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Posted on Mon, Aug 3, 2009 : 12:19 p.m.

A yellowed clipping details a key moment in the University of Michigan-Notre Dame football rivalry

By Jim Knight

Check out a cool post by Greg at mvictors.com. He spotted a 1909 Detroit Free Press newspaper clipping up for auction. In it, Notre Dame coach Frank "Shorty" Longman downplays his team's chances against Fielding Yost and Michigan. Notre Dame went on to win, 11-3, the first time the Irish beat Michigan.