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The Notre Dame men’s basketball team is off to a solid 3-0 start after taking down Eastern Illinois on Tuesday night, 78-58. From the ND press release: Strong Second Half Seals 78-58 Victory over Eastern Illinois Shrewsberry and Haralson combine for 28 points in the second half SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Notre Dame Men’s Basketball ended […]
On Tuesday the College Football Playoff committee released its latest set of rankings on ESPN, and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish moved up one spot to #9. Notre Dame’s climb into the top ten has been remarkable. There was a far distant mountain laid down in front of the Irish to make the college football […]
Maybe we should be used to it by now. Maybe we were riding this weird “like” wave after Notre Dame’s run in the playoffs last season. Maybe after Notre Dame started 0-2 — most people just put them in the background. Maybe. Notre Dame is 7-2 and will likely be ranked #9 in by the […]
Notre Dame VS Pitt is going to be a ranked matchup, and ESPN selected the game as its College Gameday destination. As a Notre Dame fan, I think people expect me to be glad about this — but I think it’s an abomination. This is “college football” after all, and yet we are all forced […]
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish are right in the thick of the hunt for a college football playoff berth with three games remaining on its regular season schedule. At 7-2 and ranked #9 in the AP Poll, it certainly looks like the path to the playoff, and even to host a playoff game, all relies […]
The Notre Dame football season is in the stretch run — and we’re all eager to see how the regular season finishes with three games left. Despite the loss in Miami, and against Texas A&M, the Irish still have a chance to bring home its 23rd national championship thanks to doing what they did last […]
Notre Dame got off to a rough start in 2025, but they looked like they fixed a few things in a 56-30 win over the Purdue Boilermakers and then the 56-13 win on the road against the Arkansas Razorbacks. They followed those two victories with two victories which covered massive spreads in a 28-7 win […]
On Monday, Notre Dame released its depth charts for the upcoming game against the Pitt Panthers. The list of injuries is starting to pile up, but the number of players not available at all this week is at six. Obviously — we should know more about the status of those listed as questionable after practice […]
I know a lot of Notre Dame fans have been waiting for this. Peacock Debuts Trailer For ‘Here Come The Irish,’ New Season Premieres December 8 Season Two Follows the University of Notre Dame Fighting Irish Football Team on Their Pursuit to Victory SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Peacock’s “Here Come the Irish” season two premieres Monday, […]
You always get some mixed emotions and reactions to this game every year. The Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the Navy Midshipmen play nearly every year (Covid year notwithstanding), and no matter what you think of playing the matchup every year, it is refreshing to play an opponent you don’t (and really, can’t) hate. And, […]
After a weird game on the road against Boston College, Notre Dame more than handled its own against Navy on Saturday with an impressive 49-10 win against a 30.5 point spread. The Irish climbed one spot up to #9 in the AP Top 25 and CoachesPoll — and we expect the same in the College […]
The Irish came out of the annual Navy game with a decisive 49-10 win over the Midshipmen. Let’s see what we can pull out of the data tables, heading into Week 12 of the 2025-26 season and the College Football Playoff Committee’s second round of rankings. Scoring Context The differential for the Navy game was […]
Notre Dame is hurting all sorts of feeling out there in the college football world. When the Irish debuted at #10 in the College Football Playoff rankings, some people lost their minds as if the rankings were going to be wildly different from what the AP Top 25 and Coaches Poll already posted. They weren’t, […]
Notre Dame absolutely beat Chicago State up on Sunday inside Purcell Pavilion, 116-58. From the ND press release: SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The No. 15 Fighting Irish impressed on both ends of the floor en route to a dominant 116-58 victory over Chicago State on Sunday afternoon inside Purcell Pavilion. For the second-straight outing all five […]
Your Notre Dame Fighting Irish are now 7-2 and will continue to rise in the College Football Playoff rankings after a 49-10 win over Navy. Let’s talk about three things that came together to make that result happen. Big-Play Catchup This was an interesting night for Notre Dame running the ball as the Irish were […]
Some images from Notre Dame’s 49-10 win over Navy in a rain game that turned into a snow game.
It really is hard to be confident in any prediction going into the annual game against Navy, but Notre Dame did what was mostly expected and dominated the outmanned Middies who were without their starting quarterback, Blake Horvath. Navy took the opening kick, and sent in backup quarterback Braxton Woodson to run the option attack. […]
The United States Naval Academy is flying into the darkness of South Bend for a prime time game against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. All Notre Dame needs to do is win uts games and it’s in the college football playoff. So here we go… WHEN, WHERE, AND HOW TO WATCH When: Saturday, November 8 @ […]
The Notre Dame Men’s basketball team moves to 2-0 for the season after beating up on the Detroit Mercy Titans, 102-70. Six Irish players were in double digits for the night, and Carson Towt had a double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds. From the ND press release: The Bend Night Ends In a Win […]
The initial college football playoff rankings came out this week, and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish were selected as the #10 team in the country by the CFP committee. Some people were a little surprised by the respect shown with the #10 ranking. Because Notre Dame has four games left, and the proximity #10 has […]
As we come into the last stretch of the 2025 Notre Dame football schedule, a lot of people have been talking about and asking about Notre Dame’s 2026 slate. If you searched it right now, Notre Dame’s schedule looks like this: If you are good at math, you’ll notice that there are only 10 games […]
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish have slowly climbed back up the rankings, and are now ranked #10 in the country in the college football playoff rankings. following their bye week. The Irish now play host to a 7-1 Navy team in prime time. There is a very large 25.5 point spread this week, and the […]
It’s November in South Bend, so that means the weather for Notre Dame Football games can be a little tough on the senses. This week, the Irish play host to the Navy Midshipmen in a prime time matchup, and it’s one that the weather forecast says could be a wet one. Although… not as much […]
It’s been an interesting week in college football and for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish as the college football playoff talk is reaching a frenzy status. Still… Notre Dame has to lock in because they have some work in front of them with the Navy Midshipmen. On Thursday, Marcus Freeman spoke to the media via […]
Folks,,, I know it’s been a bit of a hiatus from an Opponent Q&A perspective, but I’m happy to be back for what will surely be a straightforward, easy, boring game against the Navy Midshipmen for our Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team, per usual in this annual rivalry game. Our Fighting Irish won an […]