'The band always wins': Paul Popiel, the new Kenn and Pamela Ricci Director of Bands, on why the time was right for his Notre Dame homecoming
September 03, 2026
September 03, 2026
NOTRE DAME, Indiana, Sept. 3 -- The University of Notre Dame posted the following news:
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'The band always wins': Paul Popiel, the new Kenn and Pamela Ricci Director of Bands, on why the time was right for his Notre Dame homecoming
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It's a Monday afternoon in August, and Paul Popiel's team takes the field at an NFL stadium in 20 days.
He doesn't know who will be on his final roster, nor has he had a mo . . .
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'The band always wins': Paul Popiel, the new Kenn and Pamela Ricci Director of Bands, on why the time was right for his Notre Dame homecoming
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It's a Monday afternoon in August, and Paul Popiel's team takes the field at an NFL stadium in 20 days.
He doesn't know who will be on his final roster, nor has he had a mo . . .