Notre Dame Football

Brian Kelly Press Conference: Notre Dame Job A 'Dream'

AP | TOM COYNE | Posted 12.12.2009 | Sports


SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Brian Kelly has his dream job. Now he has to figure out how to turn a Notre Dame program mired in mediocrity back into a nati...

Brian Kelly: Notre Dame's Next Head Coach

AP | JOE KAY | Posted 12.11.2009 | Sports


CINCINNATI — Notre Dame has settled on Brian Kelly as the man who can restore its faded glory, just as he turned Cincinnati into a national titl...

Jimmy Clausen, Golden Tate Head To NFL Draft

AP | TOM COYNE | Posted 12.07.2009 | Sports


SOUTH BEND, Ind. — The next Notre Dame coach is going to have to try to turn around the program without two of the best players from a .500 team...

Charlie Weis Fired: Notre Dame Fires Coach

AP | TOM COYNE | Posted 12.01.2009 | Sports


SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Charlie Weis arrived at Notre Dame flashing Super Bowls rings and talking about outscheming opponents. He leaves one of colle...

Jimmy Clausen Black Eye (PHOTOS)

Posted 11.29.2009 | Sports


Reports surfaced last week that Notre Dame QB Jimmy Clausen was punched hours after the Fighting Irish lost a double-overtime game to UConn. Later in ...

Stanford Vs. Notre Dame: Cardinal Comeback Thwarts Charlie Weis

AP | JOSH DUBOW | Posted 11.29.2009 | Sports


STANFORD, Calif. — Toby Gerhart turned what could be Charlie Weis' final game as Notre Dame coach into his own Heisman Trophy infomercial. Gerh...

Charlie Weis: 'Tough For Me To Argue' Potential Notre Dame Firing

AP | TOM COYNE | Posted 11.22.2009 | Sports


SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Charlie Weis wouldn't blame Notre Dame for firing him. "If they decide to make a change, I'd have to say I'd have a tough ti...

Notre Dame Vs. UConn: Connecticut Triumphs 33-30 In Double Overtime

AP | TOM COYNE | Posted 11.21.2009 | Sports


SOUTH BEND, Ind. — After a string of stinging losses, the Connecticut Huskies finally won one for their slain teammate. Coach Randy Edsall call...

Notre Dame Plans Charlie Weis Decision Within Days Of Season's End

AP | TOM COYNE | Posted 11.20.2009 | Chicago


SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Notre Dame athletic director Jack Swarbrick plans to make a decision on the future of coach Charlie Weis within days of the s...

Notre Dame Irish Won't Fight for Singers

Michelle Pilecki | Posted 11.12.2009 | Media


Michelle Pilecki

The home of the "Fighting Irish," the University of Notre Dame, stood strong against the assorted activists who objected to the school's time-honored ...

Navy Upsets Notre Dame, Again

AP | TOM COYNE | Posted 11.07.2009 | Chicago


SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Navy's second consecutive victory at Notre Dame Stadium didn't produce the same euphoria for the Midshipmen as the last one. ...

Andrew Kelly: Drunk Cop Hit Vioniqe Valnord, Pals Fled

nypost.com | Posted 11.28.2009 | New York


A boozed-up NYPD officer fatally mowed down a Brooklyn woman yesterday, and his passengers -- including a fellow off-duty cop -- fled the scene as the...

Controversial Billboard Mocking Notre Dame Coach Weis Taken Down

ESPN Chicago | Eric Hansen | Posted 10.20.2009 | Chicago


After three days of local unrest and national intrigue, Billboard-gate is over. Sort of....

Why Notre Dame Is Keeping Charlie Weis

Chicago Tribune | Brian Hamilton | Posted 01.04.2009 | Chicago


With fog wreaking havoc on air travel Wednesday in the San Francisco area, Jack Swarbrick spent 2½ hours in a plane idling on a tarmac, crammed into ...

Charlie Weis, Notre Dame Athletic Director To Meet About Season Next Week

Chicago Tribune | Brian Hamilton | Posted 01.01.2009 | Chicago


As a Stanford Law School-educated jurist, Jack Swarbrick must be finely attuned to fine print, so Notre Dame's athletic director already may be aware...

Money Not A Factor In Notre Dame Coach Weis' Potential Firing: Report

Chicago Tribune | Teddy Greenstein | Posted 12.27.2008 | Chicago


During an interview Tuesday on WMVP-AM 1000, ESPN's Lee Corso said Notre Dame is stuck with coach Charlie Weis because of his buyout. "The entire Ca...

Notre Dame, NBC Renew Football Contract Through 2015

New York Times | Richard Sandomir | Posted 06.28.2008 | Media


For the fourth time since they vowed to love and honor each other in 1990, Notre Dame and NBC Sports renewed their television vows on Thursday, guaran...