Shaking off the jitters and receiving a great road test in the first game of the season, the number nine Notre Dame football team was able to escape with a 41-38 overtime victory over Florida State on Sunday night.  The game answered a good deal of questions that I had going into it but left […]

As the air gets that crisp feel and the calendar turns to September, that only means one thing – the start of football season.  This 2021 year brings the 133rd Fighting Irish team to the field, back under their independent status and ready to take on the 12 opponents that stand in their way.  Throughout […]

The 2021 NFL draft is right around the corner, and there are numerous Notre Dame football alumni looking to land a spot on an NFL roster. The best bet for the number of Irish players that will hear their names called in this year’s draft floats around seven or eight. Here is how ND has […]

With the addition of RB Logan Diggs during the February signing period, the 2021 Notre Dame recruiting class is officially set. The Irish add 27 incoming freshmen, including a record-breaking 14 early enrollees (the previous record for early enrollees in a single class was 10 from the 2019 class). The overall size of the class […]

1. Running Backs – Notre Dame’s deepest and most talented position group heading into 2021 is hands down located in the running back room. 1,000-yard rusher Kyren Williams burst on to the scene this past season to set the tone for the offense. Williams is borderline infallible in the backfield and will be a candidate […]

In a year full of crazy events, Friday’s matchup of Notre Dame and Alabama is sure to fit that bill.  For the first time since 1942, the Rose Bowl will not be played in Pasadena, California, but will instead take place in Dallas, Texas.  The fourth ranked Fighting Irish are set to take on the […]

As Notre Dame fans, that was definitely not the outcome we were expecting or hoping for in Saturday’s ACC Championship Game.  The Irish fell to the Clemson Tigers 34-10 in a game that should not have been that lopsided.  Was it a bad performance on a big stage?  Yes.  There are many reasons (in my […]

The Rematch, 2.0, Round Two, whatever you want to call it, it’s here.  Clemson versus Notre Dame for the ACC Championship is happening this Saturday at 4:00pm in Charlotte, North Carolina.  After an instant classic the first time these two teams met this season, with the Irish coming out victorious in double overtime, this game […]

And just like that, the Irish remain perfect throughout this 2020 regular season.  Notre Dame capped off their ACC schedule with a perfect 10-0 record (9-0 in conference) after a 45-21 victory over the Syracuse Orange on Saturday.  The most important part of the victory was that the Irish were able to get out of […]

In light of the recent news surrounding the abbreviated end to the ACC season, this Saturday will mark the final regular season game for the 2020 Irish.  A senior day match up featuring the 9-0 and second ranked Irish taking on the 1-9 Syracuse Orange will take place on Saturday afternoon in Notre Dame Stadium.  […]