The 2025 Notre Dame Depth Chart Breakdown

We have a good idea of the situation at most positions for Notre Dame football as kickoff in Miami moves closer. However, another August of mostly closed practices leaves mystery and intrigue surrounding a handful of spots on the roster. The most overwhelmingly public of those being the quarterback position and the massive decision which [...]

By |2025-08-17T10:27:13-04:00August 17th, 2025|Football|20 Comments

2026 DL Elijah Golden Commits to Notre Dame

With a name like that, was there really ever any other option? Notre Dame (probably) put a lovely bow on its 2026 recruiting class today when blue-chip defensive lineman Elijah Golden announced for the Irish. The 6'4", 275-pound Floridian is the 27th and, barring an in-season surprise, very likely the final commitment of the cycle. [...]

By |2025-08-09T15:50:41-04:00August 9th, 2025|Football, Recruiting|5 Comments

The 18 Stripes 2025 Pre-Season Top 20 Poll: Chasing the Gold (Trophy)

I'm going to be real. By mid-season these top 20 posts can become a drag when we're piecing together our own list while the AP, Coach's Poll, and eventually the playoff committee are all converging on their favored teams. But for the pre-season, with the whole season ahead of us and National Championship dreams in [...]

By |2025-08-07T18:45:38-04:00August 8th, 2025|Football|9 Comments

The Top 20 Updates for Notre Dame’s 2025 Fall Camp

Notre Dame football opened fall camp this past Thursday, July 31st as preparations are underway for the upcoming season of Fighting Irish football. Coming off by far his most successful season, Marcus Freeman has the program rowing together in a positive direction but the national spotlight remains bright on a team that will open 2025 [...]

By |2025-08-03T21:47:26-04:00August 4th, 2025|Football|6 Comments

Elite 2027 QB Teddy Jarrard Commits to Notre Dame

Notre Dame landed its third and, with all due respect to long snapper Sean Kraft and blue-chip linebacker Ellis McGaskin, loudest commitment of the 2027 cycle today when elite signal-caller Teddy Jarrard announced for the Irish. The 6'3, 200-pound Georgian has a sophomore offer list that's a Who's Who of Power 4 programs and just [...]

By |2025-07-24T13:20:38-04:00July 24th, 2025|Football, Recruiting|8 Comments

2025 Notre Dame Fall Camp Preview: Offense

Fall camp is just around the corner. With Notre Dame's 2024 season lasting all the way until January 20th it's been the shortest off-season in program history. That's if you don't count the 2nd "season" when the school played Michigan a couple times randomly in March 1888 just 5 months after playing the first football [...]

By |2025-07-20T20:45:53-04:00July 20th, 2025|Football|4 Comments

The Top 5 Worst Power 4 Conference College Football Programs – 2025 Edition

Last year around this time, I decided to look at the 5 worst Power 4 programs heading into the 2024 season. I was going through our summer content from last year and thought it would be fun to look back on that article and it did not disappoint. To wit, 3 out of last year's [...]

By |2025-07-14T10:43:19-04:00July 14th, 2025|Football|3 Comments

2026 S Nick Reddish Commits to Notre Dame

The pump is slowing down as the gas tank nears capacity on Notre Dame's 2026 class with Nick Reddish's announcement of his commitment to the Irish today. The 5'11", 185 pound North Carolinian rounds out the defensive back class, on the heels of the previous commit Brayden Robinson rounding out the wide receiver class. As [...]

By |2025-07-11T18:49:19-04:00July 11th, 2025|Football, Recruiting|10 Comments

2026 WR Brayden Robinson Commits to Notre Dame

Notre Dame put the bow on its 2026 wide receiver class yesterday when Brayden Robinson announced his Irish commitment. The 5'8", 160-pound Texas speedster is the class's fifth wideout and third to commit in as many days. Robinson ran sub-10.6 in the 100M five times as a freshman, with a blazing PR of 10.45, and [...]

By |2025-07-10T09:37:49-04:00July 7th, 2025|Football, Recruiting|7 Comments

2026 WR Devin Fitzgerald Commits to Notre Dame

Notre Dame recruiting kept its hot streak rolling when receiver Devin Fitzgerald announced his commitment to the Irish on Saturday. The 6'2", 205-pound Arizonan and son of all-time NFL legend Larry Fitzgerald was the second NFL legacy receiver to join the class in a 24 hour period, following Kaydon Finley's July 4th announcement. Fitzgerald also [...]

By |2025-07-07T12:35:00-04:00July 7th, 2025|Football, Recruiting|6 Comments

Blue Chip 2026 WR Kaydon Finley Commits to Notre Dame

Notre Dame got the metaphorical fireworks going for Independence Day weekend when high four star receiver Kaydon Finley announced his commitment to the Irish. The 6'2", 195-pound Texan becomes the third receiver in Notre Dame's 2026 class and the third NFL legacy receiver in the last two cycles; his father Jermichael can trade notes with [...]

By |2025-07-07T08:48:59-04:00July 4th, 2025|Football, Recruiting|1 Comment

An Early Look at the 2025 Notre Dame Opponent Quarterbacks: Games 10-12

We've arrived at the last installment in our 0ff-season series taking a look at the quarterback situations at all of Notre Dame's 2025 opponents. If you missed the first 3 articles, I'll link to them below. In today's final post we have perhaps an underrated quarterback in Pittsburgh, a high profile transfer situation in New [...]

By |2025-07-02T10:36:18-04:00July 2nd, 2025|Football|1 Comment

Elite 2026 TE Ian Premer Commits to Notre Dame

Can I please get a damn rest already? I mean come on, this is getting ridiculous... [wipes away crocodile tears] The hottest program in the country added yet another blue chipper today when elite tight end prospect Ian Premer announced his commitment to Notre Dame. The 6'5", 220-pound Kansan is the sixth 2026 commit in [...]

By |2025-07-07T08:49:20-04:00June 26th, 2025|Football, Recruiting|3 Comments
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