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Notre Dame Football Recruiting: 4-Star Florida Safety Andre Jones commits to the Irish
It must’ve been a GREAT Father’s Day for former Notre Dame running back, Julius Jones. On Monday, his 4-Star WR son Julius Jones Jr. committed to Notre Dame’s 2027 football recruiting class, and then shortly thereafter, his 4-Star Safety son Andre Jones committed to Notre Dame’s 2028 football recruiting class. Talk about keeping up with […]
Notre Dame Football Recruiting: 4-Star Florida WR Julius Jones Jr. commits to the Irish
Despite a setback last week, the Notre Dame football recruiting machine continues to steamroll the 2027 cycle. On Monday, 4-Star wide receiver Julius Jones Jr. gave his public commitment to Notre Dame. Jones, of course, is the son of legendary Notre Dame running back Julius Jones Jr. and will follow in his father’s footsteps to […]
Three things I like about Notre Dame OL Guerby Lambert
We live in a college football world of lists, rankings, and countdowns. Many players on Notre Dame’s roster have been talked about and written about over the last few months — so let’s fall in line. This will be my official Top 20 Notre Dame Football Players ranking. I will unveil each player, and list […]
Three things I like about Notre Dame DE Bryce Young
We live in a college football world of lists, rankings, and countdowns. Many players on Notre Dame’s roster have been talked about and written about over the last few months — so let’s fall in line. This will be my official Top 20 Notre Dame Football Players ranking. I will unveil each player, and list […]
What Happened the Last Time Notre Dame Played Stanford?
Halfway through our 2026 opponent retrospectives, we arrive at the wretched corpse of Notre Dame’s other West Coast rival. It’s sad to say because I used to love this series and in my undergraduate years Stanford was probably Notre Dame’s best rival, but at this point it has become a joke and a bore. With […]
Five Notre Dame Football Photos for a Friday: Michigan Sucks
Happy Friday, and Happy Juneteenth everyone. I wasn’t sure what theme to go with today for our old Notre Dame photos series, but then I remembered that Michigan sucks everyday.
Three things I like about Notre Dame OL Will Black
We live in a college football world of lists, rankings, and countdowns. Many players on Notre Dame’s roster have been talked about and written about over the last few months — so let’s fall in line. This will be my official Top 20 Notre Dame Football Players ranking. I will unveil each player, and list […]
Looking Back at Notre Dame’s Glam Rock Night against Maryland in 2011
When Notre Dame fans look back on the Brian Kelly era, the memories often center around explosive passing attacks, dramatic finishes, and the stars who filled the highlight reels. But every now and then, a game comes along that reminds us football can still be won the old-fashioned way. On November 12, 2011, against Maryland […]
Notre Dame’s NFL talent, recruiting losses, and a wild business model
Sometimes you gotta move quick, and that’s where the speed option works best. NOTRE DAME RECRUITING LOSS What looked like a done deal just a few days ago, has now quickly turned into a massive loss (which will be official later today). 5-Star linebacker Kaden Henderson is going to commit to Texas A&M, and insiders […]
Three things I like about Notre Dame DT Jason Onye
We live in a college football world of lists, rankings, and countdowns. Many players on Notre Dame’s roster have been talked about and written about over the last few months — so let’s fall in line. This will be my official Top 20 Notre Dame Football Players ranking. I will unveil each player, and list […]
The three most interesting stretches of Notre Dame’s 2026 football schedule
Football schedules are a funny thing. We spend months and months analyzing the twelve games printed on paper, and then we watch as many of our thoughts turn into ash as the season goes on all over the country. Notre Dame’s schedule, for example, has received a ton of criticism from fans and foes alike […]
What Happened the Last Time Notre Dame Played North Carolina?
Another week, another look back at the last time Notre Dame played one of its 2026 opponents. Week 5 brings us to a team we saw a ton of in the early part of this decade (three years in a row from 2020-22), a perennially hyped squad that the Irish routinely poured cold water on. […]
Three things I like about Notre Dame DB Christian Gray
We live in a college football world of lists, rankings, and countdowns. Many players on Notre Dame’s roster have been talked about and written about over the last few months — so let’s fall in line. This will be my official Top 20 Notre Dame Football Players ranking. I will unveil each player, and list […]
Notre Dame Football Recruiting: 5-Star EDGE Abraham Sesay commits to the Irish
We have been expecting a wave of big time commitments coming in for Notre Dame, but what a way to start things off after the first official visit weekend of June. On Tuesday, 5-Star EDGE Abraham Sesay gave his public commitment to Notre Dame and its 2027 football recruiting class. The 6’6” 235 pound defensive […]
So here’s the good news about the 2027 Notre Dame Football recruiting class
Notre Dame is right in the middle of the busiest part of its summer recruiting calendar with visits and official visits dominating the efforts. The Irish just had a “decommitment” from linebacker Amarri Irvin, but there is plenty of reasons to be optimistic about how their 2027 football recruiting class will eventually take shape. Here’s […]
Notre Dame’s Niele Ivey coaches USA Basketball to 2026 FIBA U18 AmeriCup Championship
From the ND press release: IRAPUATO, Mexico — For the first time as a USA Basketball head coach, Karen and Kevin Keyes Family Head Women’s Basketball Coach Niele Ivey is a gold medalist. On Monday, Ivey led the United States to a 90-72 victory over Canada to win the 2026 FIBA U18 Women’s AmeriCup. It […]
Three things I like about Notre Dame OL Anthonie Knapp
We live in a college football world of lists, rankings, and countdowns. Many players on Notre Dame’s roster have been talked about and written about over the last few months — so let’s fall in line. This will be my official Top 20 Notre Dame Football Players ranking. I will unveil each player, and list […]
Notre Dame Football Recruiting: Irish LB commit Amarri Irvin flips to Virginia Tech
In a move that surprised no one, 4-Star linebacker Amarri Irvin announced that he has flipped his commitment from Notre Dame to Penn State. Irvin had been committed to Notre Dame since November, but this spring he started to look around for one reason or another. First it was a visit to Missouri with some […]
Notre Dame announces GREEN OUT against Stanford
This is a little disappointing. On Monday, Notre Dame announced its “Irish Wear Green” game (a green out) will be for the October 10th game against the Stanford Cardinal. Yeah — this actually is quite disappointing. Notre Dame calls it the “Irish Wear Green” game but it IS a call for the green out. Those […]
Three things I like about Notre Dame RB Aneyas Williams
We live in a college football world of lists, rankings, and countdowns. Many players on Notre Dame’s roster have been talked about and written about over the last few months — so let’s fall in line. This will be my official Top 20 Notre Dame Football Players ranking. I will unveil each player, and list […]
Notre Dame Football Recruiting: The Irish are in great shape to land a 5-Star linebacker
The spotlight for linebacker recruiting has been on Notre Dame for a few weeks now. Obviously the moves made by current Irish commit, Amarri Irvin, have been well scrutinized. No one is expecting Irvin to be in Notre Dame’s class much longer, and while that may have been concerning for some — I keep pointing […]
Five Notre Dame Football Photos for a Friday: Random Cornerbacks
Notre Dame has the best cornerback in the country this season with Leonard Moore. This Friday’s photo tribute is to the cornerback position at Notre Dame, and five former starters at the position. Have a great Friday!
Three things I like about Notre Dame CB DJ McKinney
We live in a college football world of lists, rankings, and countdowns. Many players on Notre Dame’s roster have been talked about and written about over the last few months — so let’s fall in line. This will be my official Top 20 Notre Dame Football Players ranking. I will unveil each player, and list […]
5-Star Tennessee Kicker Commits to Notre Dame Football
Specialists don’t run the triple option despite the triple option being special. 5-STAR KICKER IS IRISH Notre Dame addressed last season’s kicking issues with the transfer portal, but they are still out here recruiting the hell out of the high school ranks. Micah Drescher just arrived on campus as a freshman, but now the Irish […]
Updated Notre Dame Football Roster with new uniform jersey numbers
Notre Dame just updated its 2026 football roster, and there are a few things we need to point out. The Irish just welcomed the arrival of the freshmen that didn’t enroll early. They are: #24 Ian Premer TE#67 Gregory Patrick OL#9 Teddy Jarrard QB#36 Micah Drescher K OL Ben Nichols was not listed on the […]
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