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Will Notre Dame Play in a BCS Bowl in 2013?

Notre Dame Fighting Irish Notre Dame had a disappointing end to the 2012 season, but the loss to Alabama in the BCS Championship shouldn’t overshadow what’s taking place in South Bend. The Fighting Irish have made m...

4 days ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, Independents, Notre Dame Fighting Irish

10 Greatest Notre Dame Fighting Irish (since 1967)

Notre Dame Fighting Irish Who are the top Irish football players of the Athlon era? ...

4 days ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, News, Notre Dame Fighting Irish

Notre Dame Cheerleaders

Notre Dame Fighting Irish Related Content: • Notre Dame Fighting Irish 2013 Team Preview • Notre Dame's Top 10 Players Since 1967 • 5 Greatest Moments in Notre Dame Football History • Rankin...

4 days ago by Athlon Sports Tags: College Football, Cheerleaders, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Cheerleaders

5 Greatest Moments in Notre Dame Fighting Irish Football History

Notre Dame Fighting Irish 5 Greatest Moments in Notre Dame Fighting Irish Football History ...

4 days ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, Notre Dame Fighting Irish

College Football's Top 25 Greatest Dynasties of the AP Era

Notre Dame Fighting Irish Dynasty is a word that gets tossed around all too liberally by fans and media members alike. However, there are periods of time in sports where the term is not only applicable but completely accura...

1 week ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, News, Alabama Crimson Tide, Florida Gators, Florida State Seminoles, Miami Hurricanes, Nebraska Cornhuskers, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Oklahoma Sooners, USC Trojans

10 Teams That May End the SEC's National Title Streak in 2013

Notre Dame Fighting Irish Spring practice has finished for all 125 Football Bowl Subdivision teams for 2013. And with spring workouts over, the picture for the national championship battle is starting to come into focus. ...

Is Notre Dame a Top-Five Team for 2013?

Notre Dame Fighting Irish Notre Dame is always one of the most polarizing teams when it comes to preseason rankings. The Fighting Irish are coming off a 12-1 season but was handled by Alabama in the national championshi...

2 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, Independents, Notre Dame Fighting Irish

25 Things to Know from Spring Football

Notre Dame Fighting Irish Depending on your point of view, spring practice is either a respite from the football-free months of winter and a taste of things to come in August. On the other hand, it’s only appealing to the...

2013 NFL Draft: Day Two's Best Prospects

Notre Dame Fighting Irish The beauty of the NFL Draft lies in its unpredictability. Teams move up in the draft to nab a player they particularly covet. Others move back in the process because the guy they have targeted ...

4 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: NFL, News, Alabama Crimson Tide, Florida State Seminoles, Kansas State Wildcats, Kentucky Wildcats, LSU Tigers, Mississippi State Bulldogs, North Carolina Tar Heels, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Purdue Boilermakers, South Carolina Gamecocks, Stanford Cardinal, Tennessee Volunteers, UCLA Bruins, USC Trjans, West Virginia Mountaineers, Arizona Cardinals, Atlanta Falcons, Baltimore Ravens, Buffalo Bills, Carolina Panthers, Chicago Bears, Cincinnati Bengals, Cleveland Browns, Dallas Cowboys, Denver Broncos, Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Kansas City Chiefs, Miami Dolphins, Minnesota Vikings, New England Patriots, New Orleans Saints, New York Giants, New York Jets, NFL Draft, Oakland Raiders, Philadelphia Eagles, Pittsburgh Steelers, San Diego Chargers, San Francisco 49ers, Seattle Seahawks, St. Louis Rams, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Tennessee Titans, Washington Redskins

Top 10 Notre Dame Football Teams of All-Time

Notre Dame Fighting Irish Notre Dame has experienced a sustained stretch of "lean" years since claiming its last national title in 1988, failing to compete on a national level for elite bowls or championships (at least unti...

5 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, News, Independents, Notre Dame Fighting Irish

College Football's Top 10 Assistant Coaches on the Rise for 2013

Notre Dame Fighting Irish The college football season is still months away, but it’s never too early to start thinking about which assistants will be atop athletic director’s wish lists to fill open vacancies after 2013...

Ranking All 125 College Football Head Coaches for 2013

Notre Dame Fighting Irish Coaching is one of the driving forces in building a national championship team or program. No matter how much talent a program has, it can’t win a national title if the coaching is questiona...

Notre Dame Football 2013 Schedule Analysis

Notre Dame Fighting Irish The start of the 2013 college football season is still months away, but it’s never too early to start thinking about preseason predictions and some of the top games to watch in each con...

8 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, News, Independents, Notre Dame Fighting Irish

College Football's Top 25 Heisman Trophy Candidates for 2013

Notre Dame Fighting Irish Heisman Trophy trends finally appear to be changing. Defensive players are getting invited to New York City with increased regularity as one player from that side of the ball has been a finalist in...

Notre Dame 2013 Spring Football Preview

Notre Dame Fighting Irish An undefeated run and a BCS National Championship were clearly premature for Brian Kelly. However, no one has ever doubted his ability to return the Golden Dome to national prominence and 2012 was ...

9 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, News, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, 2013 college football spring previews

2013 NCAA Tournament: West Region Preview

Notre Dame Fighting Irish WEST Los Angeles COMPLETE REGION PREVIEWS East | Midwest | South Top Two (1) Gonzaga Bulldogs (31–2, 16–0 WCC) The Zags locked up the West Coast Conference Tournament title ...

9 weeks ago by Nathan Rush Tags: College Basketball, Arizona Wildcats, Belmont Bruins, Gonzaga Bulldogs, New Mexico Lobos, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Ohio State Buckeyes, 2013 March Madness

College Football's Top 5 Wide Receivers on the Rise for 2013

Notre Dame Fighting Irish With spring practice underway for many college football teams, the countdown to the 2013 season has officially started. With preseason predictions right around the corner, it’s never too early to...

NFL Draft Rankings 2013: Middle Linebackers

Notre Dame Fighting Irish Each year a unique set of prospects enters the professional ranks with a chance to make an immediate impact on the country's most powerful sport. The 2013 NFL Draft, held April 25-27, won’t be an...

11 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: NFL, Alabama Crimson Tide, Florida Gators, Georgia Bulldogs, Kansas State Wildcats, LSU Tigers, North Carolina Tar Heels, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Penn State Nittany Lions, Stanford Cardinal, NFL Draft

NFL Draft Rankings 2013: Tight Ends

Notre Dame Fighting Irish Each year a unique set of prospects enters the professional ranks with a chance to make an immediate impact on the country’s most powerful sport. The 2013 NFL Draft, held April 25-27, won’t be ...

11 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: NFL, Alabama Crimson Tide, Auburn Tigers, Florida Gators, Michigan State Spartans, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Stanford Cardinal, UCLA Bruins, NFL Draft

College Football's Top 10 Spring Storylines to Watch for 2013

Notre Dame Fighting Irish The battle to win college football’s 2013 national championship is officially underway. Spring practice kicked off for a handful of teams in February and will begin for most of the remaining FBS ...

12 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Independents, Pac 12, SEC, Alabama Crimson Tide, Georgia Bulldogs, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Ohio State Buckeyes, Oregon Ducks, Stanford Cardinal, Texas A&M Aggies, USC Trojans

10 Most Intriguing Names to Watch at the NFL Combine

Notre Dame Fighting Irish Millions of dollars are made and lost at the NFL Combine and 2013 won’t be any different. Player interviews, mental acumen, agility, strength and speed tests all help NFL scouts, executives and c...

13 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, NFL, Monthly, Alabama Crimson Tide, BYU Cougars, LSU Tigers, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, South Carolina Gamecocks, Tennessee Volunteers, Texas Longhorns, USC Trojans, West Virginia Mountaineers

College Football's Top 5 Running Backs on the Rise for 2013

Notre Dame Fighting Irish With spring practice kicking off across the nation, the race to win college football’s 2013 national title has officially started. Although it’s hard to learn everything about a team in spring ...

Top 40 College Football/Basketball Coaching Tandems

Notre Dame Fighting Irish For all of last week and into this week, Athlon Sports ranked football and men’s basketball coaching tandems in the power conferences. It’s a tall task recognizing excellence in both ...

13 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Football, College Basketball, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Pac-12, SEC, Alabama Crimson Tide, Michigan State Spartans, Michigan Wolverines, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Ohio State Buckeyes, Oklahoma Sooners

2013 College Football Recruiting Rankings No. 3: Notre Dame Fighting Irish

Notre Dame Fighting Irish College football's 2013 National Signing Day is in the books and Athlon Sports kicks off its 2013 team recruiting rankings countdown with an in-depth look at the best classes in the nation. Bri...

14 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, News, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, AC100, Recruiting

10 Amazing College Basketball Stats: Feb. 4-10

Notre Dame Fighting Irish The most important number of the week may as well be five: As in five overtimes to settle Notre Dame’s win over Louisville in the longest game since UConn and Syracuse played six OTs in the Big E...

14 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Basketball, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, SEC, Miami Hurricanes, Arkansas Razorbacks, Michigan Wolverines, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Wisconsin Badgers

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