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Sam Hartman will have a new home in college football this season after transferring from Wake Forest football to Notre Dame football this off-season. Hartman is expected to be one of the best quarterbacks in college football this season and because of that, the Fighting Irish have a solid preseason ranking next to their name […]

Notre Dame football took only a slight step backwards in 2022, the first year following longtime Fighting Irish head coach Brian Kelly’s departure for LSU. They finished 9-4, their first season under 10 wins since 2016. Kelly’s 2021 defensive coordinator Marcus Freeman succeeded him, and led Notre Dame football to an up-and-down first season. The […]

Notre Dame football coach Marcus Freeman recently appeared on ESPN with Scott Van Pelt, and he spoke about the experience that he has now heading into his second hear as head coach of the program. “As you go into year two, now you have the experience,” Marcus Freeman said with Scott Van Pelt. “I don’t […]

Notre Dame football is preparing for a big season but they’ve been dealt a pair of injuries prior to the campaign. Head coach Marcus Freeman announced Saturday that tight end Kevin Bauman and defensive end Aiden Gobaira will both miss the entire year with knee injuries. Via Pat Forde: “Notre Dame injury update from Marcus […]

The landscape of college football continues to change so much now that most are having trouble keeping up with it, or rather they’re just fed up with the money-hungry universities trying to keep with each other. The recent conference realignment between the Pac-12 and the Big Ten, along with other shifts over the last couple […]

The power shift in college sports isn’t ending anytime soon with realignment and expansion talks circulating nonstop. The Pac-12 Conference looks to be dissolving, and now Stanford and Cal have explored other conferences and even received interest from the ACC. Notre Dame apparently made a push to bring these two programs to the ACC, although […]

Conference realignment has heated up this summer, and the leftover schools from the Pac-12 conference are still looking for a home. There has been talk of the ACC adding Stanford and Cal, and now it has been reported that Notre Dame, an ACC member in all sports but football, is pushing hard for Stanford and […]

Eddie George’s Tennessee State Tigers football team starts their season with a game against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. The Tigers will be the first HBCU team Notre Dame has ever played in the history of the program. So, with that comes expectations. The Tennessee State Tigers are confident in their chances at a competitive […]

Notre Dame football coach Marcus Freeman said his team will not bring in another quarterback from the transfer portal and instead invest in backups Kenny Minchey and Steve Angeli behind starter Sam Hartman, according to The Athletic’s Pete Sampson. With Hartman, Minchey and Angeli, Notre Dame has only three scholarship quarterbacks. Four is considered ideal […]

Former Chicago Bears quarterback and Notre Dame Football star Jonny Lujack has died at age 98 after sustaining a brief illness. Lujack had a notable career for both the Fighting Irish and Bears in shorts stints with both programs. Lujack went to Notre Dame in 1943 before taking two years off to serve in World […]

Notre Dame football is just one day away from beginning fall camp as they prepare for the 2023 season, but the Fighting Irish have lost a key piece of their strength team. Matt Balis, the director of Football Performances, has resigned due to personal reasons, according to a school statement. While ND head coach Marcus […]

Notre Dame football is loading up a highly-talented 2024 recruiting class, aided by the Fighting Irish’s latest commit, Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa. The 4-star linebacker out of Southern California chose Notre Dame over Ohio State and USC football, according to 247Sports. Viliamu-Asa is the No. 9 linebacker in 247’s 2024 rankings. At 6-3, 230 lbs with plus […]

Notre Dame football coach Marcus Freeman’s first season included ups and downs. The Fighting Irish lost their first two games but later won nine of their last 11, including upset wins over Syracuse and Clemson. Notre Dame lost its first game of the 2022 season to Ohio State football, 21-10. It was Freeman’s first-game as […]

Notre Dame football’s new quarterback Sam Hartman is excited to join a “historic program” for his sixth season of college football. In an interview on SportsCenter, Hartman said, “Hearing your name side by side with one of the most historic programs in the country is very cool but also humbling. You know the expectations of […]

Notre Dame football star Sam Hartman is looking to take something positive from the blood clot that forced doctors to remove one of his ribs last summer. At least, that’s a generous interpretation of the quarterback’s plans. Sam Hartman told reporters that the removed rib is currently in his refrigerator because the mother of the […]

As college football undergoes conference expansions, one team that will eventually need to find a conference home is Notre Dame football. While Notre Dame has affiliations with the Big Ten and ACC, the Fighting Irish officially remain an independent team. Being independent has been Notre Dame’s longstanding tradition, so if they do decide to join […]

Notre Dame Football is staying independent. With many college football and college athletic programs shifting into a new conference, Notre Dame athletic director Jack Swarbrick confirmed that Notre Dame Football will remain independent from any of the NCAA conferences, per Tyler Horka of on3.com. “Every one of these stories is about us. What’s Notre Dame […]

Notre Dame football head coach and Ohio State alum Marcus Freeman presumably has a lot of love for the Buckeyes, even now as a rival of the Big Ten program. That’s why many Buckeyes fans were outraged when Freeman, hired by the Fighting Irish in December of 2021, seemingly took a shot at Ohio State […]

The Notre Dame football program has bolstered its 2024 recruiting class. Four-star athlete Brauntae Johnson has committed to playing for the Notre Dame football team and Fighting Irish coach Marcus Freeman. Brauntae Johnson revealed his commitment to Notre Dame football with a live announcement on 247Sports. The highly sought-after recruit turned down offers from Auburn, […]

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish will begin a new era after athletic director Jack Swarbrick announced his decision to step down beginning in 2024, per Pat Forde of Sports Illustrated. ‘Notre Dame athletic director Jack Swarbrick, one of the most prominent and influential executives in college athletics, informed his staff Thursday morning that he will […]

The kickoff time between the Ohio State Buckeyes and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish for a highly anticipated college football matchup has been revealed. Ohio State Football tweeted out the details this Wednesday morning. It will be on September 23, 2023 at 7:30 PM, on NBC Sports and Peacock. on the 𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗱 under the 𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 […]

There aren’t many programs more successful than Ohio State football. Hard as it is to defeat the Buckeyes on the field, how do competing coaches go about beating them on the recruiting trail? Notre Dame football’s Marcus Freeman, at least, seems to have figured out a successful strategy. Four-star recruit Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa is deciding between […]

College Football is right around the corner with nearly 100 days remaining until the start of the 2023 season. Consequently, FanDuel has us covered with a plethora of College Football win total over/unders for teams across the country. Below we continue our College Football odds series with a Notre Dame Football over/under win total prediction, […]

The LSU football squad and Brian Kelly have landed former Notre Dame RB Logan Diggs. The announcement of Diggs’ transfer came on Tuesday through a tweet. In it, he said, “Blessed & Highly Favored, God chose me. Bet on 3… I’m coming Home.” Blessed & Highly Favored, God chose me.. Bet on 3… I’m coming […]

Tyler Buchner is a new quarterback recruit for the Alabama Crimson Tide and is making huge comparisons to other college football stars that have come before him like Ian Book. Fresh out of Buchner’s transfer from Notre Dame, the quarterback totaled 651 yards, three touchdowns, and a 60.4 rating. He entered the transfer portal knowing […]

Notre Dame football is determined to solidify their position among the elites in the sport. There was likely some concern after Brian Kelly abruptly left for LSU in November of 2021. Although they were unable to win a National Championship, they enjoyed consistent prosperity and high-level bowl games. The Marcus Freeman era, though, is pulling […]

Former Notre Dame football quarterback Tyler Buchner announced that he is transferring to the Alabama football program, and Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman spoke about Buchner’s announcement in an appearance on NFL Network with Andrew Siciliano. “Oh we love Tyler, wish him the best of luck,” Marcus Freeman said on NFL Network, via Andrew […]

After losing former Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Bryce Young to the NFL, it appears Alabama may be in the market for a new stater via the transfer portal. According to ESPN’s Pete Thamel, Alabama could be a landing spot for Notre Dame quarterback Tyler Buchner. Buchner announced on Tuesday that he was entering the portal, but […]

Notre Dame Fighting Irish quarterback Tyler Buchner is entering the NCAA transfer portal, according to ESPN’s Pete Thamel — but that doesn’t guarantee he will be leaving the program in 2023. “Notre Dame quarterback Tyler Buchner intends to enter the NCAA transfer portal,” wrote Thamel on Tuesday. “He enters with a willingness to return to […]

The quarterback competition between Sam Hartman and Tyler Buchner will continue after the Notre Dame football spring game, according to head coach Marcus Freeman. However, few Fighting Irish fans who actually watched the Notre Dame football exhibition seem to believe that the starting job is still up in the air. If Sam Hartman didn’t outright […]

Will Notre Dame football be able to build off of a successful first season from head coach Marcus Freeman? Notre Dame recovered from an 0-2 drop with losses to Ohio State and Marshall with wins over then-No. 5 Clemson in November and the University of South Carolina in the Gator Bowl. The Fighting Irish ended the season […]

Notre Dame Fighting Irish quarterback Sam Hartman was electric at Pro Day on Friday, and he caught the attention of more than just the NFL scouts in attendance. One of those that praised the QB was former star tight end Michael Mayer, who is projected to be a first-round draft pick in April’s NFL Draft. “Throwing […]

The Notre Dame football program unveiled that the team would wear green jerseys against the Ohio State Buckeyes in September, the team revealed in a St. Patrick’s Day tweet. “Irish Wear Green. Today and on September 23rd,” the tweet read. The Irish unveiled a special uniform for their annual “Shamrock Series” game hosted in a […]

The NFL Scouting Combine is officially in the books, so the next step for the new generation of talent is the 2023 NFL Draft. Some organizations will try to bring in some youngsters to try to turn things around. This is the case for the Green Bay Packers. Despite a solid final stretch of the […]

Sometimes, like Notre Dame football, a winner is a dreamer who just won’t quit. Notre Dame head football coach Marcus Freeman shared his dream of prevailing against the team he once played for in the Ohio State Buckeyes and solidifying the Irish as a National Championship contender in his first season as the full-time head […]

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish are expected to hire Virginia Tech’s Joe Rudolph as the program’s new offensive line coach, The Athletic’s Bruce Feldman and Pete Sampson reported on Monday. Rudolph spent just one year with the Hokies; he previously coached at Wisconsin for seven years. Harry Hiestand had two separate stints as the offensive […]

Gerad Parker knows exactly what it’s like to go through early failure at Notre Dame. Stepping into a bigger role with the Fighting Irish in 2023, the team’s former tight ends coach knows he can rely on that experience for success going forward—just like head coach Marcus Freeman. Parker was officially named Notre Dame’s offensive […]

Notre Dame football zeroed in on Utah Utes’ offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Andy Ludwig, who was reportedly a “leading candidate” for the same position with the Fighting Irish. That much was made apparent when Notre Dame football head coach Marcus Freeman was spotted attending a Fighting Irish hockey game with Ludwig by his side, […]

Notre Dame football coach Marcus Freeman has officially named Gerad Parker the team’s new offensive coordinator. Parker had been the Notre Dame football tight ends coach during Freeman’s first season as the Fighting Irish head coach. For the 2023 season, Parker has been promoted to replace former Notre Dame offensive coordinator Tommy Rees. “I am […]