The real “Rudy” has been public about remembering coach Ara Parseghian, who passed away on Wednesday at 94. “He could have shot down all my dreams,” Daniel “Rudy” Ruettiger told USA TODAY Sports of Parseghian, the former Notre Dame coach. Ruettiger’s story about his time with the Notre Dame football team was the basis of the popular 1993 film…

NFL season is almost upon us. Fans of the sport are already taking a look at what teams and players are dominating in practices to see who they should keep an eye out for this season. With 30 teams getting ready for kickoff, it can be hard to search through everyone. What team is going…

Based on a true story, Greater is a film that touches the dreamer in all of us. The unlikely career of Brandon Burlsworth is the greatest walk-on story in the history of college football. Known for his distinctive black horn-rimmed glasses and resemblance to Superman’s alter ego, Clark Kent, the small-town Burlsworth had always dreamed…

Brandon Burlsworth is known for being one of the greatest walk-ons in college football history, and his legacy is now the subject of the movie “Greater.” The film tells the story of Burlsworth’s journey from unlikely University of Arkansas walk-on to 1998 All-American. Based on the true story, actor Chris Severio portrays Brandon on the…

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