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Ozzie and Kelly
(Notre Dame Football News | The Rock Report) – All aboard! Ha ha ha ha ha ha haaaa! Ay, Ay, Ay, Ay, Ay, Ay, Ay. I woke up at 6am with that awful song still on the brain the Sunday morning after the debacle in South Bend making the drive back to Chicago even more…
Not Ready for Prime Time
USC rolled into town as a nine point underdog and left with its fifth straight victory in Notre Dame Stadium, a dominant 31-17 victory over the Irish. Matt Barkley led a perfectly balanced offense and the Trojan defense suffocated Notre Dame’s running game while holding Michael Floyd to four irrelevant receptions for 28 yards. Curtis McNeal, at 5’8″…
Saturday Night Special
(Notre Dame Football News) – Notre Dame opens the second half of the 2011 season by hosting arch-rival Southern California on Saturday in the first night game at the stadium since 1990. The Irish stand at 4-2 and are coming off a bye week, while the 5-1 Trojans last played on October 13 when they…
Irish To Wear New Gold Helmets

From the ND Athletics Facebook page: We have created a new “Gold Standard” for football helmets with the Notre Dame reflective gold particle helmet – This new shade of gold makes these helmets closer in color to the Golden Dome than any helmets we have worn at Notre Dame – Tradition of having 23.9 karat…