Notre Dame Football: "Return of a Champion"

For the first time since 1988, Notre Dame Football will make their first appearance on the National Championship Stage. Why is this so relevant? A program with a storied tradition re-captures their place in the national spotlight. Led by sophomore Quarterback Everett Golson and Heisman Trophy candidate Manti Te’o.

Holding already thirteen National Championship Trophies in their possession and seven Heisman trophy winners, the Fighting Irish are vastly new to this era of champions. What may be even more intriguing, is the possible match up of facing last years National Champion, Alabama. Notre Dame is second in National Championship titles only to Alabama, and the Tide have been on a steady roll since the arrival of Head Coach Nick Saban. Winners of two National Championships since became Head Football Coach.

With an astonishing 44 collegiate Hall of Famers and a host of individual accolades received by players past and present, Notre Dame Football has returned to its championship form. With coaching transitions being changed radically after the Lou Holtz era, Brian Kelly has provided a solid presence within the program. Formerly, Head Coach of the Cincinnati Bearcats, Coach Kelly has revamped a program that has a tradition for winning. In 2010, Coach Kelly won the vacant position of Head Coach and began re-shaping what he felt was a program close to a National Title contender, he was right.

Since his arrival, the Fighting Irish have produced a 28-10-win loss record and voted unanimously number one for the first time in the new BCS system. The team also defeated their rival the University of Southern California Trojans for the first time in ten years. Icing on the cake to complete their universities first perfect season since 1988. Without a doubt, the cherry on top would be a National Championship win in Miami, where they’ll either face the University of Georgia Bulldogs or the reigning National Champion Alabama Crimson Tide.