Showing posts with label Fighting Irish. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Fighting Irish. Show all posts

Friday, July 3, 2015

High school football recruit pulls 16,000-lb bus to announce his choice (VIDEO)

Parker Boudreaux — Division I football's most highly sought lineman — had narrowed down his decision to play at either Clemson, Florida, Notre Dame, Oklahoma or Georgia Southern.

On Thursday, the 4-star offensive tackle from Orlando, FL found a creative way to announce where he'll play in 2016.



The 6'4", 288-pound Brock Lesnar lookalike revealed his decision after pulling a 16,000-pound school bus over the logo over the school he chose.

SPOILER ALERT: Tiger, Gator, Sooner and Eagle fans might want to look away at 1:42 of the clip.



What ever happened to just slapping a school's baseball cap on your head?

Thursday, January 29, 2015

Jerian Grant single-handedly stops Notre Dame's students from storming court after beating Duke (VIDEO)

After No. 8 Notre Dame knocked off No. 4 Duke Wednesday night, the Fighting Irish fan base was ready to explode onto the court after beating the despised Blue Devils.

That was until they ran into Irish star Jerian Grant:



Grant, who was outstanding in the come-from-behind victory, played the role of traffic cop at mid-court by putting his hands up in the air. And, surprisingly, as the swell of fans came to the edge of the court, they saw Grant, and actually turned around.

What can't this guy do?

Saturday, December 28, 2013

Irish RB George Atkinson III suspended for Pinstripe Bowl after texting during a team meal: Report

Notre Dame will be without second-leading rusher George Atkinson III for Saturday's  Pinstripe Bowl matchup with Rutgers at Yankee Stadium, according to sbnation.com.

The school announced that Atkinson's suspension was due to a violation of team rules. The junior running back offered a more detailed explanation in a tweet, which he has since deleted.

Collegespun.com took a screen shot of Atkinson's Twitter page this morning that said, "For those of you who are wondering I was suspended from today's game for texting friends and family during team meal, as I did all season."


Atkinson had 93 carries for 555 yards and three touchdowns this season. His 6.0 yards per carry average led the Irish. Notre Dame has rotated its backs throughout the season, led by Cam McDaniel (135 carries for 625 yards and three TDs). Freshman Tarean Folston emerged late in the season and enters the Pinstripe Bowl with 71 carries for 397 yards and two touchdowns.


A surprising punishment for such a minor infraction especially since Rutgers brings the nation's fourth-best run defense into the game.

Thursday, September 5, 2013

Jon Bon Jovi's son makes Fighting Irish football team

Notre Dame football has always mined the state of New Jersey for its blue-chip players but now the Fighting Irish will have a little Garden State blue-blood — via Brooklyn — under The Dome.

Jesse Bongiovi — son of Jon Bon Jovi, the famed Jersey rocker behind the anthem "Livin’ On a Prayer" — has earned a spot on the roster of Notre Dame’s football team as a walk-on cornerback.

"He's a tough kid. The kids really like him. They respect him," Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly told CSN Chicago.

"They don't look at him as a rock star's son. They look at him as a kid that loves Notre Dame and wants to play football and help this team."



"We have a lot of famous people, "Kelly added. "(Bon Jovi) could probably get in the stadium and put a hat and glasses on and make it through the game."

The kids of MLB star Torii Hunter and NBA great David Robinson are just a couple of other famous offspring on the team.

The 5-feet-9, 183-pound Bongiovi was a standout in both lacrosse and football at Brooklyn’s Poly Prep high school.

Bon Jovi, who has four kids including Jesse with his wife, Dorothea Hurley, is no stranger to the gridiron himself. He is a former owner of the Philadelphia Soul arena football team.

In April, Bongiovi told the website IrishSportsDaily that he adored Notre Dame, and expressed confidence befitting the son of a rock star.

"I expect it to be one of the hardest things I’ll probably ever do, but I like a challenge," Bongiovi said. "I like being able to overcome things and step up to occasions. Hopefully, I’ll get to persevere through something that’s pretty hard."