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The Irish came out of the annual Navy game with a decisive 49-10 win over the Midshipmen. Let’s see what we can pull out of the data tables, heading into Week 12 of the 2025-26 season and the College Football Playoff Committee’s second round of rankings. Scoring Context The differential for the Navy game was […]
From One Foot Down | 2 months ago | 3 reads
Notre Dame is hurting all sorts of feeling out there in the college football world. When the Irish debuted at #10 in the College Football Playoff rankings, some people lost their minds as if the rankings were going to be wildly different from what the AP Top 25 and Coaches Poll already posted. They weren’t, […]
From One Foot Down | 2 months ago | 2 reads
College Football fans outside the SEC have basically grown frustrated with ESPN. In particular, ESPN Gameday was becoming a point of frustration. It seemed to always be going to an SEC stadium or the occasional top 10 Big 10 matchup. Since the beginning of 2024, through October 25, 2024 there were 24 non-postseason Gamedays. 13 … Continue reading »
From All Sports Discussion | 2 months ago | 2 reads
Some images from Notre Dame’s 49-10 win over Navy in a rain game that turned into a snow game.
From One Foot Down | 2 months ago | 2 reads
It really is hard to be confident in any prediction going into the annual game against Navy, but Notre Dame did what was mostly expected and dominated the outmanned Middies who were without their starting quarterback, Blake Horvath. Navy took the opening kick, and sent in backup quarterback Braxton Woodson to run the option attack. […]
From One Foot Down | 2 months ago | 2 reads
The initial College Football Playoff rankings were released this week and the opening 12 teams in the bracket are #1 Ohio State, #2 Indiana, #3 Texas A&M, #4 Alabama, #5 Georgia, #6 Ole Miss, #7 BYU, #8 Texas Tech, #9 Oregon, #10 Notre Dame, #11 Virginia, #12 Memphis. The selection committee will update this opening […]
From Turf Show Times | 2 months ago | 5 reads
In Friday night’s ACC Action, everyone won, meaning the only ACC loss so far was BC’s overtime bummer against FAU. On Friday, FSU whipped Alabama State 101-64, Wake Forest topped Morehead State 85-61, Virginia took out NCCU 81-62, Pitt beat Longwood 78-60, Notre Dame crushed Detroit Mercy 102-70, Gardner-Webb fell at Clemson 97-59, Georgia Tech […]
From Duke Basketball Report | 2 months ago | 5 reads
The No. 10 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (6-2) and the Navy Midshipmen (7-1) square off at Notre Dame Stadium on Saturday, November 8, 2025. Interested in watching the game featuring the Fighting Irish and Midshipmen? You can find it on NBC. Watch Notre Dame vs. Navy with Fubo! When is Notre Dame vs. Navy and when does it start? This contest between the Fighting Irish and Midshipmen will happen on Saturday, November 8, 2025. Be ready to see the kickoff at 7:30 p.m. ET. Where to watch Not...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession | 2 months ago | 2 reads
As we come into the last stretch of the 2025 Notre Dame football schedule, a lot of people have been talking about and asking about Notre Dame’s 2026 slate. If you searched it right now, Notre Dame’s schedule looks like this: If you are good at math, you’ll notice that there are only 10 games […]
From One Foot Down | 2 months ago | 1 read
Sheesh. That first CFP rankings show was extra rough for the ACC. Georgia Tech is ranked #17 after suffering their first loss last week. Miami is ranked #18, despite beating a tenth-ranked Notre Dame. The biggest injustice was against Louisville. The Cardinals are #13 despite only one loss and having beat the team that beat […]
From State of The U | 2 months ago | 2 reads
It’s November in South Bend, so that means the weather for Notre Dame Football games can be a little tough on the senses. This week, the Irish play host to the Navy Midshipmen in a prime time matchup, and it’s one that the weather forecast says could be a wet one. Although… not as much […]
From One Foot Down | 2 months ago | 1 read
It’s been an interesting week in college football and for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish as the college football playoff talk is reaching a frenzy status. Still… Notre Dame has to lock in because they have some work in front of them with the Navy Midshipmen. On Thursday, Marcus Freeman spoke to the media via […]
From One Foot Down | 2 months ago | 2 reads
Joshua and Brendan open the pod machine without Jude (on special assignment) to bring you a Notre Dame football show worthy of your ears. In this episode: And plenty more weaved in and out of the show. Please RATE and REVIEW! All reviews left on Apple Podcasts will be read on the next Earned 5-Star […]
From One Foot Down | 2 months ago | 2 reads
It’s finally happening. Notre Dame fans will be able to cross Auburn off the list of teams the Irish haven’t played. From the ND press release: Notre Dame Football Announces Series with Auburn SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The University of Notre Dame football team has announced that Notre Dame and Auburn will play Sept. 25, 2027, at Notre Dame Stadium, […]
From One Foot Down | 2 months ago | 1 read
How’d We Do Last Week? Wildly Inaccurate This is just bad. Chowder is not in fact, overrated. It is delicious. Ill allow the lobster slander but will not tolerate the chowder take form Pseudodomer Most Interesting (I read the I’m baaaack in the Independence Day voice). It’s always good to have folks from other fanbases […]
From One Foot Down | 2 months ago | 1 read
This will be the first Notre Dame vs Navy game in history to be played at night in South Bend. There is a whole lot of extra juice for this game now that the Irish were ranked #10 in the initial college football playoff rankings. It’s funny how we were looking at this game just […]
From One Foot Down | 2 months ago | 1 read
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NCAA. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Notre Dame fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. We are once again staring down the barrel of a Notre Dame football game with […]
From One Foot Down | 3 months ago | 1 read
Tonight we get the first set of college football playoff rankings, and one of the bigger storylines going into all of this is Notre Dame and its possible placement. The Irish are currently ranked #10 in both the AP Top 25 and the Coaches Poll, but there have been rumblings of the Irish being looked […]
From One Foot Down | 3 months ago | 1 read
Woof. It’s rare that you don’t feel amazing about a double digit win, but that’s where we found ourselves. The Notre Dame Fighting Irish did beat the Boston College Eagles by 2 scores, but it was the process of the overall game that became insanely frustrating. Stalling drives, inexplicable fumbles, a defense that gave up […]
From One Foot Down | 3 months ago | 1 read
Notre Dame got off to a rough start in 2025, but they looked like they fixed a few things in a 56-30 win over the Purdue Boilermakers and then the 56-13 win on the road against the Arkansas Razorbacks. They followed those two victories with two victories which covered massive spreads in a 28-7 win […]
From One Foot Down | 3 months ago | 1 read
When Notre Dame started the season 0-2 it was hard for those outside of the ND bubble to imagine this team making the college football playoff. Obviously, at the time, there were huge caveats put in place like winning 10 straight, and if they would have any good wins at all. It was very rational […]
From One Foot Down | 3 months ago | 2 reads
These games happen every year to every team, and Notre Dame fans can breathe a sigh of relief knowing that their team was able to survive a sleepwalking affair on the road at Boston College, 25-10. Recent years’ experience have taught us that holding on for a win in such circumstances is far, far less […]
From One Foot Down | 3 months ago | 1 read
Notre Dame football emerged from Week 10 of the 2025-26 season with a 25-10 over Boston College. This victory places the team at 6-2 overall heading into the first release of College Football Playoff rankings. Most of the fanbase expected this game to be an uneventful box to check off before seeing what the Committee […]
From One Foot Down | 3 months ago | 2 reads
In a game that held a spread of 30.5 by kickoff, Notre Dame and Boston College found themselves in a clunker. The rule of a good team is, however, you win your clunkers. Notre Dame did that by a score of 25-10 and we can breathe a little bit. Notre Dame’s first two drives to […]
From One Foot Down | 3 months ago | 1 read
On Saturday afternoon, the Boston College football team hosted the #12 Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Alumni Stadium for a fall match-up between two old Catholic rivals, the 27th iteration of the Holy War. The two teams came into the game with very different season outlooks. Notre Dame is fighting hard to win out the […]
From BC Interruption | 3 months ago | 1 read