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16 future NFL players you’ll see in the BCS National Championship Game

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As you get ready for the BCS National Title Game Monday night, I've prepared a guide for you to the college football players you'll soon see on the NFL gridiron. There are four players from Notre Dame who will go in the early rounds of this year's draft and next year's; 12 more from the Alabama Crimson Tide. Let's get to know 'em. … [Read more...] about 16 future NFL players you’ll see in the BCS National Championship Game

Reader mail: Lizzy Seeberg and Notre Dame Football

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With Notre Dame playing in the BCS Championship game, the  spotlight is brighter than ever on ND football. And with that limelight brings more scrutiny, especially on the Federal case of Lizzy Seeberg, a young woman who killed herself after allegedly being sexually assaulted by an Irish football player, and allegedly threatened by another. This email was in response to this … [Read more...] about Reader mail: Lizzy Seeberg and Notre Dame Football

Notre Dame Football and the Federal Case of Lizzy Seeberg’s Death

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In 2010 Notre Dame dealt with off the field concerns that were much bigger issues than just the gridiron; huge issues and topics that make football look very insignificant by comparison. Two very young people lost their lives in incidents connected to the program. The Declan Sullivan tragedy . And then there's the Lizzy Seeberg case, which the state of Indiana closed. The next … [Read more...] about Notre Dame Football and the Federal Case of Lizzy Seeberg’s Death

Notre Dame’s Manti Te’o: #3 pick in NFL Draft?

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If you're a fan of the Jacksonville Jaguars, K.C. Chiefs and Cleveland Browns, it's time to start thinking NFL Draft. Expectations are always high for both Manti Te’o and Notre Dame. Te’o, an inside linebacker who graduated from the same high school as President Barack Obama, is one of those all-worldly college football recruits that earn the highest ratings possible … [Read more...] about Notre Dame’s Manti Te’o: #3 pick in NFL Draft?

Notre Dame #1 in both polls, BCS next: I feel your hate

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Like Emperor Palpatine said to Skywalker, "I feel your anger, give in to your hate." Especially if you're a Michigan, USC, Michigan State, Purdue, Boston College, Miami or just plain college football fan. The most polarizing team in the land, Notre Dame, the college gridiron version of Rush Limbaugh (lots of fans, lots of haters) is the only remaining unbeaten, #1 in both … [Read more...] about Notre Dame #1 in both polls, BCS next: I feel your hate

Notre Dame being good does NOT elevate overall college football

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Lately, there's been a ton of columns, stories, blogs and tweets that have all been saying "Notre Dame being great/relevant is important/beneficial for college football at large. And most of these narratives come with the prefix "I'm not an ND fan but/even if you hate ND/you don't have to like the Irish but." The fact that these storylines need that introduction negates … [Read more...] about Notre Dame being good does NOT elevate overall college football

Notre Dame somehow survives Pitt, National Title hopes alive

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Thus accelerates the national title talk for Notre Dame. They lived dangerously (BYU, Stanford) for much of the year, but eventually the wear and tear of the nation's strongest schedule got to them. Call this a let-down from the huge win over the Oklahoma Sooners. Call it a trap game before a big rivalry tilt with Boston College. And call it an almost loss to a team that fell … [Read more...] about Notre Dame somehow survives Pitt, National Title hopes alive