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GAME THREAD: No. 3 Notre Dame Fighting Irish VS Rice Owls
Welcome home Notre Dame. The Irish are the No. 3 team in the country and they will host… Rice. After a week of reminding people that a 28 point win over a Big 10 team that the Irish were 21 point favorites over is a GOOD thing, we arrive in cupcake land and are looking […]
The Anti-Preview: No. 3 Notre Dame Fighting Irish VS Rice Owls
It’s a little weird to be so defensive after a 28 point win over a Big 10 program, but that’s the oddness of the times we live in. If someone thinks that Notre Dame is suddenly NOT as good of a team as the preseason prognosticators predicted because of the slow start in the first […]
Five Old Notre Dame Photos for a Friday: Home Openers at the House Rockne Built
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team is finally back inside the House That Rockne Built for its first home game of the 2026 season. Here’s a Quick Look back at some other home openers over the years.
Notre Dame Football: Rice Owls Q&A with Underdog Dynasty
What’s up, fellow Knapp Daddy enthusiasts?!??? We’re back yet again, on just 6 days’ rest, for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish football home opener on Saturday afternoon against the Rice Owls (not to be confused with barn owls, which I’m only saying as an excuse to link to this tweet). Our 1-0 Fighting Irish put […]
UPDATED Notre Dame injury report for home opener VS Rice Owls
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish begin their home football schedule this Saturday when they welcome the Rice Owls for a 3:30 game inside the House Rockne Built. The Irish got dinged up a bit against the Wisconsin Badgers and starting safety Brauntae Johnson as well as starting defensive tackle Jason Onye will be out for […]
Hot and Cold Takes for Notre Dame VS the Rice Owls
Hoo is Going to Step Up in Week 2? (Owl puns folks) How’d We Do Last Week? As a refresher, each week I will feature the Most Accurate, Most interesting, and Most Wildly Inaccurate takes. Let’s get to it! Most Wildly Inaccurate Sorry Goldrush…..ND did NOT actually have a great first half. Sad, but true. […]
Notre Dame VS Rice: The Day the Rocket Took Off — Twice
For 13 seconds, Rice had the No. 1 team in the country right where it wanted them. On November 5, 1988, the winless Owls walked into Notre Dame Stadium and did something few expected. They took the opening kickoff and marched 70 yards against Lou Holtz’s undefeated Fighting Irish, eventually settling for a 23-yard Clint […]
Notre Dame VS Rice: When, Where, and How to Watch Irish home opener
Notre Dame is finally going to be back in The House that Rockne Built this week as they play their 2026 home opener against the Rice Owls. The Irish moved up to No. 3 in the AP Top 25 Poll this week, and while the competition may be questionable over the next month — the […]
2026 NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL: Irish VS Rice Owls
Notre Dame has always been a polarizing football program, but after their 41-13 win over the Wisconsin Badgers, that point is greatly highlighted. Some people saw a blowout win that more than covered the spread, and some people saw a team that was overhyped. Honestly – it’s ridiculous to not see it as the former. […]
PHOTO GALLERY: Notre Dame 41, Wisconsin 13
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish took care of business on Sunday against the Wisconsin Badgers in a Shamrock Series game at Lambeau Field. Here are some of the best images of the night.
WEATHER REPORT: Notre Dame VS Rice in Irish home opener
College football is finally returning to the city of South Bend on Sayurday, as the No.3 Notre Dame Fighting Irish will host the Rice Owls in the home opener. The Irish more than took care of business on Sunday against the Wisconsin Badgers, but they created a new list of doubters because of a slow […]
Notre Dame moves up the rankings in both the AP Top 25 and Coaches Poll
Notre Dame more than covered the spread against Wisconsin in a 41-13 win, but a slow first half seemingly had some people out there rethinking the Irish as an elite team in college football this season. The new sets of polls have been released, and whatever they were thinking — they still consider Notre Dame […]
NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL: Irish injury report and depth charts for home opener VS Rice
Notre Dame suffered a few injuries against Wisconsin that will affect this week’s game against the Rice Owls. Marcus Freeman announced that Safety Brauntae Johnson and Defensive Tackle Jason Onye will miss multiple weeks of play, but won’t miss the remainder of the season. To be fair… nothing should be pushed too soon in the […]
How Notre Dame’s opponents fared in WEEK 1 of the CFB season
Notre Dame’s 2026 college football schedule has been called many thing over the last eight months, but “tough” or anywhere near the word “hard” was certainly not among them. Still, some have mentioned that this Irish schedule could look a lot trickier as the season progresses. While they may eventually be true, it may not […]
Three Things We Saw in Notre Dame’s Win Over Wisconsin
First of all, let me say how glad I am to be back with you all for another season of Notre Dame football. After one of the most irritating offseasons of all time, not only because of how Notre Dame’s last season ended but because seemingly every day we had to listen to some dingbat’s […]
O’Pinions from Notre Dame’s Overwhelming 41-13 Win over Wisconsin
The season’s back, so my reactions are back. You have been warned. And they’re now garnished with a little bit of borrowed branding from the offseason “O’pinions.” Enough talk, let’s get to nine thoughts on the season opener, one for each month without Notre Dame football. 1. That was satisfactory. First half was whatever, and […]
Notre Dame – 41 Wisconsin – 13: Online Overreactions
Well that win had me jumpin around (after we all got past that underwhelming first half). 13-0 in Shamrock Series games, no big deal As we head through what should be an exciting and incredibly interesting Notre Dame Fighting Irish season, just like previous years, I will be compiling and explaining away takes after seeing some WILD […]
Notre Dame Football Stats: Week 1 Review of Win over Wisconsin
Another Notre Dame college football season opener is in the books and there are two constants for me: Fortunately, the Irish delivered a big win that made all of the Week 1 stress worth it. Big Picture The final score for the game was 41-13 and Notre Dame had a solid handle on things from […]
Notre Dame came back down to earth and then rose again in the same game
College football is weirder than ever. It’s always been the weirdest sport in the country, and it’s why there are so many crazies out there that worship the game. Now with the transfer portal, it really does make these early season games tougher to predict. Notre Dame was a 20.5 point favorite going into the […]
Notre Dame got all they could handle in Green Bay, but still gets 41-13 win over Wisconsin
All of the hype and the hoopla of the offseason was quickly wiped away for Notre Dame. Despite the “leave no doubt” mantra and the focus on starting fast — the football gods had something to say about it with Wisconsin and Lambeau Field. In the end, however, the Irish put in enough work to […]
GAME THREAD: No. 4 Notre Dame Fighting Irish VS Wisconsin Badgers at Lambeau Field
Well that didn’t take too long, now did it? The Notre Dame Fighting Irish have finally put the offseason in the rearview mirrors for fans, and the 2026 season begins today in a Shamrock Series matchup against the Wisconsin Badgers at Lambeau Field in Green Bay. The Irish come into this game ranked No. 4 […]
UPDATED Notre Dame injury report for Wisconsin game
Notre Dame has provided its availability update (AKA an injury report) as the Irish get set to take on the Wisconsin Badgers in Lambeau Field. There are no real surprises here. The biggest unknown is if linebacker Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa will see any action on Sunday. While he has seemingly recovered nicely from his ACL injury, […]
THE ANTI-PREVIEW: Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs Wisconsin at Lambeau Field
At some point we knew this would happen… the Anti-Preview is back for the Notre Dame football season. This week the Notre Dame Fighting Irish head north to take on the Wisconsin Badgers at Lambeau Field for a Shamrock Series matchup. Let’s do the thing we came to do… WHAT SHOULD YOU BE DRINKING? Please […]
Five Old Notre Dame Football Photos for a Friday: Offensive Line Appreciation Day
Notre Dame is taking on Wisconsin at Lambeau Field on Sunday, so what better way to get ready for the game than to celebrate something both schools love… big-beefy boys. We offer just a small handful of greatness here.
Notre Dame Football: Wisconsin Badgers Q&A with Dillon Graff of Badgernotes
IT’S FINALLY HERE!!! It was nice to get a tiny taste of college football last weekend with Week 0 action, but nothing quite hits like Week 1 and its full slate of games occurring over the long holiday weekend, with the action finally quieting (or wildly amplifying) all of the message board and Twitter nonsense […]
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