Follow Notre Dame's center Luke Harangody in the 2008 March Madness Tournament. Love is 6-8, 251 lb. sophomore from Schererville, IN. Harangody was the Big East Player of the Year in the 2008 season after averaging over 20 points and 10...
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Follow Notre Dame's center Luke Harangody in the 2008 March Madness Tournament. Love is 6-8, 251 lb. sophomore from Schererville, IN. Harangody was the Big East Player of the Year in the 2008 season after averaging over 20 points and 10 rebounds per game. He leads the fifth seeded Fighting Irish in the 2008 March Madness Tournament.
Alex Ruoff scored 25 points, Devin Ebanks had 17 rebounds and West Virginia built a big halftime lead then held off a surge led by Luke Harangody to beat Notre Dame 74-62 Wednesday night in the second round of the Big East tournament. West Virginia went up 36-18 at halftime with a smothering defense that pushed Harangody off the ball and forced him to shoot just 2-of-6 for four points in the half. Harangody muscled his way open in the second and ran off nine straight points and 15 of 18 to... Read Full Story
Notre Dame's home-court advantage was no match for Minnesota's 3-point shooting and strong rebounding. The Gophers started the game by making 11 of 13 shots and opened a 14-point first-half lead, then used timely 3-point shooting to hold off Notre Dame 79-71 on Sunday in the first round of the NCAA tournament. Emily Fox scored 23 points and Katie Ohm added 15 to pace the Gophers, who shot 49 percent from the field. Zoe Harper had 13 rebounds as the Gophers (20-11) outrebounded the Irish 45... Read Full Story
Luke Harangody scored four of his 22 points and had a blocked shot during a decisive 10-point run to lead Notre Dame to a 70-64 victory over Alabama-Birmingham in the first round of the NIT Tuesday night. Harangody's basket inside gave the Irish (19-14) a 60-50 lead. Robert Vaden, who led UAB (22-12) with 24 points, hit back-to-back 3s to cut the lead to 60-56 with 3:50 left. But a three-point play by Harangody ended the run. Harangody gave the Irish a 56-50 lead on a dunk, then blocked a... Read Full Story
By Granger Irish Here is a list of potential candidates for the University of Notre Dame athletic director position. Remember, these are the popular names. But, there might be others on Notre Dame’s list of candidates. The prospects (in no particular order): Steve Orsini – Orsini has obvious Notre Dame connections. After all, he played fullback and was a captain on the 1977 National Championship team. He is a 1978 graduate. Importantly, he also has experience in athletic administration... Read Full Story
Alex Ruoff scored 24 points to lead West Virginia past Notre Dame 79-68 on Wednesday night. West Virginia (18-8, 7-6 Big East) faced an early 10-point deficit as the Fighting Irish (14-11, 5-8) hit seven of their first eight shots to take control in the first five minutes. Ruoff and the Mountaineers rallied to take a 42-40 halftime lead. West Virginia never looked back in the second half, building a lead as large as 17 points with just less than a minute to go. Da'Sean Butler added 19 points... Read Full Story
By Radio Man The old saying, "if you do not have anything nice to say, say nothing at all," apparently never took hold with Florida head coach Urban Meyer. At least that is the case when coach Meyer covets a recruit that is also considering Notre Dame. As someone who actually knows Meyer from his days at ND, that surprises me a little bit, but not completely. In short, Meyer's true colors have been flying for a while now. Case in point, when Meyer recruited Justin Trattou he did so by the... Read Full Story
Very soon, Lou Holtz will become a legend. He might not think of himself like that, but the years 2008 and 2009 will make sure it happens. There will be two big events honoring the former Notre Dame coach in those years. Let's look at the year's in reverse. Not only is it chronologically in reverse, but, in order of importance to Holtz it is also in reverse. In 2009, coach Holtz will be inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in South bend, Indiana. He will become the sixth former... Read Full Story
By Radio Man Common sense tells a Notre Dame fan that multiple visits to the University of Notre Dame means the likelihood that a recruit will sign with the good guys increases. This is not a trick scenario. It's just plain as day common sense. With that said, certain types of prospects will likely come to Notre Dame regardless of the extra visits they take beyond their official visit to Notre Dame. Notre Dame will be hosting several recruits for its annual Summer Football Camp in... Read Full Story
By Radio Man The Notre Dame 2007 youth movement proved to be a bad thing and a good thing. Stating the obvious, many talented freshmen and sophomores will be better prepared to play against upper echelon Division I competition. With that said, an even better recruiting class will joining the Fighting Irish this weekend, as the Class of 2008 officially enrolls for summer school at the University of Notre Dame. Here is a look at a handful of the players that should compete for playing time... Read Full Story
Hunchback Of Notre Dame (1996) In 15th century Paris, Clopin the puppeteer tells the story of Quasimodo, the misshapen gentle-souled bell ringer of Notre Dame, who was nearly killed as a baby by Claude Frollo, the Minister of Justice. But Frollo was forced by the Archdeacon of Notre Dame to raise Quasimodo as his own. Now a young man, Quasimodo is hidden from the world by Frollo in the belltower of the cathedral. But during the Festival of Fools, Quasimodo, cheered on by his gargoyle friends... Read Full Story
