Rick Mirer

Is Henry Melton viewed as a system player, only effective as a three technique? Would this keep his price down in free agency? -- Chris Jensen, from Facebook Melton would be coveted by any team that runs a four-man front. He wouldn't have the same kind...

In the event Marc Trestman and Jay Cutler do not always speak the same language, the Bears have hired a translator. We can be assured Matt Cavanaugh can converse in Trestmanish as well as Cutlerese. What's more, he presumably understands whatever sign...

Names are resurrected and the memories attached come flooding along. These guys made Notre Dame football what it has been over the past quarter-century, or so. They're the phenoms who came to South Bend from across the country to play a game at a...

You want to win in college football, you have to recruit some criminals. So said Notre Dame radio broadcaster and former player Allen Pinkett. “That’s how Ohio State used to win all the time,’’ Pinkett said Wednesday on “...

SOUTH BEND -- Never underestimate the significance of presence. It's as important to the DNA of a quarterback as a quick release and the ability to elude. It tells everyone in the room, "I'm 'the man.'" It gives football coaches the confidence to hand...

SOUTH BEND — Notre Dame quarterback Tommy Rees was pepper sprayed and arrested early Thursday morning after an alleged physical altercation with South Bend police, who had responded to a report of a loud party. The 19-year-old Rees, who will be a...

NEW YORK – Former University of Notre Dame wide receiver Michael Floyd was selected with the 13th overall pick in the 2012 NFL Draft by the Arizona Cardinals.  Floyd is the highest-drafted player from Notre Dame since defensive tackle Bryant...

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Whether it's El Paso, Winston-Salem or Orlando, Notre Dame folks sure know how to party. A football game's just a good excuse to get together. Thursday, Irish fans were out en masse, clustered around the perimeter of Citrus Bowl...

I was at the last night game played at Notre Dame Stadium. September 15th, 1990. I'll never forget it. It was the height of the Lou Holtz era. The Irish were #1 in the country, and it was the season-opener against #4 Michigan. Tony Rice was gone, and...

The kids at football camp laughed at The Great Pretenders, sure, but they really wanted to see Spider's Heisman Dance. Even with his frightful wigs and goofy songs, Jerry Sandusky couldn't top that. How he tried, though. Sandusky would wear a tacky,...

UConn's old standby, an effective offense, came back like a long lost friend Saturday. In a 42-34 victory over Hampton University in the first round of the NCAA Division I-AA playoffs, the Huskies scored in every quarter, including four touchdown passes...