All-Time Irish Hero: Julius Jones
Julius Jones was born in Big Stone Gap, Virginia in the heart of coal country. He came from a family of seven and his father was a corrections officer who…
Lou Somogyi 1962-2021
The Notre Dame media family unexpectedly lost a great one last week. Lou Somogyi has written for Blue and Gold Illustrated since 1984. He was a terrific writer with encyclopedia…
Marcus Freeman: You Had Me at “Hello”
By: Phil Houk of Fighting Irish Preview Welcome to South Bend, Marcus Freeman. You bring a stellar reputation as an innovative defensive football mind and you are known for being…
In Search of George Gipp: Epilogue
How Good was George Gipp?By: Phil Houk of Fighting Irish Preview (Photo: Nick Houk) When Notre Dame was forced to cancel spring football after just one practice last March, the…
Has Notre Dame Narrowed the Talent Gap?
By Phil Houk of Fighting Irish Preview When Najee Harris faced a certain tackle at the hands of Nick McCloud after a gain of a couple yards in the first…
Money and Media: Why Notre Dame Went to the 1925 Rose Bowl
By: Phil Houk of Fighting Irish Preview After the 1924 season Knute Rockne convinced Notre Dame officials that a trip out West to play in a Bowl would be lucrative…
The Glow of 8-0
A Poem by the Fighting Irish Preview Poet. 2020 the year of Covid We’ve loved our Irish and we vo-ted. A bye week ranked #2 at 8-0, Let’s review and…
The Fifth Game is a Charm
1. Sugar Bowl, ND v. LSU. 1-3-07 2. BCS Championship, ND v. Alabama 1-7-13 3. Cotton Bowl/CFP Semi, ND v. Clemson 12-29-18 4. ND at Georgia, 9-21-2019 5. Clemson at…
Are the Irish Half Full or Half Empty?
Yeah, yeah I know you “play to win the game” and “a win is a win”, blah blah blah…..any number of clichés could be inserted here. But let’s skip it…
A Fighting Irish Preview Poem: Run the Football
A steamrolling line of seasoned steel With backs "o’plenty" superb in skill. When combined opponents are terrorized A run game as good as advertised. * Kyren! C’Bo! Jafar and Tyree!…