Posted: 1:08 AM From mobile apps, to cooling centers, to cell-phone-charging stations, Notre Dame is gearing up for the first home game

Updated: 7:16 PM After a 50-10 win over Navy in Dublin in the season opener, Notre Dame is now ranked 22nd in both the Associated Press and Coaches' polls. The notation matters little to Irish coach Brian Kelly as he prepares his team for the home opener Saturday against Purdue.

Posted: 11:48 PM Purdue head coach Danny Hope said on his weekly radio show Monday that Caleb TerBush will start at quarterback when the team faces Notre Dame on Saturday.

Updated: 11:19 PM As many have been quick to point out, Notre Dame’s 50-10 season-opening win over Navy was not all gravy as the score might suggest.

Updated: 12:03 AM Everett Golson has earned another start for the Irish football team. Kelly said Sunday that Tommy Rees and Andrew Hendrix will compete for the backup job this week heading into the Purdue game.

Posted: 2:21 AM Dayne Crist connected with former Notre Dame teammate Mike Ragone on a short touchdown pass, and Kansas launched the Charlie Weis era Saturday night with a 31-17 victory over South Dakota State.

Updated: 10:21 AM Notre Dame says football staff member Ernest Jones is back at work Monday morning after a brief scare on the team's return flight home from Dublin Saturday night.

Updated: 8:38 PM Notre Dame beat Navy 50 to 10 in Dublin, Ireland to start the 2012 season Saturday.

Updated: 7:31 PM It was a busy Friday in Ireland. The Irish players practiced then toured the City while fans roamed the streets and attended a massive pep rally at the 02 Arena.

Posted: 4:29 PM Click the video link above for some sites and sounds from Dublin courtesy of WNDU's Greg Banks who is in Ireland and filed this video earlier in the day on Friday.

Updated: 12:26 AM Seven hours on a plane, nearly 4,000 miles flown, and they crossed five time zones. It's been quite the journey for the Irish football team. WNDU Sports Director Jeff Jeffers has been there along the way.

Updated: 2:42 PM Former Notre Dame All-American Allen Pinkett has been suspended by the IMG radio network from the season opener against Navy. WNDU Sports Director Jeff Jeffers will join Don Criqui in the booth for the national radio broadcast.

Posted: 12:07 AM The Notre Dame Football team is now in Ireland. The Irish departed for Dublin on Wednesday. Notre Dame will face Navy in the season opener Saturday at 9 a.m. South Bend time. It's a pretty hefty journey for the Irish to Dublin, one that was months in the planning in terms of packing up equipment for the trip.

Updated: 7:05 PM Notre Dame icon Joe Montana took a significant shot at Irish coach Brian Kelly and Everett Golson. On Wednesday, Kelly responded--sort of.

Posted: 4:26 PM The storied rivalry between Navy and Notre Dame is no longer a one-sided affair.

Updated: 7:28 PM Brian Kelly says the decision to suspend running back Cierre Wood and defensive lineman Justin Utupo for two games was strictly his and not influenced by Res Life.

Updated: 2:45 PM Kelly named tight end Tyler Eifert, offensive lineman Zach Martin, defensive lineman Kapron Lewis-Moore and linebacker Manti Te'o as Notre Dame's season long captains.

Posted: 12:27 AM Notre Dame Quarterback, Tommy Rees, will not have to pay any restitution for his may arrest

Updated: 6:54 PM Running back Cierre Wood has been suspended for the first two games of the season along with defensive end Justin Utupo, Notre Dame announced Sunday.

Posted: 12:13 AM The big news on Thursday was about Everett Golson but Brian Kelly also announced starters at other key positions.

Posted: 12:20 AM Brian Kelly has named Everett Golson as Notre Dame's starting quarterback against Navy in Dublin, Ireland on September 1.

Posted: 3:45 PM A number of tickets for ALL of the University of Notre Dame’s home football games at Notre Dame Stadium will go on sale to the public at 8:30 a.m. EDT Friday (Aug. 24) through the Notre Dame ticket office.

Posted: 3:37 PM Former Notre Dame defensive lineman Aaron Lynch has been denied a waiver request to play in 2012 at South Florida, Bulls football coach Skip Holtz announced on twitter.

Updated: 11:45 PM Notre Dame will land in Dublin next Wednesday in preparation for their season opener against Navy on September 1st. There's a lot of logistics the Irish are working on and that problems some frustrations for Irish coach Brian Kelly.

Updated: 7:59 PM Former Notre Dame assistant football coach and NFL star Corwin Brown, 42, learned his fate in court Tuesday.