June 2009 Entries
Still waiting to hear definitive word on whether Luke Harangody will return to Notre Dame next season — he said Wednesday he's "50-50" — but we know what Kyle McAlarney's next step will be.
McAlarney will play for the Los Angeles Clippers' summer league team, according to a tweet from coach Mike Brey.
Notre Dame's Luke Harangody "won" the bench press competition at the NBA draft combine, benching 185 pounds 23 times — one more than probable No. 1 overall pick Blake Griffin. (And 23 more than Gonzaga's Austin Daye, apparently. He did look awfully skinny when I saw him play Indiana at Lucas Oil Stadium last season, but not that skinny. Then again, Kevin Durant had some issues with the bench press, too, if I remember right.)
Harangody didn't exactly jump out of the gym or display a ton of speed at the workout, but his numbers are comparable to, say, DeJuan Blair,...
Phil Steele's annual college football magazine — which this year has named Golden Tate a preseason All-American and Sam Young a second-teamer — picks preseason all-conference teams, too, and as usual, Notre Dame players dominate the All-Independent group. (No disrespect to the other indies out there, but if the Irish didn't dominate this group, there would be something seriously wrong with the program.)
The Notre Dame All-Independent first-teamers:
• QB Jimmy Clausen
• RB/KR Armando Allen
• WR/KR Golden Tate
• WR Michael Floyd
• TE Kyle Rudolph
• C Dan Wenger
• G Chris Stewart
• T Sam Young
• DL Ethan Johnson
• LB Brian Smith
• CB Raeshon McNeil
•...