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Irish football coach Brian Kelly has arrived in South Bend ready to work. 'We expect our football players to play at a high level immediately.

Before the 2009 season I took a look at the top 40 influential players for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.

ERIN - Houston County held Montgomery Central scoreless for almost nine minutes midway through their game on Monday night, and that turned out to be the difference as the Lady Irish defeated the Lady Indians 41-26. Houston County trailed by 10 points early, but when Sammi Jo Perry scored a basket at the 1:52 mark of the second quarter to give the ...

Pitt junior defensive end Greg Romeus almost certainly will play in the NFL, perhaps next season.

After spending another Saturday on my couch with my remote in hand, here are 20 more thoughts from Saturday's college football action.

The University of Connecticut band took the field and began to play, catching Notre Dame senior Eric Olsen's ear.

Jimmy Clausen hit Golden Tate for an 8-yard touchdown to cap a nine-play, 69-yard drive against Connecticut to take a 7-0 lead with 10:59 to play in the first quarter.

After a string of stinging losses, the Connecticut Huskies finally won one for their slain teammate.

Sam Young said he'd like to be remembered at Notre Dame as someone who "brought it, day in and day out." But while Young was referring to the intensity and work ethic that have been the hallmarks of his Irish career, he might be better remembered for simply bringing himself to work -- day in and day out.

SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- Wading through the tumult at Notre Dame, prepping for the last time he would sprint onto his home turf as a player, Robby Parris strapped on his shoulder pads.

Pitt receiver Jonathan Baldwin was sitting in the barber's chair Friday morning when he decided to make a radical change.

Mishawaka's Dewey Thompson turns the corner against Penn in last week's sectional championship game.

Notre Dame's offensive line has a more tangible problem than their coach's future to worry about this weekend.

SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- Whatever you make of Notre Dame's offensive line, a previously bedraggled unit now relishing the fact hardly anyone talks about them at all, measuring its progress must take into account where it came from.

While most coaches may look at a young basketball team and think rebuilding, Sam Young looked at his Houston County Lady Irish squad last year and thought, learning experience.

Casual college football fans throughout the country are going to be asking the same question Saturday night: why is Notre Dame playing a home game in San Antonio, Texas? Because Charlie Weis is the most dynamic and innovative recruiter in the nation.

The annual showdown between USC and Notre Dame was renewed Oct. 16, with that thrilling 34-27 victory for the Trojans that was worthy of some of the best games in the storied rivalry's history.

Giovanni Bernard was feeling a little under the weather Monday, so he wasna t answering his phone.

St. Thomas Aquinas running back Giovanni Bernard verbally committed to Notre Dame on Monday.

Running back Giovanni Bernard of St. Thomas Aquinas High School in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., is expected to verbally commit to Notre Dame, according to CBS College Sports Network analyst Tom Lemming.