2012
University of Notre Dame Football Team to Wear Irish Flag
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish will open their 2012 college football season against the Navy – in Dublin, Ireland – and are doing so in style. The Fighting Irish will wear cleats that display the Ireland flag on them. The Irish flag is a vertical tri-color of green, white and orange. Ryan Grooms, Notre Dame equipment staff member, tweeted a picture of the Irish-flag donned athletic cleats yesterday. The cleats were designed by Adidas; there is no word as of yet if there will be different uniforms for the season opener in Dublin. The team is known for its traditional dark blue and yellow/gold flags, as well as the Fighting Irish flags, but is choosing to wear the colors of Ireland’s flag while in Dublin. The Fighting Irish flags have a few variations including: There is a dark blue and yellow/gold flag with interlocking “ND” for Notre Dame The Notre Dame “Leprechaun” flag – still a blue and yellow/gold background, but also accompanied by a ‘fighting’ leprechaun, in keeping with nickname “Fighting Irish” and Irish folklore, the leprechaun serves as the mascot for the university. The two teams are set to play in Aviva Stadium in Dublin, a stadium built … 
