The COVID Zone
Submitted for your approval.... This world's most beautiful and perfect creation, college football played on idyllic fall days by academic institutions big and small all across the fruited plain gone,…
New 2020 Schedule Presents Plausible Path to College Football Glory
All things considered and of course subject to coronavirus whim, the 2020 ND schedule lines up nicely for the Irish. Very winnable games up front, strategically placed bye weeks and…
What Would Ara Say?
In recent days, as citizens marched in cities from coast to coast, coaches from across the nation weighed in on the issue of racism. The Notre Dame coaching staff joined…
The ND Football ‘Living Head Coaches Club’: An Exclusive Group, But Bigger Than You Might Think
Since Ara Parseghian passed in 2017, I've been thinking about all the living ND head coaches. Well, pandemics apparently give you a bit of extra time. So finally, here is…
Bob Whitmore and Me
(Photo: Notre Dame Athletics) Bob Whitmore passed away over the weekend after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 73. Star basketball player for Notre Dame from 1966-1969, he…
Alan Page: All-Time Irish Hero
(Photo Credit: Matt Cashore) Alan Page is arguably one of the greatest athletes to have ever played football at Notre Dame, and Alan Page went on to a career after…
Don Shula, Notre Dame and Donald Trump
(Icon/Sportswire) Don Shula, the winningest coach in NFL history has passed away at the age of 90. Elected into the NFL Hall of Fame in 1997, in a 33-year career…
IN SEARCH OF GEORGE GIPP (Part 2)
(Fighting Irish Media) George Gipp, did not spend a lot of time in the classroom at Notre Dame. After all, his pursuits that involved poker games and billiards in downtown…
IN SEARCH OF GEORGE GIPP (Part 1)
George Gipp (Photo credit: unknown) No other character in the rich history of Notre Dame football is as renowned, and as difficult to define as the great George Gipp. Amazing…
Blue and Gold Game: Canceled but not Forgotten
For years spring football at Notre Dame has culminated with a public exhibition of what was learned by the team during spring practice, and a glimpse of what to expect…