Andre Jones, a member of the 1988 Notre Dame national championship team and father of sophomore wide receiver T.J. Jones, died today at the age of 42 after suffering a brain aneurysm. Jones was a crucial member of that title team at outside linebacker, and delivered the opening tackle in the 31-30 victory over the…
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An Offense in Transition?
(The Rock Report | Notre Dame Football News) – In November of 2010, Lou Holtz and Brian Kelly had a heart to heart. Notre Dame had just come off back to back losses to Navy and Tulsa, the team was playing in the shadow of the Declan Sullivan tragedy and some were already calling for…
Brey Staying, Scott Going
Multiple published reports indicate that Mike Brey will not be meeting with officials from the University of Maryland regarding their open head coaching position. By doing so, Brey seemingly is eschewing an opportunity to pursue what has been reported as being his “dream job” with the Terrapins. It does seem, though, there will be an…
Top CB Ronald Darby Commits to Irish
(Notre Dame Football News) – After landing impressive bookends on the defensive line last year, Notre Dame has already obtained the commitments of two elite bookend cornerbacks for 2012 with the commitment of top 100 player Ronald Darby. Darby recorded the fastest 40 time in the country at the Under Armour combine (4.31) and the…
Dream of the Echoes
Two alums have put together a collection of ND-related bedtime stories called Dream of the Echoes: The Four Horsemen of Notre Dame…featuring Theo and Eddie J. You can check out a video summary on YouTube. If there’s a better Easter basket stuffer idea for the Fighting Irish toddler in your life, we haven’t seen it….
