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The Notre Dame football team has a quarterback competition on its hands this offseason as Riley Leonard was taken in the sixth round of the NFL Draft by the Indianapolis Colts. Leonard led the Fighting Irish to the national championship game last year. Now, sophomore Kenny Minchey and redshirt freshman CJ Carr are competing for […]

The rivalry between the Notre Dame football team and USC is one of the most iconic in college football, but there is a chance that the 2025 edition is the last one for a while. The two teams don’t have an agreeement locked in for future matchups, and the Trojans are reportedly concerned about continuing […]

Last year, Notre Dame Football went 11-1 in the regular season, then won three playoff games before a loss to Ohio State in the CFP National Championship. Notre Dame and head coach Marcus Freeman will now look to return to the playoffs, as we break down their schedule and give predictions for their 2025 season. […]

The best thing about college football is the historic rivalries and associated traditions, like the trophies. One of the oldest and most unique rivalries in college football, Notre Dame-USC, is on the brink of potentially ending. The 2025 game is the last game on either team’s schedule as part of their current deal, but there […]

Notre Dame football is bolstering the backfield via the college football recruiting trail. ND added a second four-star following Jaivan Osborne committing to the Fighting Irish. Only this time Notre Dame beats out Alabama and Florida for the latest talent. The national title game runner-up received a verbal commitment from Jonaz Walton Wednesday. Hayes Fawcett […]

Notre Dame football coach Marcus Freeman is excited to see what his former quarterback can do in the NFL. Freeman is giving high praise to Riley Leonard, after Leonard got drafted by the Indianapolis Colts. “A lot of the talk is, he’s an ascending player,” Freeman said, per ESPN. “He’ll be a guy that isn’t […]

Notre Dame football rode Jeremiyah Love to the national title game. The Fighting Irish will eventually need to replace him on the college football recruiting trail. The national championship game runner ups found some insurance moving forward in the form of a four-star commit. Notre Dame landed running back Jaivan Osborne Saturday, with Hayes Fawcett […]

The Syracuse Orange football program is coming off a solid season after ending the 2024-25 campaign with a 10-3 record. Unfortunately, head coach Fran Brown is forced to find a replacement for Kyle McCord after the star quarterback declared for the NFL Draft. On Wednesday, Brown found that replacement in a former quarterback of the […]

The Notre Dame football team has a quarterback competition on its hand this offseason as CJ Carr and Kenny Minchey are the two players battling it out. The Fighting Irish were also expecting to have Steve Angeli be part of the competition, but he recently entered the transfer portal. Now, the battle is down to […]

The 2025 NFL Draft is just a couple of days away as the action will get underway on Thursday. This year’s draft class is an interesting one as there is no clear #1 overall pick, and there is also a relatively weak quarterback class compared to previous years. One QB that is ready to go […]

The Notre Dame football team was busy playing in the College Football Playoff during the first college football transfer portal window, but they were also preparing for the 2025 season. The transfer portal opened up for the first time on December 9th, so Marcus Freeman and the Fighting Irish had to balance their CFP prep […]

The Notre Dame football program needs to figure out who its next starting quarterback will be in 2025. Riley Leonard declared for the 2025 NFL Draft and his backup Steve Angeli is set to enter the transfer portal. The Fighting Irish may look to bring in a QB via the transfer portal as an insurance […]

As the spring college football transfer portal opened, Notre Dame added a potentially significant inclusion. After backing up Riley Leonard in 2024, Steve Angeli confirmed his decision to enter the portal on Thursday. Angeli said he intends to enter the portal soon, per CBS Sports’ Matt Zenitz. He will do so as a graduate transfer […]

Notre Dame football is losing the son of a Chicago Bears legend to the transfer portal. The Fighting Irish are coming off a phenomenal third season under Marcus Freeman. Last year’s team won three games in the College Football Playoff to make it to the National Championship game against Ohio State. Unfortunately, the Buckeyes were […]

The first high-profile holdout of the NIL era in college football didn’t last very long. After Tennessee quarterback Nico Iamaleava ditched practice just before the Volunteers’ spring game due to ongoing contract negotiations, Josh Heupel and company essentially told him to kick rocks. Now that Tennessee has severed ties with Iamaleava and is moving in […]

The Notre Dame football team picked up a massive commitment to boost their 2026 recruiting class on Thursday as five-star EDGE Rodney Dunham announced his commitment to the Fighting Irish. Georgia and South Carolina were other top programs that were working hard to land a commitment from the coveted recruit, but Marcus Freeman and Notre […]

Since losing in the national championship game to Ohio State, Notre Dame quarterback Riley Leonard has fallen beneath the radar as an NFL draft prospect.  While his final season was a universal success, Leonard still hasn’t been able to crack into that sweet spot for quarterback prospects. At this point, he is projected by most […]

The Michigan football team has had some outstanding running backs in recent years. Hassan Haskins, Blake Corum, Donovan Edwards and Kalel Mullings have all had big impacts on the program. Now, the Wolverines are trying to find their guy in the 2026 recruiting class, and it might be four-star Javian Osborne. Osborne is down to […]

After an active free agency, the Chicago Bears still have moves to make at the 2025 NFL Draft. With their roster beginning to take shape, ESPN sees the Bears addressing defensive voids in the draft in the form of Michigan’s Kenneth Grant and Notre Dame’s Xavier Watts. While Grant is projected by some to be […]

Notre Dame football’s Mitchell Evans is looking to maintain an incredible streak for Fighting Irish tight ends at the upcoming NFL Draft. The Wadsworth, Ohio native has been the leading TE in receiving for the college football powerhouse over the past few years and was a key contributor on the team that made the National […]

Notre Dame football tailback Jadarian Price is revealing he has a very unique NIL deal. Price is working with jeweler to the stars Johnny Dang on a jewelry item that will help his NIL profits, per TMZ Sports. Their partnership in diamonds is a new, unique approach to the name, image and likeness craze. Price […]

Notre Dame football is making an NFL-style move, hiring Detroit Lions scouting exec Mike Martin as their new general manager. Martin brings nearly two decades of scouting experience, including stints with the Panthers, Texans, and Buccaneers. He played a key role in helping the Lions transform from a struggling franchise to a powerhouse. Now, he […]

Notre Dame is getting a really big name to join its football coaching staff. Former Penn State assistant Ja’Juan Seider is headed to South Bend, per 247 Sports. Seider is set to coach running backs for the Fighting Irish. Seider is a former college player who was a quarterback at West Virginia and Florida A&M. […]

Just under two weeks after coming up short to Ohio State in the College Football National Championship Game, Marcus Freeman made his triumphant return to television – okay, Peacock – at the 2025 Royal Rumble, sitting ringside for the show in Indianapolis, Indiana. A lifetime fan of professional wrestling who grew up watching shows before […]

Notre Dame quarterback Riley Leonard is one of six QBs taking part in the Senior Bowl, joining Jalen Milroe (Alabama), Jaxson Dart (Ole Miss), Dillon Gabriel (Oregon), Seth Henigan (Memphis) and Tyler Shough (Louisville) as the seasoned signal-callers who are now preparing for the NFL Draft. Riley Leonard is considered a day three prospect, someone […]

The Notre Dame football team picked up a big win on the recruiting trail on Thursday as they landed a commitment from four-star offensive lineman Tyler Merrill. Merrill is a member of the 2026 recruiting class. Merrill is a top-100 recruit and he holds offers from numerous power four schools. He chose the Fighting Irish […]

The Notre Dame football team made a deep run in the College Football Playoff as they made it all the way to the national championship. Unfortunately for the Fighting Irish, they came up a little short as they lost to Ohio State on the biggest stage. Anytime a team has a run like Notre Dame’s, […]

The Notre Dame football team made a deep run in the postseason this year as they made it all the way to the national championship, but they fell short to Ohio State. Whenever a team has a run like that, it’s normal for there to be some coaching departures as these coordinators are obviously doing […]

Recently, Riley Leonard and the Notre Dame football program came up just short in the National Championship Game vs the Ohio State Buckeyes in Atlanta, Georgia. The Fighting Irish got behind the eight ball quickly, but Leonard led a valiant comeback attempt that made things much more interesting than anticipated down the stretch. Leonard has […]

The Notre Dame football team made it all the way to the national championship this season, but they fell just short as Ohio State ended up claiming the college football crown. Since the season ended, the Fighting Irish have had a few surprising transfer portal departures, and one of them is offensive lineman Rocco Spindler. […]

The Notre Dame football team fell in the national championship game against Ohio State last week, and the offseason is now here for all of college football. Because of the late end to the season for the Fighting Irish, they are now seeing the majority of their transfer portal departures. One player that entered the […]

Notre Dame football has wasted little time attempting to fill its defensive coordinator vacancy after losing Al Golden to the NFL. The Irish are eyeing former Rutgers Scarlet Knights head coach Chris Ash to join head coach Marcus Freeman’s staff as the program attempts to build off its College Football Playoff runner-up finish this season, […]

Notre Dame football has a few intriguing prospects it is considering heading into National Signing Day. The Fighting Irish are coming off a terrific third season under head coach Marcus Freeman. Notre Dame made the College Football Playoff, winning both the Orange Bowl and Sugar Bowl en route to a trip to the National Championship […]

USC football ended 2024 on the right note, earning a hard-fought 35-31 victory versus Texas A&M in the Las Vegas Bowl. Fantastic efforts by Ja’Kobi Lane and Makai Lemon spared the program its first losing season under head coach Lincoln Riley. There is a long way to go, though. The Trojans still lack a firm […]

Despite making the inaugural 12-team College Football Playoffs, Tennessee has a lot of remodeling to do over the offseason. Josh Heupel has taken an aggressive approach in the college football transfer portal and landed another commitment from former Notre Dame offensive tackle Sam Pendleton. Pendleton committed to the Volunteers with three years of eligibility remaining, […]

There are many reasons why Notre Dame’s run through the College Football Playoff to the National Championship Game was so impressive, but near the top of the list it has to be mentioned that the Irish did so without arguably their most talented player on either side of the ball. Star cornerback Benjamin Morrison, who […]

It took Marcus Freeman only three seasons to build the Notre Dame football program into a National Championship contender, but now just days after coming up one win short of their first title in nearly four decades, the Fighting Irish find themselves in a position where Freeman and his staff will need to build this […]

Notre Dame football head coach Marcus Freeman was given a significant award a few days after the college football season ended. The third-year head coach led the Fighting Irish to the National Championship game this season, where they lost a close one against No. 6 Ohio State. This team accomplished a lot, winning the Sugar […]

Notre Dame football is getting hit in the transfer portal a few days after losing to Ohio State in the National Championship game. Marcus Freeman’s team is finishing up an exceptional season in South Bend that included wins in the Sugar Bowl and Orange Bowl. The Fighting Irish will now head into an offseason where […]