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"You know what it takes to win. Just look at my fist. When I make a fist, it's strong and you can't tear it apart. As long as there's unity, there's strength. We must become so close with the bonds of loyalty and sacrifice, so deep with the conviction of the sole purpose, that no one, no group, no thing, can ever tear us apart."
— Ara Parseghian, first team meeting as Notre Dame Head Football Coach, Golden Dome auditorium, 1964

"When the going gets tough, the tough get going." "A winner never quits, and a quitter never wins."
— Knute K. Rockne

:: Notre Dame hires Brian Kelly as new head football coach
The University of Notre Dame has announced that it is hiring Brian Kelly, formerly head coach of the University of Cincinnati, as the new Notre Dame Head Football Coach. Kelly led Cincinnati to a 12-0 record and #3 ranking in 2009, but will not be coaching the Bearcats in their Sugar Bowl appearance.
Leprechaun Express: Notre Dame Football Intel Update, Dec. 10, 2009

:: Jimmy Clausen, Golden Tate heading to NFL
... quarterback Jimmy Clausen and junior wide-receiver/all-purpose threat Golden Tate are foregoing their final year of college football eligibility to enter the NFL draft ...
Leprechaun Express: Notre Dame Football Intel Update, Dec. 7, 2009

:: Notre Dame Football 2010 schedule: historic, national, exciting
... Notre Dame plays an exciting national schedule against top competitors in 2010, including opponents from the Big Ten/11, PAC-10, Big East, ACC, Mountain West, MAC, Conference USA, and service academy independents ... the schedule is rich with history, renewing match-ups first played in the 1880's, 1890's, early 1900's, 1910's, and 1920's ...
Leprechaun Express: Notre Dame Football Intel Update, Nov. 26, 2009

:: Notre Dame Football in limbo; administrator does not retain Charlie Weis, lets coach go with half-decade left on contract
... Notre Dame has announced that it is not retaining Notre Dame Head Football Coach Charlie Weis, after five years on the job, with six years left on his contract ... Weis had inherited a program with its foundations at their weakest point in a century, and rebuilt it, putting together a winning record and multiple bowl bids in the process ...
Leprechaun Express: Notre Dame Football Intel Update, Dec. 1, 2009

:: Irish go down fighting at Stanford, come up short 45-38 in another high-flying, hard-running, dramatic ending
... Clausen and Tate put on stunning prime-time performances in losing effort that comes down to final play ...
Leprechaun Express: Notre Dame Football Intel Update, Nov. 28, 2009

:: Notre Dame making a coaching change? Looking at what can go wrong, and looking at alleged candidates
... unique challenges, and flirtations with disaster, await Notre Dame if it changes football coaches rashly ...
Leprechaun Express: Notre Dame Football Intel Update, Nov. 28, 2009

:: Should Notre Dame wait for Swarbrick's replacement to review football coach job status? Fr. Malloy involved successor Fr. Jenkins in Willingham decision
... a deciding factor in the Willingham firing reportedly was Father Malloy taking the position that actions impacting the tenure of his successor, Father Jenkins, should include Father Jenkins in the decisionmaking ... is Jack Swarbrick, who never moved from Indianapolis and has been a top candidate for the now-vacant NCAA presidency, staying with Notre Dame? ... if not, should Notre Dame involve his successor when addressing the administratively-created fiasco over the Weis job status?
Leprechaun Express: Notre Dame Football Intel Update, Nov. 27, 2009

:: Notre Dame football captains praise Charlie Weis; Clausen questions if he would be at Notre Dame without Weis
... Clausen even goes so far as to observe "He's the reason why I came to Notre Dame. If he wasn't here, I probably wouldn't be here right now" ...
Leprechaun Express: Notre Dame Football Intel Update, Nov. 20, 2009

:: Charlie Weis's job description (Update 1)
Leprechaun Express: Notre Dame Football Intel Update, Nov. 20, 2009
Charlie Weis was not hired simply to run Notre Dame Football — he was hired to rebuild it.  Rebuild it he has ... what comes next?

 

:: Notre Dame Football depth chart
... updated ... Floyd back, Rudolph out, other changes ...

:: VIDEO: Rocky Bleier
During ESPN's tribute to veterans during the week of Veterans Day, they profiled Notre Dame captain and running back Rocky Bleier, who also had strong ties to Pittsburgh on the professional level with the Pittsburgh Steelers ... after being drafted by the Steelers, Bleier was drafted into the military and, during combat in Vietnam, lost part of his foot ... he would battle back to be part of the Super Bowl Champion Steelers ... click on the graphic below to view the story (note, ESPN includes a short commercial preceding the main video ....)

:: Notre Dame wallops Washington State 40-14, Golden Tate joins Jimmy Clausen as Heisman contender, Irish moving up towards BCS bid
... Clausen completes 81% of passes, 22 of 27 for 268 yards and 2 touchdowns; Tate has 141 all-purpose yards, including touchdowns receiving and running ... defense shuts down Cougars ...
Leprechaun Express: Notre Dame Football Intel Update, Nov. 1, 2009

:: Notre Dame beats Boston College 20-16, improves to 5-2
... Tate has 128 receiving yards, two touchdowns on 11 catches ... Clausen throws for 246 yards, two touchdowns ... Irish defense snags five turnovers, shuts down Boston College running game ...
Leprechaun Express: Notre Dame Football Intel Update, Oct. 24, 2009

:: Frank Leahy: Legendary Notre Dame coach also set the bar at Boston College
... second-winningest coach in college football, third-winningest at Notre Dame at 87-11-9, also went 20-2 at Boston College ....
Leprechaun Express: Notre Dame Football Intel Update, Oct. 23, 2009

:: Video: Notre Dame Coach Frank Leahy

::Notre Dame's schedule even tougher than had been realized
Only seven teams in the top-25 have played a tougher schedule than the Notre Dame thus far, and only seven teams currently in the top-25 play a tougher schedule from this point forward ...
Leprechaun Express: Notre Dame Football Intel Update, Oct. 23, 2009

:: Irish weather bitter loss to Trojans, 34-27
... Clausen scores three second-half touchdowns against vaunted Southern Cal defense, solidifies Heisman front-runner status ... Tate has spectacular touchdown grab, two touchdowns on the day ... Parris shows up big ... defensive tough in the clutch, Gray makes key interception ....
Leprechaun Express: Notre Dame Football Intel Update, Oct. 20, 2009

:: Notre Dame says "not in our house," defeats dangerous Huskies 37-30 in overtime, improves to 4-1; Jimmy Clausen top Heisman candidate (Update 1)
... Clausen throws for 422 yards, Tate has 244 yards receiving, Irish defense ferocious in the clutch ....
Leprechaun Express: Notre Dame Football Intel Update, Oct. 4, 2009

:: What tho' the odds, Notre Dame guts it out over Purdue 24-21
... Clausen drives Fighting Irish in closing moments for dramatic comeback win ... Irish now 3-1 ....
Leprechaun Express: Notre Dame Football Intel Update, Sept. 27, 2009

:: Fighting Irish prevail over Spartans, 33- 30
... Clausen and Allen throw touchdowns, McCarthy continues string of interceptions, Tate leads receivers, Floyd lost with apparent broken collarbone ... in a spirited, hard-hitting game featuring four lead changes and nearly 900 yards of offense, Notre Dame reclaims home advantage from Spartans ...

:: Notre Dame flies past Nevada 35-0
... showing mid-season form, the Fighting Irish topped the Wolf Pack 35-0, including a 21-point second quarter ... Jimmy Clausen leads the early Heisman race, with a 15-18, 315-yard, 4-touchdown performance with no interceptions, including 88-, 70- and 24-yard touchdowns to Michael Floyd ....
Leprechaun Express: Notre Dame Football Intel Update, Sept. 5, 2009

:: Notre Dame Newswire
... articles, background information, commentary, links to additional news and resources ...

:: Notre Dame Football Game Day
... check back as Notre Dame's schedule is fleshed out with resource links, pregame commentaries, and post-game wrap-ups ...

 

... and some more oldies but goodies ...

:: Quarterback comparision: Notre Dame's Jimmy Clausen outperformed Florida's Tim Tebow against common opponent, and by a huge margin, Feb. 13, 2009

:: Flowergate: Urban Meyer's floral bouquets for football players would not be a good fit for Notre Dame Football, Feb 13, 2009

:: Top-10 finishes bracketed Notre Dame football's 2-8 finish in 1956; Terry Brennan had higher winning percentage than Joe Tiller or Barry Alvarez (update 1), Feb. 13, 2009

:: click here for newswire

Notre Dame Football 2009 Schedule

Nevada Wolf Pack - Sept. 5
Notre Dame Stadium (NBC)

Michigan Wolverines - Sept. 12
Ann Arbor

Michigan State Spartans - Sept. 19
Notre Dame Stadium (NBC)

Purdue Boilermakers - Sept. 26
West Lafayette

Washington Huskies - Oct. 3
Notre Dame Stadium (NBC)

[bye week - Oct. 10]

Southern Cal Trojans - Oct. 17
Notre Dame Stadium (NBC)

Boston College Eagles - Oct. 24
Notre Dame Stadium (NBC)

Washington State Cougars - Oct. 31
San Antonio, Notre Dame-hosted (NBC)

Navy Midshipmen - Nov. 7
Notre Dame Stadium (NBC)

Pittsburgh Panthers - Nov. 14
Pittsburgh (ABC)

Connecticut Huskies - Nov. 21
Notre Dame Stadium (NBC)

Stanford Cardinal - Nov. 28
Palo Alto (ABC)

2009 Bowl Game - holiday season 2009-2010
yet to be earned on the field, yet to be determined

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