Independents I-A RUMORS & NEWS

The Score "Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly said Sunday that quarterback Ian Book is expected to practice on Tuesday and start next week's game against Syracuse, via The Athletic's Pete Sampson. Book missed Saturday night's victory over Florida State due to a rib injury. " November 11

12 Up "If anybody has extra money lying around -- six figures, to be specific -- you will have the opportunity to bid on a Heisman Trophy. Tim Brown's award from back in 1987 is set to be put up for auction by the anonymous buyer who previously acquired it from..." November 10

Bleacher Report "Notre Dame's quest to remain in the College Football Playoff mix has hit a speed bump, as quarterback Ian Book will reportedly miss Saturday's game against Florida State. Per Irish Sports Daily's Matt Freeman, Book will sit out after suffering "multiple injuries..." November 08

Sportsnaut "  Notre Dame’s annual clash with Navy is headed overseas. The schools..." October 25

College Football Talk "Loss of value insurance policies have been talked about quite a bit for high profile college football players over the years but the success rate on guys who slip in the draft due to injury actually collecting on said policies has been hit or miss. For everybody like former Michigan tight..." October 18

Sporting News "Former Florida great Tim Tebow isn't sold on Notre Dame so far this season. Tebow went on ESPN's First Take on Saturday to proclaim the Fighting Irish, currently ranked No. 5 in the nation, will need to go undefeated in order to make the College Football..." October 13

Larry Brown Sports "There were some rumors floating around online Monday suggesting that Notre Dame quarterback Ian Book had an academic issues that arose, but a reporter suggests things are OK. Irish Illustrated’s Tim Prister was told all is “fine” regarding Book’s participation..." October 09

Sportsnaut "After watching Ian Book shred Stanford’s secondary Saturday night, it’s hardly surprising but still noteworthy that he’s officially listed as the team’s starting quarterback heading into Week 6. Head coach Brian Kelly has been pretty coy the past couple of..." October 02

ESPN "Notre Dame standout offensive lineman Alex Bars will miss the rest of the season after sustaining a knee injury in Saturday's win over Stanford. Coach Brian Kelly said Sunday that while Bars hadn't been diagnosed, "our doctors fear the worst is..." September 30

247 Sports "Irish Illustrated has learned that Notre Dame red-shirt freshman running back Jafar Armstrong will miss Saturday night’s home tilt with No. 7 Stanford with a left knee infection. Irish Illustrated was first informed of Armstrong’s status for the Stanford game..." September 28

CBS Sports "Brian Kelly was unhappy with some of the technique used by Vanderbilt's defenders in Notre Dame's win on Saturday. So much so that he brought his gripes to the attention of reporters during Tuesday's media availability.  Kelly said that Vanderbilt was practicing..." September 19