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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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2025 Notre Dame Football: Irish VS Syracuse Orange
It’s Senior Day in South Bend as the Notre Dame Fighting Irish play their final regular season home game against the Syracuse Orange. Notre Dame is ranked #9 in the nation, and is eyeing a college football playoff berth – and possibly an opening round home game as well. There are all sorts of playoff […]
Notre Dame Football: Hot and Cold Takes VS. The Syracuse Orange
How’d We Do Last Week? Most Wildly Inaccurate It brings me no joy to do this (yes it does) but our friend from BC joined the party again and had a brutally bad take. Here here! Most Interesting It’s mostly the visual of Herm cocking his head to the Nard dog for me. Most Accurate […]
The College Football Playoff Committee loves Notre Dame more than the ACC
On Tuesday night, the College Football Plaoff committee released its newest set of rankings, and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish remain as the #9 ranked team in the country. Honestly, I’m a little surprised the committee put Notre Dame at 9 and Alabama at 10. Obviously the AP Top 25 and Coaches Poll had the […]
WEATHER REPORT: Notre Dame Fighting Irish VS Syracuse Orange
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish are 8-2 and ranked #9 in the nation following a 37-15 win over a ranked Pitt Panthers team led by a very petty Pat Narduzzi. The Irish are coming home to take on the Syracuse Orange for the last regular season game inside Notre Dame Stadium this year. It’s Senior […]
When, where, and how to watch #9 Notre Dame VS Syracuse Orange
Notre Dame is back home for Senior Day, and a familiar senior day foe… the Syracuse Orange. The Irish have some work to do over the next two weeks to solidify, and possibly even improve, their college football playoff position. They also have an opportunity to really help make the Heisman case for Jeremiyah Love […]
Notre Dame Fighting Irish VS Syracuse Orange: Depth Charts
On Monday, Notre Dame released its depth charts for the upcoming game against the Syracuse Orange. Outside of the injuries that we have known about, the team is fairly healthy. The weekly “Greathouse watch” was basically squashed with a mention about possibly for the playoffs. OFFENSE DEFENSE SPECIAL TEAMS
Online Overreactions: Notre Dame 37, Pittsburgh 15
Back at it again with another cover of a double-digit number. This time on the road for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish against the Pitt Panthers. A LOT of outside noise this week. Online Pitt fans tweeting at will about whatever they wanted. The place that ND has in the CFP discussion. Any many other […]
OPENING ODDS: Notre Dame is favored over Syracuse by more than 5 touchdowns
Notre Dame improved to 8-2 on the season after traveling east to take down #22 Pitt 37-15 in a game that really felt more like 60-0. The Irish held Pitt to just 81 yards in the first half, and despite some below average play by CJ Carr — the offense moved the ball with relative […]
How Notre Dame’s opponents fared in week 12 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 Football Stats: Week 12 Review of Win over Pitt
Notre Dame football survived a wild CFB weekend with a 37-15 win over Pitt. This is the Irish’s eighth straight victory and they are 8-2 heading into the season’s final two games. From 30,000 feet, it’s as good of a win as you could ask for but lets see what nuggets we can pull from […]
Ohio State 64, Notre Dame 63: EffortGood, Late-Game Strategy Bad
Hello everyone, it’s Patrick Nolan here, and I’m excited to be back for another season of Irish basketball. To this point in the season, the Irish have won three games against teams near the bottom of the KenPom rankings, and we haven’t quite learned all that much yet about this year’s squad. While Notre Dame […]
Will the College Football Playoff committee keep Notre Dame at #9 this week?
The latest set of rankings from the AP Top 25 and Coaches Poll were released on Sunday, and Notre Dame found themselves ranked #9 again in both polls. Oklahoma’s win over Alabama catapulted the Sooners over the Irish and set the Crimson Tide right behind the Irish. Some (including myself) doubted that the voters would […]
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