There’s nothing like a 2-5 start to supercharge discussions of a coach’s future. Will he stay or won’t he? Which assistants will stay, and who will be let go? Who can they get? How can they improve? What can they do? I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but under Brian Kelly’s leadership,…
We’re considered old school here at NDN, and there’s nothing more old school than the season prediction magazines that are a staple of the late summer. To spend some hours diving in depth into Notre Dame’s season four weeks before it unfolds allows fans to satisfy that football jones that has lay dormant since the…
Back in February, we told you about Andean Health & Development, an outreach to the poor of Ecuador in memory of Fr. Ted Hesburgh. Three months later, AHD’s ability to deliver that relief is being put to the test, and we’re hoping our readership can answer the call again. On April 16th, Ecuador was hit…
It doesn’t feel like a year since Fr. Ted left us, but this anniversary gives you an opportunity to make a dream of his a reality. Social justice and care for those in need were always watchwords in Fr. Ted’s life. In 1997, along with David Gaus, a 1984 ND graduate, he helped establish Andean…
Long-time NDN readers will have heard the stories of Willie, Andy’s larger-than-life friend. Subtlety was not his watchword, and his hijinks tended to draw the wrath of administrators large and small. While Willie has mellowed a bit in his post-Notre Dame life, he still believes in going big or going home — an attitude that…