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Notre Dame will have one of the youngest teams in the country
Just line it up in any ACE formation and run the speed option for maximum success. BABYFACE IRISH Much has been made about the new NCAA “5 for 5” rule and the resulting effect of keeping 26 year old players from playing college football. Since the transfer portal came into play, programs that have been […]
UPDATED Notre Dame Football Recruiting Rankings for the 2027 cycle
Rivals recently updated their recruiting rankings which has caused some Notre Dame football commits to receive another star next to their name. The new rankings also moved some of the team rankings around: And again… there are two commitments for 2027 that are reclassified from 2028 in QB Champ Monds and DE Jackson Vaughn. Both […]
Notre Dame’s Charlie Partridge is just a dude with a dog
Notre Dame kind of hit the jackpot with Charlie Partridge as the new defensive line coach. He has made a strong name for himself during his time with the Pitt Panthers and in the NFL with the Indianapolis Colts. As Notre Dame’s defensive staff started move around this past offseason, there was an opening for […]
Are there really major injury questions for Notre Dame this year?
Fans of Notre Dame football have become accustomed to bad injury news before and during the season. Look, you’re not alone. Many college football programs deal with injuries much in the same way as the Irish, because that’s just the name of the game out there. That’s what depth is for. Injuries suck and there’s […]
Looking Back at Notre Dame’s 2001 Victory Over Navy
For decades, Notre Dame’s annual meeting with Navy was defined by one extraordinary statistic. Entering their November 17, 2001 matchup at Notre Dame Stadium, the Fighting Irish had defeated the Midshipmen 37 consecutive times. It was the longest winning streak by one opponent over another in major college football history, transforming every meeting into another […]
More Than a Winning Streak: Looking Back at Notre Dame’s 2001 Victory Over Navy
For decades, Notre Dame’s annual meeting with Navy was defined by one extraordinary statistic. Entering their November 17, 2001 matchup at Notre Dame Stadium, the Fighting Irish had defeated the Midshipmen 37 consecutive times. It was the longest winning streak by one opponent over another in major college football history, transforming every meeting into another […]
What Happened the Last Time Notre Dame Played Miami
You knew it was coming eventually, and here it is. Not only the one loss, but by far the most emotionally resonant game we will be discussing in this series – last year’s season-opening defeat at the hands of the Miami Hurricanes. This was a painful enough loss at the time it happened, as a […]
Why does Brian Kelly think any Notre Dame fan cares about his support?
Brian Kelly is trying to reshape his image with Notre Dame fans, and it’s hard to understand why he thinks Irish nation cares at all. Notre Dame is one of the favorites to win this year’s national championship with Marcus Freeman in charge and they have the Heisman frontrunner at quarterback in CJ Carr. Who […]
New Rivals rankings clearly show Notre Dame’s return to being an elite recruiting program
Rivals just released its updated Top 300 football recruiting rankings, and expanded its 5-Star rankings. The Notre Dame Fighting Irish are well represented here with its 2027 class now with four 5-Stars in the current Rivals rankings. No. 9 David Folorunsho DLNo. 10 Albert Simien OLNo. 16 Abraham Sesay DENo. 20 Oluwasemilore Olubobola OL Rivals […]
Is Notre Dame a Top 20 Tailgating School?
This is a question that’s actually harder to answer than one might think. How does one rank a thing against other things — when one hasn’t seen or been involved with the other things? And yet, we do it all of the time. Obviously these rankings are subjective and, in a lot of ways, made […]
Notre Dame Football Recruiting: 4-Star Chicago LB Roman Igwebuike commits to the Irish
The Notre Dame Football recruiting machine continues its acquisition of blue-chip talent for its 2027 class. On Saturday, 4-Star linebacker Roman Igwebuike gave his public commitment to Marcus Freeman snd the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. The 6’3” 220 pound linebacker from Mount Carmel High School in Chicago, Illinois, chose the Irish over his other finalists […]
I remember greatness — get this Notre Dame AI slop out of my face
We used to live in a proper country. College football and Notre Dame football used to have the best photoshop masterpieces on the internet. We used to also have the best graphic designers and “art” as well. And then along came AI. AI has allowed any dolt with access to the internet the ability to […]
Rankings, ratings, chances, and more stuff about Notre Dame Football
This has actually been a vacation week for me, so let’s catch up with the rest of the Notre Dame football news with a quick option play… COMING IN HOT According to the new preseason FPI rankings by ESPN, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish are the No. 3 team in the country behind the Ohio […]
Looking Back on the First Step Toward Perfection
On September 1, 2012, Notre Dame traveled across the Atlantic to face Navy in Dublin, Ireland, opening a season that few could have predicted would end with a perfect 12-0 regular season and a trip to the BCS National Championship Game. The Irish controlled the line of scrimmage, forced four turnovers, and cruised to a […]
Notre Dame unveils maybe the BEST Shamrock Series uniforms ever worn
On Wednesday morning, Notre Dame unveiled this year’s version of its Shamrock Series uniforms for the game against the Wisconsin Badgers at Lambeau Field. But, of course, Notre Dame didn’t just unveil them — they produced their famous infographics telling the whole story about why these things look the way they do. So there you […]
Why is Notre Dame’s Jordan Faison being disrespected like this?
There is an art form to projecting what’s going to happen during a college football season, but throwing shit against the wall and calling it a masterpiece is not it at all JD. On3’s JD Pickell gave his list for the top 10 QB/WR duos entering the college football season, and he has Notre Dame’s […]
Notre Dame teases the Shamrock Series uniforms the day before unveiling
I didn’t think I was going to be fully committed to being interested in this year’s version of Notre Dame’s Shamrock Series uniforms for the game against the Wisconsin Badgers in Lambeau Field… and yet here I am. In truth, I’m more curious if the jerseys are what was leaked on Scheels than anything else. […]
What Happened the Last Time Notre Dame Played Navy?
After a much-needed bye following their road trip to the unconquerable house of horrors that is Lavell Edwards Stadium, Notre Dame will be suiting up for its eighth game of 2026, a Halloween nooner at Gillette Stadium against the intrepid men of the United States Navy. My feelings on this series have shifted over the […]
One thing I like about every Notre Dame football opponent this season
We spend a lot of time tearing down opponents on the internet. We also spend a lot of time defending opponents on the internet — as a way to defend an overall football schedule. Notre Dame’s schedule has been under fire for months, but rather than get into another debate about it all, I just […]
It’s time to leave the Catholics VS Convicts shirt in the closet
It’s been over 35 years since Notre Dame beat Miami in one of the greatest college football games of all-time. Yes, 1988 was a very long time ago, and yet Notre Dame fans still like to bask in that gory sun just a little too much. Irish fans, can be at times, living in the […]
How would you rank Notre Dame’s position groups?
We’re doing A LOT of talking about rankings and which Notre Dame player is the best here and there, but football isn’t an individual sport — it’s a team game comprised of groups. So, which are the best position groups at Notre Dame? You know what? Why don’t you just rank them for me in […]
Four Notre Dame players rank in the top 50 by PFF College
I recently finished my Top 20 list of Notre Dame football players for 2026 with a full explanation of why I had who, where (sort of). So it’s fun to see how these guys shake out on other lists from around the media and the country. PFF College just published its Top 50 Players in […]
Is Notre Dame in the pocket of Big Grain with its Lucky Charms agenda?
If you are a longtime listener to the OFD Podcast/Earned 5-Star Podcast/One Foot Down Football show — you already know we dive into a lot of serious subjects that aren’t entirely Notre Dame football related. One of the deepest and oldest of the lores is Brendan’s insistence that BIG GRAIN is truly the one running […]
Explaining my Notre Dame player rankings for the 2026 CFB season
I hope everyone has enjoyed the “Thee Things I Like” series about Notre Dame’s Top 20 players. I wanted to rank the players, but I didn’t want to get too in the weeds with why a guy is here instead of there, so I thought this was a fun way to go about it all. […]
Three things I like about Notre Dame CB Leonard Moore
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 […]
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