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There are so many Lou Holtz quotes that I use all the time, I’m pretty sure my kids can recite them back to me. Over the years, his words have stuck with me — not just because they’re memorable, but because he truly lived them. Some of my favorites are … “I follow three rules: […]
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Despite an incredible 3rd quarter to overcome a deficit, the Notre Dame women’s basketball team came up short against the Duke Blue Devils by the time the clock hit zero for the game. Irish Come Up Just Short In ACC Semifinals To Duke DULUTH, Ga – The Fighting Irish fell in heartbreaking fashion to top-seeded Duke […]
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The Irish found themselves with a do-or-die game this afternoon against one of the two worst teams in the conference to keep their ACC tournament hopes alive. Boston College is woeful, and it would not have been surprising at all for the Irish to pull this off, even on BC’s Senior Day. However, absolutely nobody […]
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The Notre Dame baseball team founbd a good amount of success over the last few weeks against some mid-major schools and small schools, so you had to wonder how that might translate once they began ACC play. Well, in the ACC opener, Notre Dame took the Duke Blue Devils to the woodshed in a 10-4 […]
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The Notre Dame women’s basketball team has been playing some really goodf basketball lately, and it comes at the perfect time of year — March. On Friday, the Irish outclassed the NC State Wolfpack in every way possible to get a 81-63 win in the quarterfibals of the ACC Tournament.
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In a SB Nation Reacts survey, we asked fans if they thought Marcus Freeman would still be coaching Notre Dame Football five years from now. Despite a good amount of comments that suggested most of the fan base believes he will likely move on to the NFL before then — the survey shows that fans […]
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During the Notre Dame football off-season, we like to talk a lot about the different rivalries the Irish have in football. We have developed a particular language for how we discuss these games — given that more than half a dozen teams have been considered as Notre Dame’s rivals over the years. We use the […]
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The Notre Dame women’s basketball team has played much better over the last month, and an easy victory over the Miami Hurricanes to advance to the quarterfinals of the ACC Tournament, is just another building block for a March Madness run.
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Every season has a moment when everything hangs in the balance—when confidence wavers, pressure mounts, and belief is tested. In 1943, that moment arrived when Notre Dame lined up against an Iowa Pre-Flight team that hadn’t forgotten the past and had no intention of backing down. What unfolded wasn’t simply a matchup of unbeaten teams […]
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The Notre Dame Fighting Irish played their final home game of the season tonight with the Stanford Cardinal in town. These two teams already met earlier this year, and the less said about that, the better. There was pretty much no way we’d see Stanford go 4-for-30 from the three point line this time, so […]
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Legendary Notre Dame football coach, Lou Holtz, has passed away at the age of 89. From a Notre Dame press release: Legendary National Championship Coach Lou Holtz Passes Away South Bend, Indiana — Lou Holtz, the legendary college football coach who led the University of Notre Dame to the 1988 National Championship, has passed away at […]
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Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NCAA. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Irish fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. The rumors were persistently consistent for a big portion of the Notre Dame offseason. After Notre […]
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As we enter March Madness and the greatest time to be alive as college basketball fans, many of the conversations we have with our friends and fellow fans revolve around legends of the game. The University of Notre Dame is no stranger to being the home of a legendary sports figure. In fact, Notre Dame […]
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The ACC released the results of its postseason awards, and Hannah Hidalgo was voted as the ACC Player of the Year as well as the ACC Defensive Player of the Year. Notre Dame’s Cassandre Prosper was also voted as the ACC’s Most Improved Player of the Year. From the ACC: ACC Women’s Basketball Announces 2025-26 […]
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The Notre Dame Fighting Irish women’s basketball program has seen a tremendous amount of talent come through South Bend, and right now they have an incredible player in Hannah Hidalgo. The junior guard is up for ACC player of the year and national player of the year honors, as she continues to stack the stats […]
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Hannah Hidalgo, the No. 5 high school player in the country when she arrived at Notre Dame in 2023, immediately stepped on the court for the first time and became one of the best college players in the country. The individual talent that Hidalgo possesses and then displays on the court is unquestionable. She was […]
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On a sunny, 57 degree day in College Park, Maryland, the Notre Dame Men’s lacrosse team moved to 4-0 on the season with an emphatic 11-8 win over the Maryland Terrapins. It was the Irish’s fourth straight win to start the season and our fourth straight game scoring over ten goals. It was also the […]
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The NFL Combine is done, and now we get more than a month and a half of speculation, mock drafts, and hot takes before we get to the first round of the NFL Draft on April 23rd. One player that is right in the thick of the conversation is one that also was a big […]
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From the ND press release: Notre Dame Baseball: Irish Offense Continues to Roll in Win Over Golden Eagles COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Notre Dame baseball team posted their third-consecutive run-rule win with an 11-0 (8 innings) victory over Tennessee Tech on Sunday afternoon. Ty Uber was in control of the strike zone and the Golden Eagles’ […]
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The Notre Dame women’s basketball team just upset the #10 ranked Louisville Cardinals on the road to end the regular season. The Irish won 5 straight games to end the season and 7 of their last 8. Thanks to their efforts to turn an underwhelming season around, the Irish earned a 5-seed in the ACC […]
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Notre Dame’s Hannah Hidalgo should win the national player of the year award, because she is an absolute TERROR on the court. Another big game from Hannah (30 points, 10 rebounds, 7 assists, 5 steals) gave the Irish just enough to upset the #10 ranked Louisville Cardinals on the road, 65-62. This was the fifth […]
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As the weekend rolls on and the NFL Combine continues, we finally got to the running backs group. We’ve seen combines in the past that had some of the best players sit out and not run and/or test, but both Notre Dame running backs were there to show why they were rated as the top […]
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For the second game in a row, the Notre Dame baseball team got a run rule win. On Saturday, the Irish took on the UIC Flames, and got out of the game in 8 innings with a 14-3 win. One of the stars of the game was freshman centerfielder Brandon Logan, who is also a […]
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Hello everyone. I’m back. Thanks for bearing with everything through my hiatus. Unfortunately, it turned out to be a pretty darn good time to check out of things. I was relatively passively following the team while my time was limited, but caught enough of things to understand how bleak the program now looks. The Irish […]
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It’s a little odd that we are in NFL Draft season, and there has been very little attention paid to the Notre Dame tight end in this year’s group. Notre Dame’s reputation for being TEU has been well earned, and generally an Irish tight end in the draft gets a little more press. Usually… but […]
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