Notre Dame

Notre Dame opens season with win against Temple

August 31, 2013

Notre Dame Temple Football — Notre Dame wide receiver Chris Brown makes a catch over Temple defensive back Anthony Robey (2) during an NCAA college football game on Saturday, Aug. 31, 2013, at Notre Dame. (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune)

Football 101 clinic at Notre Dame

June 11, 2013

Louis Nix III, a.k.a. Irish Chocolate, was a popular guy at Notre Dame’s Football 101 clinic:

Notre Dame Football 101 Clinic — As she waits for an autograph from Notre Dame nose tackle Louis Nix III, center, Kelly Moore, of Granger, leans in as a friend takes her picture with Nix during a Football 101 clinic on Tuesday, June 11, 2013, at the LaBar Practice Fields at Notre Dame. The clinic for women was hosted by the Kelly Cares Foundation with proceeds going to breast cancer prevention and awareness. (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune)

Everett Golson at Notre Dame

May 28, 2013

News broke this weekend that Notre Dame starting quarterback will miss the 2013 season because of what coach Brian Kelly called “poor academic judgment” in remarks to the media today. Golson won the starting job last August just before the start of the 2012 season. He went 10-1 as a starter with his only loss being the 42-14 thumping by Alabama in the BCS National Championship Game. Golson, a mobile quarterback, rushed for 298 yards and six touchdowns last season. This made for some photogenic moments on the field last season:

Notre Dame quarterback Everett Golson celebrates after throwing a touchdown to tight end Tyler Eifert during a NCAA college football game on Saturday, Oct. 13, 2012, at Notre Dame. (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune)

Notre Dame Blue-Gold Game — Notre Dame quarterback Everett Golson (5) shares a laugh with wide receiver TJ Jones (7) during the Blue-Gold spring football game on Saturday, April 20, 2013, at Notre Dame Stadium. (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune)

Notre Dame lacrosse comes from behind to defeat Detroit

May 14, 2013

Shooting a sport I’ve never photographed before can be both exciting and terrifying. On one hand, I’m approaching it with fresh eyes, but at the same time I’m not sure what the “standard shot” is. The last time I had this foreign yet freeing experience of shooting an unknown sport was a couple summers ago with the Cheyenne Frontier Days rodeo. Notre Dame lacrosse was a fun assignment: I moved around along the sidelines and spent the entire third quarter shooting down from the roof of the press box to mix up my vantage points. It was hard resisting the urge to motordrive through bits of action in an attempt to catch the ball or the sticks in interesting peak action moments. This made for a long editing process after the game since I shot more than I probably should have. Good games always provide for good pictures and such was the case on Saturday: Notre Dame trailed for most of the game, but made a furious comeback to win 9-7 to advance in the tournament.

Notre Dame Detroit NCAA Men's Lacrosse — Notre Dame’s Matt Kavanagh (50), right, celebrates a score during the first round of the NCAA men’s lacrosse tournament on Saturday, May 11, 2013, at Notre Dame. Notre Dame won 9-7. (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune)

Notre Dame Blue-Gold spring football game

April 21, 2013

Notre Dame concluded spring practices with the annual Blue-Gold scrimmage in front of fans at Notre Dame Stadium. The scrimmage is offense verses defense with a system of scoring that reminds me of scoring on “Whose Line is it Anyway?” When the smoke cleared, the defense won … or at least I think they did.