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Written by Christian McCollum
Tuesday, 27 July 2010 09:16 |
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 Notre Dame has denied a report in the Cleveland Plain Dealer that the Irish filed a violation report with regard to the recruitment of Seantrel Henderson.
The Plain Dealer’s Doug Lesmerises’ story on Ohio State reporting four secondary violations in its recruitment of Henderson also included mention of Notre Dame.
“Current quarterback Terrelle Pryor sent a text message to Henderson telling him to attend Ohio State, as reported in a New York Times story. A Notre Dame player was reported to have done the same thing and Notre Dame filed a similar violation report.”
Notre Dame Director of Football Communications Brian Hardin said on Tuesday morning that Notre Dame had filed no such report.
The player in question is wide receiver Michael Floyd. Because Floyd and Henderson have a prior relationship as former high school teammates at Cretin-Derham Hall, Floyd’s message to Henderson was not a violation.
Not to mention the fact that Floyd’s text, as reported by the New York Times, was much different in nature than Pryor’s.
“Henderson said Floyd wrote to beware of “fake coaches out there” that “want you for the wrong reasons,” but he also encouraged him to “go where you want to go.” He said Pryor wrote that he should “come to Ohio State and help win games” and that he needed “more linemen.” |
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| Reports: ND-Miami Dates Set |
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Written by Christian McCollum
Wednesday, 21 July 2010 21:34 |
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Back in May, it was announced that Notre Dame and Miami would renew their series on the football field. More details became known on Wednesday.
The South Bend Tribune and the Chicago Tribune confirmed an earlier report from the Miami Herald regarding the dates of the three-game series. The first game will be played on Oct. 6, 2012 at Soldier Field followed by a game in South Bend on Oct. 8, 2016 and a return date to Miami on Nov. 25, 2017.
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| Haden Hired As USC AD |
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Written by Christian McCollum
Tuesday, 20 July 2010 14:57 |
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For the past 12 years Pat Haden has been in charge of NBC’s color commentary for Notre Dame home football games, now Haden will be in charge of the entire athletic department of the Irish’s biggest rival.
On Tuesday, USC president-elect Max Nikias announced that Haden will replace Mike Garrett as the Trojans’ athletic director.
Former Los Angeles Times’ sports editor and Notre Dame alum Bill Dwyre calls Haden the perfect choice.
“Haden is a once-in-a-lifetime person who transcends fan loyalty and school bias. He's a class act who is perfectly suited to work at a place where his school holds its classes.”
Haden, a Rhodes Scholar and former USC trustee, led the Trojans to three Rose Bowls and a pair of national champions as quarterback from 1972-74. Garrett is also an alum and won the Heisman Trophy in 1965. Haden told USA Today that the opportunity caught him by surprise.
"This is not something I thought about doing, nor something even on my radar," Haden said. "But I began to see it as a challenge, as something new. And when my wife agreed — and she really doesn't follow sports closely — I took a closer look."
In addition to Tuesday’s announcement of Haden as the new AD, Nikias also announced that the school would return its copy of Reggie Bush’s 2005 Heisman Trophy. Haden will take over on Aug. 3, but he has already created the position of associate athletic director for football, which will be filled by J.K. McKay, son of former USC coach John McKay.
“He's the right person for the job,” Haden told USA Today of the younger McKay. “I've known him since we were both 14 years old. He is one of the smartest, most ethical people I know, and I trust him completely.
“Our goal will be to compete ferociously but also ethically,” Haden continued. “There are plenty of models for that out there. Winning any way other than the right way is not winning at all.” |
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| Kelly: Punishment To Be Internal |
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Written by Christian McCollum
Saturday, 17 July 2010 13:07 |
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Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly told the Chicago Tribune that while he is still gathering the facts surrounding the arrests Saturday night of eight of his players, any punishment will be handled in house.
“I am aware of the situation and collecting more facts,” Kelly said via Tribune reporter Brian Hamilton’s Twitter account. “If there is any team-related discipline to be issued it would be handled internally.”
Among the 43 people arrested at the party in South Bend were eight football players - Nate Montana, Lo Wood, Chris Watt, Roby Toma, Nick Tausch, TJ Jones, Steven Filer and Tate Nichols. Basketball standout Tim Abromaitis was also arrested along with incoming freshman point guard Eric Atkins and Steven Summerhays, an incoming freshman to the hockey team.
A Notre Dame basketball spokeswoman said that head coach Mike Brey was likely to take the same approach as Kelly. |
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| Tulsa QB's Unforgettably Bad Day |
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Written by Christian McCollum
Tuesday, 13 July 2010 00:17 |
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 The worst day of Tulsa quarterback G.J. Kinne’s life was April 7, 2005.
A sophomore at Canton (Texas) High School, Kinne was getting ready for a track meet when he found out that his father, Gary Joe, had been shot. Gary Joe was the head football coach at Canton and the father of one of his players walked into his office that day and shot him in the stomach without saying a word.
With the shooter still on the loose, G.J. and his family were escorted to the police station to be put in protective custody. While at the station, G.J. was told the news, “You’re father’s dead. You’re the man of the house now.”
Only one problem, his father was not dead.
Click here, here and here to read more about the horrible incident.
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| Report: ND Closer To Hiring Aoki |
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Written by Christian McCollum
Thursday, 08 July 2010 09:23 |
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Last week, we brought you a report that named Boston College baseball coach Mik Aoki as the leading candidate to replace Dave Schrage as Notre Dame’s head coach.
The reports are more definitive now with the Boston Globe reporting that Aoki has informed people of his decision. The Globe quoted Jim Wiswall, the father of All-ACC first baseman and recently-signed Seattle Mariner Mickey Wiswall.
“He’s a good guy with a young family,” the elder Wiswall told the Globe. “He owes it to himself to take care of his family, first and foremost.’’
Irish officials have said that they will not have a comment until an official announcement is made. The Globe credits a source with saying that Notre Dame is conducting a final background check with an official announcement planned for next week.
Schrage was let go after going 119-114-1 in four seasons in South Bend.
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| Harangody Impresses |
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Written by Christian McCollum
Tuesday, 06 July 2010 09:06 |
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 Former Notre Dame standout Luke Harangody stood out in his first summer league game for the Boston Celtics.
The Celtics lost Monday’s contest to the Oklahoma City Thunder 87-82, but Harangody scored 23 points, shooting 9-for-13 from the floor and 4-for-6 from beyond the arc.
“He’s a good player, and he shot the lights out today,” summer league coach Austin Ainge and son of Celtics GM Danny Ainge told the Boston Herald. “It just kind of came out of the flow, and he has a knack for finding open spots. That’s a skill that’s hard to teach, and he has it.”
Harangody had made an impression on Ainge even before the first game.
“He really runs the floor well. With that kind of big body, you wouldn’t expect it, but he gets up and goes. He really runs the floor,” Ainge told the Herald after watching Harangody in practice. “And he’s got a knack for finding places to score. I guess when you score 25 points a game in college, there’s a reason for it.”
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| Mauk Wins ND Passing Title |
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Written by Christian McCollum
Saturday, 26 June 2010 17:46 |
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| Notre Dame hosted 52 high school teams in a 7-on-7 passing tournament on Saturday. Kenton (Ohio) and quarterback Maty Mauk were there along with Notre Dame verbal Tony Springmann and his Bishop Dwenger teammates. Irish Sports Daily was there, click here for a report. |
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