Jimmy Clausen News

If Dave Wannstedt and Charlie Weis feel like they've been here before, it's because they have.

SOUTH BEND – Jimmy Clausen thinks about the NFL draft when he needs motivation.

Playing in just a little over three games, Michael Floyd has 23 catches for 499 yards and six TDs.

Posted by ESPN.com's Brian Bennett One of the biggest reasons for Pitt's recent surge has been its improved pass defense.

It all comes full circle Saturday night. Charlie Weis walks into the same stadium where it all began - against the same opponent, against the same coach and under the same bright lights.

Gator Bowl Association officials knew Notre Dame would have to lose at least three games to get Bowl Championship bowls to lose interest and clear the way for the Fighting Irish to be invited to the Jan.

A great athlete in high school who was known for both his running and pass-catching prowess, tight end Dorin Dickerson needed time to find his place at Pittsburgh.

Let me make one thing perfectly clear. This article has nothing to do with who will or won't have the better NFL career.

Aside from the talking heads and national writers, many of whom routinely swoop in for their regularly scheduled uninformed piece about Charlie Weis and his precarious fate at Notre Dame for a quick splash, I'm here to tell you that it's fairly complicated to fire Weis and get a more capable replacement.

Generally, until juniors actually declare themselves for the NFL draft, they don't receive the official write-ups the pros do for seniors.

Thanks for participating in the Pitt football Q&A. Keep the questions rolling in and I will answer them every day throughout the season and through whatever bowl game Pitt goes to and through signing day in February.

The Navy Football Luncheon series continued yesterday with head coach Ken Niumatalolo candidly discussing various aspects of the team with Pete Medhurst of the Navy Radio Network then answering questions from the audience.

Michael Floyd has allowed himself to watch the replay, maybe a couple of times. And the most painful part of his revisiting the pass from quarterback Jimmy Clausen late in the first half of Notre Dame's 36-33 outlasting of Michigan State seven weeks ago was not necessarily Floyd's awkward landing that resulted in a broken collarbone and a 51 2-game ...

As institutions, Stanford, Northwestern and Notre Dame have a lot in common. All are academically renowned private schools with Division I-A football programs.

As a long time ND fan I have to say that was one of the toughest and most frustrating games to watch.A Triple Option football is not a hard concept to defend.A It's one of the oldest offenses in college football.A It capitalizes on inconsistent and sloppy play on the defense.A I want to make sure everyone understands this first and foremost, Navy ...

This game is really going Navy's way. Notre Dame just drove 61 yards to the Navy 3-yard line and came up empty when quarterback Jimmy Clausen threw incomplete on fourth-and-goal. Cornerback Kevin Edwards sold out and made a great play to throw tailback Robert Hughes for a 2-yard loss on first down and Hughes then gained just 1 yard on second down.

One team making a major move in recruiting is Notre Dame. How do the Irish sit with prospects such as Seantrel Henderson , Anthony Barr , Kyle Prater and Brandon Linder ? How has Miami done at key need positions such as offensive line, linebacker and defensive back? What's with Purdue and recruiting the state of Florida? Find out in this week's ...

Charlie Weis likes his team's chances of earning a Bowl Championship Series berth - if No.

Quarterback Jimmy Clausen suffered a bit of a setback with the turf toe he has played through the last five games.

Since Buddy Green became Navy's defensive coordinator in 2002, the Midshipmen have faced six quarterbacks who went on to become first-round NFL draft picks, including current NFL starters Philip Rivers, Jay Cutler, Matt Ryan and Joe Flacco. But when Green is asked about Notre Dame junior Jimmy Clausen, the veteran coach thinks back to 1990, and a quarterback from Southern Mississippi. He sees Brett Favre.

Clausen 'reminds me of the way Favre was playing when he was a senior,' said Green, who was an assistant at North Carolina State when the Wolfpack beat Favre's Golden Eagles in the All-American Bowl. 'The way he's throwing the ball, the way he's scrambling out of the pocket when he gets pressure, and hitting people on the run, his reads, picking you apart -- soft corners, hard corners, deep balls -- he reminds me so much of Favre.'