Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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UNDER THE DOME Bob when he first got here. Everybody is kind of treated like a family. So that was one of the great selling points for us. Now my whole family's involved, so what's better?" — Mike Golic, former Irish defensive lineman and current co-host of ESPN Radio's "Mike & Mike" show, on the allures of Notre Dame (The Observer) "I feel like in our office our job is to keep our coaches in the game. They're going to go to schools, they're going to call them and they're the ones making the home visits. Our job is when they get there to have provided the recruits with information through mailings, social media, posters — whatever we can … to give them that edge." — Notre Dame coordinator for recruiting operations Megan Whitt (Chicago Tribune) TWEET OF THE MONTH @KMcCarthy28: "Cancer Free!" — Notre Dame graduate assistant Kyle McCarthy, sharing the excellent news Nov. 18 that he had beaten stage three testicular cancer, accompanying the tweet with a photo of a longer paragraph thanking "amazing doctors and nurses" and "family and friends" for helping him through "this chapter of [his] life," which he described as a "humbling and eye-opening experience." KYLE MCCARTHY 'CANCER FREE' Although the Notre Dame football team hit its low point Nov. 15 with the 43-40 overtime home loss to 3-6 Northwestern, the Irish coaching staff re- ceived uplifting news three days later from defensive graduate assistant and 2006-09 Irish safety Kyle McCarthy. The former NFL player — who was in his first season as a grad assistant with the Irish, specifically instructing the safeties — was diagnosed with tes- ticular cancer this summer. Although he returned to the practice field when- ever permitted, his role was limited this season while undergoing treatments. On Nov. 18, though, McCarthy posted on social media that he had beaten the disease. "Since being diagnosed with Stage 3 Testicular Cancer in July, I've had overwhelming support from so many people," he wrote on Twitter. "I appre- ciate each and every one of your thoughts and prayers. This has truly been a humbling and eye-opening experience as I've undergone chemotherapy treatments and surgeries to fight this terrible disease. "Fortunately this type of cancer was treatable, and with the help of amaz- ing doctors and nurses, and incredible support from family and friends, I was given a clean bill of health. I am officially cancer free. "I'm excited to put this behind me and turn the page on this chapter of my life. Thank you all for the support! It helped more than you could know."