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In honor of College Gameday being broadcast from Independence Hall this weekend for Notre Dame vs. Temple, the venerable scribes here at One Foot Down have unearthed an excerpt from an early draft of the Declaration of Independence. Judging by the style and language, it appears that Thomas...

North Carolina is the preseason favorite to win the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Tar Heels return one of their most-experienced lineups in seven seasons. Link To Original Article

The Arizona Cardinals survived a scare in their Monday night matchup against the struggling Baltimore Ravens , winning 26-18 to improve to 5-2. Quarterback Carson Palmer had a strong game and used seven different targets through the air on his way to a 275-yard, two-touchdown effort. Link To...

I'm roughly following committee logic, with a little bit of my own subjective evaluations thrown in where I think it makes sense. Quality wins is the next . Link To Original Article

Notre Dame is 6-1 for the second straight season but can they change the narrative from last year and turn the corner as a program? It's the beginning of week 9 in college football and Notre Dame Football is in a good place. The Irish are 6-1 on the season, ranked No. Link To Original Article

Notre Dame depending on Jackson to fill leadership void Notre Dame depending on Jackson to do a bit of everything, including filling leadership void Check out this story on USATODAY.com: http://usat.ly/1S705vA Coach Mike Brey wants the 6-foot-1 guard from nearby Mishawaka to be a playmaker, the...

No game to review today, so since we're about halfway through the season it's time to take a deep dive into Notre Dame's statistical profile to see what's going great, not so great, and just fine. Most things are pretty great! For definitions of each metric, check out the glossary here . Link...

The ACC season has been very kind to the Hoos the past two years. Their record in league games is 32-4 over that stretch. Link To Original Article

The Irish strength of schedule took a huge step forward in week eight. Not only did key teams pick up wins that could end up helping the Irish playoff resume, two did so against top-10 opponents. Link To Original Article

Utah running back Devontae Booker ranks third in the Pac-12 and 10th in the nation in rushing, averaging 130.5 yards per game, which could be a matchup nightmare for a USC defense that has allowed 167.5 rushing yards per game. USC's offense which ranks 14th in the nation in yards per game and...

The No. 28 Florida Gulf Coast University swimming & diving team turned in 12 season-best times in a 158-104 win over Notre Dame on Friday at the FGCU Aquatics Center. Link To Original Article

We have a tie atop our leader board! Heading into the weekend we have dudeacow and Beardown_Irish sitting in 1st place with 90-53 records. Tune in this weekend for the death rattle of the Al Golden Era. Link To Original Article

The Irish Special Teams continued to perform excellently and received the game ball for an outstanding performance against USC. Let's see why. Link To Original Article

For the first time ever, One Foot Down studies the past three decades to see how our little blog has helped Notre Dame to succeed on the gridiron. At the halfway point of the 2015 Notre Dame football season, thousands of gallons of virtual ink have been spilt on the pages of this blog. Link To...

You probably remember our preseason ranking of the Top 25 players on the Notre Dame roster. At midseason, how much has that list changed? Who are the big risers and sliders? H This time we're doing it differently - a little democracy for election season! With an open Google Form we had lots of...

The Caldwell University Men's Basketball Team will travel to the Midwest this fall for a pair of exhibition contests against Division I opponents to open the 2015-16 season. The Cougars will travel to South Bend, IN, to face the University of Notre Dame Fighting Irish on Thursday, November 5 at...

BLACKSBURG Continuing conference play, the Virginia Tech volleyball team travels to take on a pair of North Carolina teams this weekend, Wake Forest Friday and Duke Sunday aired on the ACC's Regional Sport Networks. The Hokies depart Blacksburg with a 13-7 overall record and 4-4 in the Atlantic...

Joe Schmidt was such a great story last year. The former walk-on earned a scholarship and ended up starting at middle linebacker and winning team defensive MVP at the awards banquet. Link To Original Article

The Irish hoops squad had an open practice for season ticket holders ahead of the new season. Find out how the Irish are preparing for the upcoming season. Link To Original Article

For the second straight week, there's a solid slate of Thursday night games. First up, newly ranked Temple, the next Irish opponent, faces off against the always tough ECU Pirates. Link To Original Article