Notre Dame almost started 11-0 back in 2015 and I think about it all the time. Yes, it wasn't the most difficult schedule to contend with until that final trip to Stanford. We saw Texas flop in the 2nd year of Charlie Strong's tenure, Virginia lost 8 games, Georgia Tech was coming off an 11-win [...]

Five Wide Fullbacks returns to the world with questions on Big Ten matchups, air conditioning in football helmets, the first head coach fired this fall, the team to watch early in September, plus an underrated 2024 Irish commit. 1) Hypothetically, let's say Notre Dame joins the Big Ten in football from 2024 and you can [...]

This is the second year we've done this pro scouting annual for the Irish football team. If you missed the 2023 article on the offense CLICK HERE. As a reminder, here's a refresher on some of the guidelines to who is included and who is not: Older players who have not made the necessary impact [...]

This is the second year we've done this pro scouting annual for the Irish football team. As a reminder, here's a refresher on some of the guidelines to who is included and who is not: Older players who have not made the necessary impact in terms of a possible NFL career are not included. We [...]

Notre Dame doesn't seem to be a wildly different program since Brian Kelly left for LSU, in some ways you have to squint to see any concrete differences. In some areas that's a positive sign, in other areas it's a source of frustration. On a national level, the 2023 college football season should be the [...]

If you missed it, check out the first part of this series where we looked at the quarterback situations at Navy, Tennessee State, NC State, Central Michigan, Ohio State, and Duke. Today, we'll take a look at the back half of the 2023 Fighting Irish schedule featuring the reigning Heisman Trophy winner, plus a few [...]

Notre Dame switched to Under Armour as the apparel outfitter ahead of the 2014 season and the tweaks and changes to the standard football have been few and far between. The subtle change to Leahy player numbers for the 2016 season is really the only semi-major update to the Irish uniforms during the Under Armour [...]

The 2023 NFL Draft completed this past Saturday with 3 players from Notre Dame getting selected. Now only 360 days until the 2024 Draft commences in Detroit as Joe Alt Watch™ begins with the coveted left tackle surely considering leaving after his junior. After a quick peek at some way-too-early mock drafts, Alt was listed [...]

The biggest sport in America holds its 88th edition of the NFL Draft beginning this Thursday in Kansas City. They will be setting up a stage in the plaza outside Union Station right in the central part of the city. Did you know Wikipedia has a nice list of all the Notre Dame players ever [...]

Five Wide Fullbacks returns as April is winding down and warmer temperatures are creeping towards South Bend. Today we will look at the new NCAA clock rules, transfer portal options, the most improved players of spring, positional battles to watch, and taking the temperature of Sam Hartman hype. 1) What are the top 3 positional [...]

Notre Dame wrapped up the 93rd edition of the Blue-Gold Game during a rainy Saturday afternoon in South Bend. For the record books, the Gold team won the exhibition 24-0 led by a strong early performance from Wake Forest quarterback transfer Sam Hartman. Here are several notes from the Irish spring game as we get [...]

In a blink of an eye the spring football period will be complete for Notre Dame as they cram in practices within the span of one month, ending with this Saturday's Blue-Gold Game. Wasn't there a year where the Irish spring game was broadcast on Versus? Or did I dream that? Anyway, RIP Versus. In [...]

So far this off-season we've gone over the NFL scouting reports for the top Notre Dame prospects. If you missed any of those I'll link to them at the bottom of this article. Today, we are going over the players on the fringe of the NFL world or hoping to get picked up by a [...]

We are breaking down the Notre Dame football prospects ahead of the NFL Draft which begins on Thursday, April 27th in Kansas City, Missouri. Today we'll take a look at a former Northwestern product who made a 1-year stop in South Bend. SPECS Name: Brandon Joseph Hometown: College Station, Texas Position: S Height: 6-0 (per [...]

We are breaking down the Notre Dame football prospects ahead of the NFL Draft which begins on Thursday, April 27th in Kansas City, Missouri. Today we'll take a look at the career sacks leader in Fighting Irish history. SPECS Name: Isaiah Foskey Hometown: Antioch, California Position: DE Height: 6-5 (per NFL Combine) Weight: 264 (per [...]