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The College Football Playoff Committee Clearly Wants Notre Dame at #9
On Tuesday night, after a ridiculously long wait for a finish to a college basketball game, the college football playoff committee released its latest set of rankings. STOP THE PRESSES… Notre Dame stays at #9. It was a mostly chalk week throughout the country, and even though Notre Dame won with an amazing score of […]
Notre Dame 68, Rutgers 63: Style points hard to come by
Round Two for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in the Players Era Tournament featured a tilt with the Rutgers Scarlet Knights. This game appeared to be a get-right spot for the Irish, as with Dylan Harper and Ace Bailey off to the NBA, Rutgers looks much less threatening than they did when they beat Notre […]
WEATHER REPORT: Notre Dame Fighting Irish VS Stanford Cardinal
The #9 ranked Notre Dame Fighting Irish travel west to finish the regular season against the Stanford Cardinal, and are looking to go 10-2 and get its second consecutive berth in the college football playoff. Outside of everything else that a playoff berth requires, the biggest one is that Notre Dame actually beats Stanford. One […]
The full guide to your Notre Dame rooting interests for this weekend
It’s the final week of the regular season in college football for Notre Dame and the rest of the country, and there are all sorts of things up for grabs when it comes to the playoffs. Sitting at #9, there are still plenty of ways for the Irish to move up to be at home […]
Notre Dame Women’s Basketball: Irish set Central Michigan on fire with 83-51 win
The Notre Dame Women’s Basketball team was back home inside Purcell Pavilion on Monday night to host the MAC’s Central Michigan Chippewas. The Irish played steady ball from start to finish, and saw five players score in double digits in an 83-51 win over CMU. One of the odd stats from the game is that […]
OPENING ODDS: Notre Dame is a monster favorite VS Stanford (again)
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish are 9-2 and ranked #9 in the AP Top 25 and Coaches Poll. While we will have to wait a bit longer to get this weeks College Football Playoff rankings, it’s safe to assume they will remain #9. While that ranking could be a bit problematic for the next two […]
Marcus Freeman respects the Stanford rivalry and it’s why he’s the head coach
It really wasn’t all that long ago when national writers and national talking heads talked about Notre Dame VS Stanford as being one of the most underrated rivalries in college football. In my position, I saw a vast majority of fans look at this game as anything but a rivalry game — almost like they […]
Kansas 71, Notre Dame 61: Bullied by bigs
Las Vegas, baby! The Notre Dame Fighting Irish had themselves a mid-afternoon tilt against the Kansas Jayhawks in the first round of the Players Era Tournament. After a disappointing final stretch in the Bellarmine game last week (which was a “win,” kinda), the Irish would have to dig deep to find another gear against a […]
Notre Dame Fighting Irish VS Stanford Cardinal: Depth Charts
On Monday, Notre Dame released its depth charts for the upcoming game against the Stanford Cardinal for the Legends Trophy and a possible playoff berth. Notre Dame suffered two more season ending injuries in their win over Syracuse with Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa and Chance Tucker going down with lower body injuries. While KVA will be a […]
Online Overreactions: Notre Dame 70, Syracuse 7
Ok, so I really don’t know how much overreacting we had to this one. The Notre Dame Fighting Irish absolutely SHELLACKED the Syracuse Orange on Saturday afternoon. It all was so ridiculous that it was more comical than anything (and just downright sad for Syracuse). You could call never seeing something like what took place […]
How Notre Dame’s opponents fared in week 13 of the college football season
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 […]
Notre Dame’s ranking stalemate continues in the polls
Notre Dame beat Syracuse 70-7 on Saturday. It was fun and wonderful and full of good vibes, but it wasn’t like they beat Oregon 70-7. So, anyone out there that gave even a little credence to the possibility of moving up in the rankings this week — well they were wrong. On Sunday, both the […]
Notre Dame Football Stats: Week 13 Review of Win over Syracuse
We expected the Week 13 slate of the 2025-26 season to be “less than competitive.” There weren’t a lot of big shocks across the sport but Notre Dame did stand out for the punishment it dealt to Syracuse. The game’s final score was 70-7 and it presents us with some of the wildest stats College Football has […]
Three Things We Saw in Notre Dame’s Win Over Syracuse
Notre Dame took on what remains of the Syracuse Orange on Saturday and the result was, apart from a scary injury to Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa, about as close to perfect as you’ll find on a football field. It’s genuinely hard to pick out the most interesting or meaningful performers in a game so lopsided it was […]
Notre Dame takes Syracuse to the woodshed for a 70-7 victory on Senior Day
In a game where Notre Dame wanted to flex its muscles a little bit for some style points, things got out of control in a hurry, and it ended with a 70-0 win over the Syracuse Orange. Notre Dame scored three touchdowns before the Irish offense even took the field. The first was a 44 […]
#9 Notre Dame VS Syracuse Orange Discussion
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish are back at home this week — and for the final time during the regular season. It’s Senior Day in South Bend and the Irish welcome the Syracuse Orange to the show. There could still be a lot of chaos around college football. For Notre Dame, however, there is a […]
STAFF PICKS: #9 Notre Dame Fighting Irish VS Syracuse Orange
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish have slowly climbed back up the rankings, and are now ranked #9 in the country in the college football playoff rankings after dismantling Pitt. Next up for the Irish is the Syracuse Orange in a game that will feel like a major disappointment if Notre Dame doesn’t win by a […]
Notre Dame Women’s Basketball: Irish take down #11 USC
Hannah Hidalgo and the Notre Dame Women’s basketball team welcomed the #11 ranked USC Trojans to Purcell Pavilion for a little rivalry game… and we got an absolute gem. From the ND Press release:
NCAA SOCCER TOURNAMENT: Irish take down Michigan 1-0
It is truly right and just,our duty and our salvation,always and everywhere to give thanks for BEATING MICHIGAN,Lord, holy Father,almighty and eternal God,through Christ our Lord. From the ND press release: Irish Shutout Michigan To Advance In NCAA Tournament ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Notre Dame went into Ann Arbor and defeated the Wolverines by a score […]
Notre Dame Football: Syracuse Orange Q&A with Troy Nunes Is An Absolute Magician
Well folks, I have no idea how we already made it here — it seems like just yesterday we were waiting until a Sunday night to watch CJ Carr throw 1000 screens against a Miami team who hasn’t looked that good since — but it’s officially Senior Day and the final home game of the […]
Notre Dame Football Recruiting: Stars are lining up for the 2026 Irish class
National Signing Day is just a few weeks away for Notre Dame and the rest of the country. Due to new NCAA legislation the early period has been moved up and this year it will start on December 3 and run through December 4. So, that whole thing about, “it’s a long way until signing […]
Notre Dame Men’s Basketball: Irish slip past Bellarmine, 86-79
On Wednesday night, the Notre Dame Men’s Basketball team improved to 3-1 on the season after an 86-79 win over Bellarmine. It wasn’t a pretty game at all for the Irish as they struggled shooting the ball for stretches, and struggled from the free throw line (again). Markus Burton led the Irish with 25 points […]
Throwback Thursday: Notre Dame VS Syracuse, 2014
Since I’ve already thrown back to the first three Notre Dame victories over Syracuse — 1914, 1961, and 2005 — this week we’re fast-forwarding a full century from that very first matchup to a much more recent meeting. For this Throwback Thursday, we’re heading to 2014, when the No. 8 Irish took on the Orange […]
EARNED 5-STAR PODCAST: Notre Dame is running through the ACC to the playoff
Joshua and Brendan are back on the pod express to bring you the only Notre Dame football show that is banned in 6 states and 7 countries. In this episode: And a ton more weaved in and out of the show. Please RATE and REVIEW! All reviews left on Apple Podcasts will be read on […]
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