Freeman Comments after First Practice
Photo: Matt Cashore/Irish Illustrated The 2022 version of the Fighting Irish of the Fighting Irish kicked off practice number one of fall camp Friday. Below are his opening comments to…
Gone Five Years, Never Forgotten
You know what it takes to win? Just look at my fist. When I make a fist, it's strong and you can't tear it apart. As long as there's unity,…
Back on the Sidelines
The last Notre Dame football game I had photographed was played on October 13, 2012. It was a rainy afternoon that saw a big-time play from a big-time player to…
Captain’s Corner: Ara, “He Could Have Been Anything He Wanted to Be”
On a beautiful sunny June afternoon, during a COVID delayed celebration of their 55th anniversary reunion, members of the Notre Dame Class of 1965 visited the grave of Ara Parseghian…
Captain’s Corner with Frank Pomarico: Faith, Family, Freeman
Photo by Chad Ryan It’s the middle of May, and my daily walk with my dogs, Beau and Paddy, through the most beautiful campus in the world, was different. Notre…
Blue Gold Game Tradition Continues
The 2022 Blue-Gold game will be played in Notre Dame Stadium this Saturday, April 23, and Notre Dame fans are looking for some answers. Like, with Tyler Buchner out is…
Refuting Braylon’s Beat Down
(Photo by Robin Alam/Icon Sportswire) Hamilton v. Edwards: A Defense of Kyle Hamilton’s NFL Potential By: AJ Houk “Something that doesn’t translate to the NFL.” A phrase used this week…
2023 Schedule Adds a Couple of Milestones
Tennessee State Athletics Notre Dame has added it's 12th and presumably final opponent to its 2023 schedule, and will break a couple of barriers in the process. The Tennessee State…
UNFORGETTING KNUTE ROCKNE
By: Jeffrey G. Harrell Knute Rockne (1888-1931), standing by a small airplane in a hangar in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo: Courtesy of Rockne of Ages) Editor's note: To commemorate the 91st…
Buchner and Pyne Build Rapport with Freeman During Quarterback Competition
(Photo by Robin Alam/Icon Sportswire) (Photo by Lee Coleman/Icon Sportswire) "I'm no quarterback guru. I'm not afraid to admit that", so stated Marcus Freeman shortly after the first Spring practice…