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Lou Holtz Is Really Going For It At The RNC
Donald Trump may not have been able to convince any famous athletes to speak at this week’s Republican National Convention, but he did get Lou Holtz’s support, dammit, and Lou Holtz is giving it everything he has....
Running Back Greg Bryant, Of Notre Dame And UAB, Has Died From Gunshot Wounds
Greg Bryant, the 21-year-old former Notre Dame running back working toward a comeback with the UAB Blazers, has died of gunshot wounds he suffered while driving in south Florida early Saturday morning. West Palm Beach police said Bryant was declared braindead Sunday afternoon, and are treating his d...
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UAB Running Back Greg Bryant, Shot On A Florida Interstate, Is In Critical Condition [UPDATE]
Greg Bryant, a 21-year-old running back at UAB, remains in critical condition after someone shot him early this morning in Palm Beach County, Florida. The graduate of American Heritage High School in nearby Delray Beach and a passenger, Maurice Grover, were found at 4:45 a.m. Saturday in the southbo...
V.J. Beachem Snatched Some Souls
Notre Dame-UNC is showing Philadelphia what real basketball looks like, and V.J. Beachem brought the thunder (while inducing a case of the vapors in teammate Zach Auguste)....
Notre Dame Tip-In Ruins Everything
Our bodies were ready. Stephen F. Austin’s late five-point lead left the sportswriting world dreaming of four days full of “STONE COLD!” references and Attitude-Era GIFs celebrating the Lumberjacks becoming just the third 14-seed ever to make the Sweet Sixteen. Then Notre Dame’s Rex Pflueger, a scru...
Brian Kelly Explains Why He Shoved One Of His Assistants
Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly owes a debt to the Miami Hurricanes and the officiating crew that allowed their insane kick-off return to stand, because I have a feeling the incident above would have gotten a lot more attention this weekend if there hadn’t been something else for college football ...
Hinkie Traded This Sign For Draft Picks: Your Philadelphia <i>College GameDay</i> Sign Roundup
ESPN’s College GameDay went to Philadelphia today for the unpredictably-huge Notre Dame-Temple game. Phillyfan was there, and Phillyfanned as hard as he could. Your sign roundup, with help as always from SEC Nation:...
Notre Dame Defensive Back Tears His ACL While Celebrating
Yesterday, Sophomore safety Drue Tranquill injured himself celebrating a broken up pass during Notre Dame’s win over Georgia Tech. Turns out he tore his ACL, which he also tore last year. Poor guy. ...
Notre Dame Defensive Back Knocked Out With Severe Knee Injury Suffered While Celebrating
Sophomore Fighting Irish defensive back Drue Tranquill left today’s game against Georgia Tech in the first half after suffering what appears (and, from NBC’s microphones, sounds like) a terrible knee injury amidst celebrating breaking up a pass in the Notre Dame end zone. ...
Notre Dame QB Malik Zaire Out For Season With Broken Ankle
Notre Dame quarterback and potential Heisman candidate Malik Zaire left today’s game against Virginia after suffering a horrific-looking ankle injury late in the third quarter....
Notre Dame Scores Touchdown On Extremely Well-Designed Fake Field Goal
Everything about this fake field goal is great. From the fake overhead pitch that froze a potential pursuer to the blocker pulling from the right side of the line to engage the one defender who could possibly stop Durham Smythe, everything went to perfection for Notre Dame. ...
Is Notre Dame's President A Liar Or A Fraud?
If it’s been too long since the last time you got teeth-achingly angry over some dipshit’s explanation for why college football players shouldn’t be paid, head on over to The New York Times and read Dan Barry’s conversation with Notre Dame’s president, Rev. John I. Jenkins....
Deadspin 25: At Least Notre Dame Has A New Quarterback To Be Excited About
Welcome to the Deadspin 25, a college football poll that strives to be more democratic and less useless than every other preseason poll. Leading up to the college football season kickoff, we will give you previews of the 25 teams that you, the readers, voted to be most worthy of writing about. Now, ...
Garrick Sherman Goes On Alcohol-Fueled Anti-NCAA Twitter Rant
Garrick Sherman played two years of college basketball at Michigan State, before transferring and playing his final two years at Notre Dame. He graduated in 2014, and now plays professionally for Dinamo Tbilsi in Georgia (the country). ...
Notre Dame Beats South Carolina On Late Jumper For Championship Berth
Notre Dame has booked its ticket to the championship game thanks to a clutch rebound and jumper from Madison Cable. ...
Kentucky Keeps Perfect Season Alive In Worst Way Possible
Despite trailing Notre Dame numerous times in the second half, Kentucky overcame a below-average offensive night and a stunning performance from Irish forward Zach Auguste to advance to the Final Four and improve their record to 38-0 thanks to two free throws by Andrew Harrison with six seconds rema...
A Courtside View Of Pat Connaughton's Block
Notre Dame's OT win over Butler on Saturday was probably the best tournament game of the weekend, and it might not have gone that long had Irish senior guard Pat Connaughton not swooped in to swat down a Kellen Dunham shot with one second left in regulation. ...
The ND Player Bill Cosby Berated Felt Like A Failure For Years Afterward
Yesterday, we told you about the time Bill Cosby acted like a dickbag and made a Notre Dame All-American football player named Dean Brown cry at his graduation in 1989. This morning, we received an email from a guy named Jerry Barca, who wrote a book about the 1988 Notre Dame season and saw firsthan...
Bill Cosby Once Publicly Bullied A Notre Dame Football Player To Tears
Everyone now knows that Bill Cosby is an alleged serial rapist and an all-around sociopath, so it's not all that surprising to stumble across old newspaper articles, like this one, which reveal that Cosby has always been a shitbag....