NEW ORLEANS — About three inches in diameter, the blue metal pin-back button is still safely kept in the Jacksonville home of Marc Edwards ... in capital letters: NOTRE DAME NATIONAL CHAMPIONS.

Edwards was asked which team, Notre Dame or Florida State, would be better able to survive a loss in Saturday's game. "I think both of them could have a hard time surviving a loss," Edwards said.

Following the trip to South Bend, Edwards named Notre Dame and Stanford co-leaders for his recruitment. However, schools like Ohio State, UCLA and UNC remain in the picture. According to Edwards ...

the blue metal pin-back button is still safely kept in the Jacksonville home of Marc Edwards, the treasured item only unearthed for special occasions. Scrawled around the edges of its face are four ...