Mike Berardino

Mike Berardino, South Bend Tribune SOUTH BEND — Spending four years at Benedictine Military School in Savannah, Georgia, sounds pretty

South Bend Tribune SOUTH BEND — For Christian Gray, entering his senior season at cornerback for Notre Dame football, midgame visits to the sideline medical tent are fraught with worry.

Mike Berardino, South Bend Tribune SOUTH BEND — Notre Dame football keeps reeling in high-end prospects for defensive line guru Charlie Partridge.

For nearly every one of Notre Dame football's 113 players, the offseason includes a defined goal of either adding or dropping a few pounds or more.

Mike Berardino, South Bend Tribune SOUTH BEND — Notre Dame football hit the legacy button again Monday. This time it netted the Irish a double dose of Julius Jones' progeny.

South Bend Tribune SOUTH BEND — Notre Dame football has removed fourth-year junior defensive tackle Brenan Vernon from its official roster in the wake of his medical retirement from the sport.

The start-stop nature of the review process took an emotional toll on all involved.

South Bend Tribune SOUTH BEND — For more than a century, four powerful words have stood sentry over the east entrance to the Basilica of the Sacred Heart.

Julius Jones Jr. is on track to join a Notre Dame football wide receiver room that already includes several NFL legacies.