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What lies ahead for Brian Kelly and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish team in 2013 (IrishCentral)

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 04:41:42 PDT

By: MATT KEOUGH

After finishing the regular season without a loss for the first time in about 20 years, Notre Dame, the once standard of college football, has recaptured a favorable spotlight and hopes to ride the momentum back to the BCS National Championship.

Fighting Irish Quarterback Everett Golson expects more from the Notre Dame team this season (IrishCentral)

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 06:54:40 PDT

By: MATT KEOUGH

The bitter taste of a National Championship blowout seems to have stuck with Notre Dame Quarterback Everett Golson as he explains there’s a lot of room for improvement over last year’s play.

The history of the University of Notre Dame’s famed moniker and mascot the Fighting Irish leprechaun (IrishCentral)

Mon, 01 Apr 2013 05:31:21 PDT

By: MATT KEOUGH

Catholics? Rovers? Ramblers? Terriers? How about the Fighting Irish. There’s many stories and assumptions behind how Notre Dame landed on the Fighting Irish. Lets take a look into the deep history that surrounds Notre Dame’s moniker and mascot.

Five-star linebacker Jaylon Smith signs with Notre Dame Fighting Irish - VIDEO (IrishCentral)

Thu, 07 Feb 2013 05:30:50 PST

By: KERRY O’SHEA

Notre Dame’s Fighting Irish football team have officially picked up one of the country’s top recruits. Jaylon Smith, an outsider linebacker from Indiana, has officially committed to Notre Dame for 2013.

Notre Dame’s Manti Te’o lines up national Katie Couric interview as girlfriend controversy continues (IrishCentral)

Tue, 22 Jan 2013 05:28:07 PST

By: MICHELLE K SMITH

Katie Couric will interview Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te’o on her show “Katie” on Thursday. The interview will be Te’o’s first on camera interview since the news of the dead girlfriend hoax.

Uncle of Manti Te’o wants fake girlfriend scammer Ronaiah Tuiasosopo arrested (IrishCentral)

Sat, 19 Jan 2013 05:23:38 PST

By: ANTOINETTE KELLY

Not everyone in Manti Te’o’s circle was taken in by Ronaiah Tuiasosopo, the man who allegedly scammed the trusting Notre Dame linebacker. According to the New York Post, Alema Te’o, the football players uncle, knew Tuiasosopo was a 'rat' from the moment he saw him.

Manti Te’o Notre Dame hoax is like an episode from ‘The Twilight Zone’ -- Fake girlfriend, fake death, is a twisted tale about life online - VIDEO (IrishCentral)

Thu, 17 Jan 2013 04:15:52 PST

Manti Te'o and his fake girlfriend (Credit: Deadspincom)Manti Te’o’s lackluster performance against Alabama in the national championship game is now explainedIn a twist worthy of a Twilight Zone episode it turns out that Te’o, the Notre Dame stand-out, was the victim of a hoax girlfriend, a faked death and a professional scam perpetrated for no other reason it seems than to embarrass and seriously wound an outstanding young manThe media is having a field day, especially the anti-Notre Dame shills READ MORE

Brian Kelly to stay at Notre Dame despite Eagles interview (IrishCentral)

Sun, 13 Jan 2013 07:11:12 PST

By: SEAN O'SHEA

Fighting Irish fans will breathe a huge sigh of relief. Brian Kelly is staying as coach at Notre Dame after briefly flirting with the Philadelphia Eagles.

Say it ain’t so Brian -- Coach Kelly set for Philadelphia Eagles? -- Met with Eagles brass after Notre Dame championship game (IrishCentral)

Thu, 10 Jan 2013 07:46:38 PST

Notre Dame's Brian Kelly is interviewing with the Philly Eagles (Photo: USA Today)Say it ain’t so Brian Kelly!Just days after losing the BSC Championship game to Alabama ESPN reported that Kelly had met with the Philadelphia Eagles about the head coaching jobYou know that “The Scream” painting by Edvard Munch? That’s how we Notre Dame fans feel right nowAfter a quarter century in the wilderness it looked like we were on our way back to the big timeSure ‘Bama beat us, but 12-0 was nothing to sneeze at and making the national title game was extraordinary READ MORE

Notre Dames defeat by Alabama was God's plan, claims religious zealot - VIDEO (IrishCentral)

Wed, 09 Jan 2013 06:00:51 PST

William TapleyLet's face it, for most Notre Dame fans Monday night's national championship game felt like a three hour visit to the dentistThe Fighting Irish were, to put it mildly, routed And one rather strange man who predicted the outcome also claims he knows whyAlmighty God, claims William Tapley, is was sending America a stark message: President Obama is the Leopard, the fourth beast mentioned in the Book of Daniel READ MORE

Notre Dame support is a search for family and common roots for millions -- Celtic FC, the other great Irish Diaspora side, are their only equivalent (IrishCentral)

Wed, 09 Jan 2013 04:15:44 PST

Notre Dame fans tailgating for the BCS Championship (US Presswire)Miami: Picture the scene in the distant parking lot at Sun Life stadium in Miami on Monday nightI had gone back to my rented car to retrieve the car keys, realizing in my rush to get to the game I had left them in the ignition - duh!A family of five was sitting around in near darkness, attention glued to a small computer screen in front of them showing the first half highlightsThey were the only live occupants of the parking lot, sitting in the eerie glow of the nearby stadium lights, a part of but apart from the BCS Championship game READ MORE

Fighting Irish crusade crushed by the Crimson Tide 42-14 in BCS National Championship (IrishCentral)

Tue, 08 Jan 2013 05:54:46 PST

By: BRYAN FIZTGERALD

Last night’s long-awaited Discovery BCS Championship game was one for the ages for the number one-ranked Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Sun Field Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. Well, that was until the game started and ended with Alabama claiming its second straight
National Championship in a 42-14 drubbing of the Fighting Irish.

Nightmare for Notre Dame ends a dream season for Fighting Irish -- Heavy hearts but heads held high after remarkable year (IrishCentral)

Tue, 08 Jan 2013 04:30:42 PST

Nightmare end to the season for Brian Kelly and the Notre Dame teamMiami: In the end the dream season ended in a nightmare for Notre Dame, but the fans in Sun Life stadium in North Miami were still resilient despite the beating“Think how bad we’ve been for so many years,” said the woman from Virginia beside me as the Alabama juggernaut rolled over and crushed the Irish “We made the national title game, that is amazing’True, but we had somehow convinced ourselves the stars had aligned and an incredible victory was at hand READ MORE

Notre Dame tailgate party slideshow - 10,000 Fighting Irish fans turn out on Miami beach (IrishCentral)

Mon, 07 Jan 2013 11:27:29 PST

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Alas, it was not a championship season but it was a wonderful year. READ MORE

Notre Dame’s new ‘Rudy’ is Arturo Martinez, a cancer survivor -- Walk on will bring back Rudy memories to Fighting Irish fans (IrishCentral)

Mon, 07 Jan 2013 04:30:44 PST

Notre Dame's Arturo MartinezMiami: Notre Dame will have an inspirational player to match the famous Rudy story when they play Alabama tonight in the BCS BowlArturo Martinez will be suited up tonight for the Fighting Irish, a walk on who has survived Stage 4 Hodgkins LymphomaHe will take part in the pre-game warm ups with his team “It will be 20 minutes of being just like the other guys," Martinez told the Miami Herald READ MORE

Joining the Notre Dame faithful in Miami on a mission -- Alabama and Notre Dame roll into town for BCS stand-off (IrishCentral)

Sun, 06 Jan 2013 04:30:42 PST

Notre Dame gears up to face AlabamaMiami: The Notre Dame faithful are gathering in their droves here, the weekend of the big gameBut so are the Alabama battalions and the good-natured rivalry has already begunAt a nice beachside restaurant here the numbers of Notre Dame and Alabama fans were about equal and the good-natured ribbing lasted through three coursesOn the plane from New York the numbers were overwhelmingly Notre Dame, the subway alumni traveling from all points North, South, East and West to support their team on the big day READ MORE

Notre Dame Fighting Irish already beat Alabama Crimson Tide, Gangnam Style - VIDEO (IrishCentral)

Fri, 04 Jan 2013 02:03:30 PST

By: KERRY O'SHEA

While there’s still a few days to go before the big showdown, Notre Dame University’s Fighting Irish have already claimed a small victory over Alabama’s Crimson Tide, with a little help from South Korean pop phenom Psy.

Notre Dame’s Brian Kelly attracting interest from pro NFL teams (IrishCentral)

Fri, 04 Jan 2013 01:32:15 PST

By: KERRY O'SHEA

With his impressive collegiate football coaching record, Notre Dame’s Fighting Irish head football coach Brian Kelly may be getting some attention from NFL to take on a professional coaching job.

The BCS National Championship Game Preview - Notre Dame versus Alabama (IrishCentral)

Fri, 04 Jan 2013 05:03:20 PST

By: BRYAN FITZGERALD

Can The Fighting Irish capture its first national championship since 1988?

Tragic death of Declan Sullivan at Notre Dame creates a surprising legacy (IrishCentral)

Thu, 03 Jan 2013 06:44:57 PST

By: KERRY O'SHEA

Irish-American Declan Sullivan died tragically and suddenly while he was at a Notre Dame football practice which he was filming. He was atop a 40-foot aerial lift that collapsed in strong and unexpected gusts of wind.