Notre Dame kicks off its 2014 college football season on Saturday by hosting the defending Conference USA champion Rice Owls. Head Coach Brian Kelly (37-15) enters his fifth year for the Irish, who hold a 4-0 advantage in the series. The teams last played during Notre Dame’s 1988 national championship season. David Bailiff, who owns…
I don’t think Mike Royko ever commented on Notre Dame’s academic integrity. He certainly never said “Some things you wonder, some things you think, and some things you just know”, particularly outside of any sports seasons. But the current situation with Notre Dame’s investigation of academic misconduct by students, including four football players, demands I…
I probably bag on “technological advancements” and ND’s use of them a lot. Granted, that’s because ND tends not to use them in a quality manner. But never let it be said I’m not willing to consider some of the positive things technology can do for the ND game experience. One of the issues I…
Slowly but surely, the new FieldTurf is being laid at Notre Dame Stadium. As the pictures inexorably wend their way through various social media outlets, one can see how the structure of the new field will look. I know there are those upset about the turf, and I confess a preference for grass myself. But…
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…