If the 2022 season starts taking off in a good direction following next week's open date, we might look back at the second quarter of Saturday's 45-32 win over North Carolina as a turning point. The Irish were plodding along through the first quarter, again largely unable to move the ball even against North Carolina's [...]
Your weekly dose of Notre Dame news, opinion, and other stuff. Top News Herm Edwards has been fired at Arizona State. In just over 4 seasons he was 26-20 with the Sun Devils. With a NCAA investigation still pending, ASU has turned to running backs coach Shaun Aguano as the interim head coach. Sports Illustrated [...]
You could see it on Marcus Freeman's face when JD Bertrand was called for the world's most obvious targeting foul on the final drive, and you could see it again when Cal came within a whisker of catching the Hail Mary on the final play. "This couldn't just be easy, could it?" It could not. [...]
Your weekly dose of Notre Dame news, opinion, and other stuff. Top News The latest playoff talks have been surrounding ironing out a new scheduling format with the 12-team tournament. Picking up steam is starting the season in week 0 (will we see week -1 games too?) and shuffling around playoff games in the winter [...]
You have to give it to Marcus Freeman. I can't remember the last time a college football coach flushed so much goodwill down the toilet so quickly. Notre Dame lost to Marshall 26-21. In his first game against an unranked team as coach, Freeman ended an Irish winning streak of 42 games against such teams, [...]
The answer? 45. The question: How many more undergraduates does Marshall University have than Notre Dame? So we begin our incredible journey through the similarities and differences that comprise this Saturday’s gridiron matchup! […]
Your weekly dose of Notre Dame news, opinion, and other stuff. Top News The College Football Playoff will be expanding to 12 teams but most do not expect it to happen before the current contract runs out after the 2025 season. The new media deal for the future 12-team College Football Playoff is expected to [...]
Like a grizzly bear on a moose carcass, the first game of the 2022 Notre Dame football season was a study in contrast.* At times the Irish played like a team ready to compete with the best in college football and at other times they looked outmatched. The first offensive play for Notre Dame was [...]
These things are a lot easier to write after wins, but here goes. Notre Dame lost to Ohio State 21-10 tonight, sending Marcus Freeman to 0-2 and creating the easiest wisecrack in the history of Twitter about the much-discussed and hyped new Notre Dame coach. It's funny how pregame narratives can be so wrong. What [...]
Your weekly dose of Notre Dame news, opinion, and other stuff. Top News Notre Dame has named their football captains for the 2022 season. They are Avery Davis, Bo Bauer, Jarett Patterson, Isaiah Foskey, JD Bertrand, and Michael Mayer. Marcus Freeman has mentioned in a recent press conference that he prefers to defer at the [...]
Your weekly dose of Notre Dame news, opinion, and other stuff. Top News There's a stipulation in the new 7-year media contract for the Big Ten that includes an increase on their annual revenue should Notre Dame join the conference. The Irish are the only program with that specific stipulation. Tight end/fullback Davis Sherwood earned [...]
Your weekly dose of Notre Dame news, opinion, and other stuff. Top News Tyler Buchner was officially named the starting quarterback for Notre Dame this past Saturday. Notre Dame veteran receiver Avery Davis came back for his 6th season only to tear his ACL yet again. He'll be out for the entire 2022 season, it's [...]
Your weekly dose of Notre Dame news, opinion, and other stuff. Top News Notre Dame athletic director Jack Swarbrick held a live stream talk on Wednesday covering a wide range of topics. Among the more interesting items he mentioned include: It's unlikely a 3rd major conference develops, recent events have validated the decision to stay [...]
Five Wide Fullbacks returns this month of August as football is almost around the corner. Today, we'll discuss Georgia quarterback's new haircut, giving someone a new stadium, the best rivalries in college football, a new NBC deal for Notre Dame, and Vegas over/unders for the Fighting Irish opponents. 1) What are the current top 5 [...]
Your weekly dose of Notre Dame news, opinion, and other stuff. Top News Notre Dame football begins fall camp today. Former Notre Dame linebacker Drew White tore his ACL during camp with the Washington Commanders. The NCAA Board of Directors have delayed the vote on transfer reforms. Texas A&M 2020 signee Donell Harris was a [...]
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