Tough Schedule: It’s Been Ever Thus

Many analysts have Notre Dame’s 2012 schedule ranked as the toughest in the country, and it’s hard to argue with that. It features trips to Top 5 teams Southern Cal and Oklahoma, and three other games against consensus Top 20 squads Michigan, Michigan State and Stanford, and then throw in “toss-up” games against Miami and   Read Full Post

Fighting Irish Coaching Legends Take Their Place Under the Sun

Fans attending games at Notre Dame Stadium this fall — or just visiting campus — can’t miss the new locations of the sculptures honoring Fighting Irish coaching legends Knute Rockne, Frank Leahy, Ara Parseghian and Lou Holtz.  All have been repositioned, and each has a stadium gate named for him. The changes just make “everything look right,”   Read Full Post

Whatever Happened to ND Men Becoming Football Coaches?

With all the questions swirling around the Notre Dame football program at the moment, one thing is fairly certain: If there is a coaching change, the odds of a former ND player taking the reins are pretty remote. About the only possible candidate from the ranks of former Irish players is Tom Clements, the Green   Read Full Post

Rock Revered

October is the time to remember and celebrate the legacy of Coach Knute Rockne, who is finally honored inside Notre Dame Stadium, and whose greatest team — the Four Horsemen and Seven Mules — is recalled on the 85th anniversity of its 1924 national championsip season. At Notre Dame, honoring its storied past is an   Read Full Post

2008 Season to Honor Five ND Coaches, ‘Victory March’

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