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Notre Dame Baseball: Two grand slam inning helps the Irish take down Louisville
There is a different feel to this year’s Notre Dame baseball team, and we are certainly seeing it out on the diamond. The Irish won its first ACC series last weekend against the Duke Blue Devils, and on Friday night, Notre Dame was in Louisville to take on the Cardinals in another ACC series. The […]
“Leave no Doubt” is more than a war cry for Marcus Freeman and Notre Dame Football
We’ve heard the phrase, “leave no doubt,” before when it comes to Notre Dame football. Hell — we’ve SEEN it on the field as well. As we approach the start of spring football for the Fighting Irish, the whole mantra is about to be a way of life. In 2024, when the Irish had no […]
Notre Dame football fans are split on a pre-NIL and a post-NIL world
The Notre Dame and college football off-season used to be a lot different, but that was a long time ago. Once conference expansion mania started in 2010, the off-season has been one big clusterbomb of strangeness. It started with conference expansion, then it moved to a college football playoff, then the NIL and transfer portal […]
Brian Kelly wants to rewrite history, but it only proves he’s a stepping stone coach
It’s funny how in the most technologically advanced time in human history, with the ability to record and store seemingly every moment of life, that public figures continue to lie their asses of to rewrite recent history. Sure, the masses have proved to be sheep in many aspects, and will buy the nonsense right away […]
Notre Dame Men’s Lacrosse Downs Ohio State 9-8
If there is one thing we have learned over the years, it is that the Notre Dame versus Ohio State lacrosse game is going to be a battle. That was no different this past Saturday as a back and forth matchup between our Irish and the Buckeyes came down to Notre Dame getting one more […]
Notre Dame Baseball: Irish beat Queens in a midweek road game
The Notre Dame baseball team got a big series win over the Duke Blue Devils over the weekend in the ACC opener. The Irish have been playing pretty good baseball to start the season, and people are starting to believe that Notre Dame is a very good and very serious team this season. Notre Dame […]
Should Notre Dame give the basketball program the same type of “all-in” funding as the football program?
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NCAA. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Notre Dame fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. Over the last week or so, NIL and other such things in college sports, has […]
The Lou Holtz the World Didn’t Always See
There are so many Lou Holtz quotes that I use all the time, I’m pretty sure my kids can recite them back to me. Over the years, his words have stuck with me — not just because they’re memorable, but because he truly lived them. Some of my favorites are … “I follow three rules: […]
ACC Tournament: Notre Dame can’t get it done against Duke in the semifinals
Despite an incredible 3rd quarter to overcome a deficit, the Notre Dame women’s basketball team came up short against the Duke Blue Devils by the time the clock hit zero for the game. Irish Come Up Just Short In ACC Semifinals To Duke DULUTH, Ga – The Fighting Irish fell in heartbreaking fashion to top-seeded Duke […]
Boston College 77, Notre Dame 69: Not with a bang, but with a whimper
The Irish found themselves with a do-or-die game this afternoon against one of the two worst teams in the conference to keep their ACC tournament hopes alive. Boston College is woeful, and it would not have been surprising at all for the Irish to pull this off, even on BC’s Senior Day. However, absolutely nobody […]
Notre Dame Baseball: Irish outmuscle Duke 10-4 in ACC opener
The Notre Dame baseball team founbd a good amount of success over the last few weeks against some mid-major schools and small schools, so you had to wonder how that might translate once they began ACC play. Well, in the ACC opener, Notre Dame took the Duke Blue Devils to the woodshed in a 10-4 […]
ACC Tournament: Notre Dame blows out NC State to advance to the semifinals
The Notre Dame women’s basketball team has been playing some really goodf basketball lately, and it comes at the perfect time of year — March. On Friday, the Irish outclassed the NC State Wolfpack in every way possible to get a 81-63 win in the quarterfibals of the ACC Tournament.
Notre Dame Football fans are optimistic Marcus Freeman stays past 2030
In a SB Nation Reacts survey, we asked fans if they thought Marcus Freeman would still be coaching Notre Dame Football five years from now. Despite a good amount of comments that suggested most of the fan base believes he will likely move on to the NFL before then — the survey shows that fans […]
Marcus Freeman made it known which Notre Dame rivalry is more important
During the Notre Dame football off-season, we like to talk a lot about the different rivalries the Irish have in football. We have developed a particular language for how we discuss these games — given that more than half a dozen teams have been considered as Notre Dame’s rivals over the years. We use the […]
ACC Tournament: Notre Dame advances to quarterfinals after 69-54 win over Miami
The Notre Dame women’s basketball team has played much better over the last month, and an easy victory over the Miami Hurricanes to advance to the quarterfinals of the ACC Tournament, is just another building block for a March Madness run.
College Football: When Notre Dame ruined Iowa Pre-Flight’s perfect season
Every season has a moment when everything hangs in the balance—when confidence wavers, pressure mounts, and belief is tested. In 1943, that moment arrived when Notre Dame lined up against an Iowa Pre-Flight team that hadn’t forgotten the past and had no intention of backing down. What unfolded wasn’t simply a matchup of unbeaten teams […]
Stanford 86, Notre Dame 78: A virtually momentum-less game
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish played their final home game of the season tonight with the Stanford Cardinal in town. These two teams already met earlier this year, and the less said about that, the better. There was pretty much no way we’d see Stanford go 4-for-30 from the three point line this time, so […]
Legendary Notre Dame head coach Lou Holtz has passed away
Legendary Notre Dame football coach, Lou Holtz, has passed away at the age of 89. From a Notre Dame press release: Legendary National Championship Coach Lou Holtz Passes Away South Bend, Indiana — Lou Holtz, the legendary college football coach who led the University of Notre Dame to the 1988 National Championship, has passed away at […]
Notre Dame Fan Reacts: How long will Marcus Freeman coach the Irish?
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NCAA. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Irish fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. The rumors were persistently consistent for a big portion of the Notre Dame offseason. After Notre […]
Muffet McGraw became a legend at Notre Dame because of her dominance in March
As we enter March Madness and the greatest time to be alive as college basketball fans, many of the conversations we have with our friends and fellow fans revolve around legends of the game. The University of Notre Dame is no stranger to being the home of a legendary sports figure. In fact, Notre Dame […]
Notre Dame Women’s Basketball: Hannah Hidalgo is the ACC Player of the Year
The ACC released the results of its postseason awards, and Hannah Hidalgo was voted as the ACC Player of the Year as well as the ACC Defensive Player of the Year. Notre Dame’s Cassandre Prosper was also voted as the ACC’s Most Improved Player of the Year. From the ACC: ACC Women’s Basketball Announces 2025-26 […]
Arike Ogunbowale is still Notre Dame’s reigning Queen of March Madness
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish women’s basketball program has seen a tremendous amount of talent come through South Bend, and right now they have an incredible player in Hannah Hidalgo. The junior guard is up for ACC player of the year and national player of the year honors, as she continues to stack the stats […]
What will be Hannah Hidalgo’s legacy at Notre Dame?
Hannah Hidalgo, the No. 5 high school player in the country when she arrived at Notre Dame in 2023, immediately stepped on the court for the first time and became one of the best college players in the country. The individual talent that Hidalgo possesses and then displays on the court is unquestionable. She was […]
Notre Dame Men’s Lacrosse Dominates Maryland 11-8
On a sunny, 57 degree day in College Park, Maryland, the Notre Dame Men’s lacrosse team moved to 4-0 on the season with an emphatic 11-8 win over the Maryland Terrapins. It was the Irish’s fourth straight win to start the season and our fourth straight game scoring over ten goals. It was also the […]
Is Notre Dame’s Jeremiyah Love the best player in the NFL Draft?
The NFL Combine is done, and now we get more than a month and a half of speculation, mock drafts, and hot takes before we get to the first round of the NFL Draft on April 23rd. One player that is right in the thick of the conversation is one that also was a big […]
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