Tag Archives: Notre Dame
Notre Dame hires Brian Kelly as new head coach
Blow the white smoke. The University of Notre Dame has its new head coach. ESPN’s Chris Mortensen reported on Thursday that University of Cincinnati coach Brian Kelly was hired as the new head coach of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. Kelly, who’s amassed a 171–57–2 record so far in his college coaching career, agreed to [...]
Floyd’s return to Irish lineup boosts Clausen’s Heisman hopes
When Notre Dame receiver Michael Floyd went down with a broken collarbone against Michigan State on September 19, it looked like his season would be over, and the Irish would have to make do without one of the nation’s top big-play receivers. However, it’s a different story just a little over six weeks later, as [...]
2010 NFL Draft Prospect: Stanford’s Toby Gerhart
I know what you’re thinking. Anyone who knows anything about Pac-10 football knows Stanford’s Toby Gerhart. He’s not a gem. He’s a force to be reckoned with. Hell, anyone who knows college football knows Gerhart. But even though this may be fairly accurate, his name isn’t littered all over ESPN. He’s not on the covers [...]
Sportschump.net presents… What to watch this weekend
Can you smell that, sports fans? The freshly cut grass? The grill at the tailgate loaded up with low-sodium, turkey kielbasa? The stumbling guy with matching hat and jersey who has had way too much to drink hours before tip-off? That’s right. It’s that time of year again and we are all ready for some [...]
Who could be the Big Ten’s 12th team?
A couple of days ago, I discussed comments that Penn State coach Joe Paterno made about the Big Ten expanding to 12 teams, and I came to the conclusion that changes, in some way, do need to be made in order for the conference to return to being a real power on the national stage. [...]
2009 NFL Draft Prospect Rankings – Safeties (4/20)
1. Louis Delmas (Western Michigan) Very productive and a hard worker. A solid wrap-up tackler, who also is known for delivering some big hits. Isn’t a ball hawk, but finds himself around the ball enough to make plays. Isn’t a freak athlete and lacks great timed speed. Doesn’t always take the proper angles, and can [...]
Florida-Oklahoma championship showdown headlines BCS matchups
There was a small chance that the BCS could’ve went a little nutty and spit out an Oklahoma-Texas rematch for the national championship, but after the coaches’ poll revealed Oklahoma and Florida to be 1-2, there was little surprise as to who would be playing for the national title. Of course, even Urban Meyer probably [...]
Should Weis be on the hot seat at Notre Dame?
Are times getting desperate in South Bend? A little over a month ago, Notre Dame was 4-1 and in position to show their worth as a Top 25 team. Now, heading into Saturday’s game against Navy, the Irish are 5-4, with their lone win coming against Washington. Charlie Weis is now taking over play-calling duties, [...]
No surprise here: Tyrone Willingham out at Washington
As a head coach, no matter what job you take, at some point, you have to win games. If you don’t, you won’t be around after a while. Tyrone Willingham won’t be at Washington in 2009, as his official departure was announced on Monday. He’ll finish out the season, but that’ll be the end for [...]
Saturday Shuffle: Upsets, upsets, and more upsets!
The Shuffle certainly has an appropriate name this week, doesn’t it? Instead of doing the usual Saturday Shuffle tonight, I thought I’d devote tonight’s shuffle to all of the shuffling and shaking up that there’ll be in the upcoming polls thanks to an upset-filled week to cap September. Every college football season, there seems to [...]
