Notre Dame quarterback Tommy Rees has been charged with four misdemeanors after allegedly raising his knee and knocking the wind out of a police officer after an off-campus house party early Thursday. The St. Joseph County Prosecutor's Office says the 19-year-old Rees was charged with one count of battery, two counts of resisting law enforcement and one count of illegal consumption of alcohol by... [Read More]
Georgia State dismissed quarterback Bo Schlecter and indefinitely suspended kicker Christian Benvenuto and linebacker Dexter Moody for their roles in a bar fight in Atlanta early Thursday morning, a school official told ESPN.com on Friday.Georgia State athletics department spokesperson Allison George said Panthers coach Bill Curry will have no further comment about the incident.WSB-TV in Atlanta... [Read More]
Two Western Kentucky football players are recovering after being wounded by gunshots outside a bar.A statement from the school's athletic department says defensive lineman Tevin Holliman and defensive back Ricardo Singh were each hit once, and their wounds weren't life-threatening.The shooting early Sunday outside the Lava Lounge in Bowling Green happened hours after the team played its annual... [Read More]
Notre Dame defensive end Aaron Lynch has left the football team and will transfer to another school following the spring semester, the school announced Friday morning."Aaron recently approached me about his desire to leave Notre Dame and return to Florida," coach Brian Kelly said in a release. "I've always known and appreciated the affinity Aaron has for his home in Florida.... [Read More]
Wide receiver Corey Robinson (San Antonio/San Antonio Christian), the son of NBA great David Robinson, took the first step in building his own legacy in football Tuesday night.After visiting Wake Forest on Tuesday, Corey Robinson decided to go with the first school to recruit him, orally committing to Notre Dame.The 6-foot-4, 200-pound receiver visited South Bend, Ind., for the Irish's junior day... [Read More]
The four-way competition to become Notre Dame's starting quarterback job is just getting started -- and it could be a long haul.The Fighting Irish have three days of spring practices done, and only one in full pads.Coach Brian Kelly has made it clear that all four players -- junior Tommy Rees, sophomores Andrew Hendrix and Everett Golson and freshman Gunner Kiel -- will have an equal opportunity... [Read More]
Army linebacker Andrew Rodriguez won the James E. Sullivan Award, given by the Amateur Athletic Union to the top amateur athlete in the United States.The award was presented Tuesday night during a ceremony at the New York Athletic Club."This award is a tribute to all the people who have helped me throughout my life, especially my family," Rodriguez said. "I had the opportunity to... [Read More]
Five-star athlete Davonte Neal, Notre Dame's most recent commit, has withdrawn from Chaparral High School in Scottsdale, Ariz., Chaparral athletic director Sam Messina confirmed in an email.The Arizona Republic was the first to report Neal's withdrawal.It is not yet known how Neal will finish his academic work. Both Messina and Chaparral head coach Dave Huffine told the Arizona Republic that Neal... [Read More]
Prize wide receiver recruit Davonte Neal, ranked No. 8 overall in the ESPNU 150, made up his mind and chose Notre Dame over Arizona, Arkansas and North Carolina on Tuesday.Neal, the top-rated athlete in the nation and last unsigned member of the ESPNU 150, will inject another dose of star power into coach Brian Kelly's third class of recruits."It's huge," Neal told ESPN.com reporter... [Read More]
Now that Navy is set to join the Big East for football in 2015, several big questions face the academy as it considers the future of its long-running rivalries.Among the biggest is where the Commander-In-Chief's Trophy fits on the program's priority list. Would the Trophy, given annually to the winner of the series between Navy, Army and Air Force, take a back seat to winning a Big East... [Read More]
Gunner Kiel enrolled at Notre Dame on Tuesday, ending a recruiting saga that saw the highly touted quarterback from Indiana choose two other schools, then change his mind.Kiel is ranked second among quarterbacks and 20th nationally on the ESPNU 150 for the recruiting Class of 2012."This recruitment process was a roller-coaster ride at times, but I know I have made the right decision for my... [Read More]
Notre Dame athletic director Jack Swarbrick is pleased with Brian Kelly's progress leading the football program -- and the reward adds up to five more years.Following a pair of 8-5 seasons that both ended with a bowl appearance, Kelly has received a two-year contract extension which will keep him with the Fighting Irish through the 2016 season.Swarbrick announced the decision Tuesday and says he... [Read More]
On Thursday in an announcement at Bishop Gorman High School in Las Vegas, Nev., four-star offensive tackle Ronnie Stanley committed to Notre Dame over finalists Arkansas and Nebraska. The pledge is the first for the Irish since Sept. 30 when running back Will Mahone came aboard.ND broke its commitment drought with a pledge from four-star offensive tackle Ronnie Stanley.Notre Dame offensive line... [Read More]
Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly has apologized to players who were offended by remarks he made concerning recruits of the previous regime who are still playing for the Fighting Irish, the Chicago Tribune has reported, citing a source close to the team.Kelly discussed the matter with a group of players at Friday's customary team dinner after voicing their feelings.The meeting came a day after the... [Read More]
Notre Dame has picked senior Dayne Crist as the starting quarterback for the season. Irish coach Brian Kelly announced the decision on Tuesday. Crist didn't play as a freshman in 2008 and tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee during the 2009 season as a backup. But he made it back through arduous rehab work and was able to practice in Kelly's first spring a year ago. He emerged --... [Read More]
Only a year ago, it seemed as if the Big East was in a most vulnerable position, a notion that may resurface under some possible scenarios. There are informed sources familiar with the Big 12 who are certain that it has its eyes on Notre Dame, which is an independent in football but a member of the Big East in basketball. If A&M
Brigham Young University, which will begin its first season as a football independence in three weeks, has not been contacted by the Big 12 conference about the possibility of joining that league should Texas A&M leave it for the Southeastern Conference, BYU athletic director Tom Holmoe said Saturday. Moments after the Cougars completed their first scrimmage of preseason camp at LaVell... [Read More]
Notre Dame opens preseason practice Saturday. In what comes as no surprise at all, Michael Floyd will be in the fold when it does. Floyd, the All-American receiver suspended indefinitely since a March 20 arrest for a DUI, has been reinstated as an active member of the Irish, the school announced Wednesday morning. Irish coach Brian Kelly and Floyd will discuss the... [Read More]
Joe Montana's son has pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of reckless driving stemming from a traffic stop in which he declined a breathalyzer test. Nate Montana was pulled over for going 39 mph in a 25 mph zone in Missoula early June 3. The 21-year-old University of Montana quarterback was arrested on a first-offense DUI charge after a sheriff's deputy said he smelled alcohol and that Montana... [Read More]
BYU coach Bronco Mendenhall has received a three-year contract extension, keeping him with the Cougars through 2014. Mendenhall said at BYU media day Tuesday that he got his new contract after last season ended. Athletic director Tom Holmoe wanted to make an official announcement, but Mendenhall asked him not to make any public statements. Terms were not disclosed, but Mendenhall said he was... [Read More]
