Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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Under the Dome 1 ATTENTION IRISH FANS By The Numbers Notre Dame graduate Manti Te'o's ranking among all NFL rookies in jersey sales on NFLShop.com from April 1-June 30. Te'o, who wears No. 50 for the San Diego Chargers, was ahead of St. Louis Rams wide receiver Tavon Austin (West Virginia), Buffalo Bills quarterback EJ Manuel (Florida State), Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Cordarrelle Patterson (Tennessee) and Green Bay Packers running back Eddie Lacy (Alabama) in the top five. 12 Football players from Notre Dame named to preseason watch lists for 2013 awards. Senior nose guard Louis Nix III leads with six different nominations. Alphabetically, here are the dozen nominated: Kyle Brindza, Lou Groza Award (top kicker); Carlo Calabrese, Dick Butkus Award (top linebacker); DaVaris Daniels, Fred Biletnikoff Award (top wide receiver); Dan Fox, Butkus Award; Bennett Jackson, Chuck Bednarik Award (top defensive player); TJ Jones, Biletnikoff Award; Ben Koyack, John Mackey Award (top tight end); Zack Martin; Outland Trophy (top interior lineman) and Rotary Lombardi Award (top down lineman, end to end, on offense or defense, or a linebacker within five yards of the line); Troy Niklas, Mackey Award; Nix, Bednarik Award, Outland Trophy, Lombardi Award, Bronko Nagurski Award (top defensive player from Football Writers Association of America), Maxwell Award (best player in the country) and Walter Camp Player of the Year; Prince Shembo, Bednarik Award, Butkus Award and Lombardi Award; and Stephon Tuitt, Bednarik Award, Lombardi Award, Nagurski Award, Maxwell Award and Walter Camp. photo by bill panzica Packages are available for all Notre Dame home games during the 2013 season 2013 HOME GAMES Aug. 31 Sept. 21 Sept. 28 Oct. 19 Nov. 2 Nov. 23 Temple Michigan State Oklahoma USC Navy B.Y.U ALL HOME GAME PACKAGES INCLUDE *Game Tickets endzone to the 40 yard line. *Two Night Hotel *Great Customer Service Please visit www.diamondtravel.com for complete details 1.602.870.9197 DIAMOND TRAVEL 25 YEARS IN BUSINESS