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 [...]
Your weekly dose of Notre Dame news, opinion, and other stuff. Top News Notre Dame athletic director Jack Swarbrick held a live stream talk on Wednesday covering a wide range of topics. Among the more interesting items he mentioned include: It's unlikely a 3rd major conference develops, recent events have validated the decision to stay [...]
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 [...]
Five Wide Fullbacks returns this month of August as football is almost around the corner. Today, we'll discuss Georgia quarterback's new haircut, giving someone a new stadium, the best rivalries in college football, a new NBC deal for Notre Dame, and Vegas over/unders for the Fighting Irish opponents. 1) What are the current top 5 [...]
Notre Dame added its 6th verbal for the 2024 recruiting class as Malvern Prep star offensive lineman Peter Jones committed to the Irish on Sunday. He becomes the first offensive line commit in the '24 class and brings Marcus Freeman and Harry Hiestand a big win over Penn State for one of the top players [...]
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 [...]
Notre Dame's run of recruiting in early August continues with their 3rd commit in 3 days as suburban Wichita, Kansas running back Dylan Edwards gave a verbal to the Fighting Irish on Saturday. He committed to Kansas State back on June 23rd and spent just 36 days in the Wildcats class before leaving it in [...]
This Friday evening Notre Dame picked up its 22nd commit of the 2023 class as Lakota West High safety/athlete Ben Minich committed to the Fighting Irish. His verbal comes after a late July scholarship offer and crucial visit to campus with Notre Dame quickly moving into pole position for his services. Recruiting Service Rankings 247Sports [...]
Your weekly dose of Notre Dame news, opinion, and other stuff. Top News Notre Dame football begins fall camp today. Former Notre Dame linebacker Drew White tore his ACL during camp with the Washington Commanders. The NCAA Board of Directors have delayed the vote on transfer reforms. Texas A&M 2020 signee Donell Harris was a [...]
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 [...]
What makes a down cycle at a certain position? I was curious because you often hear that one position or another are strong or weak for the year but we usually don't see a lot of talk about the numbers behind things. So, let's talk about some of them. So far we've covered the offensive [...]
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, [...]
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