Irish Insights

  • Irish break into polls
    The Notre Dame men's basketball team is ranked 23rd in The Associated Press Top 25 and No. 25 in the USA Today/ESPN Coaches poll.
  • Irish women upset by West Virginia
    SOUTH BEND – Brooke Hampton made two free throws with 4.6 seconds remaining and West Virginia beat No. 2 Notre Dame 65-63 on Sunday, snapping Irish’s 21-game winning streak.
  • Notre Dame holds on to beat DePaul
    SOUTH BEND – Jerian Grant and Jack Cooley scored 22 points each and Notre Dame held off DePaul 84-76 on Saturday for its sixth win in a row.
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Notre Dame Week On ESPN

ESPN's College Football Live will be having "Notre Dame Week" during its five shows next week, usually airing at 3:30 p.m. each day.

According to a news release from ESPN on Wednesday afternoon, here's the potential lineup:

Monday, May 11: A discussion on what Notre Dame needs to do to return to prominence and a BCS bowl; George Smith's conversation with Weis and guard Eric Olsen as guest

Tuesday, May 12: A breakdown of the offense, an in-depth look at the depth chart and players to watch this season; with assistant coach Corwin Brown as guest

Wednesday, May 13: A breakdown of the defense, an in-depth look at the depth chart and players to watch this season; with safety Kyle McCarthy as guest

Thursday, May 14: A discussion on impact players who must step up to get Notre Dame back to a BCS bowl; with linebacker Brian Smith as guest

Friday, May 15: What to expect this season, and a game-by-game breakdown of the schedule with a season-record prediction; with Jimmy Clausen as guest

The Journal Gazette's Assistant Sports Editor Tony Krausz covers The University of Notre Dame. Krausz, a graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism and a native of St. Louis, has been assistant sports editor since October 2005. Prior to joining the JG, he worked at two papers in Mississippi covering high school and college athletics.