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One Foot Down Reacts: Where Are We Elite?
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’ve passed the second week of Notre Dame football, and it’s time to ask our […]
NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL: Irish injury report and depth charts VS Michigan State
Notre Dame didn’t suffer any injuries during the win over Rice. This week Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa is off of the initial “questionable” list as we saw him terrorize the Owls on Saturday. The Irish also get back Ko’0 Kia to make it nine players that are officially out for the Michigan State game. INJURY REPORT Notre […]
WEATHER REPORT: Notre Dame Fighting Irish VS Michigan State Spartans
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish are riding high to start the 2026 college football season. The No. 3 ranked Irish are 2-0 and have outscored its opponents 95-13 in two blowout wins. You’d think things might get tougher this week with the word, “rival” thrown around, but the Irish are almost 30 point favorites against […]
How Notre Dame’s opponents fared in WEEK 2 of the CFB season
Notre Dame’s 2026 college football schedule has been called many thing over the last eight months, but “tough” or anywhere near the word “hard” was certainly not among them. Still, some have mentioned that this Irish schedule could look a lot trickier as the season progresses. While they may eventually be true, it may not […]
Three Things We Saw in Notre Dame’s Win Over Rice
Notre Dame fans across the nation can breathe a sigh of relief, as a game 2 date with a massive G6 underdog went as planned for only the second time in the Marcus Freeman era. A lot of guys looked great as Rice was badly undermatched in South Bend, but let’s talk about a few […]
Notre Dame 52, Rice 0: Online Overreactions
With a game like that on Saturday afternoon, it’s a little tough to find much overreaction to anything (thank the Good Lord we were the farthest thing from another Marshall or NIU situation). The Notre Dame Fighting Irish absolutely FRIED the Rice Owls on Saturday afternoon. It was just never close, and where we saw […]
Notre Dame stays put at No. 3 in both the AP Top 25 and Coaches Poll
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 […]
Notre Dame Football Stats: Week 2 Review of Win over Rice
Notre Dame followed its strong Week 1 start against Wisconsin with a brutal 52-0 shutout of Rice in Week 2. The ghost of recent home openers were brought up during the pregame coverage but the Irish killed all of those bad vibes seconds into the action and never let up on the Owls. The Big […]
Notre Dame VS Rice: When the cupcake doesn’t taste great
Cupcakes have a great PR team. Say the word, “cupcake” and most people think of a delicious spongy ball of cake that’s topped with a sweet and creamy spread. That’s mostly true… except it’s not sometimes. Sometimes, you buy a set of cupcakes at the grocery store and then immediately wish you would have just […]
PHOTO GALLERY: Notre Dame 52, Rice 0
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 cooks Rice for a 52-0 win in the home opener
It didn’t take long for Notre Dame to flex all over Rice. On the second play of the game, Adon Shuler forced a fumble on the Rice running back, and Boubacar Traore picked the ball up and made a 24 yard dash for the end zone to put the Irish up 7-0 after 14 seconds […]
GAME THREAD: No. 3 Notre Dame Fighting Irish VS Rice Owls
Welcome home Notre Dame. The Irish are the No. 3 team in the country and they will host… Rice. After a week of reminding people that a 28 point win over a Big 10 team that the Irish were 21 point favorites over is a GOOD thing, we arrive in cupcake land and are looking […]
The Anti-Preview: No. 3 Notre Dame Fighting Irish VS Rice Owls
It’s a little weird to be so defensive after a 28 point win over a Big 10 program, but that’s the oddness of the times we live in. If someone thinks that Notre Dame is suddenly NOT as good of a team as the preseason prognosticators predicted because of the slow start in the first […]
Five Old Notre Dame Photos for a Friday: Home Openers at the House Rockne Built
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team is finally back inside the House That Rockne Built for its first home game of the 2026 season. Here’s a Quick Look back at some other home openers over the years.
Notre Dame Football: Rice Owls Q&A with Underdog Dynasty
What’s up, fellow Knapp Daddy enthusiasts?!??? We’re back yet again, on just 6 days’ rest, for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish football home opener on Saturday afternoon against the Rice Owls (not to be confused with barn owls, which I’m only saying as an excuse to link to this tweet). Our 1-0 Fighting Irish put […]
UPDATED Notre Dame injury report for home opener VS Rice Owls
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish begin their home football schedule this Saturday when they welcome the Rice Owls for a 3:30 game inside the House Rockne Built. The Irish got dinged up a bit against the Wisconsin Badgers and starting safety Brauntae Johnson as well as starting defensive tackle Jason Onye will be out for […]
Hot and Cold Takes for Notre Dame VS the Rice Owls
Hoo is Going to Step Up in Week 2? (Owl puns folks) How’d We Do Last Week? As a refresher, each week I will feature the Most Accurate, Most interesting, and Most Wildly Inaccurate takes. Let’s get to it! Most Wildly Inaccurate Sorry Goldrush…..ND did NOT actually have a great first half. Sad, but true. […]
Notre Dame VS Rice: The Day the Rocket Took Off — Twice
For 13 seconds, Rice had the No. 1 team in the country right where it wanted them. On November 5, 1988, the winless Owls walked into Notre Dame Stadium and did something few expected. They took the opening kickoff and marched 70 yards against Lou Holtz’s undefeated Fighting Irish, eventually settling for a 23-yard Clint […]
Notre Dame VS Rice: When, Where, and How to Watch Irish home opener
Notre Dame is finally going to be back in The House that Rockne Built this week as they play their 2026 home opener against the Rice Owls. The Irish moved up to No. 3 in the AP Top 25 Poll this week, and while the competition may be questionable over the next month — the […]
2026 NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL: Irish VS Rice Owls
Notre Dame has always been a polarizing football program, but after their 41-13 win over the Wisconsin Badgers, that point is greatly highlighted. Some people saw a blowout win that more than covered the spread, and some people saw a team that was overhyped. Honestly – it’s ridiculous to not see it as the former. […]
PHOTO GALLERY: Notre Dame 41, Wisconsin 13
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish took care of business on Sunday against the Wisconsin Badgers in a Shamrock Series game at Lambeau Field. Here are some of the best images of the night.
WEATHER REPORT: Notre Dame VS Rice in Irish home opener
College football is finally returning to the city of South Bend on Sayurday, as the No.3 Notre Dame Fighting Irish will host the Rice Owls in the home opener. The Irish more than took care of business on Sunday against the Wisconsin Badgers, but they created a new list of doubters because of a slow […]
Notre Dame moves up the rankings in both the AP Top 25 and Coaches Poll
Notre Dame more than covered the spread against Wisconsin in a 41-13 win, but a slow first half seemingly had some people out there rethinking the Irish as an elite team in college football this season. The new sets of polls have been released, and whatever they were thinking — they still consider Notre Dame […]
NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL: Irish injury report and depth charts for home opener VS Rice
Notre Dame suffered a few injuries against Wisconsin that will affect this week’s game against the Rice Owls. Marcus Freeman announced that Safety Brauntae Johnson and Defensive Tackle Jason Onye will miss multiple weeks of play, but won’t miss the remainder of the season. To be fair… nothing should be pushed too soon in the […]
How Notre Dame’s opponents fared in WEEK 1 of the CFB season
Notre Dame’s 2026 college football schedule has been called many thing over the last eight months, but “tough” or anywhere near the word “hard” was certainly not among them. Still, some have mentioned that this Irish schedule could look a lot trickier as the season progresses. While they may eventually be true, it may not […]
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