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20-13 Career record of Brian Kelly versus Associated Press top-25 teams heading into the Clemson game Oct. 3. His .606 winning percentage is the sixth-best among active coaches, just ahead of Alabama's Nick Saban (.596). The top five with at least 10 games to their credit are Ohio State's Urban Meyer (30-12, .714), Oregon's Mark Helfrich (7-3, .700), Florida State's Jimbo Fisher (12-6, .667), Oklahoma's Bob Stoops (51-27, .654) and Stanford's David Shaw (16-9, .640). 40-1 Odds of Notre Dame some day winding up with current embattled Philadelphia Eagles head coach Chip Kelly, per Yahoo's Pat Forde. He listed South Carolina No. 1 at 15-1, followed by Arizona State (25-1), USC and Texas (35-1), and then the Irish. Also mentioned were Illinois (50-1), Tennessee (75-1) and Oklahoma (100-1). Kelly was 46-7 in his four seasons at Oregon from 2009-12. Ironically, the Eagles' job is one Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly explored at the start of 2013. We believe the odds are totally against Chip Kelly ever coming to Notre Dame, mainly because of the show-cause penalty handed down to him by the NCAA due to recruiting violations at Oregon. 198 Yards rushing by senior C.J. Prosise versus Georgia Tech Sept. 19, which was the most by a Notre Dame running back since Julius Jones' 218 in a 57-7 win at Stanford on Nov. 29, 2003. The total also was the highest by an Irish back against an AP top-15 team since Jim Stone romped for 224 during a 32-14 victory versus No. 13 Miami on Oct. 11, 1980. 2012 The last time a college football team opened 3-0 with wins over teams from Power Five conferences — until Notre Dame did it this season versus Texas, Virginia and Georgia Tech. Northwestern achieved the feat in 2012 with a 3-0 start against Syracuse, Vanderbilt and Boston College. 5,500,000 Dollar gift from Notre Dame alumnus Robert H. Harris and his wife, Mary Ellen, to underwrite the construction of a stadium for the Fighting Irish track and field teams. Harris earned his bachelor's degree in chemistry from Notre Dame. He is the president and chief executive officer of Harris FRC Corp, which offers strategic expertise on the development of drugs, biologics, medical devices, dietary supple- ments and cosmetics. UNDER THE DOME Blue & Gold Illustrated PO Box 2331 • Durham, NC 27702 1-800-421-7751 Visit our online store! www.BlueGoldOnline.com 11 oz. Mug Sets $24.95 #6260 Vault Design or #6261 Map Design Limited Quantities Offer Good While supply Lasts FRee sHiPPinG! delivery limited to continental u.s. Please add sales tax For items shipping to: (nC 7.5%, in 7%, mi 6%) Notre Dame CLEARANCE Hitches $38.95 Choice of Chrome or Black Background Leprechaun Logo Item #6601 Leprechaun ND-Color Logo ND-Shamrock Item #6602 Choice of three styles! Emblems $16.95

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