Former Notre Dame head football coach Lou Holtz passed away on March 4th just under 2 months after his 89th birthday. To say Holtz was a monumental figure in Notre Dame history would be an understatement. To date, the last Irish coach to win a National Championship and as such the last to have a [...]
Heading into the 2025 season we talked about worries with the defensive tackle position on defense and on offense it was the tight end position that looked on really shaky ground. The interior defensive line was able to work things out and even flourish a little bit, although this past fall was a little more [...]
Notre Dame football welcomed 6 players to the 4 days of the NFL Combine this past weekend in Indianapolis. It was a successful several days for the program, so much so that I wouldn't expect these high profile players to do a whole lot when the Pro Days kicks off in South Bend in the [...]
Our now #1/#1/#2 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (3-0) convincingly beat the now #12 Georgetown Hoyas (1-1) 15-9 this past week. With the lack of a broadcast, we aren’t 100% sure how it went down, but a 6 goal win over a team who came into the match-up in the top 3 is nothing to complain [...]
Your weekly dose of Notre Dame news, opinion, and other stuff. 3 News Stories #1 A New Tradition, Again It's difficult to slow down change in college football these days and the Army-Navy game is firmly in the crosshairs to be moved from its modern date in December. As a reminder, the military school rivalry [...]
It had to happen eventually. In 2025, Notre Dame was going into a season without veteran linebacker Jack Kiser who came off the board in the 4th round of the NFL Draft to the Jacksonville Jaguars. There was little panic in South Bend, though. New defensive coordinator Chris Ash was walking into one of the [...]
Our #6 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (2-0) handled business in dominant fashion this past weekend with wins over Marquette (16-11) and Bellarmine (29-10). Recapping the Wins While opening the season with two wins is nothing to complain about, there are still a few concerns with the week. Mainly some unexpected defensive struggles. Giving up a [...]
Your weekly dose of Notre Dame news, opinion, and other stuff. 3 News Stories #1 Sac State MACtion Could a public university go bankrupt trying to join the MAC? One school out west may try and find out! Over this past weekend reports came out that Sacramento State is joining the MAC in football only, [...]
No alternate or one-off uniforms here. This is a series discussing the worst standard uniform changes in modern college football. The Lead Up The history books will say the mid-to-late 1990's were a time where people wanted to be dark and edgy, while in the sports world this meant pivoting towards darker colors--particularly to navy [...]
Expectations were high for the 2025 offensive line. Outside of the running back room, no other position had such high hopes on the offensive side of the ball. And that was with the transfers out of veterans Rocco Spindler (Nebraska), Pat Coogan (Indiana), and Sam Pendleton (Tennessee). There was a brief "what is going on with [...]
Our #6/#7 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men’s lacrosse will take on the Marquette Golden Eagles(0-1) this Saturday at 3:00 EST at Valley Fields. The team will then quickly pivot to hosting Bellarmine Knights(1-2) on Tuesday at 3:00. These match-ups are shaping up to be great predictors of how this rebranded Irish team will look. Before [...]
Your weekly dose of Notre Dame news, opinion, and other stuff. 3 News Stories #1 Bison Country Spreading The encroachment of conference realignment isn't slowing down any time soon. While lower tier FBS teams may be putting out feelers for new homes it's also the FCS who is getting plundered, too. This week, news broke [...]
Flashy won't be the word used to describe Notre Dame's 2025 defensive interior. Then again, is that ever a good description of the big guys who play inside? This is the unit doing more dirty work than any other on the team. That was the major task for this past year's defensive tackles and they [...]
It's not every year that we get to review a positional unit and genuinely ask the question: Was this the best running back season in Notre Dame history? We'll discuss that shortly. It was an awesome year with a Heisman finalist but that doesn't mean there weren't some low moments during a frustrating season that [...]
Your weekly dose of Notre Dame news, opinion, and other stuff. 3 News Stories #1 Defensive Assistant Shuffle Continues First, linebackers coach Max Bullough went back to his alma mater Michigan State to coach their linebackers and also pick up the co-defensive coordinator tag. Next, the Irish lost defensive backs coach Mike Mickens to the [...]
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