Notre Dame Fighting Irish

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...

Notre Dame cornerback, Leonard Moore, is the best — pretty much the best at everything. Moore Selected to Allstate Wuerffel Trophy Watch List SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Junior cornerback Leonard Moore has...

Projecting the 12‑team field, first‑round matchups, quarterfinal picks, semifinal results and the national championship

Here we go again. A tradition dating back to the 2022 season, debuting on the podcast formerly known as the One Foot Down podcast now, returns for a fifth season. Synopsis: Obviously, you root for...

Repeat run for Miami? Revenge for Duke? Reset for Clemson? Redemption at UNC? Intrigue abounds in the ACC.

The CBS Sports college football analyst and former Tigers and Fighting Irish coach sees major success ahead for both programs

Hello Monday! Do a solid and run the option. THE TEMPTATION OF TEMPO For many years now, we fall under the spell of the possibility of the Notre Dame offense running tempo. The phrase, “you’re...

There’s no need to let the AP top 25 and Coaches Poll have all of the fun — let’s talk about another poll. The Notre Dame Fighting Irish will start the season ranked No. 3 in the first FWAA-NFF...

This 2026 Notre Dame Football team is loaded with talent, and is among one of the favorites to win the national championship. Because of their incredible roster, and the nature of preseason watch...

Analyzing programs’ overall point differentials from the prior season is one way I’ve been sizing up Notre Dame’s opponents heading into the 2026-27 college football season. The opponents ended up...

The air around the Notre Dame football program after the final college football playoff rankings were released felt biblical. Old Testament type of stuff — like Winston explains in the cinematic...

BYU hosts Notre Dame in a college football matchup. Here's how to get tickets to the game in Provo.

Here's the rundown on who the son of an NFL Hall of Famer from the Class of 2026 is.

Notre Dame and BYU will play later this year in Provo, Utah. Despite playing 9 times, this will only be the third time the Irish will have played in front of the Cougars home crowd. Notre Dame is...

On Thursday, Notre Dame finally took the football field together as a team for the first time since the Blue-Gold Game — and everyone is fired up. While I am always sceptical about taking anything...

Just passing along the info… in case you want to hate watch the weekly rankings show for the College Football Playoff as fans of Notre Dame. The College Football Playoff (CFP) Selection Committee...

Notre Dame’s home finale takes place against a spunky program that has already made a CFP appearance in the 12-team era, and also has a special place in this writer’s heart as a graduate alma...

Notre Dame lost two running backs to the first round of the NFL draft after last season and returns a potential Heisman Trophy candidate at quarterback, but the Irish this fall will not deviate...

Notre Dame, Miami and Oregon headline the defensive backfields best equipped to shut down opposing passing attacks.

When you have a lot of options, the speed option hits them hardest. BRACKET PLAY Despite Fall camp opening for Notre Dame Football, there won’t be very much daily reporting coming out of South...

There is a difference between becoming a champion and learning how to carry yourself like one. Notre Dame had already climbed the mountain in 1988, finishing a perfect season with a national...

The Notre Dame vs USC Rivalry, or comminly known as the Jeweled Shillelagh Rivalry, has survived a world war and a global pandemic — but it still might not survive Lincoln Riley and this new age...

The only thing better in life than two options to choose from is a third. Let’s get at it… NOTRE DAME IS COMING FOR HARDWARE It’s that time of year when all of the college football awards start...

After missing the College Football Playoff at the end of last season, Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman wants his players focused on winning now, and that starts with the Fighting Irish's opener on...

Marcus Freeman held a press conference on Tuesday to kick off the fall camp season for Notre Dame Football. To be honest… the injury list was the only thing I was interested in at this moment....

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish will start the college football season ranked inside the top five in the Coaches Poll which was just released on Tuesday. The Irish received 5 first place votes....

We’ve finally made it. We’ve finally arrived at the start of the Notre Dame Football season — the 139th in history. Now, I know you may think I’m jumping the gun here with the season opening game...

August is upon us and it’s finally time to start knocking the cobwebs off of the CFB analytics machine. We’re still a month out from the team’s season opener and one of the biggest factors that...

The news about Notre Dame and USC renewing the Jeweled Shillelagh rivalry is great for college football. Shortly after, the news about Indiana canceling its upcoming series against Notre Dame was...

USC and Notre Dame will be renewing their rivalry game starting in 2030 with a four-game series that will feature back-to-back season openers.

The Southern California-Notre Dame gridiron rivalry will resume in 2030, the schools announced on Monday.,The Trojans and Fighting Irish will not meet

If you’re a college football fan, this is great news. Notre Dame and USC have come to an agreement to continue the rivalry from 2030-2033 — although with much different game dates than the two...

The two storied programs and longtime rivals have finally come to a future scheduling agreement

The Hoosiers' schedule for the foreseeable future is devoid of real non-conference competition