NFL

Journal Gazette: Daniels looks to put suspensions in the past
Campus Insiders: 2015 NFL Combine: Wide receivers (DaVaris Daniels)
Bleacher Report: College football players who could lose their starting jobs in spring practice (Everett Golson)

SCHEDULE

Inside the Irish: Notre Dame moves back start of spring practice
UHND: 2015 Notre Dame Blue Gold game & spring football dates
Blue & Gold Illustrated: Springing forward

HISTORY

Lansing State Journal: Game of the Century: 1966 showdown

MISC.

Herald Sun: Father & Son: Hall of Famer Seau’s son wishes dad was alive to enjoy it (Shane Walton)
WNDU: Kelly Cares Foundation makes donation to build new pediatrics unit at Memorial Hospital
CBS Sports: Math says: 2014 Florida State was the luckiest team of the past 17 years
Bleacher Report: Uncertainty surrounding Jameis Winston would make him rare No. 1 overall pick

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Morning Roundup: Feb. 18, 2015

andrewwinn — Wed, 18 Feb 2015 13:00:32 +0000

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FROM OUR SITE

Fat Tuesday, indeed…of ND coaching news

COACHING

Irish Illustrated: Gilmore: No comment on ND move
ND Insider: Reports: Notre Dame to add Autry Denson, Keith Gilmore to football staff
CBS Sports: Report: Notre Dame to hire Autry Denson (RB), Keith Gilmore (DL)
One Foot Down: Notre Dame rounds out new coaching staff
Subway Domer: Notre Dame coaching staff: Achievement unlocked
Irish Illustrated: Denson returning to alma mater
Irish Illustrated: Elliott reassigned on staff
Sports Illustrated: Notre Dame’s Bob Elliott expected to take off-field role
CSN Chicago: Notre Dame coaching shuffle reportedly lands Autry Denson
Sports Illustrated: Notre Dame football: Autry Denson expected to coach RBs
247 Sports: Tony Driver: Notre Dame ‘perfect fit’ for Denson
Tampa Bay Times: USF Bulls lose Autry Denson as spring football nears
Tampa Tribune: USF RB coach Autry Denson leaving for Notre Dame
Slap the Sign: Brian Kelly finalizes Notre Dame football staff
UHND: How can Notre Dame replace Alford and Cooks on the recruiting staff?
The UConn Blog: Offensive coordinator Frank Verducci highlights changes in coaching staff
Sports Illustrated: Boise State TEs coach Eliah Drinkwitz promoted to OC (Mike Sanford)
Times-News: Straight from the horse’s mouth: Boise State makes Sanford Jr. departure, Drinkwitz promotion official
Idaho Statesman: Boise State football promotes Drinkwitz to offensive coordinator (Mike Sanford)
Idaho Statesman: New offensive coordinator a fresh “Drink” for Boise State (Mike Sanford)
Talking 12: Oklahoma Sooners make football coaching additions, changes (Kerry Cooks)

RECRUITING

One Foot Down: 2016 Notre Dame recruiting big board: Quarterback & running back
Slap the Sign: 2016 Notre Dame football recruiting big board 1.0
Scout: Huskies are right in the mix for Sidney (Trevon Sidney)
Scout: Four-star DB is in no hurry this time around (Chauncey Gardner)
Scout: Miami is the front-runner for 6-foot-5 WR (Freddie Pinder)
247 Sports: 5-star QB Shea Patterson commits to Ole Miss
Sporting News: Shea Patterson commits to Ole Miss over LSU, others
College Football Talk: Ole Miss lands verbal commitment from 5-star Shea Patterson
Rivals: Five-star commits to Ole Miss (Shea Patterson)
California Golden Blogs: Cal football recruiting: Rahssan Thornton, Oluwole Betiku, D.J. Morgan, CJ Pollard, early offers
FishDuck.com: 2016 football and basketball commit is “100 percent” for Ducks (Dillon Mitchell)
STLToday: Soldan’s Bohannon raises his profile; Tatum’s first visit is Duke (A.J. Epenesa)
Eleven Warriors: At quarterback for 2016: If not Guarantano then who? (Woody Barrett, Brandon Peters, Messiah deWeaver and Tristen Wallace)
247 Sports: Best of the midwest combine: Top performers (Hunter Johnson & Quinton Baker)
News-Sentinel: National recruits Robertson and Mack to commit on the same day
The Oregonian: Damian Alloway, nation’s top all-purpose back, hopes to visit Oregon Ducks, likes UCLA Bruins

CURRENT TEAM

Irish Illustrated: Controlling scrimmage
One Foot Down: Explaining Notre Dame linebacker responsibilities in Brian VanGorder’s defense
Inside the Irish: Spring solutions: Running backs
Bleacher Report: Every Power 5 college football team’s most important returning player for 2015 (Malik Zaire)

IRISH IN THE NFL

Irish Illustrated: Three Notre Damers get shot at combine (Ben Koyack, Kyle Brindza & DaVaris Daniels)
Detroit News: Local contingent set to impress at NFL combine (Kyle Brindza)
SB Nation: The 22 most intriguing playmakers at the 2015 NFL Combine (DaVaris Daniels)
DNAInfo: Darius Fleming returns to St. Rita High School as a Super Bowl champion
247 Sports: Three former Irish players at NFL Combine
Milwaukee-Wisconsin Journal Sentinel: First draft: Will TE Maxx Williams leap over NFL defenders, too? (Ben Koyack)
Pittsburgh Sporting News: NFL Combine preview: Offensive line and tight ends (Ben Koyack)
Jamestown Sun: Injury-prone Rudolph wants to kick the rep
Latino Post: Jimmy Clausen news: Hot girlfriend Jess Gysin now his wife [Photos]
Hustle Belt: 2015 NFL Draft bio: Andrew Hendrix – QB, Miami Red Hawks

MISC.

247 Sports: Michigan tops college football’s winningest teams
247 Sports: How can we fix assistant coaches leaving after Signing Day?
LimaOhio.com: Carpenter new football coach at Shawnee
Gwinett Daily Post: Wesleyan’s Jones ready for prime time as big baseball future awaits (T.J. Jones)
ABC 10 (Upper Peninsula): February 18th, Pasty Central day in history (George Gipp)
Inside NoVa: Alex Carter finds comfort in his father’s counsel as NFL Combine begins (Tom Carter)

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Morning Roundup: Feb. 17, 2015

andrewwinn — Tue, 17 Feb 2015 13:00:19 +0000

Good morning! Here are your headlines:

PODCASTS

Irish Sports Daily: 2-16-15 Power Hour (1:06:27)

RECRUITING

Irish Sports Daily: In the film room: Donnie Corley
Irish Illustrated: Irish offer 2017 four-star (Maleik Gray)
Bleacher Report (Monaco): Notre Dame football recruiting offers of the week (Cary Angeline, Maleik Gray and E.J. Price)
UW Dawg Pound: 2016 UW football recruiting: The rest of the West (Devin Duvernay, Byron Murphy and Chase Lucas)
USA Today: Nation’s No. 3 player in Class of 2016 set to commit; Ole Miss seems to be the favorite (Shea Patterson)
Shreveport Times: Calvary QB Shea Patterson to pick college Tuesday
WLOX: Ole Miss could make biggest catch on Fat Tuesday: Blue chip quarterback Shea Patterson
Northeast Ohio Media Group: Gregory Little, Jaylon Jones and T.J. Vasher – looking at Ohio State’s recent scholarship offers (Little, Patrick Bethel and Khalid Kareem)
The Patriot News: Pennsylvania’s top 2016 football recruits; Pittsburgh C.C. corner Damar Hamlin
Victory Bell Rings: Penn State football recruiting: Top 10 2016 recruits – Pennsylvania (Damar Hamlin & Cary Angeline)
Burnt Orange Nation: Texas offers Florida QB Xavier Gaines
247 Sports: Best of the Midwest Combo MVPs (Quinton Baker)
Slap the Sign: Notre Dame football recruiting class: Defensive grades

CURRENT TEAM

Inside the Irish: Spring solutions: Quarterbacks
UHND: At long last, depth for Notre Dame football
St. Paul Pioneer Press: Twinsights: Torii Hunter Jr. returns to baseball at Notre Dame

COACHING

Irish Illustrated: Piecing together assistant coaching puzzle
Slap the Sign: Something new for 2015, a six-year coach at Notre Dame
Bleacher Report (Arnold): Projecting Brian Kelly’s 2015 coaching staff
Idaho Statesmen: Boise State football coaches Harsin, Yates up for new contracts (Mike Sanford)
Mountain West Connection: Broncos extend Bryan Harsin to a new five-year, $7.35 million deal (Mike Sanford)
Fansided: Boise State, Bryan Harsin agree on 5-year extension (Mike Sanford)
ESPN: Roquan Smith got it right by waiting (Charlie Weis)
Eleven Warriors: After coaching turnover, familiarity might correlate with stability for Ohio State (Tony Alford)
Vavel: Charlie Weis on coaching again: ‘Highly doubtful’

IRISH IN THE NFL

St. Paul Pioneer Press: Vikings’ Rudolph eyeing a full season
The Times-Picayune: 2015 NFL draft: Brandon Scherff could be great tackle or all-pro at guard, says Mike Mayock (Zack Martin)
Heavy: Jess Gysin, Jimmy Clausen’s wife: 5 fast facts
Steelers Depot: Jerome Bettis says it’s too early for Browns to give up on Johnny Football
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Ray Fittipaldo’s Steelers chat (Ben Koyack)
Carolina Panthers: Panthers name Steve Wilks assistant head coach
The Republican: Patriots NFL Draft 2015 position preview: Looking for Rob Gronkowski insurance (Ben Koyack)
News-Sentinel: NFL Combine brings annual scrutiny to Indy (Ben Koyack, Kyle Brindza and DaVaris Daniels)

HISTORY

Chicago Tribune: How Michigan State’s Duffy Daugherty helped integrate college football (1966 & Ara Parseghian)

MISC.

Inside the Irish: Mailbag: What to expect from defense
TigerNet.com: Clemson announces 2015 football game designations, spring game date (Notre Dame game is IPTAY Day)
Addicted to Quack: Roundtable: Oregon’s out of conference football games
USA Today: Examining college basketball’s scheduling conundrum
Bleacher Report: Meet college football’s most inexperienced head coach (Gerry Faust)
EDSBS: The presidents assigned to their proper schools (Abraham Lincoln assigned to ND)
ESPN: Ultimate ESPN 300: 15 things to know

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Morning Roundup: Feb. 13, 2015

andrewwinn — Fri, 13 Feb 2015 13:00:00 +0000

Good morning! Here are your headlines:

FROM OUR SITE

Friday roundup: The “safety transfer” edition

PODCAST

TNNDN: ND Fan Radio: Vol. 36 – Notre Dame coaching carousel – Part 1 (2:02:38)

COACHING

247 Sports: Hawkins: Sanford would be ‘lights-out’ hire at Notre Dame
Rant Sports: Mike Sanford makes Notre Dame a New Year’s Six bowl contender
7KTVB (Idaho): Already time for the next big Harsin hire (Mike Sanford)
Anchor of Gold: Report: Stanford assistant Marc Mattioli to replace Todd Lyght as Vanderbilt safeties coach (Mike Sanford)
ND Insider: Former Notre Dame head coach Charlie Weis diving into next stage of life

RECRUITING

SB Nation: Only interested in the best college football recruits? The 10 to know for 2016 (Gregory Little, Rashan Gary, Jacob Eason, Kareem Walker and Malik Henry)
NJ.com: St. Joseph (Met.) offensive tackle Nick Krimin commits to Rutgers during visit
One Foot Down: 2015 football recruiting: LB review
TigerNet: Clemson offers 6-8 DE named Prince (Prince Sammons)
Bleacher Report: 10 most important college football recruiting camps to keep your eye on in 2015 (Adidas Chicago Showcase/Kerry Neal)
Scout: Campbell closing in on 30 offers (Kyree Campbell)
Scout: Bredeson picks up Bama offer (Ben Bredeson)
Irish Sports Daily: Recruiting week in review (Ben Bredeson, Julian Love)
Scout: New Jersey: Top 15 2016 prospects (Ahmir Mitchell, Jordan Fuller, Brad Hawkins and Ron Johnson Jr.)
Irish Sports Daily: Big-time Cali LB ready for ND contact (Krys Barnes)
Scout: First offer for Anderson (Lamar Anderson, ND has not yet offered)
Chicago Tribune: Wrestling: Hinsdale South senior Nick Carlson gets another shot at state berth (Robby Regan)
The Detroit News: Trieu: Top targets give MSU thumbs up on visits (Corey Malone-Hatcher)
ND Insider: Former Cal safety Avery Sebastian announces commitment to Notre Dame
Irish Illustrated: Cal transfer: ND ‘amazing’ option
College Football Talk: Former Cal safety finds new home at Notre Dame
UHND: Notre Dame adds S transfer Avery Sebastian
NBC Sports: Notre Dame lands Cal graduate transfer Avery Sebastian
Irish Illustrated: Sebastian goes Irish
Irish Sports Daily: ND lands fifth-year safety
One Foot Down: California Bears safety Avery Sebastian transferring to Notre Dame for graduate season
Slap the Sign: Former Cal safety Avery Sebastian commits to Notre Dame
CSN Chicago: Notre Dame adds key depth with Cal transfer Avery Sebastian

CURRENT TEAM

Knoxville News Sentinel: John Adams: Graduate transfers have increasing effect on college football (Everett Golson)
One Foot Down: May the road rise up to meet you: Sheldon Day
One Foot Down: Reviewing the redshirts: DT Jonathan Bonner
Subway Domer: Avery Sebastian transfers to Notre Dame; Irish are heavily oversigned

IRISH IN THE NFL

CBS Sports: Offseason extra: Players entering a contract year (Michael Floyd)
CBS Sports: 2015 NFL combine: Prospects with the most to gain or lose (DaVaris Daniels)
SB Nation: Jameis Winston, Melvin Gordon top Mike Mayock’s 2015 NFL Draft position rankings (Ben Koyack)
Blue & Gold Illustrated: Combine will be crucial for Irish trio
City of Champions: Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Minnesota Vikings in 2015 HOF game (Jerome Bettis)

MISC.

Nashville Post: Vanderbilt completes football coaching staff – again (Todd Lyght)
Scarlet & Game: What can Tony Alford bring?
SB Nation: Is Oklahoma’s air raid renaissance enough of an overhaul? (Kerry Cooks)
Green Bay Packers: Packers finalize coaching staff (Tom Clements)
Orlando Sentinel: Ohio State, Alabama are double-digit favorite in Week 1 early odds (ND 10.5 pt favorite over Texas)

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Morning Roundup: Feb. 11, 2015

andrewwinn — Wed, 11 Feb 2015 13:00:55 +0000

Good morning! I hope you’re enjoying this compendium of Notre Dame football stories delivered each day by 8 a.m. If you like it, help our site spread the word about this new feature. I’d sure appreciate it!

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