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Will labor uncertainty push Clausen and Tate to NFL?
While Charlie Weis acknowledged that Jimmy Clausen and Golden Tate will have a decision to make come December, their choice has been made even more complicated with the uncertainty that looms in the NFL's ongoing labor negotiations. It's tough to...
Tate and the NFL
journalgazette.net — Notre Dame receiver Golden Tate says he is only focused on the current season and is not... thinking about possibly leaving early for the NFL. (more) Tate and the NFL
Heisman Barometer: Week 10
Heisman Barometer: Week 10
scoresreport.com — DRAFT ZOO thinks Florida’s Tim Tebow and Notre Dame’s Jimmy Clausen’s stock has risen again in this... year’s Heisman race. 1. Tim Tebow, QB, Florida There it was, that’s what he needed. A vintage Tebow game from the Gators’ QB. Two touchdowns through the air, two touchdowns on the ground. ... (more) Heisman Barometer: Week 10
Stewart Mandel
Stewart Mandel
sportsillustrated.cnn.com — Notre Dame is a program that prides itself on tradition. Under Charlie Weis , the Irish have... developed a new one: Losing at home to Navy. Two years ago, the Midshipmen came to South Bend and snapped an NCAA-record 43-game losing streak against their ... (more) Stewart Mandel
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Labor uncertainty could help and hurt underclassmen
NBC Sports - College Football Talk — ... most people -- even those of us who write about this stuff for a living -- to try and figure out what's true and what's false as the NFLPA and the owners play an enormous game of chicken disguised as negotiations. But that's why we have Florio. Trading emails with our fearless leader and burgeoning TV star, Mike told me he thinks "underclassmen will come out in droves due to fear of no football due to a lockout or an NBA-style rookie wage scale if they work out a deal." Over at the Inside the Irish blog, I took a look at how the labor unrest could either push Jimmy Clausen ...

Decision day looms for underclassmen
ProFootballTalk.com — ... whose seasons already are over making it known that they plan to crash the April 2010 instant millionaire party known as the NFL draft, it remains to be seen how many of the guys still playing in 2009 -- and who could still continue to play for one or two more seasons -- will make the cash grab sooner rather than later. As Keith Arnold of NBC's Inside The Irish recently pointed out, Notre Dame coach Charlie Weis has acknowledged that quarterback Jimmy Clausen and receiver Golden Tate have a tough decision to make , since both will be eligible to bolt from South Bend. (And, ...

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