Ryan Harris welcomes back Irish teammates as guest coaches at his first Minnesota Pro Camp Photo Gallery It’s a sunny, warm Saturday morning on the artificial turf of Griffin Stadium at St. Paul’s Central High School. At one end of the field, several high school-aged football players are straining through a grueling workout in which Read Full Post
From 1,000 Possibilities, He’s Made His Life Sing
May 14, 2009 by
Peter Schivarelli ’71, former Irish walk-on, has never forgotten the value of his Notre Dame degree As members of the Notre Dame class of 2009 head out into an uncertain world, buoyed by their experiences of the past four years, it may be helpful to look at how another ND grad, from nearly four decades Read Full Post
At What Moment Did ND Football ‘Arrive’?
May 5, 2009 by
There’s a lot of talk these days about Notre Dame’s role and identity as the nation’s most prominent Catholic university. But long before Presidential appearances, national institutes or the notion that Notre Dame is “where the Church does its thinking,” it was ND football that brought this small, sometimes struggling, men’s school in northern Indiana Read Full Post
What Though The Odds: “Fixing” Notre Dame Football
December 1, 2008 by
Analysis Fixing Notre Dame football may require a nod to its roots, when underdog teams overachieved Amid the national discussion over whether General Motors or CitiBank are “too big to fail,” could it also be said that Notre Dame football is too historic, too important to the fabric of college football to ever fall by Read Full Post
ND-Navy Event in Baltimore Honors A Special Couple
November 18, 2008 by
When Notre Dame met Navy last weekend in Baltimore, a man who made his mark at both schools was properly remembered. Edgar “Rip” Miller came out of the football hotbed of Canton, Ohio, in 1921, after captaining his McKinley High School football team to an undefeated season in 1920. He was planning on attending Grove Read Full Post
2008 Season to Honor Five ND Coaches, ‘Victory March’
August 13, 2008 by
The 2008 football season at the University of Notre Dame will recall many of the finest moments in the program’s illustrious history. All five former head coaches who guided the Fighting Irish to consensus national championships will be honored. In addition, the school, its Band and fans will celebrate the 100th anniversary of the writing Read Full Post
