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WNBA DRAFT: Notre Dame Guard Cassandre Prosper goes to Washington Mystics with 19th pick
I guess Cassandre Prosper knew what shew was doing after all. Shortly after the Notre Dame Women’s Basketball team’s season was ended with an Elite 8 loss, Prosper announced that she was forgoing her final year of eligibility at Notre Dame to enter the WNBA Draft. While a lot of people looked at this as […]
Notre Dame Football continues to get a ton of spring hype
One of the few joys in life on a Monday morning is knowing that there is Notre Dame Football news and a Triple Option to run. NEVER FEAR… HEATHER DINICH IS HERE It’s the spring football season for the entire country, even if the start and stop dates are different for many schools. It’s a […]
Notre Dame Baseball: Irish drop another ACC series as struggles continue
Notre Dame was only down 5-4 to the Virginia Cavaliers as they entered the 4th inning, but that’s when things went off the rails completely for the Irish, and the game ended in the 8th inning with a 20-5 loss. The Irish went through 8 pitchers as starter, Dylan Singleton, didn’t make it out of […]
Joey McGuire really needs to take a vow of silence about Notre Dame
It’s Friday and Frank Leahy would be proud that we’re pulling out the T-Formation for today’s Triple Option news about Notre Dame. SILENCE CLOWN Texas Tech head coach Joey McGuire made some noise last season as he bashed Notre Dame — mostly because the Irish aren’t in a conference. Here he is partially defending himself […]
How can Notre Dame’s Kebba Njie enter the transfer portal with no eligibility?
The transfer portal for college basketball is heating up and the Irish have already seen six players leave Notre Dame for the portal in Cole Certa, Sir Mohammed, Jalen Haralson, Garrett Sundra, Markus Burton, and Ryder Frost. Now… you can make it SEVEN players (kind of). Kebba Njie has no eligibility remaining to play college […]
Eligibility, a more interesting NFL Draft, and Notre Dame REVENGE
We have some things to talk about. Here’s your triple option play for today… ELIGIBILITY SIMPLIFIED So much of what people perceive how “broken” college sports have become quickly point to the transfer portal and NIL payments. While those can certainly cause some issues, over the last two decades, it’s really been the chaotic eligibility […]
Halfway through spring football, Notre Dame is putting things together
Yes, it’s been a pretty quiet first half of the spring practice season for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. Despite there being a bit of shock reveal with the injury report at the beginning of spring, the current depth charts (as they’ve been revealed in various ways at practice) are intriguing — but not a […]
Looking back at when Notre Dame drew a line in the Chestnut Hill turf
There are seasons that begin with certainty… and seasons that require a team to discover who they are, one hard-earned moment at a time. The 1998 Notre Dame football team fell into that second category. Under Head Coach Bob Davie, the Irish were navigating the early stages of a new era, learning—sometimes the hard way—that […]
Notre Dame Baseball: Irish keep the losing streak alive against Michigan State
There was a moment Notre Dame baseball looked like it was getting back to being a winning program again, but after being swept by UNC and NC State, the Irish dropped their 7th game in a row — this time against the Michigan State Spartans in a mid-week matchup in South Bend. Notre Dame Baseball: […]
Notre Dame Men’s Lacrosse Downs #1 Richmond
It was “Lacrosse Day in Chicago” on Saturday, April 4th and the afternoon delivered like most of us expected it would. On a cold and sometimes rainy day near the lake, our Fighting Irish took down #1 ranked Richmond by a final score of 12-8. It was an awesome time and Chicagoland showed up with […]
Notre Dame Football is getting a different type of Bus treatment
Normally when you think about Notre Dame Football and a bus, you automatically think about Jerome Bettis — as you should. However, in the year of our Lord 2026, in the world of college football, the word “bus” is most often concerning the wild,y popular “Bussin With The Boys” podcast with former Nebraska linebacker, Will […]
More NFL Draft news about Notre Dame’s class
The triple option is draft heavy today for Notre Dame, and it will likely stay that way until the NFL Draft is over. Here we go… A GIANT DECISION If the Tennessee Titans decide to pass on running back Jeremiyah Love, the New York Giants will have a big decision to make. Do they use […]
Notre Dame Basketball: Irish see sixth player depart for the transfer portal
We’ve all known this is what was going to happen. Notre Dame basketball just ended a terrible season, has retained its head coach, and no extra money for NIL (that we know of) is being pumped into the program. Add it all together and you get a mass exodus of your best talent. On Monday, […]
Notre Dame Baseball: Irish swept for second ACC series in a row
Ouch. After Notre Dame swept the Clemson Tigers last month, the Irish entered the Top 25 as the #23 ranked team in the country. As good as that felt, it’s been all downhill since then. Well, I guess they got a win over Western Michigan right after, but THEN Notre Dame was swept by North […]
Jeremiyah Love wants to see the Notre Dame VS Michigan rivalry come back
Yeah… we’re bringing back the Triple Option for Notre Dame here at OFD, and from here on out, you should expect it every weekday moving forward. So let’s jump right into it (or pitch it out). TRADING TROJANS FOR SKUNKBEARS Recently, Jeremiyah Love went on Hard Count with JD Pickell for a nice conversation about […]
Notre Dame Baseball: Irish continue regression with 7-3 loss to NC State
The Irish were just swept by the North Carolina Tar Heels at home last week, and this week they went down to Raleigh to take on the NC State Wolfpack. The results were pretty much the same as the Irish go down 7-3. Notre Dame Baseball: Irish Stymied by Wolfpack in Series Opener RALEIGH, N.C. […]
Notre Dame Basketball: Jalen Haralson is going to enter the transfer portal
The bad news parade for Notre Dame basketball continues. On Thursday we officially leaned that Jalen Haralson plans to enter the transfer portal when it opens. Haralson is the fourth transfer departure for Notre Dame since the end of the season. While he was someone that was widely considered as a player that was going […]
How many Notre Dame players will be selected in the NFL Draft?
ESPN’s Matt Miller recently put out a 7 round mock NFL Draft, and he has six Notre Dame Football players selected in the first 190 picks. Round 1, Pick 4: RB Jeremiyah Love — Tennessee TitansRound 2, Pick 49: RB Jadarian Price — Minnesota VikingsRound 3, Pick 71: WR Malachi Fields — Washington CommandersRound 4, […]
Everything you need to know about how Notre Dame Football is doing this spring
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team now has six practices under its belt during the spring practice season, and there are some updates, notes, and thoughts we need to talk about. INJURIES The number of injuries that Notre Dame reported before the start of the spring period was a big story. The list was […]
Notre Dame Football and the test before the battle with Southern Cal
I know USC has decided to take Notre Dame off their future schedule. And as someone who grew up in Southern California—who experienced this rivalry not just on Saturdays, but in everyday life—I can’t help but feel that loss a little more deeply. Because this wasn’t just a game where I grew up. It was […]
Notre Dame’s Hannah Hidalgo is the Naismith Defensive Player of the Year
In my opinion, there was no better women’s basketball player this year other than Notre Dame guard, Hannah Hidalgo. So while the Naismith Award for that didn’t include her as a finalist, they did for the best defensive player — and of course she stole it. Hannah Hidalgo Wins Naismith Defensive Player Of The Year […]
Which Notre Dame opponent is the THIRD game on a two game schedule?
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish football program is currently in the middle of the spring practice period with the Blue-Gold Game as the finale on April 25. So, this offseason is moving along quite nicely, but the conversation has been mostly a predictable mix of optimism and sturdy defense. Notre Dame has generally been brutalized […]
2027 Notre Dame Football Scholarship Chart
We are only three months into 2026, but the Notre Dame already has 9 commitments for its 2027 football recruiting class. So, since we are well underway — here’s how the scholarship breakdown is for 2027. Please keep in mind that there may be a few “mistakes” here and there. I generally like to keep […]
Notre Dame’s Hannah Hidalgo is a Wooden All-American
Notre Dame superstar, Hannah Hidalgo, is second to no one. Although the Irish were ultimately bounced out of the tournament by the UConn Huskies in an Elite Eight matchup, Hidalgo was masterful — which she was in every game for Notre Dame during its postseason. A lot was made of the snub by the AP […]
Notre Dame Football Recruiting: 4-Star running back Isaiah Rogers commits to the Irish
Recruiting has picked up a little steam for Notre Dame Football and they are on a little bit of a roll at running back. On Monday, 4-Star RB Isaiah Rogers gave his public commitment to Notre Dame and its 2027 football recruiting class. The 6’0” 205 pound running back from Springfield Central High School in […]