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Notre Dame Football

Coach Charlie Weis hopes Touchdown Jesus will once again bless the only college team in America with its own TV contract

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  • November 2007

    • Gipper's Family Seethes Over Exhumation

      New York Times  |  Nov 10, 07 3:04 PM CST

      Gipper's Family Seethes Over Exhumation

      (Newser) - Ronald Reagan played George Gipp in a movie about the football star’s life, but now a furor has erupted over the exhumation of Gipp’s body, 87 years after his death, the New York Times reports. Relatives and residents of his Michigan hometown remain incensed about the televised removal of his remains to prove—unsucessfully as it turns out—he fathered an illegitimate baby. More »

    • Navy Wins in Triple OT, Ends 44 Year Drought

      Associated Press  |  Nov 3, 07 11:03 PM CDT

      Navy Wins in Triple OT, Ends 44 Year Drought

      (Newser) - Ending a NCAA record 43 game losing streak yesterday, Navy defeated the Fighting Irish for the first time since 1963. The end came in suitably dramatic fashion, as the Midshipmen pulled off the victory 46-44 in triple overtime. The loss perpetuates Notre Dame's dismal season, sending them to 1-8, with a record fifth straight loss at home. More »

  • October 2007

    • ESPN Crew Films as Gipper Unearthed

      Houghton Daily Mining Gazette  |  Oct 11, 07 3:00 AM CDT

      ESPN Crew Films as Gipper Unearthed

      (Newser) - Former Notre Dame football player George Gipp was exhumed recently to undergo DNA testing for an upcoming book on the legend’s life. Gipp, an All American, inspired the phrase “win one for the Gipper” after muttering it to coach Knute Rockne on his deathbed. ESPN was on hand to film the exhumation for an upcoming feature on the famed athlete, the Houghton Daily Mining Gazette reports. More »

  • September 2007

    • Notre Dame: Jones May Go, Not to Illinois

      Associated Press  |  Sep 21, 07 4:42 AM CDT

      Notre Dame: Jones May Go, Not to Illinois

      (Newser) - Notre Dame announced yesterday that it will release quarterback Demetrius Jones from his scholarship, but only if he transfers to a school not on Notre Dame's "immediate future football schedules," reports AP. The school had previously refused to release Jones, who was dropped from his starting position and failed to board the team bus before last week's loss in Michigan. More »

    • Notre Dame Hands Freshman the Reins

      Associated Press  |  Sep 5, 07 7:25 AM CDT

      Notre Dame Hands Freshman the Reins

      (Newser) - With his team still licking the wounds from its season-opening loss to Georgia Tech, Notre Dame coach Charlie Weis has tapped a new QB: Freshman Jimmy Clausen will start for the Irish Saturday against Penn State. Said Weis, "I think that he was always ready mentally. It's just his arm wasn't a full go until the end of last week." More »

  • August 2007

    • ND Selects Starting QB for Opener

      Chicago Sun-Times  |  Aug 30, 07 5:00 AM CDT

      ND Selects Starting QB for Opener

      (Newser) - Charlie Weis has told his QBs who'll suit up for Notre Dame's season opener against Georgia Tech. The coach says the choice is obvious, the Chicago Sun-Times reports, but he's aiming to retain the element of surprise by not releasing the name—except to the players."They've known for weeks," said the otherwise mum Weis. More »

    • Weis Stays Mum on Irish's Starting QB

      Associated Press  |  Aug 7, 07 4:33 AM CDT

      Weis Stays Mum on Irish's Starting QB

      (Newser) - Notre Dame coach Charlie Weis has yet to name a starting QB for the season, and won't until that season kicks off against Georgia Tech in September. Three recruits, Evan Sharply, Jimmy Clausen and Demetrius Jones, are vying to fill the pocket cleared by the beloved Brady Quinn, but the competition has been too close to call. More »

  • July 2007

    • Notre Dame, U-M Will Play Until 2031

      Detroit Free Press  |  Jul 31, 07 5:01 AM CDT

      Notre Dame, U-M Will Play Until 2031

      (Newser) - One of college football's greatest  battles will be fought for another quarter century: the Notre Dame Fighting Irish are slated to play the Michigan Wolverines at least once per season until 2031. A previous contract had dictated the schools, which have played each other since 1978, would cease regularly scheduled competition in 2011. More »

  • April 2007

    • Home Team Puts Quinn Out Of His Misery

      Cleveland Plain Dealer  |  Apr 29, 07 2:33 PM CDT

      Home Team Puts Quinn Out Of His Misery

      (Newser) - Cleveland had the most active first day of the NFL draft, trading next year's first-round pick for Dallas's, at 22nd, and taking heralded pretty-boy Ohio native and Notre Dame signal caller Brady Quinn. This after the highly regarded, disturbingly photogenic prospect was publically rejected by 21 teams. More »

9 Stories

Notre Dame safety Jashaad Gaines (29), left, breaks up a pass as wide receiver Richard Jackson (80) attempts to make the catch during the Blue Gold Football Game marking the end of spring practice Saturday...   (Associated Press)
Notre Dame safety David Bruton heads towards the end zone after an interception during the Blue Gold Football Game marking the end of spring practice Saturday April 21, 2007 in South Bend, Ind. (AP Photo/Joe...   (Associated Press)
Notre Dame safety David Bruton heads towards the end zone after an interception during the Blue Gold Football Game marking the end of spring practice Saturday April 21, 2007 in South Bend, Ind. (AP Photo/Joe...   (Associated Press)
Notre Dame tight end Konrad Reuland, right, heads up field after making a catch while linebacker Joe Brockington, left, gives chase during the Blue Gold Football Game marking the end of spring practice...   (Associated Press)
Notre Dame running back James Aldridge (34) heads up field after a handoff from quarterback Zach Frazer during the Blue Gold Football Game marking the end of spring practice Saturday April 21, 2007 in...   (Associated Press)
Notre Dame quarterback Brady Quinn looks downfield against LSU in the Sugar Bowl football game at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans in this Jan. 3, 2007 file photo. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)   (Associated Press)
Notre Dame quarterback Brady Quinn (10) throws a pass during the first quarter of Notre Dame's 20-17 victory over UCLA in college football action Saturday Oct. 21, 2006 in South Bend, Ind. (AP Photo/Joe...   (Associated Press)
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