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We live in a college football world of lists, rankings, and countdowns. Many players on Notre Dame’s roster have been talked about and written about over the last few months — so let’s fall in...
Specialists don’t run the triple option despite the triple option being special. 5-STAR KICKER IS IRISH Notre Dame addressed last season’s kicking issues with the transfer portal, but they are...
Notre Dame just updated its 2026 football roster, and there are a few things we need to point out. The Irish just welcomed the arrival of the freshmen that didn’t enroll early. They are: #24 Ian...
We live in a college football world of lists, rankings, and countdowns. Many players on Notre Dame’s roster have been talked about and written about over the last few months — so let’s fall in...
An interesting candidate to consider.
If you can’t pass, run the triple option… NOTRE DAME’S PASS DEFENSE COULD BE GENERATIONAL THIS YEAR Notre Dame arguably has the best returning defense in the country. According to this magnificent...
We live in a college football world of lists, rankings, and countdowns. Many players on Notre Dame’s roster have been talked about and written about over the last few months — so let’s fall in...
Week 4 of our series on 2026 opponent retrospectives brings us to another renewed series from the old Michiana tour, bringing us its fourth installment since the cessation of annual hostilities....
By late September of 2015, Notre Dame’s offense was becoming one of the most dangerous units in college football. Whether it was C.J. Prosise breaking long runs, Will Fuller stretching defenses...
I don’t know if it’s true or not, but I’d bet a good amount of money BYU has never run the true triple option. But we have. NOTRE DAME IS FAVORED OVER BYU AND MORMONS ARE FLIPPING I was searching...
We live in a college football world of lists, rankings, and countdowns. Many players on Notre Dame’s roster have been talked about and written about over the last few months — so let’s fall in...
All hell is breaking loose in and around college football, and fittingly it centers around the Lone Star State and a former SWC member, the Texas Tech Red Raiders. Quarterback Brendan Sorsby is...
CJ Carr may not be running the triple option at Notre Dame, but we do here at OFD. CJ CARR TRASH TALKING EVERYONE One of the things we all noticed, wrote about, talked about, and laughed about...
We live in a college football world of lists, rankings, and countdowns. Many players on Notre Dame’s roster have been talked about and written about over the last few months — so let’s fall in...
These 10 teams are riding the wave of positive momentum into the summer
I was sitting down to put together a little something about Notre Dame cornerback Leonard Moore, and started double checking some Fighting Irish defensive stats. While I’m quite familiar with...
Notre Dame football recruiting for the 2027 class is doing a fantastic job right now, and they are definitely lining up the real possibility of another top five class. And yet… linebacker...
These matchups will be season-defining this fall across college football
Illinois Football is not the most prestigious program in college football. Bret Bielema has turned the program around from the day of Lovie Smith, finishing in the Top 25 each of the last two...
Matt Shaw was back in the lineup in Iowa at DH, and bounced back with a two-hit performance, albeit in another Iowa blowout loss. Knoxville really struggled at the plate as they suffered a tight...
Notre Dame is getting its fair share of preseason hype — which is going to just annoy the hell out of the Irish haters out there. One pundit who’s been known to be an Irish hater, but is actually...
According to a report on 247, the Texas Tech Red Raiders are looking to schedule a big non-conference home and home series for the 2027 and 2028 college football season. Obviously… Notre Dame is...
We are less than three months away from the start of the college football season, but we have some college football odds that are out there now which say a lot about Notre Dame’s possible fortunes...
In a three-hour hearing before the Senate Commerce Committee on Wednesday, college leaders urged lawmakers to act
It’s June, so obviously one of our favorite offseason topics concerns the aesthetic of the Notre Dame Football program. Yes… it’s GOLD PANTS time. I’m pretty sure if you’ve listened to the podcast...
Marcus Freeman has been an incredible recruiter for the Fighting Irish ever since he stepped onto Notre Dame’s campus. In fact, the entire football recruiting operation at Notre Dame is on an...
Notre Dame will go on the road six times during the 2027 college football season. We all know that (at least on paper) Notre Dame’s schedule isn’t filled with a number of tough games. Perhaps the...
In July, EA Sports will be releasing this year’s version of the wildly popular College Football video game. It’s been nice to have the game back in the rotation over the last few years after a...
The National Football Foundation announced the 2027 College Football Hall of Fame ballot this week, and among the 80 FBS players under consideration are two names that should be very familiar to...
Clemson football delivered a new victory over Notre Dame to kick off June 2026. This one coming two days after landing four-star edge rusher Santana Harvey over the Fighting Irish. Now one more...
From the NFF press release: IRVING, Texas (June 1, 2026) – The National Football Foundation (NFF) announced today the names on the 2027 Ballot under consideration for induction into the NFF...
Notre Dame is a northern college baseball team that hasn’t made the NCAA Tournament since Shawn Stiffler took over for Link Jarrett. So, unsurprisingly, it’s hard for the Irish to keep young...
Everyone loves to do a player countdown for Notre Dame as we face toward the college football season, but in all fairness, the offseason is much shorter than you think. It’s really only two months...
The Notre Dame Football schedule is a thing of beauty — but also an absolute nightmare. I’ve always loved the mix of schools from around the country, but some years it can feel a little stale. I...
Notre Dame Fighting Irish head coach Marcus Freeman has a chance to jump to the NFL next year, though only on one condition.
Joey McGuire and Texas Tech got back in the Notre Dame conversation again this week after news about there being a possibility the Texas Longhorns may not end up playing the Irish in their...
Dabo Swinney and the Clemson Tigers made a great addition in the pass rushing department, earning the commitment of defender Santana Harvey. Harvey announced his commitment to the Tigers on...
Today is my oldest son’s birthday. He turns 15, and in the fall he will be a freshman on the football team. Over the last several years of playing the sport, we have often talked about which...
Recent developments across the college football landscape could lead to the cancellation of a scheduled home-and-home between two heavyweights.
Notre Dame Football is currently blessed. The Fighting Irish are under the leadership of Marcus Freeman, and they are on the brink of being a national power like something we haven’t seen since...
While the Notre Dame Men’s Lacrosse team came up short in the National Championship game to secure its third title in four years, this season will still go down in NCAA Lacrosse history. Notre...
Week 3 of our retrospective series commences after a short week off! This week brings us to a familiar foe, in a reprise of a once-annual rivalry that now hasn’t been played for nine years. Lisa...
Eleven ACC teams will enter 2026 with first-year quarterbacks.
The best triple option play of all-time might be the inside veer. I’m running it under the high sun. NOONER FOR THE WIN I frequently talk about my passion for a good nooner, and I believe that in...
The 2012 season didn’t begin with championship expectations. In fact, heading into East Lansing for a nighttime showdown against No. 10 Michigan State Spartans, not many Notre Dame fans were...
Multiple notable alums close to the Notre Dame Fighting Irish football program have different viewpoints on whether Brian Kelly has a future in coaching at the Power 4 level.
Former Notre Dame Fighting Irish quarterback Joe Theismann discussed several topics about his alma mater with me.
Yes. More than likely, the Texas Longhorns are afraid to play Notre Dame in a college football game. While that’s definitely a funny statement, it’s also further proof that Texas has no freaking...
A post holiday triple option with a slight delayed hangover never hurt anyone. CREME DE LA CREME OF THE STRONG ARMS A lot of the offseason talk surrounding the Notre Dame Football program and its...
Yes, the Notre Dame recruiting machine is running strong. On Tuesday during an announcement ceremony on 247’s YouTube channel, 4-Star defensive end Jackson Vaughn gave his public commitment to...