University of Notre Dame NCAA News

School: University of Arizona When you started with Bonneville Phoenix: Fall 2008, right before Cardinals Super Bowl run Favorite sports memory: Being at Game 7 of the 2001 World Series with my dad Favorite all-time athlete: Larry Centers Favorite sports movies: The Sandlot, Rookie of the Year, Jerry Maguire Most crushing sports moment: Kurt Warner ... (more)

Notre Dame's Manti Te'o meets Penn State head coach Bill O'Brien before a press conference for the 76th Maxwell Football Club National Awards.

Last week Larz looked at Irish running back George Atkinson III and how at 6'1" 210 pounds he needs to learn how to lower his pads or risk being decleated on a regular basis running between the tackles.

Of the variety of the unique tenets within the program, perhaps none set the Irish apart from others as powerfully as their annually grueling schedule.

Coach Brian Kelly says he decided to announce Tommy Rees as Notre Dame's starting quarterback after having time to think, even though he initially said it would be a three-way competition in August.

The questions about the hoax and its aftermath are diminishing. With minicamps wrapping up and training camp closer than you think, the narrative is shifting to a better place: the football field.

There is a freshman athlete from Fort Wayne that is going to be on the campus of Notre Dame very soon and the Fighting Irish Nation is going to become enamored with him due to his athleticism, drive to succeed in and out of the realm of sports, tremendous representation of the university, and the personality and intelligence of a kid you'd allow to ... (more)

The Trail Blazers hosted their eighth predraft workout of the offseason Friday at the practice facility in Tualatin, evaluating six prospects in preparation for the June 27 NBA draft.

With a bit of roster movement, it is time to reassess where the staff will prioritize scholarship numbers for the 2014 class.

Former Vero Beach High School football standout Zeke Motta, who helped Notre Dame to last season's BCS National Championship Game in Miami, came away from his first rookie camp with the Atlanta Falcons feeling upbeat.

San Diego fullback and former Alabama star Le'Ron McClain said he likes the tempo of the Chargers under first-year coach Mike McCoy.

Aug. 6, 2011; South Bend, IN, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish linebacker Prince Shembo gets ready for a drill during practice at the LaBar Practice Complex.

College football has an inherently cyclical nature, presenting coaching staffs across the country the task of replacing starters each and every season.

Coming out of the 2012 college football regular season, it appeared that Notre Dame's biggest problem was solving Alabama's defense.

"[ Cam Johnson , Trenton Robinson , Darius Fleming are] all a whole lot better than they were last year.

Throughout the spring we heard the Notre Dame coaching staff talk about the need for George Atkinson III to run with a lower pad level.

Over the past 3 months Arizona State AD Steve Patterson had numerous childish temper tantrums lobbing grenades at Notre Dame because the Irish wanted to cancel their visit to Tempe in 2014.

Coach Brian Kelly received his 11th verbal commitment for the 2014 class yesterday from QB DeShone Kizer .

Coach Brian Kelly says he decided to announce Tommy Rees as Notre Dame's starting quarterback after having time to think, even though he initially said it would be a three-way competition in August.

Notre Dame track & field competed in the NCAA tournament this past week to close out the year in ND athletics.