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GAME THREAD: #9 Notre Dame Fighting Irish VS #22 Pitt Panthers
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish are back on the road this week as they take on the #22 ranked Pitt Panthers. ESPN will be there to make this as big of a game as they can with their College Gameday circus, and it’s literally a MUST WIN GAME for Notre Dame. I don’t know what […]
Notre Dame Football: Pittsburgh Panthers Q&A with Pat Rick of One Foot Down
Well folks, we’ve officially reached Q4 (the final 3 regular season games) and it’s CRUNCH TIME when it comes to the Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team achieving their 2025 full-year objectives. The Irish are currently ranked 9th in the weekly College Football Playoff Committee rankings, and with a road matchup against the 22nd-ranked Pittsburgh […]
STAFF PICKS: #9 Notre Dame Fighting Irish VS #22 Pitt Panthers
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish have slowly climbed back up the rankings, and are now ranked #9 in the country in the college football playoff rankings after dismantling Navy, 49-10. Notre Dame travels to #22 Pittsburgh this week to take on the Pitt Panthers with ESPN’s College Gameday covering the entire circus. Despite “Top 25 […]
Marcus Freeman said, “That Ain’t My Noise”
For as excited as we all get for the start of every college football season, it’s the tail end of the season where we often find ourselves in the middle of the loudest parts of the season. The college football playoff rankings, coach firings, National Signing Day, Awards season, Rivalry week, and so much more […]
2025 Notre Dame Football: Irish VS Pitt Panthers
The 7-2 Notre Dame Fighting Irish are currently ranked #9 by the college football playoff committee and go on the road this week to take on the #22 ranked Pitt Panthers in a NOONER on the rivers. I’m going to be honest with you… the Pitt series always feels a little funny to me. While […]
Notre Dame Football: Hot and Cold Takes VS. The Pittsburgh Panthers
How’d We Do Last Week? Most Wildly Inaccurate This was hilariously wrong. ND finished the game with 0 penalties. Great take to be wrong on though. Most Interesting As a former player, I was wildly in favor of NIL, and HOPED it would bring more parity. We are definitely seeing that…..and as Shane Gillis said, […]
Notre Dame Women’s Basketball: Hannah Hidalgo sets scoring record in 85-58 win over Akron
Hannah Hidalgo is pretty amazing — but we already know that. On Wednesday night, however, she launched herself into a new category as she set the single game scoring record for Notre Dame’s women’s basketball — and she broke the NCAA record for steals in a game as she pulled in 16. Hidalgo scored 44 […]
Throwback Thursday: Notre Dame Fighting Irish Football vs. Pitt (2003) – The Gold Rush
My dad grew up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where sports weren’t just a pastime—they were a way of life. His dad’s sister, Clara, was the family’s ultimate fan, cheering loudest for the Pittsburgh Pirates and, surprisingly, for Notre Dame. She’s the one who taught my dad to love the Irish, and when he was just seven […]
Notre Dame Football Recruiting: 4-Star California Safety Khalil Terry commits to the Irish
On Wednesday, Notre Dame got a big jolt to its 2027 football recruiting class when 4-Star safety Khalil Terry gave his public commitment to Marcus Freeman and the Fighting Irish. The 6’0 185 pounder from Tustin High School in Tustin, California, chose the Irish over a large number of offers including the Tennessee Volunteers, USC […]
EARNED 5-STAR PODCAST: Another fake rival on deck for Notre Dame
Brendan and Jude are on the pod ship to deliver all sorts of gifts. This week the boys break down Notre Dame’s win over Navy, Preview Pitt, discuss the college football playoff rankings, unveil the latest OFD Top 20, and provide their game picks for Notre Dame VS Pitt and other games from all over […]
Notre Dame Basketball Recruiting: Irish sign three players for 2026 class
Micah Shrewsberry and Notre Dame basketball are off to a good start to the season with a 3-0 record, and on Wednesday, the Irish signed 3 players for its 2026 recruiting class. From the ND press release: Coach Shrewsberry Inks Three Future Irish Jonathan Sanderson, Gan-Erdene Solongo and Nick Shrewsberry set their sights on Notre […]
Notre Dame lights up Eastern Illinois, 78-58
The Notre Dame men’s basketball team is off to a solid 3-0 start after taking down Eastern Illinois on Tuesday night, 78-58. From the ND press release: Strong Second Half Seals 78-58 Victory over Eastern Illinois Shrewsberry and Haralson combine for 28 points in the second half SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Notre Dame Men’s Basketball ended […]
Notre Dame goes over another hill for #9 College Football Playoff ranking
On Tuesday the College Football Playoff committee released its latest set of rankings on ESPN, and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish moved up one spot to #9. Notre Dame’s climb into the top ten has been remarkable. There was a far distant mountain laid down in front of the Irish to make the college football […]
The Notre Dame “join a conference” talk has reached mass hysteria
Maybe we should be used to it by now. Maybe we were riding this weird “like” wave after Notre Dame’s run in the playoffs last season. Maybe after Notre Dame started 0-2 — most people just put them in the background. Maybe. Notre Dame is 7-2 and will likely be ranked #9 in by the […]
When, where, and how to watch #9 Notre Dame VS #23 Pitt
Notre Dame VS Pitt is going to be a ranked matchup, and ESPN selected the game as its College Gameday destination. As a Notre Dame fan, I think people expect me to be glad about this — but I think it’s an abomination. This is “college football” after all, and yet we are all forced […]
WEATHER REPORT: Notre Dame Fighting Irish VS Pitt Panthers
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish are right in the thick of the hunt for a college football playoff berth with three games remaining on its regular season schedule. At 7-2 and ranked #9 in the AP Poll, it certainly looks like the path to the playoff, and even to host a playoff game, all relies […]
2025 Notre Dame Football Schedule, TV Times, Stat Leaders, Roster, and Results
The Notre Dame football season is in the stretch run — and we’re all eager to see how the regular season finishes with three games left. Despite the loss in Miami, and against Texas A&M, the Irish still have a chance to bring home its 23rd national championship thanks to doing what they did last […]
How Notre Dame’s opponents fared in week 11 of the college football season
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 […]
Notre Dame Fighting Irish VS Pitt Panthers: Depth Charts
On Monday, Notre Dame released its depth charts for the upcoming game against the Pitt Panthers. The list of injuries is starting to pile up, but the number of players not available at all this week is at six. Obviously — we should know more about the status of those listed as questionable after practice […]
Peacock Debuts Trailer For ‘Here Come The Irish’
I know a lot of Notre Dame fans have been waiting for this. Peacock Debuts Trailer For ‘Here Come The Irish,’ New Season Premieres December 8 Season Two Follows the University of Notre Dame Fighting Irish Football Team on Their Pursuit to Victory SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Peacock’s “Here Come the Irish” season two premieres Monday, […]
Online Overreactions: Notre Dame 49, Navy 10
You always get some mixed emotions and reactions to this game every year. The Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the Navy Midshipmen play nearly every year (Covid year notwithstanding), and no matter what you think of playing the matchup every year, it is refreshing to play an opponent you don’t (and really, can’t) hate. And, […]
OPENING ODDS: Notre Dame is a double digit road favorite over Pitt
After a weird game on the road against Boston College, Notre Dame more than handled its own against Navy on Saturday with an impressive 49-10 win against a 30.5 point spread. The Irish climbed one spot up to #9 in the AP Top 25 and CoachesPoll — and we expect the same in the College […]
Notre Dame Football Stats: Week 11 Review of Win over Navy
The Irish came out of the annual Navy game with a decisive 49-10 win over the Midshipmen. Let’s see what we can pull out of the data tables, heading into Week 12 of the 2025-26 season and the College Football Playoff Committee’s second round of rankings. Scoring Context The differential for the Navy game was […]
Notre Dame continues the slow ascension up the rankings
Notre Dame is hurting all sorts of feeling out there in the college football world. When the Irish debuted at #10 in the College Football Playoff rankings, some people lost their minds as if the rankings were going to be wildly different from what the AP Top 25 and Coaches Poll already posted. They weren’t, […]
Notre Dame Women’s Basketball: Irish double up Chicago State in a 116-58 victory
Notre Dame absolutely beat Chicago State up on Sunday inside Purcell Pavilion, 116-58. From the ND press release: SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The No. 15 Fighting Irish impressed on both ends of the floor en route to a dominant 116-58 victory over Chicago State on Sunday afternoon inside Purcell Pavilion. For the second-straight outing all five […]
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