JRLSports.com - James R LeCorchick Sports Report

Fighting Irish Football
Notre Dame Football news
Latest Notre Dame Football news

Irish Set To Visit #22 North Carolina Saturday Notre Dame and North Carolina will play for the 18th time in series history on Saturday. The Irish hold a convincing 16-1-0 (.941) edge in the all-time series, including a current six-game winning streak. Notre Dame and North Carolina have not met on the gridiron in Chapel Hill since 1975. Charlie Weis Press Conference Transcript (Oct. 5) Q. Any update on (Mike) Turkovich's situation? COACH WEIS: Much better than we thought it was going to be. Actually walked in, handed in his crutches, handed in his brace. He'll be ready to go tomorrow, which is something totally way better than I expected. Irish Defeat Cardinal Jimmy Clausen threw for a career-high 347 yards and three touchdown passes and Notre Dame held on for a 28-21 victory over Stanford on Saturday. Lou Holtz To Coach Irish Legends In Notre Dame Japan Bowl 2009 Former University of Notre Dame head coach and College Football Hall of Fame Class of 2008 member Lou Holtz will lead the Fighting Irish Legends onto the field when he coaches in what he promises will be "one last game." Additional Tickets To Go On Sale For Stanford And Syracuse Games Additional allotments of tickets for the Oct. 4 Notre Dame-Stanford and Nov. 22 Notre Dame-Syracuse football games at Notre Dame Stadium will go on sale at 8:30 a.m. EDT Thursday. Jimmy Clausen/David Grimes Press Conference Transcript (Oct. 1) Q. Coach Weis, noted, or somebody brought up to Coach Weis, he said he noticed it too, that after the game you guys just went over in front of the students after the game; whereas the Michigan game guys are jumping up in the stands and stuff, and you seemed a lot more subdued; why is that? Olympians Among Featured Speakers At Notre Dame-Stanford Pep Rally Olympic gold medalists Mariel Zagunis and Kate Sobrero Markgraf along with Irish football standouts Jimmy Clausen, Terrail Lambert and Pat Kuntz will be among the speakers at the Notre Dame-Stanford pep rally Friday night (Oct. 3) at the Joyce Center. Charlie Weis Press Conference Transcript (Sept. 30) COACH WEIS: (Joined in progress) We are going to see (Doug Baldwin) and/or (Delano Howell) at the X and (Ryan) Whalen will be at Z. He saw a lot of time last year as a true freshman and the thing I notice about him is he looks to have developed as a solid player and has good speed and he can run. Irish Olympians To Be Honored Saturday At Notre Dame-Stanford Football Game The University of Notre Dame will celebrate the nine current and former Irish student-athletes who participated in the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing, China, over the weekend of the Oct. 4, 2008, Notre Dame-Stanford football game. Irish Set To Welcome Stanford To Town Saturday Notre Dame and Stanford will play one another for the 23rd time in series history on Saturday. The Irish hold a 16-6 (.727) edge in the series, including a 21-14 victory in the last season's meeting in Palo Alto. The Irish have captured each of the last six meetings overall and six straight in Notre Dame Stadium.

Polls