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The Notre Dame Fighting Irish are slowly, but surely, moving up the rankings as they work toward a college football playoff berth. The boys are off this week and are at home eating cheeseburgers, but there’s an entire college football world that plays this weekend. It’s playoff football every week for the Irish moving forward, […]
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This week’s Throwback Thursday takes us back to the South Side of Chicago and the spirit of Lou Holtz’s first Notre Dame team — where lessons in trust, love, and commitment became a way of life. Few embody those values better than Frank Pinn (’89), a former walk-on turned team leader, record holder, and business […]
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Joshua, Jude, and Brendan fought through the joys and perils of fatherhood to sit down to talk about Notre Dame Football. We’re low on show notes this week, but mostly we fight about… Plus the OFD/Earned 5-Star Top 20 and our weekly game picks. Our beautiful baby boy Greg takes us out. Please RATE and […]
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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 Notre Dame fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. It’s a wonderful cheeseburger bye week. The Notre Dame Fighting Irish just took down the […]
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The preseason accolades continue for Notre Dame guard, Hannah Hidalgo. From the ND press release: Already one of the most decorated players in college basketball, Hannah Hidalgo picked up another honor on Tuesday as she was named a Preseason AP All-American for the second straight season. The Merchantville, New Jersey, native is one of four […]
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Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock for the last two years… the Notre Dame vs USC rivalry game is in jeopardy of ending as a yearly game in South Bend and Los Angeles. Saturday night’s game inside Notre Dame Stadium was the last scheduled game between the two programs, and there has been plenty […]
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Notre Dame VS USC was billed as the last real test on the Irish schedule by a number of media pundits. While I find fault with that statement, the game was still the biggest game left on the schedule — and Notre Dame played that way through the uncertainty and the rain. So what did […]
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Despite all of the joy and dominance on the field Saturday night in Notre Dame’s 34-24 victory over USC, one of the few bad things to come out of the game is that Irish offensive lineman, Billy Schrauth, will miss multiple weeks with a knee injury. The captain from Wisconsin was having a dominant performance […]
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What a win. Hopefully the Notre Dame Fighting Irish have the chance to continue one of the greatest rivalries in college athletics with the USC Trojans after this season. But for now, the Irish came out on top in the last scheduled game for now. What a day it was with a lot of weather, […]
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Notre Dame kept the Jeweled Shillelagh safe at home after Saturday night’s 34-24 win over the USC Trojans. Notre Dame rushed for over 300 yards, and kept what was statistically one of the best offenses in check for most of the night. Here is a gallery of some of the best images from a night […]
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Another season, another stressful USC game. Me and some close alum friends had very nostalgic moments in the text threads mulling about whether or not the Irish were going to pull off the big win or serve us up another rivalry heartbreak. Fortunately, it ended well for the program and us personally. Notre Dame finished […]
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The Notre Dame football season is up and running — and we’re already putting holes in walls. Despite the loss in Miami, and against Texas A&M, the Irish still have a chance to bring home its 23rd national championship. The gang here at OFD is still pretty pumped to give you the best overall coverage […]
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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 […]
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Notre Dame was first pushed and then kicked off of the mountain with its 0-2 start to the Miami Hurricanes and Texas A&M Aggies. Just as the Irish did last year following the loss to Northern Illinois, Notre Dame has continued to beat down its opponent to claw its way back up the rankings mountain. […]
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We were told (or were telling) that Notre Dame VS USC was going to be a wet and wild night, but the wait throughout the day and into the storming hours of the afternoon put a little bit more tension in the air for a game that was as high stakes as you’ll find during […]
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Nothing frilly today. It’s Notre Dame VS Southern Cal inside Notre Dame Stadium for what might be the last Battle for the Jeweled Shillelagh in a long time. BURY SC.FUSC.GO IRISH. WHEN, WHERE, AND HOW TO WATCH When: Saturday, October 18 @ 7:30 PM ESTWhere: Notre Dame Stadium, South Bend, IndianaHow to watch: NBC or Peacock PODCAST PREVIEW […]
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The Notre Dame Men’s basketball team got in a tune up for the season with an exhibition game against the in-state Butler Bulldogs. From the ND press release: Irish Win First Exhibition, 77-76, at Butler 13 Irish played and four finished in double figures SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Basketball was officially back Friday night in the […]
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The Notre Dame hockey season got off to a rough start out on the road, but a return to Compton helped lift the Irish up and they responded with an 8-2 victory over St. Lawrence on Thursday night. From the ND press release: NEW UNIFORMS While I have you here… the Notre Dame Hockey team […]
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It feels like we’re all just trying to get through the week as we eagerly await Saturday night’s prime time game between the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and USC Trojans. It’s the Battle for the Jeweled Shillelagh and every factor going into the game counts — especially if there’s going to be inclement weather. So […]
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The Notre Dame Fighting Irish are climbing up the rankings and are now ranked #13 in the country following their 36-7 win over NC State. The Irish will host #20 USC in the Battle for the Jeweled Shilellagh. Much has been made this week about the future of the seris, the incoming rain bomb, and […]
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Folks, it’s finally here. After that tough first two games of the season, we all quietly said the same thing to ourselves: the Playoff is still possible, but the Irish now need to win out — but for now, let’s just focus on winning the rest until we get to that USC Trojans matchup in […]
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Earlier this school year, we saw Notre Dame unveil the first alternate leprechaun logo (football) of a new collection of sport-specific logos for its athletic teams. Now they continue the series with hockey… and it’s just as good as the football logo. From the ND press release: SOUTH BEND, IN – The University of Notre Dame […]
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Few rivalries in college football capture the pageantry, pride, and pure emotion quite like Notre Dame vs. USC. Every meeting between these two storied programs feels like a chapter in an epic novel—written in gold helmets and cardinal jerseys, under bright lights and brighter expectations. The 1989 showdown in South Bend was no exception. It […]
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Joshua, Jude, and Brendan are back to give you the best (delayed) Notre Dame football pod around. In this episode: And much 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 Podcast. Go Irish!
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