A never-ending discussion about Notre Dame and the greater CFB landscape
If you can’t pass, run the triple option… NOTRE DAME’S PASS DEFENSE COULD BE GENERATIONAL THIS YEAR Notre Dame arguably has the best returning defense in the country. According to this magnificent tweet, the Irish ranked 3rd last season for opponent adjusted pass defense. Those numbers still include the rough start in the first two […]
We live in a college football world of lists, rankings, and countdowns. Many players on Notre Dame’s roster have been talked about and written about over the last few months — so let’s fall in line. This will be my official Top 20 Notre Dame Football Players ranking. I will unveil each player, and list […]
Week 4 of our series on 2026 opponent retrospectives brings us to another renewed series from the old Michiana tour, bringing us its fourth installment since the cessation of annual hostilities. This one will be easier to recall as it was just a year ago, and it also might make us feel a little bad. […]
By late September of 2015, Notre Dame’s offense was becoming one of the most dangerous units in college football. Whether it was C.J. Prosise breaking long runs, Will Fuller stretching defenses deep, or DeShone Kizer growing more comfortable under center with each passing week, the Irish had discovered something powerful: they could score in bunches. […]
I don’t know if it’s true or not, but I’d bet a good amount of money BYU has never run the true triple option. But we have. NOTRE DAME IS FAVORED OVER BYU AND MORMONS ARE FLIPPING I was searching for some other stuff concerning Notre Dame and the Big 12, and kept coming across […]
We live in a college football world of lists, rankings, and countdowns. Many players on Notre Dame’s roster have been talked about and written about over the last few months — so let’s fall in line. This will be my official Top 20 Notre Dame Football Players ranking. I will unveil each player, and list […]
All hell is breaking loose in and around college football, and fittingly it centers around the Lone Star State and a former SWC member, the Texas Tech Red Raiders. Quarterback Brendan Sorsby is now able to play this season (except for the first two games against Abilene Christian and Oregon State). This comes after a […]
CJ Carr may not be running the triple option at Notre Dame, but we do here at OFD. CJ CARR TRASH TALKING EVERYONE One of the things we all noticed, wrote about, talked about, and laughed about this past spring was just how chippy this Notre Dame football team was with each other during their […]
We live in a college football world of lists, rankings, and countdowns. Many players on Notre Dame’s roster have been talked about and written about over the last few months — so let’s fall in line. This will be my official Top 20 Notre Dame Football Players ranking. I will unveil each player, and list […]
I was sitting down to put together a little something about Notre Dame cornerback Leonard Moore, and started double checking some Fighting Irish defensive stats. While I’m quite familiar with them, I stared at the listings for a few minutes and thought… there’s some funny stuff going on here. So, here are some of those […]
Notre Dame football recruiting for the 2027 class is doing a fantastic job right now, and they are definitely lining up the real possibility of another top five class. And yet… linebacker recruiting is kind of confusing right now. At one point, the Irish had two 4-Star linebackers in the fold with Ellis McGaskin and […]
Notre Dame is getting its fair share of preseason hype — which is going to just annoy the hell out of the Irish haters out there. One pundit who’s been known to be an Irish hater, but is actually just a math nerd (with all love and respect, respectfully) is ESPN’s Bill Connelly who is […]
According to a report on 247, the Texas Tech Red Raiders are looking to schedule a big non-conference home and home series for the 2027 and 2028 college football season. Obviously… Notre Dame is being mentioned as one of the possible teams. But here’s the thing… Notre Dame’s 2027 schedule is already full with 12 […]
We are less than three months away from the start of the college football season, but we have some college football odds that are out there now which say a lot about Notre Dame’s possible fortunes in 2026. According to DraftKings Sportsbook, Notre Dame is favored in all four of its “games of the year” […]
It’s June, so obviously one of our favorite offseason topics concerns the aesthetic of the Notre Dame Football program. Yes… it’s GOLD PANTS time. I’m pretty sure if you’ve listened to the podcast over the years, you already know my absolute belief that the current gold pants are the best version of what the Irish […]
Marcus Freeman has been an incredible recruiter for the Fighting Irish ever since he stepped onto Notre Dame’s campus. In fact, the entire football recruiting operation at Notre Dame is on an entirely different level than what we have seen in the past. One of the many reasons for all of this is because of […]
Notre Dame will go on the road six times during the 2027 college football season. We all know that (at least on paper) Notre Dame’s schedule isn’t filled with a number of tough games. Perhaps the greatest criticism of Notre Dame’s schedule could be that they only have four true road games, while two others […]
In July, EA Sports will be releasing this year’s version of the wildly popular College Football video game. It’s been nice to have the game back in the rotation over the last few years after a decade hiatus due to… well, legal reasons I guess. The new version of the game now allows for the […]
The National Football Foundation announced the 2027 College Football Hall of Fame ballot this week, and among the 80 FBS players under consideration are two names that should be very familiar to Notre Dame fans: Luther Bradley and Manti Te’o. Considering that more than 5.8 million people have played college football since the first intercollegiate […]
From the NFF press release: IRVING, Texas (June 1, 2026) – The National Football Foundation (NFF) announced today the names on the 2027 Ballot under consideration for induction into the NFF College Football Hall of Fame. The 2027 ballot includes 80 players and nine coaches from the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision and 99 players and 39 […]
Notre Dame is a northern college baseball team that hasn’t made the NCAA Tournament since Shawn Stiffler took over for Link Jarrett. So, unsurprisingly, it’s hard for the Irish to keep young talent in South Bend. The transfer portal opens up Monday and ISD’s Matt Freeman posted some updates on Twitter. STAYING Pitcher Caden Crowell […]
Everyone loves to do a player countdown for Notre Dame as we face toward the college football season, but in all fairness, the offseason is much shorter than you think. It’s really only two months in the grand scheme of things, and there will be much more to talk about in the middle of July […]
The Notre Dame Football schedule is a thing of beauty — but also an absolute nightmare. I’ve always loved the mix of schools from around the country, but some years it can feel a little stale. I think there’s an easy way to throw a little more flavor onto this meat, and you already know […]
Joey McGuire and Texas Tech got back in the Notre Dame conversation again this week after news about there being a possibility the Texas Longhorns may not end up playing the Irish in their scheduled games. First of all… McGuire is a phenomenal salesman/promoter right now. Seriously — regardless of any comments made that might […]
Today is my oldest son’s birthday. He turns 15, and in the fall he will be a freshman on the football team. Over the last several years of playing the sport, we have often talked about which position would be best for him as a player on both sides of the ball. As a pitcher […]