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COL FB: Notre Dame 28, Utah 3

Sun, 11/14/2010 - 12:01 by Rakhi

South Bend, Ind. -- Tommy Rees hooked up with Duval Kamara on a pair of touchdown passes Saturday and Notre Dame dominated No. 15 Utah 28-3.

Rees found Kamara twice in the third quarter, once on a 26-yard scoring strike five seconds into the frame and again on a 12-yard strike with 9:30 to go, extending a 14-3 Notre Dame halftime lead.

Rees (12-of-19, 112 yards, no interceptions) also connected with Michael Floyd on a second-quarter scoring pass for the Fighting Irish (5-5), who logged a victory on Senior Day.

Jordan Wynn went 22-of-37 passing for 183 yards, no touchdowns and one interception for the Utes (8-2), who lost their second straight.

Texas, Notre Dame to meet in football

Fri, 08/06/2010 - 09:57 by Prince damin

Austin, Texas -- Officials at Texas and Notre Dame announced Thursday the schools had agreed to play a four-game football series beginning in 2015.

Texas is second and Notre Dame is third on the all-time NCAA football victory list.
"We have a wonderful relationship with Notre Dame," Texas Athletic Director DeLoss Dodds said. "We are excited to pull this off.

"Texas and Notre Dame have met in a lot of great games over the years and I was lucky enough to be here for the series we had with them in 1995 and '96. Those games created a lot of interest and we've had a number of talks over the years to try to do it again.

COL BKB: Notre Dame 50, Pittsburgh 45

Fri, 03/12/2010 - 10:38 by Pankaj Damin

New York -- Luke Harangody gave Notre Dame a 4-point lead with 16 seconds left Thursday and the Irish reached the Big East semifinals with a 50-45 win over Pittsburgh.

Notre Dame continued a trend of upsets in the Big East tourney despite scoring only 18 points in the second half and going 8 minutes without a field goal.

Pittsburgh, ranked 16th in the country, was seeded No. 2 in the tournament and followed top-seeded Syracuse and No. 4 Villanova to the exit. Notre Dame will play either West Virginia or Cincinnati in Friday's semifinals.

COL BKB: Notre Dame 70, West Va. 68

Sun, 01/10/2010 - 11:07 by Rakhi Kaptiyal

South Bend, Ind. -- Notre Dame scored 25 of the game's first 32 points Saturday and held on for a 70-68 Big East Conference upset of eighth-ranked West Virginia.

The lead grew to 45-25 at halftime and was 47-25 before WVU rallied.

The Mountaineers closed to 67-66 on Dalton Pepper's 3-pointer with 4:55 remaining, but the Irish maintained their lead until the final buzzer.

Luke Harangody led the victory with 24 points and five rebounds.

Tim Abromaitis scored 17 with eight rebounds, Tyrone Nash 13 with six rebounds.

Ben Hansbrough had six points, 10 assists and nine rebounds for the Fighting Irish (14-3, 3-1), who have won five of six.

Kevin Jones led West Virginia with 17 points and 10 rebounds.

Kelly hired to coach at Notre Dame

Fri, 12/11/2009 - 09:42 by shalini.bahadur

South Bend, Ind. -- The University of Notre Dame announced Thursday Brian Kelly had been hired to coach the school's football team.

Kelly, who has been a collegiate head coach for 19 years, will leave the University of Cincinnati after guiding the Bearcats to a 12-0 regular-season record and a berth in the Sugar Bowl against Florida.

Notre Dame officials said a news conference would be held Friday to introduce Kelly.

"I am very pleased that a thorough and extensive search has led us to a new head coach in Brian Kelly, who I am confident will help us accomplish our goal of competing for national championships," Notre Dame Athletic Director Jack Swarbrick said in a statement released by the school.

COL FB: Navy 23, Notre Dame 21

Mon, 11/09/2009 - 11:29 by shalini.bahadur

South Bend, Ind. -- Notre Dame's post-season bowl hopes were dashed Saturday as No. 21 Navy downed the Fighting Irish 23-21 in South Bend, Ind.

Navy (7-3) got 100-yard-plus rushing performances from Ricky Dobbs (102 yards) and Vince Murray (158) and capitalized on two turnovers by Notre Dame quarterback Jimmy Clausen -- a third-quarter fumble and a fourth-quarter interception.

Greg Jones hauled in a 52-yard scoring pass from running back Dobbs, and Navy's Craig Schaefer sacked Clausen in the end zone for a safety with a minute to go to seal the win.

The Midshipmen's victory nailed down a spot in the Dec. 31 Texas Bowl in Houston against the a Big 12 opponent.

COL FB: Navy 23, Notre Dame 21

Sun, 11/08/2009 - 11:14 by shalini.bahadur

South Bend, Ind. -- Notre Dame's post-season bowl hopes were dashed Saturday as No. 21 Navy downed the Fighting Irish 23-21 in South Bend, Ind.

Navy (7-3) got 100-yard-plus rushing performances from Ricky Dobbs (102 yards) and Vince Murray (158) and capitalized on two turnovers by Notre Dame quarterback Jimmy Clausen -- a third-quarter fumble and a fourth-quarter interception.

Greg Jones hauled in a 52-yard scoring pass from running back Dobbs, and Navy's Craig Schaefer sacked Clausen in the end zone for a safety with a minute to go to seal the win. The Midshipmen's victory nailed down a spot in the Dec. 31 Texas Bowl in Houston against the a Big 12 opponent.

Report: Hawaii coach makes gay slur

Sat, 08/01/2009 - 10:26 by preet_20

Honolulu, July 31: University of Hawaii football Coach Greg McMackin has been suspended for making a gay slur about Notre Dame cheerleaders, the Honolulu Star Bulletin said.

The slur was made Thursday in Salt Lake City during a press conference at the Western Athletic Conference Football Preview. McMackin was describing a cheer used at last year's Sheraton Hawaii Bowl banquet.

McMackin has been suspended for 30 days without pay and has received a voluntary reduction in salary, the newspaper said.

Mountain West signs on with BCS

Thu, 07/09/2009 - 11:24 by preet_20

Colorado Springs, July 8: The Mountain West Conference signed an agreement with the Bowl Championship Series Wednesday, but officials vowed to work for change in the post-season system.

The No. 1 team from the MWC each year does not have an automatic spot in the Bowl Championship Series and the league has argued it deserves such recognition.

Complaints about the way the NCAA determines its national champion in football have led to the issue reaching all the way to the halls of Congress.

Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, told an antitrust oversight subcommittee Tuesday that a Justice Department investigation into the playoff system is warranted.

COL BKB: Notre Dame 90, Louisville 57

Fri, 02/13/2009 - 09:15 by Rakhi Kaptiyal

South Bend, Ind. -- A season-high 32 points from Luke Harangody Thursday night sent Notre Dame coasting to a stunningly easy 90-57 blasting of seventh-ranked Louisville.

It was the most one-sided loss for Rick Pitino since he became Louisville's coach in 2001.

Notre Dame had lost seven games in a row overall before dominating against the Cardinals, who as a team made only nine more field goals than Harangody did.

The Fighting Irish star hit 14-of-21 shots from the field to bring Notre Dame its first victory since Jan. 10. Kyle McAlarney added 21 and Ryan Ayers had 19 for the Irish (13-10, 4-7 Big East).

Notre Dame outrebounded Louisville 48-28 while handing the Cardinals their second loss in three games. That stretch follows what had been a nine-game Louisville winning streak.