When you think back to the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) on television I'm sure ESPN, and by extension ABC, are the networks that immediately pop into your mind. During negotiations early in the 2000's ABC became "unhappy with the new structure" which saw the BCS expand to 5 games instead of 4 going into effect [...]
This isn't a list of the best players at Notre Dame. The top 25 rankings from our illustrious writing staff will be coming soon. Today's list is more of a look at Notre Dame's weaknesses and which players can step into those areas to make the Irish a lot more well-rounded and competitive. I like [...]
Notre Dame is heading into its 32nd season with NBC as its broadcast partner for home football games. The current deal between the 2 parties runs through the 2025 season after a 10-year extension (twice as long as the previous extension) was signed in April 2013. As reported by CBS Sports a month ago, Notre [...]
Man, does it feel like this season snuck up on us. I said something similar when we put out last year’s survey, so maybe it’s just me, but it feels like opening weekend closed the final distance with shocking alacrity, like Sir Lancelot storming the castle in Monty Python and the Holy Grail. Which is [...]
Real football is almost here, and if you're checking in after offseason hibernation, you may wonder how the 2022 schedule is shaping up. Good news, I've done your homework for you! Below is a summary of each of Notre Dame's 12 opponents, with a recap of what the projection systems like about each, where the [...]
Notre Dame opened fall camp on Friday and continued its preparations for the 2022 season with another practice on Saturday. The media was in attendance for Friday's full workout and the first 5 sessions of Saturday's practice (neither in pads) to give us some insight into the early workings of Marcus Freeman's first football squad [...]
Stop me if you've heard this one: Notre Dame just landed a commitment from a blue chip linebacker. Continuing their absurd roll of the last two recruiting cycles, the Irish added four-star prospect Jaiden Ausberry to the second level fold today. The 6'2", 215 pound Bayou State prospect had talked recently about a potential fall [...]
This offseason, we’ll be breaking down the performance of each unit – passing and rushing offense and defense – with a look ahead to 2022 and what this means for the Irish. As we move to the defense, Notre Dame struggled with big rushes allowed more last fall than any year of the Clark Lea [...]
Last week we previewed the Notre Dame offense for fall camp featuring a lot of questions for a side of the ball bringing back a lot of talent but struggling with injuries. The defense is in a much different place as we'll get to below in today's preview. There's a new head coach, new coordinator, [...]
On Wednesday morning, Notre Dame football unveiled their 2022 Shamrock Series uniforms to be worn in Las Vegas against BYU on October 8th. There is an official uniform teaser video as well as a highly produced spoof of The Hangover featuring head coach Marcus Freeman, tight end Michael Mayer, defensive end Isiah Foskey, plus former [...]
Notre Dame opens up fall camp on Friday, August 5th as the 1st full season of the Marcus Freeman begins in earnest. It'll be a challenging August where most of the roster questions reside on this side of the ball with Freeman entrusting Tommy Rees to come up with answers after ultimately staying on campus [...]
This post is about the 2022 offense. Specifically, about how it’s time to get aggressive. At a high level, let’s look at the challenges and opportunities our brave Leprechauns face on the glorious side of the ball: Challenges We have a young quarterback who has a lot of talent but will need to play over [...]
In the late Brian Kelly era I argued that Notre Dame's head football coach needed to be a killer on the recruiting trail and anything less was putting a cap on the ceiling of talent available for the Irish. This would seem obvious to most college football fans but in the past Notre Dame didn't [...]
Notre Dame landed a potential #1 receiver today when blue-chip prospect Jaden Greathouse announced for the Irish. The 6'2", 215-pound Texan joins Braylon James and Rico Flores to give the Irish three four star wide receivers in this class; for a program that signed only nine such prospects combined in the previous seven recruiting cycles, [...]
With the summer dead period bringing an end to official visits for 2023 prospects until the season starts, it should come as little surprise that there was a flurry of commitments across the country over the last couple of weeks. Few programs benefited as much as Notre Dame, as the Irish added a bevy of [...]
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