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Notre Dame football earned its first win of the season by defeating Purdue football 56-30 on Saturday. The result improved the Fighting Irish to 1-2 and gave head coach Marcus Freeman a chance to reset the tone. Freeman delivered a clear message in his postgame comments. He urged his players to stay calm and trust […]

Notre Dame’s stumble out of the gates has raised questions about whether the Fighting Irish can make it back to the College Football Playoff, but it’s not time to write them off just yet. An 0-2 start has left their margin for error at zero, but the Irish were competitive in both losses, falling by […]

One of the biggest surprises of the college football season so far is the fall of Notre Dame football. The Irish are off to an 0-2 start after a pair of narrow losses to open the season, and now their College Football Playoff hopes are slim just one season after making a run all the […]

Notre Dame is 0-2, and head football coach Marcus Freeman isn’t ready to panic. He just isn’t happy with how his team has arrived at this point. “We got to become a more consistent team,” he said on Monday, per Tyler Horka of On3. “And that starts with being more consistent individuals…The only way we […]

Notre Dame running back Jeremiyah Love summed up his feelings in the aftermath of Saturday’s 41-40 loss to Texas A&M in one simple statement: “I want to get back to work right now.” That mentality will resonate with Fighting Irish fans who watched their team fall to 0-2 after back-to-back heartbreaking defeats. Against the Aggies, […]

Marcus Freeman did not hold back on the Notre Dame Fighting Irish’s defensive struggles in the 41-40 heartbreaker to the No. 16 Texas A&M Aggies on Saturday night. Both teams traded blows throughout the course of the game, scoring in all four quarters. However, the No. 8 Fighting Irish were unable to make the right […]

After making a run all the way to the College Football Playoff National Championship Game last season, Notre Dame football didn’t get off on the right foot in 2025. In a renewal of an old rivalry that is among the best in college football, the Fighting Irish lost a very close 27-24 battle against Miami […]

One of the top matchups of Week 3 in college football will be when No. 16 Texas A&M (2-0) travels to South Bend, Indiana, to face No. 8 Notre Dame (1-0). It’s a rematch of last year’s battle in College Station, where the Fighting Irish began their journey to the College Football Playoff national championship. […]

Notre Dame football has never lacked star power in its orbit, but Marcus Freeman made it clear this week that comedian Shane Gillis has carved out a unique place in the Fighting Irish universe, per TheAthletic Speaking at his weekly press conference, Freeman described Gillis as “an awesome human” whose craft brings notoriety but also […]

The 2025 Notre Dame football season has started slowly this year. The Fighting Irish looked sluggish in their first game against the Miami Hurricanes. After a comeback, they lost a close game, and then they had week two off due to an early bye week. They have a massive game against Texas A&M this week […]

The 2025 Notre Dame football team has gotten off to a weird start. They lost in a close game against Miami to start the season, but then had an immediate bye week. Next, the Fighting Irish get a visit from the Texas A&M football team. The Aggies looked good to start the year, but visiting […]

Notre Dame football delivered this stunning hat trick during Week 1 of college football. The No. 6 ranked Fighting Irish became the third top 6 team to fall during the weekend. Taking a gut-wrenching 27-24 loss to Miami on Sunday. Top ranked Texas and No. 4 Clemson got handed losses before the primetime showdown inside […]

The No. 6 Notre Dame football team got off to a bad start in its 2025 campaign. On Sunday, Marcus Freeman’s Fighting Irish took a major stumble right out of the gate, falling prey to Mario Cristobal’s No. 10 Miami Hurricanes at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. Notre Dame fell behind early in […]

Notre Dame football freshman quarterback CJ Carr didn’t shy away from his biggest mistake in the Fighting Irish’s tough loss to Miami. In a tense fourth-quarter moment, CJ Carr threw a costly interception that shifted the game’s momentum. Afterward, the young signal-caller admitted he should have handed the ball off to Jeremiyah Love instead. According […]

Notre Dame may have come up short in its season opener at Miami, but head football coach Marcus Freeman left Hard Rock Stadium with no doubts about his new quarterback. Speaking after the 27–24 loss, Freeman delivered a strong endorsement of redshirt freshman CJ Carr, who was making his first career start. “He’s going to […]

Miami (FL) football closed the first half through an uncanny catch by C.J. Daniels. The Hurricanes ended their opener executing one last stop as time milked away on Notre Dame. C.J. Carr willed the Fighting Irish to a comeback rally. Erasing a 21-7 deficit in the second half. But the ‘Canes pulled off the 27-24 […]

The Notre Dame football team enters the season with a No. 6 ranking in the preseason poll and fresh off a trip to the College Football Playoff national title game. The Irish saw Riley Leonard leave for the NFL, and in turn, Notre Dame named CJ Carr as its starting quarterback. Still, Jeremiyah Love returns […]

The Notre Dame football program enters the season with high hopes once again. In 2024, Notre Dame had a thrilling run to the College Football Playoff national title game before losing to Ohio State, 34-23. Although Riley Leonard is now in the NFL, Notre Dame is still ranked No. 6 in the preseason polls and […]

The Notre Dame football program is currently counting down the days until the 2025 season gets underway, in which they will look to build off their national championship game appearance from a year ago. Head coach Marcus Freeman proved a lot of his skeptics wrong last year in leading the Fighting Irish to the game’s […]

Coming off of a national title game appearance, it would only be natural for Notre Dame football to have a bit of a letdown in 2025. However, Marcus Freeman and company are hoping that isn’t the case and that the Fighting Irish will be right back at the top of the sport again this fall. […]

When No. 6 Notre Dame meets No. 10 Miami in Week 1 of the college football season this weekend, it will be one of the biggest games of the year for both teams. Each program enters 2025 with major aspirations shaped by how last season ended. The Fighting Irish are coming off a national championship […]

With the Notre Dame football team facing the University of Miami to open the season, it will be another year led by head coach Marcus Freeman. While fans predict how the Notre Dame football team will play this season, Freeman speaks on the abundance of players where their fathers are former NFL players. Freeman would […]

Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman made his decision this week to name CJ Carr his starting quarterback. Really, the move wasn’t all that surprising, even though the quarterback battle was said to be neck-and-neck throughout camp. “It could have gone either way,” one source told CBS Sports’ Chris Hummer. “I think it was 50-50 […]

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish enter the 2025-26 season ranked within the Top 10 (No. 6 in AP Poll and No. 5 in Coach’s Poll). Expectations are high after the program reached the national championship, which resulted in a 34-23 loss to the Ohio State Buckeyes. With a new season ahead, it sounds like one […]

One of the main tasks for Notre Dame football this offseason was to replace quarterback Riley Leonard, who departed to the NFL after leading the Fighting Irish all the way to the national championship game last season. After Steve Angeli transferred to Syracuse following spring practice, questions arose about who would be the new man […]

The 2025 Notre Dame football team was interesting because it made a big run to the National Championship before losing to Ohio State. The Fighting Irish bring back 11 starters from last year’s squad, highlighted by a Heisman-caliber running back in Jeremiyah Love in the backfield. The quarterback position is a massive question mark that […]

Notre Dame football starts its march back to the national title picture at No. 6 overall. Head coach Marcus Freeman and company face renewed expectations and enthusiasm in South Bend. Especially after landing in the top 10 of the AP Top 25 rankings. There’s not just national championship thoughts in the atmosphere on campus. Returning […]

After a year in which the Notre Dame football team reached the national championship game, the Irish have a big question to answer: Who will start at quarterback? And while Week 1 of the season in quickly approaching, Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman remains tight-lipped. “Marcus Freeman says the Notre Dame quarterback competition is […]

Notre Dame football coach Marcus Freeman’s stock is at an all-time high. After leading the Irish through the College Football Playoff and to the national championship game, Freeman is widely considered to be one of the best coaches in all of college football. And The Athletic’s latest coach rankings reflect that. Although Freeman hasn’t won […]

USC football head coach Lincoln Riley continues to hear the pending future of one historic rivalry. The one involving the Trojans and Notre Dame. Thoughts continue to swirl on the legendary game’s possible end. As the Big Ten heads to a nine-game conference slate. Jeopardizing the USC-Notre Dame contest in the process — as the […]

Notre Dame football is 22 days away from facing national contender Miami in the 2025 opener. But the Fighting Irish and Marcus Freeman are still working behind the scenes in landing future talent. Including securing a crucial four-star commitment Saturday. Head coach Freeman and his staff won over one of the top uncommitted players left. […]

There are great expectations around the Notre Dame football program this season. Head coach Marcus Freeman led his team to a 14-2 record last season, and it seems quite likely that the Fighting Irish will be at the same level in the 2025 season. Notre Dame opens the season on the road against Miami, and […]

Brian Kelly is about to enter his fourth year as the head coach of the LSU football team, and he hasn’t had a lot of success yet. He was the head coach of Notre Dame for 12 years before coming to the Tigers, and he came so that he could compete for national championships. Well, […]

Notre Dame football is welcoming the son of the legendary Larry Fitzgerald soon. Devin Fitzgerald announced his verbal commitment to the Fighting Irish Saturday. The three-star wide receiver will attempt to write his own legacy for the national title game runner-up. He’s adding to a stout 2026 college football recruiting class for Marcus Freeman and […]

South Bend, Indiana is envisioning a celebration parade for Notre Dame football in 2026. The Fighting Irish catapulted themselves back into the national title game picture last season. And now will enter 2025 hearing championship hype. This version of the Irish will be without Riley Leonard behind center. Notre Dame also lost top defensive backs […]

The Notre Dame football team is recruiting as well as any other program in the country right now, and its 2026 class is shaping up to be a special one. However, the Fighting Irish are making big splashes in the 2027 recruiting class as well. On Monday, four-star 2027 linebacker Ellis McGaskin announced his commitment […]

Notre Dame football is in reload mode following its national championship game appearance. Including replacing playmaking tight end Mitchell Evans. The Fighting Irish landed a potential future Evans in the form of a top three TE. Ian Premer is the newest Irish verbal commitment, revealing his announcement Thursday. Hayes Fawcett of On3 shared that Premer […]

Notre Dame football has turned South Bend, Indiana into a defensive back hot spot this June. The Fighting Irish bolstered their DB room not once, but twice on Friday. All while running laps around Oregon and Penn State in landing these recruits. Notre Dame pulled in top 10 cornerback Khary Adams to start its Friday. […]

Notre Dame football beat out two College Football Playoff qualifiers for a top 10 cornerback Friday. The Fighting Irish edged Oregon and Penn State for this talent. Four-star cornerback Khary Adams is joining the 2026 Fighting Irish college football recruiting class. Hayes Fawcett of On3 revealed the Ducks and Nittany Lions were in the final […]