I was mindlessly surfing social media recently when I came across a cut up video of how the New York Jets prepare their footballs for games. Full disclosure, I never really thought that deeply about the process although in the NFL the game balls have always been noticeable for being really dark. If you buy [...]

Last week I only included 5 games in my picks (we'll get to that in a minute) and this upcoming week is going to be the exact opposite with a whole bevy of juicy games to consider. With just a few weeks to go in the regular season we are getting close to the post-season. [...]

This past week four teams from our 18 Stripes ranking fell, although there weren't any big upsets near the top of the country. Still, things continue to break nicely for Notre Dame as they chase another playoff appearance with a 7-2 record. Here's the latest poll from 18 Stripes: 18 Stripes Top 20 Poll [...]

It was the annual Navy game this Saturday night in a rainy/sleety/snowy South Bend so there was no escaping a certain level of annoyingness that is as familiar for Notre Dame fans as dozens of traditions surrounding the program. Thankfully, the worry didn't last very long as the Irish took firm command of the game [...]

As we head towards week 11 I think this will be a bit of a let down from pre-season expectations. Indiana visiting Penn State could've been a big one, but the Nittany Lions are reeling after 5 straight losses and a blowout defeat to Ohio State last week. How about Florida State visiting Clemson in [...]

This past weekend may have not been the most pleasant viewing experience for Notre Dame football. To all of those Irish fans who made the trip to Chestnut Hill to watch that it must've been an experience. The good news from week 10 is that things started to shake in Notre Dame's favor with a [...]

On a breezy afternoon in Chestnut Hill it was supposed to be an easy victory over a slumping Boston College program with little to play for in November. Notre Dame got a heavy dose of crazy college football in a sleepy, weird, and disappointing effort that was fortunately enough to hold off the Eagles 25-10. [...]

The Fighting Irish are shipping up to Boston this weekend, coming off a bye week of rest and recovery. Five more games remain during the regular season and this is the first of 3 true road venues Notre Dame will be visiting. Not that Alumni Stadium has been a real challenging and scary place to [...]

I hope everyone had a happy and restful bye week. We're heading into double digit weeks of college football with the home stretch coming and bringing us to the 2nd edition of the 12-team playoffs. A reminder that the first college football playoff rankings will be released after this upcoming week 10. The made-for-TV program [...]

Welcome back to a bye week edition of Five Wide Fullbacks. If it's too cold this weekend, don't be afraid to grab an air fryer and serve up yourself some delicious cheeseburgers as we sit back and watch the rest of the country while Notre Dame rests. In this week's edition we are discussing the [...]

Notre Dame is off this week but not the weekly picks. We roll on with 8 games on the slate for week 9. Can Indiana stop UCLA's winning ways and vice versa? Can the Sooners survive a barrage of top opponents? How bad could things get for Brian Kelly? And, will BYU continue to lead [...]

And then there were 6 undefeated teams remaining in college football. Five of them are coming from the power conferences with little old Navy the only remaining non-power team in the nation--and they still can't get ranked in the AP Poll. More on that below as we take a look at the current playoff picture [...]

Notre Dame got a bad performance from CJ Carr, cocked up opportunities for easy points, and continually left the door open for Southern California to take their first win in South Bend since 2011. With the skies opened and a lightning delay ever present, the Fighting Irish slammed the door shut against their main rival. [...]