Kyle Rudolph News

Records: Notre Dame 6-5, Stanford 7-4. Kickoff: 5 p.m. at Stanford Stadium. TV/Radio: Chs.

At this stage in his football career, Desmond Trufant does not have many accomplishments that outshine his brother.

Notre Dame quarterback Jimmy Clausen is expected to be in the starting lineup Saturday night at Stanford, with one black eye and the painful lesson of knowing what being in the wrong place at the wrong time feels like.

Notre Dame coach Charlie Weis won't stay on the West Coast to recruit as planned after the Fighting Irish play at Stanford.

Notre Dame junior wide receiver Golden Tate made the cut to three finalists Monday for the Biletnikoff Award, given annually to the nation's top wide receiver.

Being a Wide Receiver is an art. When scouting a wideout, the fundamentals are a musta 'speed, quickness, route running, body control, and hands.

Notre Dame's offensive line has a more tangible problem than their coach's future to worry about this weekend.

Notre Dame at Pittsburgh When : 7 p.m. Saturday at Heinz Field TV : Channel 7; Radio: WLS 890-AM Series: Notre Dame leads 44-19-1. Coaches : Charlie Weis ; Dave Wannstedt Players to watch: Notre Dame junior QB Jimmy Clausen set career bests for completions , attempts and yards last week against Navy, which makes one wonder if those numbers inspired ...

Irish sophomore tight end Kyle Rudolph may be out for the rest of the season with a shoulder injury, but he's still being recognized for the year he's had to this point.

Slate will have MRI on leg on Monday, but his season seems to be over. MANHASSET, N.Y. -- COURTESY: MARSHALL SPORTS INFORMATION The Nassau County Sports Commission has announced the eight semi-finalists for the 2009 John Mackey Award and Marshall's Cody Slate is among them.

No. 8 Pittsburgh provides beleaguered Notre Dame coach Charlie Weis with just what he needs following a stunning loss to Navy: a shot at the biggest victory of his career.

It's one thing when the media badgers Golden Tate - at it has quarterback Jimmy Clausen - about whether he's ready to go three-and-out and jump into the NFL Draft a year early.

It was quite the welcoming party the Bengals 'thought' they were getting when they arrived at Pittsburgh's Marriott City Center shortly before 5 p.m. Saturday.

Jimmy Clausen got the attention of the college football world in 2006 when he announced his decision to attend Notre Dame at the College Football Hall of Fame in South Bend, Ind.

Jimmy Clausen thinks about the NFL draft when he needs motivation. It's not the draft this April the Notre Dame quarterback thinks about, though, or the 2011 draft following what would be his senior season.

Evidently, being honest and forthright while answering questions is not something Notre Dame captains should do.

Notre Dame's hopes for a BCS bid ended with its 2nd loss to Navy in three season as the Irish fell 23-21 at Notre Dame Stadium to the Midshipmen to drop to 6-3 on the season.

Two points put Notre Dame right back where it started the football season. After Saturday's 23-21 loss to Navy , the Irish have to deal with speculation about coach Charlie Weis' future with the program.

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

SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- The numbers spoke for themselves, which was good considering Michael Floyd didn't do any talking to complement them.