SOUTH BEND — Thousands of fans piled into Notre Dame Stadium to catch all the Irish action Saturday.

The Irish haven't played at home since November.

Fans bundled up and braved the cold to get their first glimpse of what they hope will be another successful football season.

"I'm just excited to see last year's players come back with a year more experience, like Everett Golson, TJ Jones," said Irish fan Ray Duran. "That's the cool thing to see, to see how they've grown because they haven't played since January."

At this time last year, it was in the mid-50s outside for the spring game. Despite this year's crisp temps, Saturday's crowd cheered as it was announced that there was no snow on the radar.