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Hannah Hidalgo’s clutch game-winner delivered No. 24 Notre Dame a comeback victory over No. 11 USC

No. 11 USC entered Friday’s contest against No. 24 Notre Dame as the favorites, but the Fighting Irish protected homecourt, winning 61-59. It was a close game throughout, with eight lead changes and nine ties. Down the stretch, Notre Dame—and specifically Hannah Hidalgo—were too much for USC to handle. Hidalgo went one-on-one against Kennedy Smith […]

From Swish Appeal | 4 months ago | 5 reads

New Energy in Blacksburg? The Intangible Story Line of James Franklin’s Arrival Sets Stage for Massive Recruiting Weekend and a Shot at Miami Spoiler Redemption

As Miami fans focus on the path to the ACC title game and comparisons on the national stage – specifically why the Canes belong ahead of Notre Dame, Alabama, and others as the playoff rankings have already incited drama – the real focus should be on winning convincingly at Virginia Tech and at Pitt. This […]

From State of The U | 4 months ago | 7 reads

ACC Power Rankings Post-Week 12

Clemson beat a ranked team in the regular season! Virginia dominated Duke and Georgia Tech barely edged Boston College. Teams that are bad 17. Syracuse (3-7 [1-6] Prev 17): Syracuse was off this week. They’ll go to South Bend to face Notre Dame next week and it will probably get ugly. 16. Boston College (1-10 […]

From Shakin The Southland | 4 months ago | 7 reads

Week 12 Openthread

How to Football: Adam Henderson Morning Slate Wisconsin vs. #2 Indiana, 11:00 A.M., Big Ten Network South Carolina vs. #3 Texas A&M, 11:00 A.M., ESPN #9 Notre Dame vs. #22 Pitt, 11:00 A.M., ABC #18 Michigan vs. Northwestern, 11:00 A.M., FOX #24 South Florida vs. Navy, 11:00 A.M., ESPN2 Arizona vs. #25 Cincinnati, 11:00 A.M., […]

From And The Valley Shook | 4 months ago | 8 reads

Can Hannah Hidalgo power No. 18 Notre Dame past No. 14 Michigan?

The Hannah Hidalgo Show rolls into Detroit on Saturday afternoon (4 p.m. ET, NBC), when the stat-stuffing phenom and No. 18 Notre Dame meet No. 14 Michigan. The top-20 matchup profiles as the first early-season stress test for both teams that, thus far, have stacked up easy wins against overmatched opponents. Interest, in particular, will […]

From Swish Appeal | 4 months ago | 9 reads

The 5 College Football Games to Watch in Week 12

(#9)Notre Dame at (#22)PittNoon, ABC College GameDay is heading to Pittsburgh in a game not many had on their radar a month ago. Pitt is riding a five-game winning streak and hoping to knock Notre Dame out of the playoffs by extending it to six. The Panthers have a history of upsetting highly-ranked teams under […]

From Black Shoe Diaries | 4 months ago | 7 reads

Notre Dame Football: Hot and Cold Takes VS. The Pittsburgh Panthers

How’d We Do Last Week? Most Wildly Inaccurate This was hilariously wrong. ND finished the game with 0 penalties. Great take to be wrong on though. Most Interesting As a former player, I was wildly in favor of NIL, and HOPED it would bring more parity. We are definitely seeing that…..and as Shane Gillis said, […]

From One Foot Down | 4 months ago | 9 reads

The ACC’s three biggest questions of week 12.

The three biggest ACC football questions of the week. Here we go for Week 11. Is Notre Dame a big game for Pitt or not?  Despite what Pat Narduzzi says publicly, this is a massive game for the Pittsburgh program. It would be the biggest win for Pitt since at least 2016 when the Panthers … Continue reading »

From All Sports Discussion | 4 months ago | 7 reads

EARNED 5-STAR PODCAST: Another fake rival on deck for Notre Dame

Brendan and Jude are on the pod ship to deliver all sorts of gifts. This week the boys break down Notre Dame’s win over Navy, Preview Pitt, discuss the college football playoff rankings, unveil the latest OFD Top 20, and provide their game picks for Notre Dame VS Pitt and other games from all over […]

From One Foot Down | 4 months ago | 7 reads

Notre Dame vs. Pittsburgh Prediction: Odds, Picks, Best Bets – November 15, 2025

The No. 9 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (7-2) are heavy, 12.5-point favorites on the road versus the No. 23 Pittsburgh Panthers (7-2) on Saturday, November 15, 2025. Each squad features a tough rush defense, with the Fighting Irish 14th in the country in that category, and the Panthers third. An over/under of 55.5 points has been set for the outing. Notre Dame vs. Pittsburgh Favorite, Moneyline, Total Spread favorite: Fighting Irish (-12.5) Moneyline: Fighting Irish (-485), Panthers (+370)...

From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession | 4 months ago | 7 reads

Blessed & Honored: In The Eye of The Storm

Matt Sieg Visits Notre Dame Four-star 2026 safety Matt Sieg visited Notre Dame over the weekend, and the Irish made a strong pitch for him: The way things are trending, it is only a matter of time before Sieg flips. He is still committed to Penn State, but Notre Dame has eaten our lunch in […]

From Black Shoe Diaries | 4 months ago | 5 reads

When, where, and how to watch #9 Notre Dame VS #23 Pitt

Notre Dame VS Pitt is going to be a ranked matchup, and ESPN selected the game as its College Gameday destination. As a Notre Dame fan, I think people expect me to be glad about this — but I think it’s an abomination. This is “college football” after all, and yet we are all forced […]

From One Foot Down | 4 months ago | 8 reads

OPENING ODDS: Notre Dame is a double digit road favorite over Pitt

After a weird game on the road against Boston College, Notre Dame more than handled its own against Navy on Saturday with an impressive 49-10 win against a 30.5 point spread. The Irish climbed one spot up to #9 in the AP Top 25 and CoachesPoll — and we expect the same in the College […]

From One Foot Down | 4 months ago | 9 reads

Notre Dame Football Stats: Week 11 Review of Win over Navy

The Irish came out of the annual Navy game with a decisive 49-10 win over the Midshipmen.  Let’s see what we can pull out of the data tables, heading into Week 12 of the 2025-26 season and the College Football Playoff Committee’s second round of rankings. Scoring Context The differential for the Navy game was […]

From One Foot Down | 4 months ago | 8 reads

Notre Dame continues the slow ascension up the rankings

Notre Dame is hurting all sorts of feeling out there in the college football world. When the Irish debuted at #10 in the College Football Playoff rankings, some people lost their minds as if the rankings were going to be wildly different from what the AP Top 25 and Coaches Poll already posted. They weren’t, […]

From One Foot Down | 4 months ago | 6 reads

Gameday heads to Pittsburgh vs Notre Dame – Maybe @ESPN is listening

College Football fans outside the SEC have basically grown frustrated with ESPN. In particular, ESPN Gameday was becoming a point of frustration. It seemed to always be going to an SEC stadium or the occasional top 10 Big 10 matchup. Since the beginning of 2024, through October 25, 2024 there were 24 non-postseason Gamedays. 13 … Continue reading »

From All Sports Discussion | 4 months ago | 11 reads

Notre Dame capzizes Navy 49-10 in a wintery mix

It really is hard to be confident in any prediction going into the annual game against Navy, but Notre Dame did what was mostly expected and dominated the outmanned Middies who were without their starting quarterback, Blake Horvath. Navy took the opening kick, and sent in backup quarterback Braxton Woodson to run the option attack. […]

From One Foot Down | 4 months ago | 7 reads