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Notre Dame flexes hard with its new locker room and performance center
Notre Dame is close to completely opening its new Jack and Kathy Shields Family Hall, and we’ve been shown glimpses of what this thing is… and it’s one billion percent incredible. The most recent glimpse is the unveiling of the Keith and Janet Sherin Locker Room and the Pat and Jana Eilers Performance Center. The […]
Five Old Notre Dame Football Photos for a Friday: The Great Irish Comeback vs USC
1999 was a wild year for Notre Dame football — mostly because the Irish had a terrible season. they started 1-3 in their first four games and finished 0-4 in their last 4 games. Sandwiched in between were some insane wins. The Irish had two incredible comeback wins at home against Oklahoma and USC, and […]
The way Texas isn’t afraid of saying they’re afraid of Notre Dame is so low T
Is this where we are in 2026? I know there is a culture war raging across the United States, but we’re talking about Texas here — TEXAS. But let’s back up for a second… The college football playoff is the all consuming driver in the sport now. There’s no way around it, and we have […]
Notre Dame Football Recruiting: 4-Star Chicago DL Brayden Parks commits to the Irish
Notre Dame is really stacking the talent along the defensive line with its 2027 football recruiting class. On Thursday, one of the big additions to that group finally made a public announcement. 4-Star defensive lineman Brayden Parks gave his commitment to Marcus Freeman, Charlie Partridge, and Notre Dame via an announcement ceremony on CBS Sports. […]
Which green will Notre Dame DL recruit pick today, Duck or Irish?
It’s Thursday, which is as good as any day to whip out a triple option. NOTRE DAME TARGET TO DECIDE TODAY One of the last of Notre Dame’s uncommitted prospects in the 2027 class is defensive tackle Brayden Parks. The Chicago native has dwindled his recruitment down to Notre Dame and the Oregon Ducks. This […]
How I feel about all 138 FBS programs going into the 2026 CFB season
The college football is a little more than a month away, and if we can look past all of the hair-pulling conversations about the NCAA, congress, the incredible arrogance of the SEC, and whatever other nonsense is out there… we should all be pretty excited. For me, it’s always been about more than Notre Dame […]
Halloween in Philly: The Night Notre Dame Survived
There are games you remember because everything went right. Notre Dame’s Halloween night trip to Philadelphia in 2015 was not one of them. The No. 9 Irish arrived at Lincoln Financial Field on October 31 carrying a 6-1 record and legitimate College Football Playoff aspirations. Waiting for them was one of the best stories of […]
Marcus Freeman sheds some light on Notre Dame’s injury mysteries
There’s lot’s going on, so let’s hit it with the speed option… THE SAGA OF CHARLES JAGUSAH It’s been a long journey with and for Notre Dame offensive lineman, Charles Jagusah. After spring ball there were still many questions surrounding Jagusah and his future as a player on this Notre Dame football team. Marcus Freeman […]
How would the SEC breaking away from the NCAA affect Notre Dame?
I thought this whole thing about the SEC breaking away from the NCAA was dying down, but ESPN’s Heather Dinich gave it more steam during a report on SportsCenter yesterday. Now, obviously, so much of this is posturing for political sake as schools and conferences are openly out there lobbying for congressional help. That’s probably […]
Notre Dame is locking in on one of its last recruiting targets of the 2027 cycle
Is Notre Dame’s football recruiting class for the 2027 cycle pretty good? Of course it is — where in the hell have you been? Notre Dame currently has the consensus No. 2 recruiting class in the country, and there’s still talk about the Irish eventually ending the cycle as the No. 1 class. Whether it’s […]
Everything you need to know from day two of Notre Dame’s New York media blitz
It was day two of Notre Dame football’s media blitz in New York City, and everything ran like a well-oiled machine. This post isn’t “everything that happened” for day two, but it should cover most of th happenings. To be honest, there is very little new stuff here that is actually consequential to Notre Dame’s […]
Is there a big change coming for Notre Dame’s green jerseys?
Notre Dame and Under Armour recently unveiled Notre Dame’s uniforms for this season’s Shamrock Series game against the Wisconsin Badgers. The unveiling was a bit spoiled by a leak of a jersey on a retailers website a few days before as it was exactly what the jersey ended up looking like. So do we have […]
Despite losses, Notre Dame is still going to run the ball in 2026
When I think of running the football, the first thing I think of is the triple option. Let’s go… NOTRE DAME IS STILL A RUNNING TEAM The loss of both Jeremiyah Love and Jadarian Price to the first round of the NFL Draft is obviously a big loss for Notre Dame in 2026, but that […]
Five Old Notre Dame Football Photos for a Friday: Manti Te’o — The Great One
We’ve made it to another Friday, so let’s enjoy some old Notre Dame football photos. Speaking of Friday’s… we’re only a handful of Friday’s away from preseason Ohio High School Football scrimmages. It’s a special time of year for me every year, but this season, my oldest son (Ryan) will take the field as a […]
Notre Dame quarterback CJ Carr takes center stage in New York City
Notre Dame is gearing up for its media bitz / media days tour in New York City with head coach Marcus Freeman and his top guys; Adon Shuler, Drayk Bowen, Leonard Moore, and CJ Carr. It’s a little bit of an oddity that a quarterback who is the Heisman frontrunner would show up to a […]
Notre Dame will have one of the youngest teams in the country
Just line it up in any ACE formation and run the speed option for maximum success. BABYFACE IRISH Much has been made about the new NCAA “5 for 5” rule and the resulting effect of keeping 26 year old players from playing college football. Since the transfer portal came into play, programs that have been […]
UPDATED Notre Dame Football Recruiting Rankings for the 2027 cycle
Rivals recently updated their recruiting rankings which has caused some Notre Dame football commits to receive another star next to their name. The new rankings also moved some of the team rankings around: And again… there are two commitments for 2027 that are reclassified from 2028 in QB Champ Monds and DE Jackson Vaughn. Both […]
Notre Dame’s Charlie Partridge is just a dude with a dog
Notre Dame kind of hit the jackpot with Charlie Partridge as the new defensive line coach. He has made a strong name for himself during his time with the Pitt Panthers and in the NFL with the Indianapolis Colts. As Notre Dame’s defensive staff started move around this past offseason, there was an opening for […]
Are there really major injury questions for Notre Dame this year?
Fans of Notre Dame football have become accustomed to bad injury news before and during the season. Look, you’re not alone. Many college football programs deal with injuries much in the same way as the Irish, because that’s just the name of the game out there. That’s what depth is for. Injuries suck and there’s […]
Looking Back at Notre Dame’s 2001 Victory Over Navy
For decades, Notre Dame’s annual meeting with Navy was defined by one extraordinary statistic. Entering their November 17, 2001 matchup at Notre Dame Stadium, the Fighting Irish had defeated the Midshipmen 37 consecutive times. It was the longest winning streak by one opponent over another in major college football history, transforming every meeting into another […]
More Than a Winning Streak: Looking Back at Notre Dame’s 2001 Victory Over Navy
For decades, Notre Dame’s annual meeting with Navy was defined by one extraordinary statistic. Entering their November 17, 2001 matchup at Notre Dame Stadium, the Fighting Irish had defeated the Midshipmen 37 consecutive times. It was the longest winning streak by one opponent over another in major college football history, transforming every meeting into another […]
What Happened the Last Time Notre Dame Played Miami
You knew it was coming eventually, and here it is. Not only the one loss, but by far the most emotionally resonant game we will be discussing in this series – last year’s season-opening defeat at the hands of the Miami Hurricanes. This was a painful enough loss at the time it happened, as a […]
Why does Brian Kelly think any Notre Dame fan cares about his support?
Brian Kelly is trying to reshape his image with Notre Dame fans, and it’s hard to understand why he thinks Irish nation cares at all. Notre Dame is one of the favorites to win this year’s national championship with Marcus Freeman in charge and they have the Heisman frontrunner at quarterback in CJ Carr. Who […]
New Rivals rankings clearly show Notre Dame’s return to being an elite recruiting program
Rivals just released its updated Top 300 football recruiting rankings, and expanded its 5-Star rankings. The Notre Dame Fighting Irish are well represented here with its 2027 class now with four 5-Stars in the current Rivals rankings. No. 9 David Folorunsho DLNo. 10 Albert Simien OLNo. 16 Abraham Sesay DENo. 20 Oluwasemilore Olubobola OL Rivals […]
Is Notre Dame a Top 20 Tailgating School?
This is a question that’s actually harder to answer than one might think. How does one rank a thing against other things — when one hasn’t seen or been involved with the other things? And yet, we do it all of the time. Obviously these rankings are subjective and, in a lot of ways, made […]
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