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Notre Dame is coming off their biggest test of the year against Wisconsin. Coincidentally, it ended up being their largest margin of victory this year as they blew out the Badgers 41-13. Jack Coan left the game due to an ankle injury against the Badgers. Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly provided an update, per […]

In one of the most anticipated matchups of the college football weekend, Notre Dame will be taking on Wisconsin at Solider Field in Chicago. For Notre Dame quarterback Jack Coan, it will be a reunion game as he goes up against his friends and his former team in the Badgers. Per centredaily.com, Coan is looking […]

One of the biggest headlines heading into the Wisconsin – Notre Dame matchup is former Badgers quarterback Jack Coan now being the starter for the Fighting Irish. On Monday, Wisconsin head coach Paul Chryst was asked about Coan and provided his insight on the now Notre Dame quarterback and the matchup itself, per Buckys5thQuarter.com. “I […]

One of the biggest matchups in Week 4 of the college football season will see the No. 12 Notre Dame Fighting Irish taking on No. 18 Wisconsin. The game is set to be played at Solider Field in Chicago. In anticipation of this slugfest, Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly stepped up to the podium on […]

The Purdue Boilmakers and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish meet on Saturday in Week 2 college football action. Nonetheless, it’s a good time to check out our college football odds series, which includes the Purdue-Notre Dame prediction and pick. Purdue is coming off a 49-0 blowout win at UConn and hold a record of 2-0 […]

The Purdue Boilermakers are off to a great start this season with wins over Oregon State and Connecticut. Their biggest test to date will come in Week 3 against No. 12 Notre Dame. Purdue will have to get the job done without their star running back Zander Horvath. Via the Charlotte Observer, Purdue head coach […]

When everyone thought the Toledo Rockets were headed for the win against Notre Dame, Jack Coan provided the Fighting Irish a true hero moment that fans will remember for the years to come. After the Rockets scored a touchdown with 1:35 left to play in the final quarter, Coan knew he had to step up […]

In what turned out to be the game of the college football weekend, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish outlasted Florida State in a overtime thriller, 41-38. It came at a cost though for Notre Dame, as head coach Brian Kelly announced on Monday that linebacker Paul Moala will miss the rest of the year with […]

Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly is in hot water after his John McKay-inspired joke fell flat and failed to generate some good, old chuckle. Instead, what his “joke” got were criticisms about the awkward and inappropriate nature of his statements. After the Fighting Irish beat Florida State in their season opener on Sunday, Kelly […]

College football season is here and Sunday night featured a huge matchup with Florida State and Notre Dame facing off against each other. The Seminoles paid tribute to Bobby Bowden before the game and want to win this game even more than before. Well, Florida State got off on the right foot as Jashaun Corbin […]

It’s an all-ACC showdown right out of the gate of the 2021 college football season for both the No. 9 Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the Florida State Seminole. These two programs are all set to lock horns in a must-watch showdown in Tallahassee this coming Sunday. With that said, it’s a good time to […]

Brian Kelly is still the head coach of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish football program, and in case you are wondering who will inherit his role once it’s time for him to get replaced, then you can thank him for providing the answer.  Kelly was with Golden State Warriors superstar Stephen Curry and retired NBA […]

Add the Notre Dame Fighting Irish mascot to the list of those that are found to be offensive. According to a survey via the New York Post that was published in the Indy Star, the Notre Dame mascot was listed as the 4th most offensive mascot in college football, according to the poll. A representative […]

In spite of the fact that the Notre Dame Fighting Irish football squad had a relatively memorable season last term, the program took a significant hit in the recently-concluded first round of the 2021 NFL Draft. Not a single player from Notre Dame was selected in the first round of this year’s draft, but Day […]

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish had an outstanding 2020 college football season, but that didn’t translate into top-tier NFL draft success. While national champion Alabama had five offensive players taken in the first round, Notre Dame had to wait until pick No. 42 for its first selection in 2021, offensive lineman Liam Eichenberg. He went […]

The Notre Dame football program will not commit to being in the new EA Sports college football game. Athletic director Jack Swarbrick said in a statement the Fighting Irish will not supply the developers with the school name or logo until the NCAA’s new name, image and likeness (NIL) rules are finalized: “As those rules […]

Alabama is many people’s favorites to win the National Championship and they are one step closer to making that reality. After taking down Notre Dame with ease in the Rose Bowl on Friday, Alabama is now advancing to their fifth College Football Playoff Final. THE TIDE ROLLED 🌊 Alabama takes down Notre Dame 31-14 and […]

Alabama came into the Rose Bowl as heavy favorites over Notre Dame and a large reason why was DeVonta Smith. After catching two touchdown passes earlier in the game, Smith continued his dominance on Friday by catching another touchdown in the third quarter. THAT'S THREE FOR DEVONTA SMITH 😤 pic.twitter.com/Ugnf9D6xe5 — SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) January 1, […]

Alabama wide receiver and Heisman Trophy candidate DeVonta Smith got the Crimson Tide on the board early in their College Football Playoff semifinal against Notre Dame. Smith took a bubble screen from quarterback and fellow Heisman candidate Mac Jones, getting to the sideline and breezing past Fighting Irish defenders before getting into the end zone […]

Texas A&M will be on the outside looking in during this season’s College Football Playoff. Cole Thompson, the host of the daily Locked On Aggies podcast, vented about how nothing mattered to the college football playoff committee this weekend. Thompson: I’ll tell you right now, we have spoken this into existence for weeks now and […]

The four teams that will play in the College Football Playoff have been revealed, causing some controversy among fans. Despite losing in lopsided fashion to Clemson on Saturday, Notre Dame was selected to the College Football Playoff, snubbing Texas A&M and Cincinnati. Ahead of Saturday’s slate of games, the top four teams were Alabama, Clemson, […]

The Clemson Tigers (10-1) won the ACC Championship in impressive fashion on Saturday, dominating the Notre Dame Fighting Irish (10-1) 34-10 in the conference championship game in Charlotte. Star QB Trevor Lawrence was obviously the driving force behind the thrashing. In November, Notre Dame handed Clemson’s its only loss of the season, 47-40 in overtime, […]

Trevor Lawrence to Amari Rodgers has been a special connection for Clemson this season and that continued on Saturday in the ACC Championship Game. Following a missed field goal by Notre Dame, Lawrence threw a 67-yard strike to Rodgers to capture an early lead over the Fighting Irish. Trevor Lawrence 67-yard DIME to Amari Rodgers […]

Notre Dame Fighting Irish head coach Brian Kelly and the rest of his team might sit out if they find themselves in the position of contending in the upcoming Rose Bowl. The veteran tactician recently claimed that he wants the players’ families to be in attendance should they make it to the Grandaddy of them […]

The four teams that will be in the College Football Playoff appear to be set after Notre Dame’s double-overtime win over Clemson on Saturday. On the daily Locked On College Football podcast, Zac Blackerby and Isaiah Hole discussed the impact of this game and the four teams that will be selected. Blackerby: I think, to […]

Clemson Tigers star quarterback Trevor Lawrence must isolate for 10 days after testing positive for COVID-19, which means he is out against Boston College and could miss the Notre Dame game on Nov. 7, per Ian Rapoport of NFL Network. Trevor Lawrence must now isolate 10 days after testing positive for COVID-19. He is out […]

There has been a bevy of games in college football canceled or postponed—especially in the ACC—due to positive COVID-19 tests. Ahead of their matchup on Saturday, Notre Dame and Wake Forest have postponed their meeting due to Notre Dame producing multiple positive COVID-19 results. According to ESPN’s Andrea Adelson, Notre Dame has 13 players in […]

Despite losing starting quarterback Ben Roethlisberger for the entire season due to an elbow injury, there was some success to come out of the Pittsburgh Steelers‘ 2019 campaign. While the offense struggled to find its footing, the defense shined under pressure. Overall, defensive coordinator Keith Butler did a great job coaching his unit. It ranked […]

Julian Okwara of Notre Dame in the Pacific Northwest? Let’s think about this possibility. The Seattle Seahawks tinkered with their edge rush endlessly in the 2019 offseason. They traded away their defensive end Frank Clark to the Kansas City Chiefs, drafted TCU defensive end L.J. Collier in the first-round, signed defensive end Ezekiel Ansah and […]

The New England Patriots have arguably built the greatest dynasty in NFL history, in large part due to their ability to reload every off-season via the draft and free agency. With that being said, Notre Dame linebacker Julian Okwara could make a lot of sense for the Patriots in the 2020 NFL Draft. New England […]

The Green Bay Packers are 8-3 in their first year under Matt LaFleur and are amid the tight playoff race in the NFC. Provided that, it’s never too early to look ahead and the Packers should look into Notre Dame pass rusher Khalid Kareem in the 2020 NFL Draft. At this moment, Green Bay holds […]

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish are fresh off of a disappointing loss to the Michigan Wolverines this past weekend. Now, there are some that think the Fighting Irish are in need of a change on the sidelines. Brian Kelly has been the head coach at Notre Dame since the 2010 season and has had quite […]

Following a year-long recovery process from a devastating knee injury in his final collegiate game, Dallas Cowboys linebacker Jaylon Smith made his return to the field for the 2017 campaign. However, there was a notable dip in his performance on the field that has caused some concern about whether he can return to playing like […]

Week 8 of the college football season opened with a bang thanks to No. 10 Oklahoma State’s close 13-10 overtime victory over Texas. The day continued with several defensive wars, dominant performances by Penn State and Notre Dame, and close calls in the country’s top conferences. Here is a look at the highs and lows […]

Notre Dame Fighting Irish quarterback Brandon Wimbush is currently trotting about life in a walking boot. According to the team, he is listed as day-to-day, though that seems far more like a precautionary measure more than anything else. “He experienced some foot soreness after the [Miami (Ohio)] game, so we put him in a walking […]

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish have an abundance of money. How do we know this? Easy. The university will spend over a million real-life dollars to buy a game with Western Michigan. That’s right. According to people who do the entire buy-game market thing, Western Michigan going to South Bend is valued at $1.175 million. To […]

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish will do battle with the Michigan State Spartans on Saturday. Furthermore, the game will be broadcasted on normal television as well as virtual reality. Before we go on to give you the details of the TV schedule, betting odds, and live stream, let’s quickly touch on the virtual reality aspect […]

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish will face the Michigan State Spartans this weekend. Oh, not only in real life, but also in virtual reality. Yes. Yes. That is all very confusing. Let me clear it up for you. Fox Sports plans on airing the game in virtual reality. You know, a place in the world […]

The Georgia Bulldogs managed to get through a sloppily played game to defeat the Notre Dame Fighting Irish on Saturday. It was an eventful game that changes the direction for both programs moving forward. Georgia will be looking to compete in the SEC behind head coach Kirby Smart, as the Irish are now in another […]