Notre Dame Fighting Irish NCAA Football News

Dec 24, 2012; Honolulu, HI, USA; Southern Methodist Mustangs defender Margus Hunt holds the MVP trophy at the end of the Hawaii Bowl at Aloha Stadium.

Rookies have it rough in the NFL . Even though they are kids fresh out of college making somewhere in the six to seven figure neighborhood in terms of yearly salary, the scrutiny of the league is a 24/7 deal.

Jackson, who only played in two games last season, was re-signed by the club on Tuesday, among a flurry of moves as the Browns began their second week of OTAs under coach Rob Chudzinski.

The Browns signed their new rookie safety to a four-year deal, said farewell to one of their old ones and tinkered with the bottom of the roster on a busy Tuesday for the personnel department.

Former Notre Dame tight end Jake Golic is heading to Cincinnati to play his fifth year of college ball, his father, Mike, announced Tuesday morning on his radio show, "Mike & Mike in the Morning." Jake Golic has an industrial design degree from Notre Dame and will be eligible to play for the Bearcats right away.

ESPN's Adam Schefter reported that doctors believe his previous infection is gone and that new plates have been inserted to repair the break.

It's official, Manti Te'o has better protection than quarterback Philip Rivers had all season last year with the San Diego Chargers .

San Diego Chargers' Manti Te'o signs autographs for Panini at the NFLPA Rookie Premiere, on Friday, May 17, 2013 in Hollywood, Calif.

A team spokesman announced Monday that the rookie inside linebacker will be unavailable to the media until San Diego launches its June 11-13 minicamp.

As is the cyclical nature of college football, the dawn of each new season arrives with fresh challenges and kinks to be ironed out.

The second-round pick of the San Diego Chargers Manti Te'o may never leave behind the bad past with his false girlfriend Lennay Kekua, but at least he's enjoying it.

They paraded through here the past month like men in search of the answer to some great truth, certain that the key to its unlocking existed, yet visiting primarily out of obligation in the face of tough odds.

Kansas State safety Ty Zimmerman - the team's most important returning defender - is one of seven Big 12 players named to the Lott IMPACT Trophy watch list for the 2013 season.

While maintaining rivalries such as USC, Michigan State and Purdue, Notre Dame ended its series against Michigan.

Michigan State athletic director Mark Hollis said "relationships" were the key to the Spartans maintaining their classic football rivalry with Notre Dame.

None other than former Notre Dame star and San Diego Chargers second-round pick Manti Te'o, whose fake dead girlfriend was named to the No.

Ezekiel Ansah, the Detroit Lions first round draft pick, addresses the media during an NFL football news conference the team's training facility in Allen Park, Mich., Friday, April 26, 2013.

Former Kansas quarterback Dayne Crist has signed a free agent contract with the Baltimore Ravens.

Jan 7, 2013; Miami, FL, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish running back Theo Riddick warms up prior to the 2013 BCS Championship against the Alabama Crimson Tide game at Sun Life Stadium.

So if you've been living under a rock for the last three weeks, you're probably only learning now that the Cincinnati Bengals decided to draft Notre Dame tight end Tyler Eifert in with the 21st pick of the 2013 NFL Draft .