Published on: 29th October, 2010
Just when Irish fans felt things could not get any worse after being embarrassed by an undersized Navy Football team, they experience one of the most tragic moments I have ever encountered in all my years covering Notre Dame Football. Declan Sullivan, the 20 year old Notre Dame student, was killed this week ...Published on: 30th August, 2010
Shaq Evans, the highly recruited wideout from Inglewood, California, is rumored to have requested a transfer from Notre Dame. The sophomore receiver came into the season looking to gain a starting job; however, he was beat out by veteran Duval Kumara and true freshman Tai-ler Jones. According to sources at Irish Illustrated, ...Published on: 12th March, 2010
If the reports are true and the Cleveland Browns are shopping Brady Quinn to the NFL, then what better buyer than Kansas City with their new offensive coordinator Charlie Weis, Quinn's former college coach and close friend? The situation looks very similar to 2005 when Charlie Weis accepted the job at ...Published on: 10th March, 2010
When Dayne Crist, one of the most heavily recruited players in the country, signed with Notre Dame in 2007, it took many scouts, coaches, and fans by surprise, especially in California, where he played his high school ball. He was going to a team that had just finished 3-9, and ...Published on: 10th December, 2009
The 1980 US Olympic hockey team pulled off the greatest victory in the history of sports when a group of college kids knocked off the best hockey team in the world: the Soviet Union. The team that had defeated them 10-3 only a week before the Olympic games at Madison Square Garden. The US went ...Published on: 7th December, 2009
On November 30th, Jack Swarbrick, Notre Dame's athletic director, went public that Charlie Weis was being fired from his position as the head coach of the Notre Dame football team. It came as no surprise, as the Irish finished 6-6 for the second year in a row despite having BCS aspirations. ...Published on: 5th December, 2009
There are several different Coach of the Year trophies the Bear Bryant Coach of the Year, Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year, Liberty Mututal Coach of the Year as well as each conference having their own awards. Here we will break down the best coaching performances of the 2009 season ...Published on: 5th December, 2009
Jack Swarbrick, Notre Dame's Athletic Director, is the one responsible for both firing Charlie Weis on November 30th and hiring the next Head Coach. Over the past few days speculation and a media frenzy for "insider infomation" and "sources close to subject" have come up with a list of nearly ...Published on: 5th December, 2009
The Notre Dame Head Football coach hire is far more complex than the Internet hype on Stoops, Meyer, etc would indicate. The saying "he's a winner" carries less and less weight in college football as coaching salaries have gone from five to seven digits and high school recruiting rankings are almost ...Published on: 15th November, 2009
In a time when accountability has faded and there aren't enough fingers to point the blame, head coaches are the ones who take the heat. Not the 22 players on the field, not the six guys on the court, not the five skaters on the ice, not the nine guys on ...