Notre Dame’s new throwback uniforms have some hilarious retro cleats

Notre Dame introduced a new alternate uniform to the world, which the Irish will wear against Navy in their home finale on Nov. 18. They are actually pretty awesome. Let’s zero in on those shoes: The cleat looks like pretty old-school leather, but the zig zags keep ‘em flashy. I prefer an all-gold Notre Dame cleat, but for one game these are pretty fantastic. For the most part, Notre Dame’s uniforms have stayed constant. In an era of college football teams constantly switching up their look (ahem...Oregon Ducks) the Fighting Irish football team has kept their uniform throughout the decades roughly the same. The exception has been the annual “Shamrock Series” game that is usually played at a neutral

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  LOOK: Notre Dame unveils great Rockne Heritage Uniforms, best alternates of 2017?

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  Notre Dame to wear uniforms honoring Knute Rockne vs. Navy

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Twice-arrested Nate Howard dismissed by Mizzou

Not surprisingly, Nate Howard‘s time at Missouri has come to an unceremonious end. Thursday evening, Howard (pictured, No. 88) tweeted a missive that, along with some emojis, read “Once a Tiger Always a Tiger! farewell Mizzou Nation!” Not long after, the football program confirmed that Howard has been dismissed from Barry Odom‘s team. Per the school, Odom will actively help the former Tiger find a new college football home. In June, the defensive lineman was charged with possession of a controlled substance, possession of marijuana and no vehicle registration. The controlled substance charge is a felony. For that, he was indefinitely suspended. While still on suspension, Howard was arrested on

Report: Hugh Freeze had more than 200 calls with booster accused of wrongdoing

Former Ole Miss coach Hugh Freeze had a lot of phone conversations with an Ole Miss booster alleged to have given unauthorized recruiting benefits. According to phone records obtained by USA Today, Freeze and restaurant owner Lee Harris communicated via Freeze’s school-issued phone “at least” 200 times, though the report notes that the content of their conversations is unknown. Harris is named in the NCAA’s notice of allegations against the school for allegedly giving Mississippi State linebacker Leo Lewis cash payments and free food and drink during Lewis’ recruitment.

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  Phone records show Hugh Freeze had over 200 calls with Ole Miss booster in NCAA case

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  Hugh Freeze, disassociated Ole Miss booster had hundreds of phone calls, report says

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