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Help Our HOFer

This weekend, Tim Brown will receive his overdue recognition by the NFL Hall of Fame in Canton, OH, when he and his fellow Irish alum Jerome Bettis are inducted. With good old #81 in the spotlight, we at NDN felt it was time to let you know about an off-the-field endeavor of TB’s just as…

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New Player App Available

The folks at TopFan have released a new app called the Irish Player Community, featuring former Notre Dame student athletes.  Users can keep up on the players’ organizations and efforts from portable Apple or Android devices.  See charitable groups, Facebook posts, and much more. Current and planned participants include Rick Mirer, Ara Parseghian, Ruth Riley,…

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Tim Brown Appearing in Chicago

ESPN Chicago’s Lunch with a Legend series for June has a Notre Dame flavor to it.  Heisman Trophy winner Tim Brown will be the guest at the station’s June 24th event at Morton’s The Steakhouse in Schaumburg at 11:15am. TB will talk about his experiences at Notre Dame and Oakland, and his new book, The…

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A (Cross) Road Not Taken

Notre Dame recently announced the Crossroads Project, a combination of Stadium enhancement and academic building expansion initiative, but long time NDNation contributor Tim Kress (aka NDRoman21) has a better approach. Here’s his story. A little over four years ago, when the discussions of a JumboTron in Notre Dame Stadium were gaining steam, I put together…

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Wynn: 3 Keys to an Irish Victory

As the Fighting Irish finish the regular season with Stanford this Saturday, ACC Digital Network analyst and former Irish All-American Renaldo Wynn gives his 3 keys for a Notre Dame win including playing very physical in the trenches, establishing the running game and getting to Stanford QB Kevin Hogan.