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Let’s talk about what’s happening at Notre Dame’s fall camp
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team is just about in the middle of camp season, and we certainly have a better sense of what they will field this season than at the start of camp. Well… kind of. There is very little that Notre Dame allows the media to see during its practice viewings, […]
Five Old Notre Dame Photos for a Friday: Defensive Line Grace
Notre Dame’s defensive line for the 2026 season has me pretty excited, so let’s hit this Friday with a double dose of defensive tackles and defensive ends.
Notre Dame LB’s Drayk Bowen, Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa Land on Butkus Award Watch List
Notre Dame linebackers Drayk Bowen and Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa aere two of the best in the nation — if not THE best on the nation. There’s only one Butkus Award, however, and both will definitely be in the running for this piece of hardware. It’s kind of a tradition — right? Manti Te’o, Jaylon Smith, Jeremiah […]
One Throw. One Catch. One Statement.
There are certain plays that become so iconic that, over time, they overshadow everything that came before them. Ask Notre Dame fans about the 2018 Citrus Bowl, and chances are the first image that comes to mind isn’t the opening kickoff or the final kneel-down. It’s Miles Boykin, stretching out with one hand to somehow […]
Alumnus Bob Hinton Makes Huge Gift to Name Notre Dame Stadium Tunnel and Media Room
Bring in that money, honey. Notre Dame received another generous donation for a naming right from a weatlthy alum to help finance the program. Alumnus Bob Hinton Makes Gift to Name Notre Dame Stadium Tunnel and Media Room SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The University of Notre Dame announced today that alumnus Bob Hinton ‘76 of […]
Notre Dame CB Leonard Moore Selected to Jim Thorpe Award Watch List
The Jim Thorpe Award has been one of the morer elusive pieces of hardware for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. Can Leonard Moore bring this thing home? Moore Tabbed to Paycom Jim Thorpe Award Watch List SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Junior cornerback Leonard Moore was tabbed to the Paycom Jim Thorpe Award Watch List, an […]
Notre Dame offensive line takes an injury hit
Notre Dame is currently preparing for the 2026 college football season with its August fall camp. The Irish are one of the favorites to win the national championship this season, and a big part of that kind of projection is because of how good we all expect this offensive line to be each Saturday. That […]
Notre Dame OL Anthonie Knapp, LB Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa Named to Lombardi Award Watch List
Let’s be honest… Notre Dame could have had 4 more names on this watch list, but Anthonie Knapp and Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa are as good as it gets in college football. Knapp, Viliamu-Asa Named to Lombardi Award Watch List SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Junior offensive lineman Anthonie Knapp and junior linebacker Kynston Viliamu-Asa were both named […]
Notre Dame CB Leonard Moore Selected to Allstate Wuerffel Trophy Watch List
Notre Dame cornerback, Leonard Moore, is the best — pretty much the best at everything. Moore Selected to Allstate Wuerffel Trophy Watch List SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Junior cornerback Leonard Moore has been selected to the Allstate Wuerffel Trophy Watch List, which recognizes college football players from across the Football Bowl Subdivision who exemplify community […]
Drafting your 2026 Notre Dame Football “MY BOYS”
Here we go again. A tradition dating back to the 2022 season, debuting on the podcast formerly known as the One Foot Down podcast now, returns for a fifth season. Synopsis: Obviously, you root for Notre Dame, which means you root for every player on the roster. But there are certain guys on the team […]
Notre Dame “running tempo” is an old fairy tale
Hello Monday! Do a solid and run the option. THE TEMPTATION OF TEMPO For many years now, we fall under the spell of the possibility of the Notre Dame offense running tempo. The phrase, “you’re going to see a lot more tempo this season” is a running joke between myself and some friends. It’s because […]
Notre Dame ranked No. 3 in FWAA-NFF Super 16 Preseason Rankings
There’s no need to let the AP top 25 and Coaches Poll have all of the fun — let’s talk about another poll. The Notre Dame Fighting Irish will start the season ranked No. 3 in the first FWAA-NFF Super 16. NOTES:Ohio State, last season’s Big Ten runner-up, opens the season at No. 1 after […]
The preseason award watch lists continue to be heavy with Notre Dame talent
This 2026 Notre Dame Football team is loaded with talent, and is among one of the favorites to win the national championship. Because of their incredible roster, and the nature of preseason watch lists, the Irish are very well represented. Let’s catch up to where they are now… Craig Lands on Rimington Trophy Watch List […]
Differential Landscape for Notre Dame’s 2026-27 CFB Opponents
Analyzing programs’ overall point differentials from the prior season is one way I’ve been sizing up Notre Dame’s opponents heading into the 2026-27 college football season. The opponents ended up being bucketed into three groups: Positive Differential Miami (FL) The Hurricanes finished the 2025-26 season with a +258 overall differential. They put up 459 points, […]
The Notre Dame position battle that can make Marcus Freeman a prophet
The air around the Notre Dame football program after the final college football playoff rankings were released felt biblical. Old Testament type of stuff — like Winston explains in the cinematic masterpiece, Ghostbusters. I suppose I could use floating ghosts as a metaphor too, but I’m not going to waste your time. But back to […]
Five Old Notre Dame Football Photos for a Friday: The Irish and BYU
Notre Dame and BYU will play later this year in Provo, Utah. Despite playing 9 times, this will only be the third time the Irish will have played in front of the Cougars home crowd. Notre Dame is 1-1 in Provo, but holds a 7-2 edge in the series overall.
Everything you need to know about the start of Notre Dame Football’s fall camp
On Thursday, Notre Dame finally took the football field together as a team for the first time since the Blue-Gold Game — and everyone is fired up. While I am always sceptical about taking anything too seriously (at least for what is viewable to the media) there are still a handful of things that stand […]
COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF SELECTION COMMITTEE PREPARES FOR 2026-27 SEASON
Just passing along the info… in case you want to hate watch the weekly rankings show for the College Football Playoff as fans of Notre Dame. The College Football Playoff (CFP) Selection Committee met this week in preparation for the upcoming season. The CFP Selection Committee is responsible for ranking the top 25 teams for […]
What Happened the Last Time Notre Dame Played SMU?
Notre Dame’s home finale takes place against a spunky program that has already made a CFP appearance in the 12-team era, and also has a special place in this writer’s heart as a graduate alma mater. While SMU isn’t exactly a marquee opponent, the relative ease of their schedule and the talent on their roster […]
Picking up the Notre Dame Football news we need
When you have a lot of options, the speed option hits them hardest. BRACKET PLAY Despite Fall camp opening for Notre Dame Football, there won’t be very much daily reporting coming out of South Bend as the media is on a leash via the Irish. That stinks for several reasons, and one of those reasons […]
When Champions Don’t Flinch: Notre Dame’s Statement at Penn State
There is a difference between becoming a champion and learning how to carry yourself like one. Notre Dame had already climbed the mountain in 1988, finishing a perfect season with a national championship and establishing itself once again among college football’s elite. But championships do not buy much patience the following fall. If anything, they […]
Notre Dame vs USC will never be the same again
The Notre Dame vs USC Rivalry, or comminly known as the Jeweled Shillelagh Rivalry, has survived a world war and a global pandemic — but it still might not survive Lincoln Riley and this new age of college football. Well… at least in the way most of us have come to enjoy it as fans […]
It’s Award Watch List SZN and Notre Dame is going to be well represented
The only thing better in life than two options to choose from is a third. Let’s get at it… NOTRE DAME IS COMING FOR HARDWARE It’s that time of year when all of the college football awards start dropping their watch lists for the season, and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish should be well represented. […]
Notre Dame might be healthier going into fall camp than you think
Marcus Freeman held a press conference on Tuesday to kick off the fall camp season for Notre Dame Football. To be honest… the injury list was the only thing I was interested in at this moment. Sure, I enjoyed watching Freeman have some fun about the haircuts and the new building, but the amount of […]
Notre Dame to start the CFB season ranked No. 5 in the Coaches Poll
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish will start the college football season ranked inside the top five in the Coaches Poll which was just released on Tuesday. The Irish received 5 first place votes. Indiana received 14 first place votes but is behind Notre Dame at No. 6. Notre Dame opponents: Miami Hurricanes No. 7BYU Cougars […]
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