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Notre Dame Football: Irish Make Right Decision To Start Everett Golson

Notre Dame Fighting Irish With Week 1 just around the corner, college football’s fall quarterback battles are winding down. On Thursday, Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly officially made the decision most expected he woul...

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

College Football's Top 25 Linebackers for 2012

Notre Dame Fighting Irish Notre Dame's Manti Te'o was expected to be a first-round pick in the 2012 NFL Draft but made a surprising decision to return back to South Bend for one more year. Te'o is one of college football's ...

10 First-Year Starting QBs Who Could Win College Football's National Title

Notre Dame Fighting Irish When predicting college football’s national champion, experience at quarterback is usually one of the most important factors to consider. However, is it time to reconsider how important experienc...

38 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, Big 12, Big Ten, Pac 12, SEC, Auburn Tigers, Boise State Broncos, Florida Gators, LSU Tigers, Michigan State Spartans, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Oklahoma State Cowboys, Oregon Ducks, Stanford Cardinal, Texas Longhorns

College Football's Top Defensive Linemen for 2012

Notre Dame Fighting Irish Winning the battle in the trenches is crucial to claiming college football's national championship. The SEC has claimed six consecutive national titles, so it should come as no surprise this confer...

College football's top "backstory games" for 2012

Notre Dame Fighting Irish Anyone who follows college football knows the Alabama vs. Michigan opener will be one of the most important games of the college football season, encompassing Alabama’s bid to repeat as national ...

39 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Football, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Pac-12, SEC, Akron Zips, Alabama Crimson Tide, Arizona State Sun Devils, Arizona Wildcats, Arkansas Razorbacks, Arkansas State Red Wolves, BYU Cougars, Cal Golden Bears, Connecticut Huskies, Marshall Thundering Herd, Maryland Terrapins, Miami Hurricanes, Missouri Tigers, North Carolina Tar Heels, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Ohio State Buckeyes, Oklahoma Sooners, Oregon Ducks, Penn State Nittany Lions, Rutgers Scarlet Knights, Tennessee Volunteers, Texas A&M Aggies, UCF Knights, Washington Huskies, Washington State Cougars, West Virginia Mountaineers

College Football's Top 15 Tight Ends for 2012

Notre Dame Fighting Irish The tight end position has been lacking in recent years, but there's a good crop of players ready to emerge in 2012. Notre Dame's Tyler Eifert ranks as Athlon's No. 1 tight end for this season, whi...

Notre Dame Football's New Uniforms Are a Disaster

Notre Dame Fighting Irish Uniform changes at Notre Dame have been pretty rare. However, under Brian Kelly, the Irish tweaked the color of their helmet and wore alternate uniforms last season in the Saturday night game again...

39 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: News, Independents, Notre Dame Fighting Irish

15 Biggest College Football Quarterback Battles

Notre Dame Fighting Irish The kickoff to the 2012 college football season is just around the corner, but quarterback battles remain in full swing across the nation. Most national title contenders have settled on a quarterba...

College Football Coaches Anonymously Scout Notre Dame

Notre Dame Fighting Irish It's not easy getting college football coaches to honestly comment on another coach, player or team. Most coaches don't want to give opposing teams billboard material, which is why there ...

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

Notre Dame Football: 2012 Schedule Analysis

Notre Dame Fighting Irish Few teams inspire equal parts repulsion and adoration like the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. Yet, one thing any fan of any team must admit is that Notre Dame plays arguably the toughest schedule each ...

40 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, Notre Dame Fighting Irish

College Football's Top 20 Linebacker Units for 2012

Notre Dame Fighting Irish They’re the teams within the team — those cohesive little units bound together by their shared responsibilities within the larger team context. Whether it’s the offensive linemen firing o...

College Football's Top 20 Defensive Lines for 2012

College Football's Top 20 Wide Receiving Corps for 2012

College Football's Top 25 Running Back Units for 2012

College Football's Top 20 Storylines to Watch in Fall Practice

Notre Dame Fighting Irish The start of the 2012 college football season is just a few weeks away. However, as fall practice kicks off around the nation, plenty of unanswered questions remain, including some that will have a...

Notre Dame Football: Top 5 Storylines to Watch in Fall Practice

Notre Dame Fighting Irish Kickoff for the 2012 college football season is just around the corner. However, plenty of unanswered questions remain around the nation for every team. Injuries, quarterback battles and ...

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

Ranking the nation's top college basketball coaches

Notre Dame Fighting Irish Through the last two weeks, Athlon Sports ranked each coach in the ACC, Atlantic 10, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Pac-12 and SEC along with the top 20 coaches from outside those seven conferences...

42 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Basketball, ACC, Atlantic 10, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Pac-12, SEC, West Coast, Arizona Wildcats, Butler Bulldogs, California Golden Bears, Connecticut Huskies, Duke Blue Devils, Florida Gators, Florida State Seminoles, Gonzaga Bulldogs, Indiana Hoosiers, Kansas Jayhawks, Kentucky Wildcats, Louisville Cardinals, Marquette Golden Eagles, Michigan State Spartans, Michigan Wolverines, North Carolina Tar Heels, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Ohio State Buckeyes, Pittsburgh Panthers, Purdue Boilermakers, Saint Louis Billikens, Saint Mary's Gaels, South Carolina Gamecocks, Syracuse Orange, UCLA Bruins, Vanderbilt Commodores, VCU Rams, West Virginia Mountaineers, Wisconsin Badgers

New Notre Dame Gloves Want to "Play Like a Cha-pion"

Notre Dame Fighting Irish There's no question Notre Dame's helmet is one of the most recognizable in college football. While there has been few changes to the Irish's uniforms throughout the years, the team is doing its bes...

43 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: News, Notre Dame Fighting Irish

Ranking the Big East's Basketball Coaches

Notre Dame Fighting Irish Even for a league with campus institutions like Jim Boeheim at Syracuse and Jim Calhoun at Connecticut, this offseason was relatively quiet for the Big East coaching ranks. For only the ...

44 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Basketball, Big East, Cincinnati Bearcats, Connecticut Huskies, DePaul Blue Demons, Georgetown Hoyas, Louisville Cardinals, Marquette Golden Eagles, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Pittsburgh Panthers, Providence Friars, Rutgers Scarlet Knights, Seton Hall Pirates, St. John's Red Storm, Syracuse Orange, USF Bulls, Villanova Wildcats

Notre Dame Football: Will the Irish Ever Join a Conference?

Notre Dame Fighting Irish Notre Dame remains committed to Independence, but will that ever change? The BCS will be eliminated when a four-team playoff begins in 2014 and more realignment could happen in several BCS conferen...

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

College football conference realignment draft: Part 1

Notre Dame Fighting Irish Welcome to the 2012 NCAA (National Conglomerate of Athlon Authorities) conference realignment draft. Our esteemed conference commissioners -- Mitch Light, Braden Gall, Steven Lassan and David ...

Notre Dame 2012 Heisman Contenders

Notre Dame Fighting Irish The Heisman Trophy may be the most coveted trophy in all of sports. Ten of the last 11 winners of this priceless award have been quarterbacks. And since 1950, only one time has a non-offensive ...

47 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, Notre Dame Fighting Irish

College Football's Top 25 Head Coaches for 2012

Notre Dame Fighting Irish Ranking the coaches in any college football conference is a difficult task. Many factors play into just how successful a coach is at any school. How well are the assistants paid? Are the ...

52 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, Monthly, News, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Independents, Mountain West, Pac 12, SEC, Alabama Crimson Tide, Arizona Wildcats, Arkansas Razorbacks, Baylor Bears, Boise State Broncos, Georgia Bulldogs, Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, Kansas State Wildcats, Louisville Cardinals, LSU Tigers, Miami Hurricanes, Michigan State Spartans, Michigan Wolverines, Mississippi State Bulldogs, Missouri Tigers, Northwestern Wildcats, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Ohio State Buckeyes, Oklahoma Sooners, Oklahoma State Cowboys, Oregon Ducks, South Carolina Gamecocks, TCU Horned Frogs, Texas Longhorns, USC Trojans, Utah Utes, Virginia Cavaliers, Virginia Tech Hokies, Washington State Cougars, Wisconsin Badgers, 2012 College Football Spring Preview

Notre Dame Football: Can Brian Kelly Lead the Irish to a BCS Bowl?

Notre Dame Fighting Irish Athlon's College Football top 25 countdown for 2012 continues with No. 20 Notre Dame. The Irish enter the year with uncertainty at quarterback, but should be solid on defense. ...

1 year ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, Notre Dame Fighting Irish

Notre Dame's Top 10 Players for 2012

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1 year ago by Rich McVey Tags: College Football, Notre Dame Fighting Irish

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