Long before kickoff, this game already had a name. When Notre Dame boarded a plane for Seattle on September 24, 2005, the storyline had written itself. Tyrone Willingham—dismissed less than a year earlier in South Bend—was now the head coach at Washington, and the matchup was quickly labeled the “Ty Bowl.” It was a week […]
From One Foot Down
| about 9 hours ago
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Well, that was fun! The Blue Devils showed exactly zero mercy facing an injured and outmanned Notre Dame club on Tuesday night, throttling the Irish in a game that felt like it was over only minutes after it had begun. There are so many superlatives coming out of the win — the biggest Notre Dame home […]
From Duke Basketball Report
| about 23 hours ago
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We’ve been hearing a lot about the possibilities of an expansion to the 12 team college football playoff over the last several months with several different options on the table. Our discussion here concerning future games between Notre Dame and Texas already started to go in that direction, but let’s talk about it a little […]
From One Foot Down
| 1 day ago
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The football life cycle now has everyone fixated on the NFL Draft, and with that comes the rite of passage known as the NFL Combine. While Notre Dame is sending its fair share of players to the combine, the big question is what these guys will choose to do once they get to Indianapolis. There […]
From One Foot Down
| 2 days ago
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There is no rest for the weary and no time to bask in the glow of that stirring weekend win over Michigan. Jon Scheyer and the guys are in the Midwest as they get ready for an ACC clash with Notre Dame. The Irish have been bit pretty hard by the injury bug but still have […]
From Duke Basketball Report
| 3 days ago
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In short time, the Joe Moore Award for the nation’s best offensive line unit has become synonymous with college football excellence. Joe Moore’s name, obviously, gives the award all the gravitas that it needs, and his time at Notre Dame was legendary. There are, however, several other things that set this award apart from all […]
From One Foot Down
| 4 days ago
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I know what you’re thinking… here comes some more PEAK Notre Dame Football off-season content, but even if you’re right, there’s a better reason we’re here. I have something to share. I don’t quite remember if this is something I have already talked about on the podcast, but after watching this insanely good video about […]
From One Foot Down
| 6 days ago
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On Wednesday, Notre Dame began its “unveiling” of the incoming coaches, freshmen, and transfers by holding some combo press conferences inside the Irish Athletic Center. Probably the most talked about comments came from Ohio State transfer WR Mylan Graham. When asked about the biggest difference is between Notre Dame and Ohio State, the former New […]
From One Foot Down
| 7 days ago
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Position: WR Height: 6’4 Weight: 218 Stats: 2025 (12 games) – 36 receptions, 630 yards (17.5 YPC), 5 touchdowns | 11 contested catches (48%), 192 YAC, 1 drop Class/Age: RS Senior, 22 Team: Notre Dame Positives: Fields is about as freak of an athlete as you can be, he’s a true 6’4, 218 and has […]
From Silver And Black Pride
| 10 days ago
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Notre Dame welcomed Georgia Tech to Purcell Pavilion for a matchup between a couple of ACC celler dwellers. Shortly before the game, we found out Jalen Haralson would be out with an injury, which meant the irish were down yet another scorer. It seemed a little bleak, and yet… Cole Certa decided to go HAM […]
From One Foot Down
| 12 days ago
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I don’t get to sit inside the stadium very often for home Notre Dame Football games. My duties for OFD inside the press box trump my need to wear a cutoff shirt while drunkenly screaming LFG (sadly), but as a family (and apparently this means girlfriends/boyfriends too) we have been planning at least ONE home […]
From One Foot Down
| 13 days ago
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With the Super Bowl over, all eyes in the football world are focused on the NFL Draft and the long process to get there. One of the rites of passage is the NFL Combine — a rite of passage that is becoming more and more obsolete for many top prospects each year. We keep seeing […]
From One Foot Down
| 15 days ago
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It’s a long off-season, and that means there will be plenty of trolls, hacks, haters, and randoms that will choose to wake up one day and crap in the breakfast bowls of Notre Dame fans. They will do this with a one or all of the top four Irish hating phrases in our college football […]
From One Foot Down
| 15 days ago
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1905 Future White Sox pitcher Ed Arthur Walsh was born in Meriden, Conn. His father, Ed, was preparing for his third season with the White Sox, and first as a primary starter. The younger Walsh would pitch for the University of Notre Dame, where he was managed by his father, and broke in with the […]
From South Side Sox
| 15 days ago
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One of the more fun tidbits of news from the last few days is that the North Dakota State Bison are moving from the FCS to the Mountain West Conference in the FBS. After decades of being the most dominant team in the FCS, it makes perfect sense for NDSU to make this move, and […]
From One Foot Down
| 16 days ago
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Notre Dame made public the official hires of linebackers coach, Brian Jean-Mary, and defensive backs coach, Aaron Henry. Notre Dame Announces Brian Jean-Mary as Linebackers Coach, Run Game Coordinator SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Brian Jean-Mary has joined the Notre Dame Football coaching staff as the Linebackers Coach and Run Game Coordinator. Jean-Mary (pronounced ZHAHN muh-REE) brings […]
From One Foot Down
| 19 days ago
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On Friday, Notre Dame released its spring roster for the football team. With roughly 35 new additions THIS spring, there’s a lot to take in. New and Changed Jersey Numbers #0 Tionne Gray DL#0 Quincy Porter WR#1 Dallas Golden DB#2 Nolan James RB#3 Mylan Graham WR#4 Bubba Fraizer WR#6 Chris Burgess DL#7 Francis Brewu DL#8 […]
From One Foot Down
| 20 days ago
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On Friday, Notre Dame released its spring roster for the football team. With roughly 35 new additions THIS spring, there’s a lot to take in. New and Changed Jersey Numbers #0 Tionne Gray DL#0 Quincy Porter WR#1 Dallas Golden DB#2 Nolan James RB#3 Mylan Graham WR#4 Bubba Fraizer WR#6 Chris Burgess DL#7 Francis Brewu DL#8 […]
From One Foot Down
| 20 days ago
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Notre Dame still has the same quarterback issue it had for next season as it had in December. Who is going to be QB2 behind CJ Carr? There was some movement in the transfer portal, and Notre Dame went looking for a possible QB2, but nothing ever came to fruition. The Irish will have three […]
From One Foot Down
| 20 days ago
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If you ever wondered just how much tampering goes on in college football as teams desperately scratch at the transfer portal — it’s probably a LOT more than you think. Notre Dame’s Jeremiyah Love is one of those fun examples of a player that everyone knew was returning to Notre Dame in 2025 — but […]
From One Foot Down
| 20 days ago
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Despite a season full of struggles, Notre Dame is currently predicted to be an 8 seed in the NCAA Tournament. With a month to go, they have plenty of opportunity to improve their standing, and it looks like the return of KK Bransford should help them in that cause — just as it did in […]
From One Foot Down
| 21 days ago
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It didn’t take long for those who have Notre Dame Football living rent free in their heads to start flipping out about the 2026 schedule. It’s low hanging fruit for sure, but it’s still fruit. Notre Dame is not playing the toughest schedule in the country in 2026, and that makes its many detractors pretty […]
From One Foot Down
| 21 days ago
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Thinking long term, which seems apropos since it’s that February turn for the home stretch of the season, there’s a singular vision that haunts. And, no, it’s not Kasean Pryor firing a triple, thereby pushing good fortune during far and away his signature performance of the year. As scary as that open FG attempt from […]
From Card Chronicle
| 21 days ago
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Aaron Henry is off to Notre Dame. He is now “former” Illinois Defensive Coordinator, and this change has made without the need of Illini head coach Bret Bielema having to fire anyone. Given how Henry is his crony, and a former player of his at the University of Wisconsin, it would have been an extremely […]
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From The Bank
| 23 days ago
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According to multiple reports, Marcus Freeman and the Notre Dame Football program are expected to hire Michigan linebackers coach, Brian Jean-Mary, to coach the linebackers for the Irish in 2026. Jean-Mary was also the Michigan defensive run game coordinator — which is was also the same position as departing Irish coach Al Washington had last […]
From One Foot Down
| 24 days ago
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