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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 […]

The Notre Dame football team picked up a commitment from four-star linebacker Thomas Davis Jr. back in November. Davis is the son of Carolina Panthers legend Thomas Davis. It was a big pickup for the Fighting Irish, but Davis seemed to be exploring his options a little bit. Well, he is now 100% locked in […]

Notre Dame football head coach Marcus Freeman is now in a reflective state. The head coach is five months removed from Notre Dame losing the national title game. Freeman even made a guarantee after the loss. But what is he wishing he could’ve done differently against Ohio State? Freeman opened up about the loss with […]

The Notre Dame football program is a unique one for a lot of reasons. It is one of the most storied programs in college football, and there aren’t a lot of others that have experienced the success that the Fighting Irish have seen. The big difference between Notre Dame and the other elite programs in […]

After a run to the national championship game, the Notre Dame football team is hoping to build on what was a stellar 2024 season. The Fighting Irish are expected to be a contender once again, and we aren’t going to have to wait long to find out how good this team is. Notre Dame won’t […]

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 […]

Notre Dame and Wisconsin are set to meet during the 2026 season. The final date for the matchup at Lambeau Field has been set. This contest was supposed to happen in 2020, but the COVID-19 pandemic put it on hold. Teams only played conference opponents that season, and Notre Dame football was a part of […]

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. […]

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 […]

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 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 […]

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 […]

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 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 […]

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 […]

Marcus Freeman, the head football coach of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, has a net worth of about $24 million. Notre Dame might have lost in the national championship game in the first iteration of the 12-team College Football Playoff, but the head coach is still one of the biggest names in the sport right […]

After the Notre Dame football team lost to Ohio State in the National Championship Game of the College Football Playoff (CFP), 34-23, everyone involved, including head coach Marcus Freeman, was undoubtedly disappointed. Despite the Notre Dame football team’s heartbreaking loss, Freeman spoke about the team’s future. With the appearance of the Fighting Irish in the […]

Notre Dame football suffered a brutal loss on Monday night. The Fighting Irish fell 34-23 against the Buckeyes after collapsing during the second quarter and allowing 21 unanswered points. Fans are upset with the team after Monday’s game, and not just because the team lost. Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman explained a controversial field goal […]

Notre Dame sent a classy message to Ohio State after the two football programs clashed in the National Championship game. The Buckeyes secured their ninth national championship over Marcus Freeman’s team in a 34-23 title-clinching victory. Riley Leonard and company almost completed a legendary comeback in the fourth quarter after going down by as much […]

Fans went off on Marcus Freeman for his brutal decision to kick a field goal against Ohio State in the National Championship game. On Monday, the Fighting Irish had to play catch-up for most of the game against the Buckeyes. Notre Dame football’s elite defense struggled all night against an Ohio State offense that has […]

Notre Dame football head coach Marcus Freeman gave an eye-opening declaration right before the National Championship game kicked off against Ohio State. The No. 5 Fighting Irish are heading into this matchup as heavy underdogs despite being the higher-ranked team. Notre Dame is coming off three impressive victories in the College Football Playoff to make […]

Marcus Freeman has a huge job in front of him as he takes the Notre Dame Fighting Irish into the national championship game Monday night. While he and his coaching staff have been strategizing ways to find a way to get the best of favored Ohio State, his roots go back to his time with […]

Back when he was in college, Notre Dame head football coach Marcus Freeman desperately wanted to become a national champion with Ohio State. Sixteen years after his graduation, he gets his chance to achieve that dream against his alma mater. As a Buckeye, Freeman twice came one game short of bringing a national title to […]