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College Football Playoff First Round: STAFF PICKS

The college football playoff is here and it hits quite a bit differently this year after Notre Dame got hosed by the committee in the final two sets of the playoff rankings — but I’ve already done that post. As I’ve said before, I am not doing a silly boycott of the playoffs (or the […]

More postseason All-American accolades come in for Notre Dame

We are still on track for Notre Dame to have two unanimous All-Americans with Jeremiyah Love and Leonard Moore after the release of the Sporting News All-American teams today. An extra cherry on top was Jadarian Price’s selection as a first team kick returner. From the ND press release: Love, Moore, Price Named 2025 The […]

Notre Dame running back Jeremiyah Love declares for the NFL Draft

Despite the little drops of hope, we all knew this was coming. Notre Dame running back, Jeremiyah Love has declared for the 2026 NFL Draft. Love came to Notre Dame in 2023 as a highly rated running back with a huge amount of upside because of his incredible athleticism. He received a lot of Ricky […]

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Jeremiyah Love and Leonard Moore looking to make the consensus All-American jump to UNANIMOUS

The third All-American team that counts toward the “consensus” and “unanimous” selections just came out on Tuesday with the release of the AFCA All-American Team. Both Notre Dame running back Jeremiyah Love and cornerback Leonard Moore were honored with first team selections on the AFCA team, to go along with their first team selections on […]

Notre Dame Football Stats: 2006 Georgia Tech Game Review

Notre Dame football kicked off the 2006 season with an away game at Georgia Tech.  The 2005 Irish team finished with a 9-3 overall record and Georgia Tech’s prior squad had finished with a 7-5 season.  It was the first time that the two programs had faced off since the Gator Bowl in 1999.  Tech […]

Jeremiyah Love finishes 3rd in the Heisman Trophy voting

There really was no hope for Jeremiyah Love to win the Heisman Trophy after Wilfredo Aybar did the most Stanford thing ever and dropped a cheapshot knee into the ribs of Love — who was just tring to get up off of the ground after the play was over. Going into that game, Love had […]

Notre Dame 82, Evansville 58: Irish calmly dismantle Purple Aces

Today’s game against the Evansville Purple Aces wasn’t supposed to involve a lot of drama, and credit to the Irish for making sure there wasn’t. Notre Dame has already played several teams below Evansville (rank: 280) on the KenPom rankings, so particularly with Markus Burton in street clothes, this was by no means the easiest […]

Is Notre Dame Football about to lose another assistant coach?

With Notre Dame’s football season over following the college football playoff snub and the decision to play in any bowl games, the focus has turned towards roster management and staff retention. The former is something that still needs time and other developments, but the latter is definitely underway. Notre Dame just lost linebackers coach, Max […]

Notre Dame blows out Morehead State, 97-48

The Notre Dame women’s basketball were back at home Thursday night, and the Irish looked quite comfortable inside the cozy confines of Purcell Pavilion. Notre Dame flexed their muscles as they handily whooped Morehead State by doubling the Eagles up, 97-48.

Notre Dame cornerback Mark Zackery joins the basketball team

Mark Zachery was one of the best high school basetball players in the state of Indiana as well as one of the best cornerbacks in the country. Zackery chose to come to Notre Dame with the dream of playing both… and it’s happening. Mark Zackery IV Added to Men’s Basketball Roster SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Glenn […]

Irish RB Jeremiyah Love Named 2025 Disney Spirit Award Recipient

While Notre Dame fans are collectively trashing Disney/ESPN — they handed out a spirit award to Notre Dame running back, Jeremiyah Love. Jeremiyah Love Named 2025 Disney Spirit Award Recipient SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Junior running back Jeremiyah Love has been named the recipient of the 2025 Disney Spirit Award. This prestigious award is presented annually […]

Throwback Thursday: Notre Dame Fighting Irish VS Michigan, 1998

Some games don’t just open a season — they announce a statement. And in 1998, Notre Dame delivered one loud enough to echo all the way from South Bend to Ann Arbor. Coming off a turbulent offseason, a disappointing end to 1997, and a national chorus predicting mediocrity, the Irish entered their season opener against […]

Notre Dame 80, Idaho 65: Irish right the ship in the second half

With star Markus Burton out indefinitely, today’s contest against the Idaho Vandals represented Micah Shrewsberry’s first chance to game plan around the new identity the Irish will need to build. That identity figures to feature a lot of Jalen Haralson taking the keys to the offense, with Braeden Shrewsberry and new starter Cole Certa handling […]