In the post Weis and Clausen era, Brian Kelly and Notre Dame got some good news out of the locker room. As spring practice kicked off and the players jaunted onto LaBar practice complex with their cleats and gold helmets, heralded 5 star recruit QB Dayne Crist was seen running with the team. Crist is recovering from surgery quicker than anticipated and is happy to be back on the field. Just four months ago, Crist tore his ACL during...
It looks like Brian Kelly took a page out of Lane Kiffin’s book on how to treat your former school. It wasn’t enough for Kelly to abandon his undefeated team and leave his players coachless weeks before the Allstate Sugar Bowl, but now he is working on swiping his Cincy recruits. Since the weakest and most questionable spot on Notre Dame’s depth chart is the QB position, Kelly decided to turn to his old stomping grounds to rectify the...
In a college football world where we expect loyalty and commitment to teams from our student athletes, college football coaches are able to pick up and leave on a whim without any penalty. The double standard is glaring. This young off-season has seen more coaching twists from L.A. to Knoxville, than a One Tree Hill episode. Former Cincy coach Brian Kelly started the snowball effect which is now infull speed. Kelly had taken the Bearcats to a school best 12-0 season record and...
It looks like Notre Dame’s star wide receiver is not immune to the law, even in his home state. This past Thursday at a house party near the frozen lakes of Minnesota, Michael Floyd was pounding some beers and drinking a couple of shots with his hometown pals. Apparently during the festivities, a fight involving 6-10 people broke out and spilled into the streets (at the intersection of 15th Av. SE and 6th St. SE) and Floyd wanted to...
The son of a legend returns to Notre Dame (again). Joe Montana convinced his son to return to the Irish as there is a great opportunity for Nate Montana to take some snaps under center. With the early departure of Jimmy Clausen and the knee injury to Dayne Crist, Brian Kelly is looking for a strong arm to run his offense. With no real prospects in sight, the job is wide open to anyone. In the first go-around, Montana saw very...
There is some good news coming out of South Bend, Indiana. Star freshman LB Manti Te’o is going to delay his Mormon mission and he will return next season. As a freshman, he became an instant fan hit and immediately garnered the respect of his teammates with his on the field dominance amassing 63 tackles in his freshman season. This wasn’t an easy for Te’o as he consulted his parents, family members, and his bishop before he confirmed his...
Now that Brian Kelly has settled in South Bend and learned his way around the Guglielmino Athletics Complex, he has a major offensive issue to sort out. With the early departure of QB Jimmy Clausen and an ACL tear to the heir apparent Dayne Crist, Kelly does not have a QB with any collegiate experience. Unfortunately, the depth chart is not deep because Weis did not sign any top QB prospects in 2009. As of now, Kelly has only...
Brian Kelly’s presence is already making an impact on Notre Dame fans and recruits. Kelly just nabbed DB Austin Collinsworth from Fort Thomas, KY. The 6’o 180 pound safety, whose HS team just won the Class 5-A football championship, selected the Fighting Irish over Cincinnati, Harvard, Kentucky, Louisville, Oregon, Stanford and Vanderbilt. Collinsworth said he committed to Notre Dame because of Kelly. He always liked Kelly, but felt Cincy wasn’t the right program for him. So when Kelly announced his...
