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Notre Dame and Purdue do music badly, but who does it worse?
It’s hard to remember exactly how it all went down as I was just starting to raise a family, and that generally drains some memory from the brain. However… there was this snippet in time when colleges thought they could just make their own music videos and fans would just be like THAT’S THE BEST […]
Notre Dame Football Rivalry Trophies: The Shillelagh and Purdue
There are few things in the college football world that give me as much joy as the entire collection of rivalry trophies. College football is supposed to be weird, stupid, and full of things that don’t make sense — but yet full of emotion and nostalgia. Nothing makes that more clear than the rivalry trophies […]
Is this the best Notre Dame team of the Marcus Freeman era?
We are only three games into the college football season, but there is a question about just how good this Notre Dame football team is this year is being tossed around the college football world (just as it was during the preseason). Do you really think this really best team of the Marcus Freeman era? […]
Notre Dame VS Purdue: When, Where, and How to Watch the Battle for the Shillelagh
Notre Dame and Purdue are playing this weekend for the 90th time in history, and the two teams will be playing for the rights to the Shillelagh Trophy. WHEN, WHERE, AND HOW TO WATCH When: Saturday, September 26 at 2:00 PM ESTWhere: Ross-Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, IndianaHow to watch: Peacock ONLY ODDS According to FanDuel Sportsbook, Notre Dame […]
2026 NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL: Irish VS Purdue Boilermakers
Notre Dame and Purdue are set to play for the 90th time in history on Saturday as the Irish will travel to West Lafayette take on the Boilermakers inside Ross-Ade Stadium. There are only two opponents Notre Dame has played more throughout its football history than Purdue, and that’s USC and Navy. The teams play […]
WEATHER REPORT: Notre Dame Fighting Irish VS Purdue Boilermakers
This weekend, the No. 3 ranked Notre Dame Fighting Irish travel two hours south to take on the Purdue Boilermakers in an in-state rivalry game for the Shillelagh Trophy. Notre Dame has battled heat, humidity, and rain in its first three games of the season. As we finally arrive into the official time of autumn, […]
NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL: Injury report and depth charts for Purdue Boilermakers
On Monday, Notre Dame released its injury report and depth chart as the Irish prepare to drive down the road to take on the Purdue Boilermakers for the Shillelagh Trophy. Notre Dame’s lone new injury report addition is safety Luke Talich. The Wyoming native is listed as questionable for Saturday’s game, but Notre Dame should […]
Notre Dame 27, Michigan State 10: Online Overreactions
THAT’S A MEGAPHONE! But actually, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish keep the Megaphone Trophy in Shields Hall as they defeated the Michigan State Spartans on Saturday night. When I was unfortunately anticipating hearing about Usher 800, there was only a little rain during the game with no delays at all. The Irish seemed to have […]
O’pinions from Notre Dame’s Slog of a Win Over Michigan State
Eight o’pinions, one for each of Micah Gilbert’s catches, on Notre Dame besting the villain Pat Fitzgerald. 1. You may have notice I had no o’pinions on the Rice game last weekend. We watched the same game. There wasn’t much to say. As for this game? Slightly more, the biggest thing being Gilbert’s emergent performance. […]
How have your expectations for Notre Dame football changed for this season?
Every year it happens. Notre Dame finishes its third game of the regular season, and I immediately think… well that’s 25% of the schedule. I’m not even a math nerd — although I secretly wish I was one from time to time, but it’s that number which really slaps me in the face. Notre Dame […]
PHOTO GALLERY: Notre Dame 27, Michigan State 10
Notre Dame is keeping the Megaphone Trophy in South Bend after a 27-10 victory over its old rival, the Michigan State Spartans. Here are some of the best images from the game.
How Notre Dame’s opponents fared in WEEK 3 of the CFB season
Notre Dame’s 2026 college football schedule has been called many thing over the last eight months, but “tough” or anywhere near the word “hard” was certainly not among them. Still, some have mentioned that this Irish schedule could look a lot trickier as the season progresses. While they may eventually be true, it may not […]
Notre Dame continues its journey ranked No. 3 in both the AP Top 25 and Coaches Poll
Notre Dame was almost a 30 point favorite on Saturday night when it beat the undefeated Michigan State Spartans, 27-10. While that may not be overly impressive to people right now, it won’t really matter five, six, seven weeks down the road. It was a game that was never really in doubt, and the Irish […]
Notre Dame Football Stats: Week 3 Review of Win over Michigan State
The Big Picture Notre Dame football locked in its third consecutive win of the 2026-27 season against Michigan State. The Week 3 game’s final score was 27-10, a +17-point differential in favor of the Irish. Notre Dame put on a 10-0 shutout of Michigan State in the first quarter, and the Spartans responded 10-7 in […]
Three Things We Saw in Notre Dame’s Win Over Michigan State
Your Notre Dame Fighting Irish advanced to 3-0 with a vintage win over Michigan State – never in doubt and mostly not close, but still hard-fought and a little nerve-wracking. A lot of people may find this win rather underwhelming and I don’t disagree with them, but I also think it’s worth reminding ourselves that […]
Notre Dame handled a fight in the rain against Michigan State with 27-10 win
They always say to throw the records and the spread out of the window when it’s a rivalry game, but honestly, Notre Dame and Michigan State have been on such a long break — do the rules even apply here? Maybe and maybe not. Either way, the Irish came out on top for a 27-10 […]
One Foot Down Reacts: We Like The Lines
With under nine hours to tonight’s kick, let’s take a quick peek at our weekly survey question at One Foot Down. If Notre Dame is going to be a championship caliber team, it’ll be on the backs of guys like linebacker Jaiden Ausberry, defensive end Bryce Young, safety Adon Shuler and linebacker Drayk Bowen. This […]
GAME THREAD: No. 3 Notre Dame Fighting Irish VS Michigan State Spartans
Welcome back Sparty… are you ready for a pounding? For the first time since 2017, Notre Dame and Michigan State will take the field to play for the Megaphone Trophy. All week long we have been loving the return of this rivalry with memories and pontifications about its importance to the history of Notre Dame […]
Notre Dame Football Rivalry Trophies: The Megaphone and Michigan State
There are few things in the college football world that give me as much joy as the entire collection of rivalry trophies. College football is supposed to be weird, stupid, and full of things that don’t make sense — but yet full of emotion and nostalgia. Nothing makes that more clear than the rivalry trophies […]
The Anti-Preview: No. 3 Notre Dame Fighting Irish VS Michigan State Spartans
All week long I’ve been talking about how glad I am that Notre Dame VS Michigan State is back on the schedule. It’s a rivalry that meant a lot to me for most of my life, but I have to tell ya… I sure hope I don’t regret how eager I am. It’s been almost […]
Five Old Notre Dame Football Photos for a Friday: Welcome back Sparty
Notre Dame and Michigan State will play for the 80th time on Saturday night in South Bend for the Megaphone Trophy. I’m really excited about this week to get back to playing this rivalry game for the first time since 2017. Before we get to the photos, I though this Tik Tok video was very […]
Hot and Cold Takes for Notre Dame VS the Michigan State Spartans
Night Game in South Bend! How’d We Do Last Week? As a refresher, each week I will feature the Most Accurate, Most interesting, and Most Wildly Inaccurate takes. Let’s get to it! Most Wildly Inaccurate There is a LOT going on here from Pseudodomer. Wasn’t sure if this was inaccurate or interesting, but I had […]
Notre Dame announces 2026-2027 women’s basketball schedule
The college basketball season is rapidly approaching, and we’re getting ready for Niele Ivey and her Notre Dame Women’s Basketball team to do some great things. Notre Dame just dropped its full schedule for the incoming season — prepare accordingly. SOUTH BEND, Ind. — The 2026-27 Notre Dame women’s basketball schedule is here, and there are […]
Notre Dame Football: Michigan State Spartans Q&A with The Only Colors
Folks, it’s been nearly a decade since these two programs with plenty of history have met on the gridiron, but finally we’re back at it with our #3, 2-0 Notre Dame Fighting Irish playing host to the Michigan State Spartans, who’ve jumped out to a 2-0 start to their inaugural season under new head coach […]
Divine Intervention? When the Ball Bounced Notre Dame’s Way Against Michigan State
There are games you win because you execute the game plan perfectly. There are games you win because you are simply the better team. And then there are games when a football takes a strange bounce, somehow lands in exactly the right pair of hands, and leaves everyone wondering whether something—or Someone—might have been looking […]
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