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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 ...

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

Notre Dame Fighting Irish 2012 Team Predictions

Notre Dame Fighting Irish The Notre Dame Fighting Irish check in at No. 20 in Athlon's college football 2012 top 25 countdown. Here's a look at our predictions for the most valuable players, games to wat...

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

Top Ten Greatest Notre Dame Fighting Irish

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

1 year ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, Notre Dame, Notre Dame Fighting Irish

Notre Dame Cheerleaders

Notre Dame Fighting Irish Some of our favorite football cheerleaders from the last twenty years. ...

1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: College Football, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Cheerleaders

The Greatest Moments in Notre Dame History

Notre Dame Fighting Irish The five greatest moments in Notre Dame's storied football history. ...

1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: College Football, Notre Dame, Notre Dame Fighting Irish

Jokes About Notre Dame Rivals

Notre Dame Fighting Irish Here are some of our favorite jokes about Notre Dame's biggest rivals. • What happens when Lane Kiffin takes Viagra? He gets taller. • How many USC football players does it ...

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

Notre Dame Football: Are the Irish a Top 25 Team in 2012?

Notre Dame Fighting Irish The college football season is a couple of months away, but the countdown to 2012 has officially begun. Athlon Sports’ 2012 preseason annuals will be hitting newsstands in early June an...

1 year ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, Independents, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, College Football 2012 Spring Preview

Notre Dame Fighting Irish 2012 Spring Preview

Notre Dame Fighting Irish By Steven Lassan (@AthlonSteven on Twitter) The journey to claim the 2012 national title begins in February, March and April, as 124 college football teams open up spring ...

1 year ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, Independents, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, 2012 College Football Spring Preview

2012 Recruiting Rankings No. 17: Notre Dame Fighting Irish

Notre Dame Fighting Irish -by Braden Gall (@BradenGall on twitter) No. 17: Notre Dame Fighting Irish (17 total signees) Athlon Consensus 100 Signees: 3 National Signees: 9 Where They Got 'Em: The Fightin...

1 year ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, AC100, Recruiting

Duke, Louisville, West Virginia and Kentucky Lead Roundtable

Notre Dame Fighting Irish The calendar has turned to February, so college basketball teams are currently fighting for seeding or just to get in the NCAA Tournament. Missouri had a huge comeback win over Kansas in this weeke...

1 year ago by Patrick Snow Tags: College Basketball, A-10, ACC, Big East, Conference USA, SEC, Duke Blue Devils, Kansas Jayhawks, Kentucky Wildcats, Louisville Cardinals, Miami Hurricanes, Missouri Tigers, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Southern Miss Golden Eagles, Stanford Cardinal, Temple Owls, West Virginia Mountaineers, Xavier Musketeers

2012 Recap: National Signing Day Storylines

Notre Dame Fighting Irish -by Braden Gall (@BradenGall on twitter) This was easily one of the more entertaining National Signing Days in history. And in stark contrast to years past, the dramatics had nothing to do ...

1 year ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, News, Cal Golden Bears, Houston CougarsAlabama Crimson Tide, Missouri Tigers, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Stanford Cardinal, Texas Longhorns, UCLA Bruins, USC Trojans, Washington Huskies, AC100, Recruiting

Notre Dame and Iowa State Wins Among Weekend's Best

Notre Dame Fighting Irish Which team had the best weekend, as far as improving its NCAA profile? Nathan Rush: Notre Dame’s 50–48 victory at Connecticut on Saturday was another impressive win for the Fighting Irish�...

1 year ago by Patrick Snow Tags: College Basketball, Big 12, Big East, Pac-12, SEC, Arizona Wildcats, Cincinnati Bearcats, Gonzaga Bulldogs, Iowa State Cyclones, Kansas Jayhawks, Kentucky Wildcats, Louisville Cardinals, Missouri Tigers, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Pittsburgh Panthers, Syracuse Orange, UConn Huskies

Florida State over Duke; Syracuse and UConn losses highlight wild weekend

Notre Dame Fighting Irish It was a wild weekend around college basketball, with several upsets and plenty of last drama. Some of the most notable results were Florida State winning at Duke, Syracuse tasting its first d...

Gunner Kiel: Indiana to LSU to Notre Dame Indecision

Notre Dame Fighting Irish By Patrick Snow (@AthlonSnowman) It happens every year during college football’s recruiting season. Top gridiron prospects “verbally commit” to one school, and then change their mind (mul...

1 year ago by Patrick Snow Tags: College Football, Recruiting, Alabama Crimson Tide, Indiana Hoosiers, LSU Tigers, North Carolina Tar Heels, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Ohio State Buckeyes, Penn State Nittany Lions, USC Trojans, Vanderbilt Commodores, Gunner Kiel, Nick Saban, Urban Meyer

Dorial Green-Beckham, Armstead, Peat Head Recruiting Wish List

Notre Dame Fighting Irish -by Braden Gall (@BradenGall on twitter) With the BCS National Championship in the rearview, recruiting now takes center stage for the next three weeks. And one glance at the Athlon Consens...

1 year ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, Alabama Crimson Tide, Arkansas Razorbacks, Auburn Tigers, Baylor Bears, Cal Golden Bears, Clemson Tigers, Florida Gators, Florida State Semnoles, Georgia Bulldogs, LSU Tigers, Miami Hurricanes, Michigan Wolverines, Missouri Tigers, Nebraska Cornhuskers, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Ohio State Buckeyes, Oklahoma Sooners, Oregon Ducks, Rutgers Scarlet Knights, Stanford Cardinal, TCU Horned Frogs, Texas Longhorns, USC Trojans, Wisconsin Badgers, Andrus Peat, Arik Armstead, Darius Hamilton, Dorial Green-Beckham, Eddie Goldman, Kyle Murphy, Recruiting, Stefon Diggs, Thomas Johnson, Yuri Wright

Champs Sports Bowl Preview: Florida State vs. Notre Dame

Notre Dame Fighting Irish By Steven Lassan (@AthlonSteven on Twitter) Champs Sports Bowl Florida State (8-4) vs. Notre Dame (8-4) Date: Dec. 29 at 5:30 p.m. ET Location: Florida Citrus Bowl, Orlando, Fla. ...

1 year ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, ACC, Independents, Florida State Seminoles, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, champs sports bowl, college football bowls

College Football Recruiting Rankings: 2012 Team Update

Notre Dame Fighting Irish -by Braden Gall (follow at @BradenGall) National Signing Day 2012 is just over one month away. With 11 of the top 20 players in the 2012 Athlon Consensus 100 — and exactly one-third of th...

1 year ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, Alabama Crimson Tide, Auburn Tigers, Clemson Tigers, Florida Gators, Florida State Seminoles, Georgia Bulldogs, LSU Tigers, Miami Hurricanes, Michigan Wolverines, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Ohio State Buckeyes, Oklahoma Sooners, Texas A&M Aggies, Texas Longhorns, USC Trojans, Recruiting Rankings

10 Worst BCS Bowl Performances

Notre Dame Fighting Irish — by Mark Ross With the 14th season of BCS bowl action about to take place, Athlon reviewed the tapes of the four (now five) biggest bowl games in college football. Since 1998, teams have bee...

1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: College Football, Alabama Crimson Tide, Hawaii Warriors, Maryland Terrapins, Nebraska Cornhuskers, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Oklahoma Sooners, Pittsburgh Panthers, Virginia Tech Hokies, BCS bowls, worst BCS bowl performances

Arik Armstead: Recruiting Update

Notre Dame Fighting Irish -by Braden Gall (follow at @AthlonBraden) The recruitment of the nation’s No. 4 prospect, two-way star lineman Arik Armstead, has been anything but smooth. The 6-foot-7, 280-pound stud fr...

1 year ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, Alabama Crimson Tide, Auburn Tigers, Cal Golden Bears, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Oregon Ducks, USC Trojans, Recruiting

Mora, Weis and Davie among offseason's most interesting hires

Notre Dame Fighting Irish The coaching carousel in college football has been as crazy as ever this offseason. It started with former Notre Dame boss Bob Davie going to New Mexico, and now has progressed to where Rich Rodrig...

College Football's Top 25 Rivalries

Notre Dame Fighting Irish Pep bands, cheerleaders, tailgating, student sections, cornhole and especially rivalries. All of which makes college football the greatest sport on the planet. The Athlon Sports editorial staff put...

College Football Predictions: 10 Key Games in Week 10

Notre Dame Fighting Irish By Mitch Light (@AthlonMitch) Here are previews and predictions for the 10 best college football games this weekend. LSU (+5) at Alabama It’s the most anticipated regular-season gam...

Can Nebraska derail Michigan State’s Big Ten momentum?

Notre Dame Fighting Irish Michigan State has been the talk of the college football world this week after beating undefeated Wisconsin with an improbable Hail Mary pass on the game’s final play. The Spartans have enjoyed a...

1 year ago by Patrick Snow Tags: College Football, Big Ten, Kirk Cousins, Rex Burkhead, Taylor Martinez, Michigan State Spartans, Michigan Wolverines, Nebraska Cornhuskers, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Ohio State Buckeyes, Wisconsin Badgers, Bo Pelini, Mark Dantonio

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