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"Notre Dame" Football Home Opener Against Div. I-AA/FCS Opponent Who Lost to a Div. II Team Less Than A Year Ago - SCW 8.29.23

How Charitable Will "Notre Dame" Bowl Opponent Be; "Notre Dame" Has Not Been Competitive in a Major Bowl In More Than A Quarter-Century - SCW 12.30.21

Boycott College Football Playoff Over Abortion Schools - SCW 12.21.21

Once Again, "Notre Dame" Football Plays An Abortion School, This Time Stanford

Does "Notre Dame" Have the Worst Offensive Line in Major College Football? Near the Bottom of the Heap For Rushing and Pass Protection -SCW 10.9.21

"Notre Dame" Football Among the Worst in the Country On the Ground, Near the Bottom For Rushing; Offensive Line Even Worse At Pass Protection - SCW 10.1.21

ABORTION SCANDALS: "Notre Dame" Football Schedules Two Abortion Schools in a Row; Cincinnati Even Worse Than Wisconsin - SCW

No, Brian Kelly Does Not Have 105 Wins at "Notre Dame," and No, He Has Not Matched Knute Rockne; NCAA Sanctions Leave Him at 84 wins

Former Notre Dame football player sues school, NCAA for negligence in concussion education - South Bend Tribune 9.16.21

Will "Notre Dame" Be Unranked by Mid-October? "Notre Dame" Football Floundered Against Unranked Opponent for Second Week in a Row Against Toledo; Embarrassment Included Poor Administrative Planning by University and ACC

"Notre Dame" Football Blacked Out on Broadcast Television
for 2021 Home Opener

Lackluster "Notre Dame" Football Limped Into 2021, Allowing Unranked Opponent Coming Off Three Losing Seasons to Take Them Into Over-Time; "Notre Dame" Ground Game Averaged 1.9 yards per carry

"Notre Dame" Should Have Cancelled Participation in Full-Capacity Florida State Game Amidst Covid Pandemic, Potential "Super-Spreader;" Are "Notre Dame" Officials Disrespecting Public Health and Human Lives, For the Sake of Money and Misplaced Prestige?

Notre Dame Football Has Third of Regular Season With No Classes, No Academic Demands and Empty Campus; Irish Become Like De Fcto Semi-Pro Team

Notre Dame Football Resuming Practices Wednesday, Even as 39 Players Are Out in Connection With Covid-19 Coronavirus

COLLEGE FOOTBALL COVID RANKINGS: Notre Dame Climbs Into Top-5 While Sitting Out

COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Florida State Head Coach Mike Norvell Battling Covid-19 Coronavirus; Seminoles Are Notre Dame's Next Scheduled Opponent, Yet Not Until Oct. 10, With FSU Playing Two Other Games in the Interim

Notre Dame Football Paused Football Operations on Tuesday After More Positive Covid-19 Coronavirus Cases

COLLEGE FOOTBALL CORONAVIRUS RANKINGS: Notre Dame Hangs In At #7 Amidst Jumbled, Hybrid Covid Pandemic Rankings, Right Before Suspending Football Operations

ABORTION: Notre Dame Football Opponent South Florida of the AAC Is Connected with Abortions; Fighting Irish Fans and People of Good Will Should Boycott the Notre Dame-USF Game and Its Sponsors and Demand the Removal of Culpable Administrators

COLLEGE FOOTBALL CORONAVIRUS RANKINGS: Even amidst tepid 2020 performance, Notre Dame "jumped" three places in top-25 rankings after first game, simply by showing up during Covid-19 and not losing

SCW NEWSWATCH: "Doc's Morning Line: The Big 10 should just admit it needs the money football provides" - Cincinnati Enquirer

SCW NEWSWATCH: "Somebody forgot to let the adults in the room when the Big Ten voted to play football; Conference gives in to pressure, announcing it will start its season the weekend of Oct. 24, reversing an earlier vote to postpone the 2020 schedule." - Chicago Sun-Times 9.16.20

SCW NEWSWATCH: "Big Ten should be honest: Money, not safety, rules in football's return" - Detroit Free Press 9.16.20

Notre Dame Football ACC Opponent Duke Performs Abortions; Irish Fans and People of Good Will Should Boycott the Notre Dame-Duke Game and Its Sponsors and Demand the Removal of Culpable Administrators

SCW NEWSWATCH: "Somebody forgot to let the adults in the room when the Big Ten voted to play football; Conference gives in to pressure, announcing it will start its season the weekend of Oct. 24, reversing an earlier vote to postpone the 2020 schedule." - Chicago Sun-Times 9.16.20

SCW NEWSWATCH: "Big Ten should be honest: Money, not safety, rules in football's return" - Detroit Free Press 9.16.20

Notre Dame Football ACC Opponent Duke Performs Abortions; Irish Fans and People of Good Will Should Boycott the Notre Dame-Duke Game and Its Sponsors and Demand the Removal of Culpable Administrators

SCW NEWSWATCH: "Notre Dame's 2021 QB Depth Chart Could See A Dramatic Shift Thanks To NCAA Rule" - Sports Illustrated 8.25.20

Notre Dame Switches to Remote Learning After Covid-19 Coronavirus Spike, Might Send Students Home - SCW

SCW NEWSWATCH: "Sources: Power 5 Conferences Talking About No Fall Football" - ESPN

COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Preseason Coaches Poll 2020

SCW NEWSWATCH: "NFL players have option to opt out of 2020 season" - NFL

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The Undoing of Jimbo Fisher: A sputtering offense, a stubborn coach and a $76 million buyout: Inside Jimbo Fisher's Texas A&M downfall - ESPN 11.16.23

Jim Harbaugh Suspended for the Rest of the Regular Season; The Big Ten suspended the Michigan coach from game-day duties for violating the conference’s sportsmanship policy. - Sports Illustrated 11.10.23

New-Look Notre Dame Falls Prey to an Old Habit: Losing the Big One; The Fighting Irish let a signature win slip away against Ohio State, a team they still haven’t beaten since the 1930s. - WSJ 8.25.23

Patriots fan dies after getting punched ‘in the face’ by Dolphins supporter at Gillette Stadium: witness - NY Post 9.18.23

Michigan State suspends Mel Tucker amid harassment case - ESPN 9.10.23

U.S. caver rescued after days-long climb from 1,000 metres deep in Turkish cave _ Reuters 9.11.23

"Notre Dame" Football Home Opener Against Div. I-AA/FCS Opponent Who Lost to a Div. II Team Less Than A Year Ago - SCW 8.29.23

28 NASCAR Drivers Have Died Racing Since 1952 - Motor Racing Sports

Big Ten grabs Oregon, Washington; Big 12 completes Pac-12 raid with Arizona, Arizona State and Utah - KTLA 8.5.23

Secrets of the Tarahumara; They run like no other people in the world, but their ways are worth imitating. If you can find them. - Runner's World 6.2.18

Thousands march in prayer procession protesting Dodgers honoring anti-Catholic drag group - CNA 6.19.23

'Fastest girl in Connecticut' Chelsea Mitchell suing state after losing to so-called "trans" athletes - NY Post 5.31.23

Alabama restricts so-called "transgender" athletes in college sports - UPI 5.31.23

"Notre Dame" Football Disgraces Itself Yet Again Scheduling Abortion School North Carolina - SCW 9.24.22

"Notre Dame" Football Is Not the Place For On-The-Job-Training For An Inexperienced Head Football Coach, Or A Zero-Experience Head Football Coach- SCW 9.17.22

"Notre Dame" Football Is Not the Place For On-The-Job-Training For An Inexperienced Head Football Coach, Or A Zero-Experience Head Football Coach- SCW 9.17.22

College Football Playoff Board of Managers Votes to Expand Playoff to 12 Teams: Six Highest-Ranked Conference Champions Along with Six At-Large Teams Format to Begin for the 2026 Regular Season, Unless Earlier Implementation is Possible - collegefootballplayoff.com 9.2.22

College Football Playoff Will Expand to 12 Teams by 2026: The playoff’s Board of Managers voted to expand the four-team title tournament, continuing a summer of moves aimed at maximizing the sport’s escalating financial value. - WSJ 9.2.22

College Football Playoff Board of Managers Votes to Expand Playoff to 12 Teams: Six Highest-Ranked Conference Champions Along with Six At-Large Teams Format to Begin for the 2026 Regular Season, Unless Earlier Implementation is Possible - collegefootballplayoff.com 9.2.22

College Football Playoff Will Expand to 12 Teams by 2026: The playoff’s Board of Managers voted to expand the four-team title tournament, continuing a summer of moves aimed at maximizing the sport’s escalating financial value. - WSJ 9.2.22

Big Ten Strikes $7.5 Billion Deal for TV Rights; The conference’s partnership with Fox, CBS and NBC represents an NFL-style approach to spreading its content across multiple platforms - WSJ 8.18.22

Jim Thorpe reinstated as sole winner of 1912 Olympic gold medals - AP/ ABC 13 7.15.22

With NCAA Basketball No Longer Being A Real Varsity Sport, the Saint Peter's Peacocks Have A Good Chance to Take Down North Carolina and Jump Into the Final Four - SCW 3.27.22

"Financial 'jackpot' unlikely for cash-strapped Saint Peter's Peacocks despite generating NCAA tournament revenue" - ESPN - SCW Newswatch 3.27.22

Penn swimmer accuses Lia Thomas of colluding with with fellow "transgender" athlete to lose - NY Post 1.21.22

Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Bruce Arians: Antonio Brown 'no longer a Buc' after WR rips off equipment, runs off field during third quarter - ESPN 2.2.22

Rutgers Football Player Will Transfer Rather Than Follow Schools Vaccine Mandate - New Jersey News Network 8.31.21

World Series: Rays stun Dodgers in ninth inning to win Game 4 - UPI

Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly can’t ignore festering numbers crunch [re: Eligibility & Recruiting]- NDInsider/ South Bend Tribune

Rick Mirer on Notre Dame quarterback experience, Ian Book and Tyler Buchner - NDInsider/ South Bend Tribune

Notre Dame Offensive Line Starting To Show Dominance - Sports Illustrated

Notre Dame’s C’Bo Flemister: Small Town, Big Doings - Blue and Gold Illustrated/ Rivals

Aaron Taylor Raves about Notre Dame Tight End Tommy Tremble - Irish Illustrated/ 247Sports

FSU to require fans test negative for COVID-19, wear masks inside football stadium; The new policies are effective immediately ahead of the Oct. 3 home game against Jacksonville State. - WTSP

How Mike Norvell is still leading Florida State football after positive coronavirus test; Chris Thomsen will lead the team in Norvell’s absence on Saturday at No. 12 Miami - Tampa Bay Times

Asante Samuel Jr. describes how Mike Norvell is still present - 247Sports

Florida State Seminoles football coach Mike Norvell positive for coronavirus - ESPN

Florida State coach Mike Norvell tests positive for COVID-19, will miss rivalry showdown vs. Miami; Norvell turned up a positive case during the latest round round of testing for the Seminoles team - CBS

My Two Cents: Notre Dame's COVID Outbreak Should Have Big Ten on Red Alert - Sports Illusrated

Big Ten Football Is Back, What About Pac-12? - Sports Illustrated

Big Ten votes to play football in 2020, reversing decision - New York Post

It’s Back! Big Ten Football Will Play After; All Under enormous pressure, the conference announces an October return for sports - WSJ

Doc's Morning Line: The Big 10 should just admit it needs the money football provides - Cincinnati Enquirer

Politics play part in Big Ten's return to football - Fox 6

Big Ten football is back: What you need to know - ESPN

Big Ten Football Is Back, What About Pac-12? - Sports Illustrated

Big Ten votes to play football in 2020, reversing decision - New York Post

It’s Back! Big Ten Football Will Play After; All Under enormous pressure, the conference announces an October return for sports - WSJ

Doc's Morning Line: The Big 10 should just admit it needs the money football provides - Cincinnati Enquirer

Politics play part in Big Ten's return to football - Fox 6

Big Ten football is back: What you need to know - ESPN

ViacomCBS Seeks About $5.5 Million for 30-Second Commercial Spots in 2021 Super Bowl; Ad buyers seek assurances they will be let out of their commitments in the event the game can’t be played, sources say - WSJ

Big Ten Football Is Back, What About Pac-12? - Sports Illustrated

Big Ten votes to play football in 2020, reversing decision - New York Post

It’s Back! Big Ten Football Will Play After; All Under enormous pressure, the conference announces an October return for sports - WSJ

Doc's Morning Line: The Big 10 should just admit it needs the money football provides - Cincinnati Enquirer

Politics play part in Big Ten's return to football - Fox 6

Big Ten football is back: What you need to know - ESPN

ViacomCBS Seeks About $5.5 Million for 30-Second Commercial Spots in 2021 Super Bowl; Ad buyers seek assurances they will be let out of their commitments in the event the game can’t be played, sources say - WSJ

Pac-12 football players urge opt-out amid COVID-19 concerns; The players posted a statement on The Players' Tribune website and social media with the hashtag #WeAreUnited and sent out a news release - Fox

Notre Dame sees spike in COVID-19 cases - South Bend Tribune

Bad news for Vanderbilt could be bad news for SEC - 247Sports

SEC football coaches reportedly frustrated with cross-divisional games: 'Favoritism was played'; The conference announced in late July that they would be moving to a 10-game schedule that eliminates all non-conference opponents - Fox

Two more Notre Dame football players test positive for COVID-19 - South Bend Tribune

ACC medical expert says fall college football season can be played safely - ESPN

Heart condition linked with COVID-19 fuels Power 5 concern about season's viability - ESPN

List of NFL players to opt out of 2020 season

Notre Dame, ACC Reach Crucial Tipping Point Week For 2020

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