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Last year, Pitt head coach Pat Narduzzi famously talked about how their game against Notre Dame didn’t really mean anything because it wasn’t an ACC conference game. Never mind the fact that Pitt...

It’s a big day for One Foot Down. Today, the SB Nation app is live, and it’s the best way to follow the Fighting Irish.  I personally have been testing the app for about a month, and it has been a...

Marcus Freeman took the podium on Monday to begin the first game week for Notre Dame this season as the Irish travel to Green Bay to take on the Wisconsin Badgers in the Shamrock Series. While his...

Notre Dame will start another college football season on the road, but it will have that HOME flavor as it’s a Shamrock Series game. The Irish are considered to be one of the favorites to win the...

We’re not in August anymore, but we’re still in the midwest in early September for Notre Dame’s season opener against the Wisconsin Badgers at Lambeau Field in Green Bay. So… there could be a...

Are we really there? Is it finally GAME WEEK for Notre Dame Football? Yes my friends – we are here. It’s honestly been one of those offseasons that just gutted the hell out of everyone. The way...

Notre Dame started week one with Marcus Freeman’s opening presser (more to come on that) as well as the injury report and depth charts. I can’t say I’m too surprised about any of this right now as...

Wisconsin coach Luke Fickell said his team won't avoid throwing at Notre Dame star cornerback Leonard Moore.

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...

The time has finally come. Notre Dame is about to step into game week with a matchup against the Wisconsin Badgers in Lambeau Field, and they just publicly announced their captains for the 2026...

David Purdum dives into the biggest betting storylines in college football heading into the season.

The best option is a triple option — however it’s lined up. HOW IS NOTRE DAME OVERRATED WITH ALL OF THIS TALENT? As the offseason/preseason comes to an end, Notre Dame is still being catcalled by...

One of the strangest parts of the 2025 college football season for Notre Dame was their kicking situation (among a long list of strangeness). The Irish appear to have corrected the problem with...

Four different schools checked in at No. 1.

Let’s have a little fun today… If the US government decided it was going to go all in with NIL and everything else with a service academy to win a national championship — which one gets it done?...

If you haven’t heard by now, Kate Koval is leaving the LSU Tigers. The former Notre Dame women’s basketball player was not happy that LSU Tigers head coach Kim Mulkey signed a Russian player, and...

There are many options in the world, but we make it a triple option. ABOUT THAT NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL DEPTH CHART I’ve covered college football long enough to understand that anything said before...

I don’t make Notre Dame football predictions. There are several reasons for this, the most important being that I am a Notre Dame fan and therefore understand that whatever I predict will almost...

Just the other day, I talked about how absolutely DONE I am with the Notre Dame and college football offseason. One of the reasons has been the preseason prognostications. I know it’s weird, but...

Remember when Notre Dame did some fun videos to release other versions of their Shamrock Series uniforms? Yeah — good times. For this year’s game against the Wisconsin Badgers inside Lambeau...

We had five games in the Cubs‘ minor league system on Sunday, with Myrtle Beach having the honor of playing a doubleheader after weather issues this weekend. Iowa and South Bend each picked up...

Is the SEC going to get back to competing for national titles?

I asked myself a really tough question on Sunday. What am I looking forward to more, the start of the Notre Dame football season or the end of the Notre Dame football offseason? A philosophy major...

The season is almost here, and we have one game from the last one left to discuss before jumping into it. Notre Dame closes 2026 at the Dome Formerly Known as Carrier, playing a team and...

Three years ago, Notre Dame signed a 10 year contract extension with Under Armour. The first deal between Notre Dame and Under Armour started in 2014, and at the time, it was viewed more as a...

Notre Dame wrapped up its fall camp on Friday with a 100 play scimmage. Marcus Freeman then went and took questions from the media, and the single biggest takeaway from that presser is that this...

Wisconsin and Notre Dame kick off the 2026 football season at Lambeau Field. Here's what to know about tickets to the matchup.

Notre Dame won't be adding players from the 2022 recruiting class who could be eligible to play this fall because of recent legal decisions including Junior Tuihalamaka, who has committed to LSU.

Notre Dame’s defense in 2026 is going to be elite. A big reason why is that the Irish are absolutely stacked at multiple positions with some of the best talent in the country. The Bednarik Award...

The year was 2005, and there was a lot of hope for the future for Notre Dame football. Some of that hope came from the play of individuals we often overlook 20 years later. Here are a few of those...

Whether it's head coach vs. head coach or coordinators matching wits, the outcomes of several nationally ranked matchups will hang in the balance

Notre Dame legend Aaron Taylor breaks down the Fighting Irish offensive line's fall camp struggles and delivers a bold prediction for the Indiana Hoosiers' front seven.

Sometimes it’s better to have more than one or two options… so use the triple option. BRADY QUINN AND THE TRANSFER PORTAL Former Notre Dame quarterback, Brady Quinn, bleeds blue and gold. The...

Notre Dame’s CJ Carr wears a gold helmet and has a golden arm… and someone took notice. Carr Named to Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Watch List SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Junior quarterback CJ Carr was...

There are football games we remember because of what happened. And then there are football games we remember because of how they felt. On September 3, 1994, Notre Dame opened its season against...

The speed option is there when you need it and don’t even know why. THE AP POLL CONVERSATION Now that the AP Top 25 poll is out, we know the college football season is ready to really begin. Say...

If you ever have an option, make it a triple. POUND FOR POUND SPEED Talking about a Notre Dame football player with speed almost always brings out the SWOOSH commentary — especially if it’s a...

When Notre Dame traveled to New York for its annual media blitz, the trip felt a little lighter than usual. I was expecting a ridiculous hot take or two that we can put in the back of our memory...

If all of you Navy defenders are done screaming, “KNOW YOUR HISTORY” at the screen… we can continue. This isn’t about if Notre Dame should drop Navy from the schedule — it’s about one of the most...

Notre Dame has two players on the Maxwell Award watch list in quarterback CJ Carr and cornerback Leonard Moore. As a former cornerback myself… LETS GO LEONARD MOORE!!!! Knowing the Thorpe Award,...

The 2026 college football season is just a few weeks away now, and one of the final markers of this journey is the release of the AP Top 25 preseason poll. Notre Dame has been considered a top 5...

Indiana Hoosiers head coach, Curt Cignetti, is an incredible football coach and accomplished something absolutely NO ONE thought could be done… he guided IU to a national championship in football...

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team is just about in the middle of camp season, and we certainly have a better sense of what they will field this season than at the start of camp. Well…...

Notre Dame’s defensive line for the 2026 season has me pretty excited, so let’s hit this Friday with a double dose of defensive tackles and defensive ends.

Notre Dame linebackers Drayk Bowen and Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa aere two of the best in the nation — if not THE best on the nation. There’s only one Butkus Award, however, and both will definitely be...

There are certain plays that become so iconic that, over time, they overshadow everything that came before them. Ask Notre Dame fans about the 2018 Citrus Bowl, and chances are the first image...

Bring in that money, honey. Notre Dame received another generous donation for a naming right from a weatlthy alum to help finance the program. Alumnus Bob Hinton Makes Gift to Name Notre Dame...

The Jim Thorpe Award has been one of the morer elusive pieces of hardware for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. Can Leonard Moore bring this thing home? Moore Tabbed to Paycom Jim Thorpe Award Watch...

Notre Dame is currently preparing for the 2026 college football season with its August fall camp. The Irish are one of the favorites to win the national championship this season, and a big part of...

Let’s be honest… Notre Dame could have had 4 more names on this watch list, but Anthonie Knapp and Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa are as good as it gets in college football. Knapp, Viliamu-Asa Named to...