Notre Dame is two games into the season and still without a running back who has taken hold of the lead role, with the carries behind current starter Aneyas Williams divided among the rest of the running back room. Sophomore Nolan James Jr. and true freshman Jonaz Walton, however, are starting to emerge and could challenge Williams sooner rather than later if things don’t change with the Notre Dame running game. Marcus Freeman said Monday, with Notre Dame turning toward Michigan State, that th...
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (WNDU) – Notre Dame is preparing for a prime-time rivalry matchup with Michigan State after a 52-0 win over Rice on Saturday. The victory gave head coach Marcus Freeman his first win against an FBS opponent in a home opener. It also marked the Irish’s second blowout win of the season. As Notre Dame prepares to host Michigan State on Saturday night, Freeman said the team must avoid complacency and continue to improve. “We’re in a race against every team in the country to improv...
The easy part of the schedule is behind us now and Michigan State is getting set to take on third-ranked Notre Dame on the road this Saturday. Mike will have his preview out later this week and we also are doing a 5Qs with one of the writers from ND’s site. But first we want […]
Are current AP poll rankings based on actual performance or lingering preseason expectations? We break down the latest list. Jon Rhoades analyzes the latest college football rankings from the College Poll Tracker to determine if the current hierarchy makes sense. We look at the positioning of top teams like Texas, Georgia, and Notre Dame to see if these spots are earned on the field or just carryovers from earlier projections. This discussion is for fans who want to understand the logic behind...
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New sets of rankings from the AP Top 25 and Coaches Poll were released on Sunday, and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish remain the No. 3 team in the country despite losing some first place votes along the way. While the “hope” of Navy being ranked when Notre Dame plays them later this year is […]
Week 2 of the college football season delivered and Greg McElroy is here to give you his reaction to it all. Arch Manning and Texas delivered a HUGE win over Ryan Day and Ohio State, Oklahoma State shocks Oregon, Iowa holds off Iowa State, while Michigan and Bryce Underwood make a statement taking down Oklahoma. Georgia, Miami and Notre Dame all roll and more from the Top 25. 0:00 Intro 2:00 Texas comebacks to beat Ohio State 5:10 Oklahoma State shocks Oregon 7:55 Michigan bounces back against...
Notre Dame took care of business on Saturday in their home opener with a 52-0 shutout win over the Rice Owls. Here are some of the best images from the game.
Notre Dame enters its matchup with Rice with four critical offensive keys, from starting fast and getting the passing game going to improving on third down and expanding the rotation throughout the game. Join the Irish Breakdown premium message board: https://boards.irishbreakdown.com Subscribe to the Irish Breakdown podcast on iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/irish-breakdown/id1485286986 Like and follow Irish Breakdown on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/irishbreakdown S...
SB Nation fans were asked three questions after week 1 about the top CFP contenders: who impressed the most, who proved the most, and who underwhelmed the most? By inference, it looks like fans are crediting comfortable wins over name brand teams — LSU’s throttling Clemson, and Notre Dame pulling away from Wisconsin — as […]
For the 27th time in the College Football Playoff era, we have a regular season top-five matchup. But when Ohio State visits Texas on Saturday, it will be just the seventh nonconference top-five matchup during the CFP era, which dates back to 2014. Where does OSU-Texas rank among the top-five nonconference regular season games in the CFP era? Let’s jump into the college football time machine and rank them all. All rankings are based on the AP Poll or CFP rankings 7 — No. 5 Notre Dame vs. No. 2...
Jadarian Price has kicked off plenty of chatter about himself after his debut game against the Patriots. The running back was stunning in his very first appearance in an NFL game, which essentially sealed the win for the Seahawks. Price managed a total of ten carries for 52 yards, along with a pair of catches […]
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The college football excitement continues on NBC and Peacock with two matchups. First, at 3:30 PM ET, it’s Rice vs No. 3 Notre Dame in the Fighting Irish’s 2026 home opener. Then, at 7:30 PM, it’s Iowa State vs No. 21 Iowa. See below to find out how to watch both games, as well as additional information on how to watch college football on Peacock. Sign up for Peacock here! The Rice Owls defeated the Houston Christian Huskies 31-3 at home last Saturday, marking the first time that the Owls have...
Notre Dame’s 41-13 win over Wisconsin at Lambeau Field averaged 8.1 million viewers across NBC and Peacock on Sunday night, according to NBC Sports. Only two Notre Dame games on NBC have drawn more since the 2005 “Bush Push” game against USC. The two games ahead of it were both far closer. Ohio State’s 2023 visit to Notre Dame Stadium averaged 10.6 million viewers, and the double-overtime game against No. 1 Clemson in 2020 drew 10.4 million. Sunday’s game offered nothing like that. According t...
After a close first half Notre Dame pulled away in the 2nd and won the season opener 41-13. We hear from some of the players and check out some highlights from the game. WMTV 15 Sports Director Mike Jacques takes us to Green Bay to experience the game at Lambeau Field with Badger fans. And Matt Lepay sat down with CB Javan Robinson and Head Coach Luke Fickell We also take a look at a couple Volleyball highlights as the Badgers won their first two games of the season at the Field House after op...
Notre Dame has started the 2026 college football season, and fans are expecting the program to be one of the leading contenders to win the national championship. Lambeau Field witnessed one of the biggest games of the season on Sunday, as Notre Dame defeated Wisconsin 41–13, but its performance was not up to the mark. […]
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The 2026 college football season continues to pick up steam as Week 2 looms. Wisconsin became the second team in the Big Ten to lose a game after being blown out by No. 3 Notre Dame, while Michigan State, Washington and Michigan eked out gritty wins. As conference play approaches and key non-conference games appear […]
Notre Dame released its week 2 depth chart Tuesday, ahead of Saturday’s 3:30 home opener against Rice. Injuries suffered during the Wisconsin game to a pair of defensive starters led to a few changes from last week’s. Jason Onye and Tae Johnson both started against Wisconsin. Neither finished the game and both are listed out this week. Onye with a left ankle and Johnson with a left foot. Freeman said on Tuesday that both will be out a couple of weeks, but both are expected back this season. Ti...
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Colin Cowherd is joined by Nick Wright to debate the biggest topics heading into the NFL season. They debate whether the Kansas City Chiefs or the Denver Broncos will win the AFC West, whether Sam Darnold and the Seattle Seahawks are overlooked, and the Los Angeles Rams facing the San Francisco 49ers in Australia in Week 1. Then Colin discusses Lane Kiffin and LSU’s dominant win over Dabo Swinney and Clemson. Next, he argues that Notre Dame is the best college football team in the country and ...
Getty Images The industry consensus heading into the 2026 season was that there were seven teams in contention to win the national title. The best reflection of this belief was in the preseason AP Top 25. Not only did five different teams (Ohio State, Oregon, Indiana, Notre Dame and Miami) receive first-place votes, but when all the votes were tallied, No. 1 Ohio State was separated from No. 7 Miami by only 293 points. The gap between No. 7 Miami and No. 8 Texas A&M was 248 points. It turns ou...
Does anybody really care? Well since you asked, YES! Most college football fans do want to know what time it is. The real college football season has arrived and right off the bat, controversy. Michigan does the time warp. Notre Dame also got a helping hand from the referees. The SEC went 16-0. Even with […]
Irish Breakdown has taken a dive into the film of the Notre Dame win over Wisconsin and is ready to take a deeper look into the performance. In this Upon Further Review analysis we’ll recap the win, hand out game balls, talk turning points, key takeaways and revisit the keys to victory. Join the Irish Breakdown premium message board: https://boards.irishbreakdown.com Subscribe to the Irish Breakdown podcast on iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/irish-breakdown/id1485286986 Like and ...
Despite the loss, these three Wisconsin players still made a positive impact in the opening night loss to Notre Dame