Notre Dame men's basketball coach Mike Brey will participate in the McDazzle 2010 “Men in Kilts” to help raise money to provide a free overnight stay at the Ronald McDonald Family Room for the family of a critically ill child.

Notre Dame will have five first-time starters on offense this season, but receiver TJ Jones is the only true freshman making his first start in the season opener against Purdue on Saturday.

Yours truly made an appearance on the College Football Spectacular, part of the "We've got Game" internet radio show.

Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly said receiver Shaquelle Evans is no longer on the football team and will transfer from the university.

Notre Dame freshman Tommy Rees may be listed as the No. 2 quarterback behind starter Dayne Crist, but coach Brian Kelly warned not to assume that means Rees will be used over junior Nate Montana.

Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly updates the conditions of linebackers Anthony McDonald, Steve Paskorz and David Posluszny.

Notre Dame released its football depth chart Monday with freshman Tommy Rees listed as the backup to junior Dayne Crist.

The Notre Dame men's soccer team will use matches against Ohio State and IPFW this weekend to get a better idea of who will be able to contribute where this season.

Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly talked about what goes into deciding when to use a freshmen's eligibility.

Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly talks more about getting in shape.

Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly breaks down how he will select captains this season.

Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly had plenty of news about his players when he talked to the media after Thursday's practice.

Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly has scaled practice back to make sure his players are ready for the season opener against Purdue on Sept. 4.

Notre Dame left tackle Zack Martin has been a stable presence on the offensive line. And he is about the only one.

The drop in experience between the starters on Notre Dame's defensive line and the backups is significant.

Notre Dame freshman linebacker Justin Utupo's eligibility is being looked at by the NCAA.

Notre Dame safety Jamoris Slaughter was held out of practice Wednesday because of a groin injury.

Notre Dame's Nick Tausch and David Ruffer battling for kicking duties as the season opener draws near.

Notre Dame's Darius Fleming is uniquely suited to play one of the outside linebacker positions.

Notre Dame football players weren't the only ones getting in shape for the season ... coach Brian Kelly also worked on getting physically ready for his first season with the Irish.

Notre Dame football coach Brian Kelly breaks down some of the coaching staff's assignments for game day and gives a glimpse of the team's routine entering a game weekend.

Notre Dame football coach Brian Kelly talks about the relationship between the fast-pace he wants his team to play at and NBC's broadcast of the games.

Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly said freshmen quarterbacks Luke Massa and Andrew Hendrix will likely be used on the scout team when the season starts.

Notre Dame football coach Brian Kelly discusses where players are on the depth chart and competing for playing time at center, receiver, outside linebacker, safety, running back and surprisingly, left guard.

Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly said only linebacker Anthony McDonald could be a question mark for the season opener because of injury.

Tony Springmann, an offensive and defensive for Bishop Dwenger, missed his team's first game because of a concussion.

After Thursday’s practice, Kelly updated reporters on the status of some injured players.

SOUTH BEND – Ara Parseghian knows a thing or two about winning football games at Notre Dame and the 87-year-old former Irish coach delivered a message to the current team Thursday.

Former Bishop Dwenger standout John Goodman will have a more defined role in Notre Dame's offense this season.

Notre Dame's Carlo Calabrese and Anthony McDonald sound like the perfect middle linebacker, if you could combined their strengths into one player.

Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly said one of the Irish's strength this season is the team's depth. And the freshmen are adding even more talent for the coaches to choose from.

Notre Dame freshman Tommy Rees is challenging junior Nate Montana to be starting quarterback Dayne Crist's backup.

Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly surprised a lot of people when he talked about his impression of Michael Floyd based on last year's games.

Notre Dame tight ends Kyle Rudolph and Mike Ragone are close to being able to go fullspeed, and offensive linemen Dan Wenger and Matt Romine return to practice.

Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly used a trip to the lake to strengthen team unity.

Notre Dame basketball coach Mike Brey talks about the Crossroads Classic which will pit the Irish against Indiana in 2011 and Purdue in 2012.

Notre Dame will play Indiana the first Crossroads Classic basketball doubleheader in Indianapolis. The Classic will bring the Irish, Purdue, Butler and Indiana together for a pair of games in the 2011-12 season.

Notre Dame tight end Kyle Rudolph is ready to get back to practicing fulltime.

With Notre Dame tight ends Kyle Rudolph and Mike Ragone limited at practice, former Bishop Dwenger standout Tyler Eifert is getting a chance to play more during fall practice.

The start of two-days for Notre Dame was extremely hot, and coach Brian Kelly didn't seem too pleased with how the offense was performing at the start of practice.

Notre Dame football coach Brian Kelly covered a number of topics after Friday's first two-a-day practice of the season.

SOUTH BEND – Notre Dame tight end Mike Ragone has been released from a hospital after spending the night to recover from heat illness suffered at practice.

The Notre Dame men's and women's soccer will hold a “Meet the Teams” barbecue and fan appreciation event from 4 to 6 p.m. Aug. 21 at the practice field north of old Alumni Field.

Notre Dame players didn't get much relief from the heat during the morning practice session Wednesday, the first day the team was in pads.

Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly adds another name to the list of potential linebackers to play in the middle of the defense.

Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly says he will have quarterbacks ready to step in if something happens to starter Dayne Crist.

Former Notre Dame basketball star Luke Harangody agreed to a two-year deal with Boston Celtics on Tuesday.

Quarterback Dayne Crist is the obvious leader of Notre Dame's offense because of his position, but who will the defense turn to for leadership.

Notre Dame's John Goodman and Tyler Eifert, who were teammates at Bishop Dwenger, share their impressions of offseason training with new director of football strength and conditioning Paul Longo.

Notre Dame is looking for championship-caliber play from a pool of four offensive tackles with limited experience and no starts between them.

Notre Dame has three cornerbacks with experience and playmaking ability in seniors Darrin Walls and Gary Gray and junior Robert Blanton. But coach Brian Kelly wants to see more from Gray, who had only one interception last season.

Notre Dame had one receiver back at practice on Monday, but the team is being cautious with one of its top threats in the passing game.

Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly was quick to hand out praise to some of the freshmen after Saturday's first practice, but he was mum about any potential position changes on the horizon.

Notre Dame kicked off fall practice in mild conditions Saturday.

While it is still too early to call, as Notre Dame starts football practice today, coach Brian Kelly did point to two freshmen who didn't participate in spring drills as having a chance to earn playing time this season.

Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly built up his running game while discussing his team during media day Friday.

A look at Notre Dame's two-deep depth chart.

Want to feel like you didn't do enough with your summer, just read what Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly said what some of his players accomplished in the weight program.

Notre Dame sophomore guard Skylar Diggins is one of 25 players on the 2010-11 preseason “Wade Watch” list for the State Farm Wade Trophy Division I women's Player of the Year.

Notre Dame will tip off play in the 2010 Old Spice Classic against Georgia at 7 p.m. Nov. 25 in Orlando, Fla. The game will be televised on ESPN2.

Notre Dame will meet Texas four times starting in 2015.

Mike Mayock will take over the color analyst duties on NBC’s broadcasts of Notre Dame football games this fall, according to reports.