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Despite a very strong end to the regular season and a NET ranking of 21, the Notre Dame women’s basketball team was slotted as a 6-seed for the NCAA Tournament, and will take on the Fairfield Stags in some Catholic on Catholic crime. Irish Columbus Bound For First Round Of NCAA Tournament SOUTH BEND, Ind. […]
After an explosive first game win over the Louisville Cardinals, Notre Dame came up one run short with the bases loaded in game two — and then we saw the scoreboard explode in the Cards favor in game three with a 21-12 final. Notre Dame Baseball: Irish Fall in Series Finale to Cardinals LOUISVILLE, Ky. […]
There is a different feel to this year’s Notre Dame baseball team, and we are certainly seeing it out on the diamond. The Irish won its first ACC series last weekend against the Duke Blue Devils, and on Friday night, Notre Dame was in Louisville to take on the Cardinals in another ACC series. The […]
We’ve heard the phrase, “leave no doubt,” before when it comes to Notre Dame football. Hell — we’ve SEEN it on the field as well. As we approach the start of spring football for the Fighting Irish, the whole mantra is about to be a way of life. In 2024, when the Irish had no […]
The Notre Dame and college football off-season used to be a lot different, but that was a long time ago. Once conference expansion mania started in 2010, the off-season has been one big clusterbomb of strangeness. It started with conference expansion, then it moved to a college football playoff, then the NIL and transfer portal […]
It’s funny how in the most technologically advanced time in human history, with the ability to record and store seemingly every moment of life, that public figures continue to lie their asses of to rewrite recent history. Sure, the masses have proved to be sheep in many aspects, and will buy the nonsense right away […]
If there is one thing we have learned over the years, it is that the Notre Dame versus Ohio State lacrosse game is going to be a battle. That was no different this past Saturday as a back and forth matchup between our Irish and the Buckeyes came down to Notre Dame getting one more […]
The Notre Dame baseball team got a big series win over the Duke Blue Devils over the weekend in the ACC opener. The Irish have been playing pretty good baseball to start the season, and people are starting to believe that Notre Dame is a very good and very serious team this season. Notre Dame […]
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. Over the last week or so, NIL and other such things in college sports, has […]
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: […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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.
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 […]
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 […]
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.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]