This was sent to us by an Alum who was in touch with the parents who had contacted the school for help. The words, viewpoints and research are his, but we thought this account was important for all to read. They hoped the school would stand up for these kids and their poor treatment, but…
Charlie Weis isn’t the first Notre Dame coach to be criticized for play calling and clock management. Willingham, Davie, Faust and Holtz (my recent benchmarks) were all heavily criticized in these areas. Time (and Lou’s great dedication to ND) have certainly put distance between Holtz and remembrance of past coaching sore spots, but I remember…
Conor Lee’s fourth field goal in overtime ended the longest game in Notre Dame history as Pittsburgh beat the Irish 36-33 on Saturday. Trailing by 17-3 at the half, the Panthers rallied behind running back LeSean McCoy and a stout defense that smothered Notre Dame in the second half and throughout four overtime periods. Lee’s…
Notre Dame returns home to face Pittsburgh on Saturday in a matchup of teams looking to enhance their respective bowl resumés. Although these programs are 5-2 on the season, each lacks a victory against a team with a winning record from which to argue that its success is not merely the product of an easy…
Rev. James Riehle, C.S.C, chaplain to University of Notre Dame athletics teams for nearly three decades, died at the age of 83. Here’s a story shared by fightingamish (others linked) Fr. Riehle was the rector of Pangborn for my first two years there. He could be a little gruff at times, but had a sly…