After yesterday's 28-21 win over Stanford, Notre Dame quarterback Jimmy Clausen went over to shake hands with Stanford coach Jim Harbaugh. Clausen extended his hand to Harbaugh and said "Good game, coach" but Harbaugh says he didn't see him.

The Irish returned home to Notre Dame Stadium yesterday and improved to 3-1 on the season after a 38-21 win over Purdue. It was a game highlighted by superior play in all three phases of football at different points throughout the game. While the win was an important one, this young team still has plenty of work ahead of them to be able to sustain that level of play over four quarters.

Can Notre Dame bounce back this week against Purdue? Here's five things to watch for when the Boilermakers come into South Bend this weekend.

One of the most disappointing stats of the season for Notre Dame so far has been missed opportunities in the red zone. So far this year the Irish are just 4 for 11 in the red zone. Irish opponents meanwhile are 8 for 11 in the red zone so far this season. With 7 trips to the red zone resulting in 0 points in just 3 games, the Irish have left a potential 21 to 49 points on the board already this season. Here is a look at how each trip into the red zone has ended this season.

Notre Dame will travel to East Lansing for their first road game of the season Saturday against a team which beat the Irish 31-14 last year in South Bend. Will the new and improved Irish fare better?

After Notre Dame finished the 2007 season a dreadful 3-9, you will be hard pressed to find a fan of the Fighting Irish predicting a national championship, but what are the realistic expectations for the Irish in Charlie Weis's fourth year?

Charlie Weis had planned to visit with Virginia Tech head coach Frank Beamer between Signing Day and the start of spring practice. A scheduling conflict didn't allow for that meeting to take place before spring ball began last week, but on Tuesday on this past week, Weis and special teams coach Brian Polian made the trip to Blacksburg and talked special teams with one of college football's best special teams minds.

Pretty good question and answer article with former Notre Dame and future NFL defensive tackle Trevor Laws. Trevor answered questions about how is training for the draft as well as what happened to Notre Dame in 2007.