In the first installment of this series we saw a potential All-American in the season opener, a feisty athletic playmaker from A&M, and a scary (in a bad way for them) situation in a rebuilding Purdue for their quarterback position. In the next 3 games of the season the Irish embark on an interesting schedule [...]

Notre Dame's front loaded schedule inevitably means some of the best quarterbacks they'll face in the regular season will come early and often. It'll be quick out of the gate facing one of the more recognizable quarterbacks in the country, and then A&M back home, plus an in-state rival comes right afterward. Today, we'll look [...]

If last year was any indication, the SEC is going to continue looking quite different without the behemoth that is Nick Saban patrolling the sidelines. For the first time since 2013-14, the SEC has gone 2 straight seasons without winning a National Championship. Sacrilegious! We won't pour one out for the league though, they'll be [...]

Thanks to one coach who will get to in short order, there's been a lot of focus in the news with the ACC this off-season. With a couple schools going through a transition period, and surely a couple more not far away from making that decision on a new coach, today's article might prove the [...]

We're heading into year two of the Big Ten after they swallowed up most of the Pacific league and it'll take several more years for it to feel normal, if it ever does. This is a conference with the reigning National Champion and the champion the previous season is now going through some drama that [...]

My first off-season project is taking a look at the coaching situation throughout the country. First up, we'll deal with the Big 12--one of the more interesting leagues in the nation. Are they slowly dying? Maybe sneakily on the rise? Perhaps lacking identity and not enough rivalries to get outsiders to tune in on the [...]

The NFL will likely never be like college football when it comes to uniform craziness. While a handful of college programs remain fiercely conservative with their on-field attire, the vast majority of uniform fun has started at the sport and trickled out to other levels. In recent years, the normally stuffy NFL has made an [...]

Who's ready for a real quarterback competition?!? Notre Dame didn't have to begin the 2025 campaign with a tricky season-opener while starting a highly inexperienced quarterback. Riding with rising redshirt junior Steve Angeli or bringing in a transfer again would've been the safe, and perhaps smart, play for a program looking to ride momentum from [...]

The NFL Draft wrapped up this past Saturday night in Green Bay with 6 Notre Dame players hearing their name called to join their new professional homes. Irish rival USC had 3 picks so the all-time lead grows to 5 for the good guys before next year's draft in Pittsburgh. This wasn't the draft Notre [...]

The 90th edition of the NFL Draft kicks off this Thursday from Green Bay with the Tennessee Titans--coming off a 3-14 season and tied with the Browns and Giants with the worst record but having a weaker strength of schedule--awarded the first overall selection for the first time since the franchise relocated from Houston. The [...]

This Saturday another edition of the Blue-Gold Game kicks off inside Notre Dame Stadium. It's the 94th edition and if you're near campus this weekend it's a good opportunity to experience the stadium and enjoy some shopping at Hammes Bookstore without being overwhelmed by a normal college football Saturday home crowd. Tickets can be purchased [...]

We're halfway through the spring practice season. The 7th practice took place this past Saturday and the first of the next 7 practices will take place today in South Bend. As quickly as the break ended after the loss in the title game these workouts are now almost over. Once the Blue-Gold Game arrives and [...]

How are we already entering year 4 of the Marcus Freeman era? Thanks to a fantastic run to the National Championship Game, Freeman enters 2025 with a healthy .767 winning percentage as head coach of the Irish. He's now ahead of his predecessor in winning percentage and among Notre Dame coaches who have led the [...]