Advanced Stats Review: USC
The Irish sealed a playoff berth with a wild win in Los Angeles, beating USC by a final score that was far more comfortable than the advanced stats (and lived experience). SP+ gives Notre Dame an adjusted margin of +5.7 [...]
Notre Dame 2025 Recruiting: Early Signing Day Primer
Notre Dame's 2025 recruiting class officially got underway 592 days ago when Miami defensive tackle Davion Dixon gave a verbal commitment to the school. For this recruiting cycle, the early signing period was moved up and away from bowl/playoff season [...]
The 18 Stripes Top 20 Poll: A Dark Day
Georgia survives Georgia Tech, Syracuse upsets Miami, Clemson drops one to South Carolina, and Ohio State losing their 4th in a row to Michigan were the highlights of week 14 in college football. With conference championship weekend coming up we [...]
USC Game Review: The L.A. Shootout
They say winning is hard. Notre Dame never trailed in a nervy-filled back and forth regular season finale against USC that morphed into a 2nd half shootout. In the end, a bruised Irish secondary came up with a pair of [...]
See You In South Bend: USC Instant Reaction
For the first time in a long while, it wasn't easy. But in the end, Notre Dame's defense, after a very shaky three-plus quarters, delivered when it mattered most and helped the Irish secure a 49-35 win over rival USC, [...]
USC Game Preview: A Golden Opportunity
The regular season concludes this Saturday in Los Angeles as Notre Dame looks to secure its place in the first 12-team college football playoff with a win over long-time rival USC. Despite an early season hiccup of all hiccups, the [...]
Week 14 Picks: Rivalry Week, Ready to Deliver
We've reached the final regular season week of the season. Congratulations to everyone for sticking around this long and reading 18 Stripes this season. This season is far from over! 2024 Betting Record ATS: 48-52-1 SU: 63-32-0 I am clawing myself [...]
Advanced Stats Review: Army (+ Bonus SC Lookahead!)
When Miami (Florida edition) dropped Notre Dame from the 2024 schedule late in the process (as scheduling goes), the Irish pivoted to hosting Army. Everything after that point turned into the ideal outcomes Marcus Freeman's team, with the Black Knights [...]
The 18 Stripes Top 20 Poll: Alabama on the Outside Looking In
This past weekend was a tough one for several programs. Penn State was awfully close to a bad loss at Minnesota but they escaped. Elsewhere, seven teams from our 18S rankings came away with a defeat after week 13. Ouch! [...]
Army Game Review: Shamrock Series Wins, It’s What We Do
Undefeated Army faced its most talented opponent of 2024 on Saturday night in Yankee Stadium and the result was a bloodbath. In all aspects (well maybe not kicking field goals) Notre Dame dominated the action from the opening whistle to [...]
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