Notre Dame vs. Northern Illinois - September 07, 2024

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Huskies logo, Huskies 2-0, 1ST 10, 2ND 3, 3RD 0, 4TH 3, TOT 16

Fighting Irish logo, Fighting Irish 1-1, 1ST 7, 2ND 0, 3RD 7, 4TH 0, TOT 14

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5:47[2nd & 5 @ NIU 17] E.Hampton pass complete. Catch made by A.Brown for 83 yards. TOUCHDOWN.

8:28M.Jeter extra point is good.

8:36[2nd & 9 @ NIU 11] R.Leonard rushed for 11 yards. TOUCHDOWN. The Replay Official reviewed the runner broke the plane and the play was upheld.

What's Buzzing

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Landon Donovan has called on USMNT coach Mauricio Pochettino to hand 16-year-old Cavan Sullivan his first senior call-up this month. https://t.co/vN2pmiyTxr

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CJ Carr walked off the #NotreDame outdoor grass field on a heatwave Wednesday and headed straight upstairs to the media area of the IAC. Spotting his name card on a side table closest to a portable fan, the ever-alert QB1 of #NDFootball called his first successful audible of the

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This Day In 1995: One of the greatest upsets in college football history. Northwestern (+28) beats Notre Dame, 17-15. Got @reclaimcustoms to make this amazing jumbo card that includes a real embedded ticket.

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Did CJ Carr just reveal the starting right guard for #NotreDame? "We have a bunch of returning guys, a bunch of guys who’ve played a bunch of ball with Knapp and Craig and Guerby and some new guys obviously in there with Will (Black) and Styles (Prescod) ... " No mention of

Pete Sampson

Asked Mike Denbrock about CJ Carr pre-snap and where he ranks among the QBs he's coached. "I think Jayden (Daniels) was really good at it, especially in '23. And I think CJ has really kind of taken that mantle, to be honest with you. He's as good as I've ever been around."

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Marcus Freeman gets another huge Notre Dame endorsement from an NFL legendDuring the Marcus Freeman era of Notre Dame football, one of the most interesting side effects of the coach's popularity is that more than a few former NFL play

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Notre Dame will wear LOU sticker on the helmets this seasonNotre Dame will honor the great Lou Holtz this season with a special sticker on the Golden helmets.

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Hot and Cold Takes for Notre Dame VS WisconsinNotre Dame vs Wisconsin isn’t baby making football… but OH BABY we’re watching it with joy in our hearts.

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Predicting CFB Week 1 Rankings 🔮☘️ Notre Dame jumping Georgia? 🦆 Will Oregon struggle against Boise State? 📲 Tap in for more predictions

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Notre Dame should thank Wisconsin for repeatedly poking the Leonard Moore bearWisconsin may not want the free advice it’s about to get, but it’s coming anyway. Stop trying to pretend that Leonard Moore isn’t the best corner in the sport j

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Lincoln Riley can't stop bringing USC the wrong kind of national attentionUSC played its home opener against San Jose State (who they dumped Notre Dame for) five days ago. Since that contest kicked off, the Trojans have gone out of th

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Notre Dame's Helmet Decal 🫶Fighting Irish to honor Lou Holtz this season 📸

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Good luck with the Leonard Moore gameplan WisconsinWisconsin doesn’t want to back down to Notre Dame’s Leonard Moore — but maybe they should.

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Picks for Every Week 1 Game 🔮Predicting Oregon-Boise St., Notre Dame-Wisconsin, more 📲

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National Title Betting Locks 🔒Expert futures picks for who could take home the natty 📲

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Notre Dame's CJ Carr may already be the quarterback Arch Manning is hyped to becomeJust days away from his season opener, Notre Dame quarterback CJ Carr has staked his claim to being the best quarterback in the game already. Yes, things could

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Is Luke Fickell going FULL Pat Narduzzi for Wisconsin’s game against Notre Dame?You should never go FULL Pat Narduzzi — especially against Notre Dame Football.

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Notre Dame's next 3 breakout stars are already hiding in plain sightWith the Notre Dame football season opener just five days away, it’s time to identify the players most likely to deliver breakout seasons. Who won’t Fighting Ir

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CFB Quarterback Rankings 📊Stacking up the nation's top 20 QBs before Week 1 📲

Notre Dame Full of Leaders 💪

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Player-led leadership 🫡 #GoIrish☘️

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Marcus Freeman can officially surpass his old mentor with one Notre Dame statement winWhile Notre Dame and Wisconsin have faced off plenty of times, no one would call them rivals. Likewise, while Marcus Freeman and Luke Fickell know each other qu

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Everything comes down to what’s happening in the trenches for Notre DameThe that Marcus Freeman wants to field at Notre Dame is probably the team that Marcus Freeman HAS at Notre Dame.

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2026 Heisman Rankings 🏆Checking in on the front-runners as Week 1 looms 📲

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Notre Dame VS Wisconsin: When, Where, and How to Watch the Shamrock SeriesNotre Dame takes on Wisconsin this weekend in the Shamrock Series. Here’s how you can watch the Irish start the season.

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Notre Dame depth chart proves two position battles were much closer than expectedWhile there have been some surprise announcements on the Notre Dame football team’s depth chart for its Week 1 showdown with Wisconsin, when it came to several

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Notre Dame injury report and depth charts for Wisconsin gameNotre Dame released its injury report and depth charts for this week’s game against the Wisconsin Badgers.

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Notre Dame was right to welcome Armel Mukam back, and now he's proving exactly whyEarlier this month, Armel Mukam's story was one of hope. Now that he’s starting for the Notre Dame football team against Wisconsin, it’s a story of redemption.

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Relentless in our pursuit of competing and getting better. The Golden Standard | Competitive Spirit #GoIrish☘️

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Notre Dame has every reason to question Wisconsin's bizarre depth chart decisionOn the same day the Notre Dame football team released its depth chart, their Week 1 opponent not only refused to release its own depth chart but also gave one o

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Marcus Freeman's 'Leave No Doubt' motto isn't about the expected Notre Dame revenge tour When the Notre Dame football team adopted the motto "Leave No Doubt," most outsiders took it to mean that the Fighting Irish wanted to play with a chip on their

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CFB Playoff Predictions 🔮Projecting the CFP bracket before Week 1 kicks off 📲

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Notre Dame football vs. Wisconsin: How to watch, odds, and early predictionsIt's finally here. The Notre Dame football season has arrived. It's game week, and the Fighting Irish will open the season at historic Lambeau Field against a W

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Notre Dame legacy WR commit hits career heights a Hall of Famer can't even matchThe Notre Dame football team has seen plenty of great wide receivers come through South Bend. Few of those players had better high school careers than the likes

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Notre Dame reunion with Al Golden ends brutally for two former Irish starsThe NFL is a dog-eat-dog world, and a pair of former Notre Dame football players learned that the hard way when they found out that camaraderie with Cincinnati

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Notre Dame may have found its next WR recruiting steal outside its usual territoryWhile the Notre Dame football team routinely recruits across the country, the Fighting Irish don't regularly recruit in Maryland. That Marcus Freeman and Co. ju

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OPENING ODDS: Notre Dame is a very healthy favorite over WisconsinThe odds say that Sunday’s game at Lambeau Field should be a nice big win for Marcus Freeman and Notre Dame.

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Notre Dame Fighting Irish news: USC keeps stumbling, Marcus Freeman shows heart, moreThe biggest news in the sports world on Sunday was the return of future Hall of Fame defensive end Aaron Donald to the Los Angeles Rams. Donald had retired over

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How Notre Dame’s opponents fared in WEEK 0 of the CFB seasonWe’re keeping track of Notre Dame’s opponents and how they do each and every week — because it might be fun.

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Even USC thought its fans were lame for skipping the Trojans season openerAfter USC backed out of the rivalry series with Notre Dame, it found one of the worst programs in college football to open its season against. It seems the scho

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Notre Dame’s former defensive captain just proved his NFL obituary prematureFormer Notre Dame football star JD Bertrand had some analysts believing he was “buried” before training camp even started. Others thought that he’d have a real

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Marcus Freeman reveals how Notre Dame plans to make elite corner even betterLeonard Moore doesn’t need Notre Dame coaches or national analysts telling him how good he is. What he still seems to need from the coaches is guidance on how t

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Marcus Freeman quietly supported former Notre Dame walk-on through medical crisisOne of the things that makes Marcus Freeman so beloved among Notre Dame football players and fans is that he has gone all in with the culture in South Bend. The

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Notre Dame’s overlooked tight end is emerging as offense’s ‘alpha male’With new running backs and some questions on the offensive line, the Notre Dame football team is looking for “alpha males” to lead the offense. Head coach Marcu

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BYU's infighting and broken promises could have Notre Dame facing a program in chaosWhen Notre Dame replaced USC on the 2026 schedule with BYU, many around college football saw it as a smart move. If the Trojans would not continue one of the sp

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Notre Dame’s biggest starting battle may not produce a true winner before WisconsinWhile the Notre Dame football team still needs to determine starters at several positions, the biggest question may be the field cornerback spot. The defensive

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Notre Dame’s national title hopes depend on keeping CJ Carr’s jersey cleanWhen the Notre Dame football team starts its season next week, there is one statistic that the Fighting Irish badly need to find a way to repeat in 2026. This s

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USC taking heat for empty stadium cupcake game that replaced Notre Dame is too deliciousWhen USC backed out of the long-running rivalry series with Notre Dame, the score of Saturday afternoon's game against San Jose State was exactly what Lincoln R

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Notre Dame Fighting Irish News: Future foes win, young stars rise, moreThe Notre Dame Fighting Irish didn’t play in Week 0, so they got to sit back and watch a couple of opponents start their campaigns and prepare for later in the

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Week 1 AP Top 25 prediction won't see Notre Dame jumped or snubbed this timeWeek 0 is all but in the books and because there was only one team in the AP Top 25 in action, it's not particularly hard to figure out just what the Week 1 pol

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Notre Dame WR target sparks historic comeback while proving elite receiver statusIf the Notre Dame football team wants to add Mount Carmel star Marshaun Thornton, they’ll have their work cut out for them. Coming into the year, Thornton was o

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Notre Dame captain choices tell one incredible walk-on-to-superstar storyWhile the four players named Notre Dame captains were not remotely surprising, it turns out there was a bit of history coming out of South Bend. There’s also th

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Notre Dame freshman forcing his way into safety rotation in loaded veteran secondaryWhile the Notre Dame football team is expected to have a mostly veteran two-deep, there are a few youngsters who could make some noise. On the offensive side of

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Notre Dame overlooked wide receiver commit is rapidly becoming impossible to ignoreWhen Jackson Coleman first committed to Notre Dame, he was a bit of an under-the-radar wide receiver who even invited some fans to wonder why he was a “take” fo

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Grading every Week 0 games for Notre Dame fans, from skippable to must-watchThe Notre Dame football team doesn’t play a game this week, but with Week 0 offering up eight total games, there’s plenty of reason to spend all day on the couc

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Notre Dame QB commit is an overpowering touchdown machine as season opens strongNotre Dame commit Champ Monds has started the season in a way that suggests he could become one of the best quarterbacks in the 2027 class. If he keeps performi

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Notre Dame Football announces four captains for the 2026 seasonNow that fall camp is over and it’s Wisconsin game week, Notre Dame finally announces its captains for the season.

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Analyst Fades Arch In RankingsTodd McShay explains why he ranks Texas star as 5th best QB in 2027 draft class 🎥

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Malachi Fields 'Likely' Giants WR2Rookie has stood out this summer and will play opposite to Malik Nabers (ESPN)

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Notre Dame’s ‘Tight End U’ reputation could steal another SEC recruiting prizeNotre Dame has a clear reason to recruit 2028 prospect Braxton Rein: his tight end skills make him one of the best players in the class. Rein also appears to un

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Five Old Notre Dame Football Photos for a Friday: Can We Kick it?Notre Dame has a history of great kickers, so let’s celebrate a few of them.

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Notre Dame Fighting Irish news: Pro-player fight, young backs rise, moreThe chaos around who can play and who cannot in college football this year has only gotten worse this week, though there might be a light at the end of the tunn

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Notre Dame freshmen add unexpected twist to crowded running back competitionWhile discussion over who will be the starting running back for the Notre Dame football game has focused mostly on Aneyas Williams, the Irish might have an even

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Notre Dame safety could be talented NFL Draft consolation prize for SteelersAs new NFL Mock Drafts hit the internet, analysts clearly like the Notre Dame football team. ESPN’s mock, released earlier this week, pegged quarterback CJ Carr

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CFB's Top Returning Players 🌟Best QBs, WRs and more in 2026 📲

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Notre Dame portal return has emerged as surprise contender for starting DL jobBack in the winter, Notre Dame’s first Transfer Portal victory of the offseason was the return of defensive lineman Armel Mukam. The veteran defender initially

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Notre Dame may have found its biggest offensive line surprise at right guardComing into 2026, the one unit that didn’t seem likely to deliver a surprise at Notre Dame was the offensive line. But the best laid plans of mice and men … Off

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Notre Dame 4-star safety commit emphatically shuts down any chance of a late flipAs the calendar draws closer to National Signing Day, there are programs all over the country desperate to hang on to their top prospects as other programs try

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About that Notre Dame Football Depth Chart…We still have not got to game week for Notre Dame, so the depth chart talk is just that… talk.

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CJ Carr's new NFL mock landing spot is so brutal he might rethink leaving Notre DameOnce CJ Carr leads Notre Dame to glory this season, the consensus is that he’ll head to the NFL. Mock drafts have already mapped out where Carr might go, but th

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Leave No Doubt: A Very Unscientific Look at Notre Dame’s 2026 ScheduleIt’s hard to NOT say LEAVE NO DOUBT when you look at Notre Dame’s 2026 football schedule

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Notre Dame is ‘spending like crazy’ on the smartest possible roster planIn this era of college football, the cash a program has from one year to the next is how teams win over time. However, for a program like Notre Dame, it matters

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Notre Dame avoided a legacy recruiting disaster with stunning Oregon comebackJulius Jones Jr. was already one of the biggest scores in Notre Dame football’s 2027 recruiting class. Now that he’s shared just how close he was to going elsew

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Betting Locks for Big 2026 Matchups 🔒Expert picks for LSU-Ole Miss in September, more huge clashes 📲

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More Notre Dame Football rat poison for your mind, body, and soulMany people are picking Notre Dame to win the college football national championship this season… and it kind of hurts.

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Notre Dame is learning how to Lambeau Leap the right way (kind of)Notre Dame gets some professional help with its Lambeau Leap for the Shamrock Series game against Wisconsin.

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The Notre Dame hype train added two major passengers, and perhaps one nasty jinxThe hype around Notre Dame as a national title contender hasn’t been this high in 2026, maybe since the last time they actually won one. But when it comes to na

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'Beefy' Notre Dame’s unusual national ranking hints at a physical 2026 advantageOf all the things to praise Notre Dame for heading into a 2026 season many believe will end with a national title, its players’ average weight is certainly a ne

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Notre Dame may have its best chance yet to steal a Penn State recruiting prizeNotre Dame and Penn State have squared off again and again in the last few years for some of the top recruits in the country. Now, the Fighting Irish are hoping

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Marcus Freeman is giddy over Notre Dame's embarrassment of riches on the DLWhile some spots on the Notre Dame football depth chart still raise concerns and questions, the defensive line stands out. When Marcus Freeman addressed the pos

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CFB's Best Defensive Duos 🤩The nation's best defensive pairings heading into the 2026 season 📲

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Notre Dame commit Jackson Hill roller-coaster year suffers brutal reversal of fortuneIt’s safe to say that 2026 has been one heck of a roller coaster ride for Notre Dame football commit Jackson Hill. After flipping from UCLA and pledging to the

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How Many Games Would You Wager Notre Dame Will Win This Year?Your best source for quality Notre Dame Fighting Irish news, rumors, analysis, stats and scores from the fan perspective.

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How Many Wins Would You Wager Notre Dame Will Win This Year?Your best source for quality Notre Dame Fighting Irish news, rumors, analysis, stats and scores from the fan perspective.

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Former 5-star transfer WR still offering Notre Dame more questions than answersNow that Notre Dame’s fall camp is officially over and the focus has shifted to Wisconsin, questions like “who will start at wide receiver in Week 1” matter eve

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What Happened the Last Time Notre Dame Played Syracuse?It was over in a flash, but the Notre Dame storm kept pounding the Orange.

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Notre Dame’s overlooked weapon finally looks ready for his long-awaited breakoutJaden Greathouse has entered most seasons at Notre Dame with expectations that he could be one of the best wide receivers in the game. Injuries and underperform

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Notre Dame’s undetermined QB battle might be its biggest hidden problemAs Notre Dame wraps up its fall camp and begins prep for Wisconsin, one position battle is still ongoing. That battle could end up being far more important than

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The partnership between Notre Dame and Under Armour just got strongerNotre Dame and Under Armour are doing something unique on campus which goes along with their unique relationship.

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Notre Dame has an early reason to like Bill Belichick’s new Tar Heels quarterback callNotre Dame doesn’t play North Carolina until October, but after the Tar Heels announced their starting quarterback earlier this week, it’s a safe bet that the F

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Notre Dame reunion hopes were ‘just too late’ for Marcus Freeman to reviveDreams of Junior Tuihalamaka as the savior of the Notre Dame football team’s defense ended abruptly on Friday. The veteran Vyper is headed elsewhere through the

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The biggest takeaway from Notre Dame’s fall camp is that the depth is DEEPMarcus Freeman almost name dropped the entire roster at the end of Notre danme Football’s fall camp… almost.

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Freeman On Eligibility SagaNotre Dame HC believes it's 'too late' in admissions process to add players from 2022 class

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Court Halts College Eligibility RulingFederal appeals court temporarily pauses order that would have granted extra year of eligibility (AP)

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Five Old Notre Dame Football Photos for a Friday: Random Dudes from 20052005 was a fun year for Notre Dame football, and here are some of the guys that helped the Irish along the way.

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A trio of Notre Dame Football players are on the Bednarik Award watch listNotre Dame is going to have an elite defense in 2026 and these three players are a big reason why.

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Michael Irvin's worry over Notre Dame CFP guarantee leaves out one key factorWhen Notre Dame meets Miami later this fall, the matchup will almost certainly determine which team goes to the College Football Playoff. The only realistic way

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Notre Dame avoids late roster scramble as former defender enters portalFormer Notre Dame defender Junior Tuihalamaka won't be coming back to South Bend after all. The ex-Fighting Irish player won another season of eligibility thank

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Paul Finebaum and Notre Dame become surprising, uneasy allies over AP Top 25As they always say, the enemy of Notre Dame's enemy is Notre Dame's friend. Even knowing that, it's quite shocking that ESPN personality Paul Finebaum is now a

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Notre Dame Football and the Transfer Portal NoiseThe transfer portal is a big part of Notre Dame and college football, and its impact on the sport is constant.

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Marcus Freeman has late Notre Dame roster decision after insane eligibility TROEarlier this month, it became clear that Notre Dame might have a major roster decision to make because of the huge number of lawsuits being filed to gain more e

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Notre Dame’s CJ Carr named to Golden Arm Award watch listNotre Dame’s CJ Carr will be up for a lot of awards this season if all goes to plan.

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Newest Notre Dame defensive back gaining buzz as intriguing addition to Irish defenseLeonard Moore is the star of the Notre Dame secondary, but new addition DJ McKinney could be one of the more intriguing players on the Irish defense this season

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Best 2027 Defensive Prospects 🔎How next year's NFL draft class compares to current players 📲

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CJ Carr's hype train speeds Notre Dame star to No. 1 overall pick conversationIf Notre Dame football fans thought the CJ Carr hype had already hit its ceiling, they were very wrong. NFL analyst Peter Schrager took the hype around the star

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Notre Dame Fighting Irish news: hidden gem hire, breakout stars, moreThe Notre Dame Fighting Irish hired Wes Yerty as its director of scouting on Tuesday. He comes to Fighting Irish from Ole Miss, where he was the Rebels’ player

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Let’s dive a little deeper into the AP Top 25 Poll and Notre Dame’s rankingYour best source for quality Notre Dame Fighting Irish news, rumors, analysis, stats and scores from the fan perspective.

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Notre Dame’s toughest OL comeback story is turning into a leader on and off the fieldAlready considered one of the best offensive lines in college football, the Notre Dame unit might also have a new voice of leadership. Ashton Craig is coming ba

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Notre Dame might be turning Alabama’s disappointment into a monster edge rusherThe Notre Dame defense is expected to be one of the best in the sport once again. New defensive line coach Charlie Partridge is plenty excited about his unit, a

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Most Expensive CFB Rosters 💰One team could be worth over $50M. Tap for full list 📲 (CBS Sports)

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CFB Preseason All-Americans ⭐Dante Moore and Jeremiah Smith headline AP teams 📲

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Notre Dame's latest camp riser is challenging assumptions about the receiver roomIs Matt Jeffery on the ascension for the Notre Dame football team a bad thing? Based on some fans’ opinions online, it certainly seems so. The prevailing wisdom

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B/R's Preseason CFB Top 25 📊Where did AP poll get it wrong? Full rankings and analysis 📲

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Malachi Fields is making the Giants look brilliant for taking the 3rd round gambleHis stay at Notre Dame might not have gone the way Malachi Fields wanted, but he still carried himself with professionalism during a season where his numbers di

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Notre Dame’s CJ Carr and Marcus Freeman debate Easy Mac vs UncrustablesHow many fancy lunches do you think Marcus Freeman and CJ Carr have together?

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Notre Dame’s CJ Carr and Leonard Moore put on Maxwell Award Watch ListNotre Dame has a quarterback and a cornerback on the Maxwell Award watch list, and I have a particular rooting interest.

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Biggest AP Poll Takeaways 📈💪 Big Ten flexing 😤 SEC is deep 📲 Breaking down preseason Top 25

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CFP Bracket Outlook 🔍How the playoff shakes out based on the preseason rankings 📲

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Notre Dame will start the season ranked No. 4 in the AP Top 25 PollThe Notre Dame Football team will take the field as the No. 4 ranked group in the country.

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Notre Dame schedule critics just lost their best argument thanks to the AP Top 25There’s no doubt that Notre Dame’s schedule isn’t particularly scary. Instead of opening the season with Miami or Texas A&M, their Week 1 opponent is Wisconsin,

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🚨 First CFB AP Poll of SeasonOhio State No. 1 in preseason rankings. See where your team stands 📲

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AP Top 25 Preseason Poll PredictionsHow the rankings could shake out ahead of season openers 📲

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Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa moves inches from upping the fear factor in Notre Dame's defenseWhen fall camp started, it seemed like a pipe dream to expect linebacker Kyngston Viliamu-Asa to be back in time to play in Week 1 for the Notre Dame football t

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Notre Dame living rent free in Danny Kanell’s head feels perfectly on brandJust in case there was any doubt, Notre Dame is still the villain of college football. Look no further than how people are lining up behind Curt Cignetti’s rath

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Notre Dame’s notoriously weak schedule might be its secret weapon in an unexpected wayThere’s been a lot of talk about Notre Dame football’s 2026 schedule and what it could mean for the Fighting Irish’s chances at a national title. However, the c

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Cignetti Wants to Play ND 🗣️Indiana HC proposes 3-game series with in-state rivals 🎥

Dart's TD Dime to Fields 😮‍💨

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Fields went up and got it 🙌 📺: NBC4

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Jeremiyah Love’s dream start to his NFL career just hit a brutally scary speed bumpJust a few days after former Notre Dame running back Jeremiyah Love showed why he was the No. 3 overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft, there’s genuine concern abou

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Notre Dame fans may need a second mortgage to see the Irish face off against BYUBYU has long been considered one of the most difficult teams on Notre Dame’s schedule this season. It turns out it’s also one of the most anticipated contests o

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Notre Dame putting Guerby Lambert back 'home' could unlock a monsterNotre Dame coaches have talked since the spring about mixing and matching pieces on the offensive line to find the best unit. That approach has helped Guerby La

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Curt Cignetti keeps talking tough while Indiana keeps ducking Notre DameCurt Cignetti doesn't want anyone to know it, but it's clear that Notre Dame has gotten under his skin. As the kids today say, the Fighting Irish are living "re

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Let’s talk about what’s happening at Notre Dame’s fall campFall camp is moving along for the Notre Dame football team, so lets chat about a few things (in a yeah that’s cool way).

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Five Old Notre Dame Photos for a Friday: Defensive Line GraceIt’s Friday, so let’s pull out the Notre Dame football phot album and look at some really big dudes.

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Mendoza, Love Impress Fans 👏Star rookies giving fanbases hope after solid debut performances. Tap for reactions 📲

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Jeremiyah Love just reminded the Arizona Cardinals why Notre Dame loved himNotre Dame football fans had to wait a week to see what Jeremiyah Love could do in the NFL, but when he did finally start in the Arizona Cardinals' second game

Nasty Jeremiyah Love Hurdle 🪜

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Jeremiyah Love hurdle alert! 🚨 Stream on @NFLPlus

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Jeremiyah Love’s Lamborghini outrage might be the dumbest rookie take yetWelcome to the NFL and a whole different kind of spotlight, Jeremiyah Love. The former Notre Dame star spent years in South Bend, mostly being adored by Fightin

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Notre Dame LB’s Drayk Bowen, Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa Land on Butkus Award Watch ListNotre Dame has two of the best linebackers in the nation, and they will both be in the spotlight for the Butkus Award.

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Leaving Notre Dame off this CFP impact list is downright ridiculousWith the regular season just weeks away, there have been plenty of lists put out about which players will be the best at a certain position. There's been even m

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Notre Dame can ruin Ohio State’s plans with one perfect weekend with Blue Chip DBAs the Notre Dame football team continues working on bringing in the best players in the 2028 class, the upcoming visit from Langston Pridgeon is a very good si

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Notre Dame CB Leonard Moore Selected to Jim Thorpe Award Watch ListOf course the nation’s best defensive player is going to be on the Thorpe Award watch list… but can he win it?

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NFL Rookie Buys GF $300K Car 👀Jeremiyah Love gifts Lamborghini to girlfriend Aliece (NY Post)

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Notre Dame’s right guard battle ended in the worst possible wayIt's officially the part of Notre Dame football's fall camp where unfortunate injuries start to pop up. Such was the case of offensive lineman Matty Augustine a

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Notre Dame offensive line takes an injury hitInjuries are just a normal part of fall camp, and Notre Dame Football is no exception.

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Notre Dame would be crazy not to go all-in on elite safety with a generational nameAs the Notre Dame football team works to bring in the next generation of players, there's now an elite safety prospect who is also a member of a generational Al

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Notre Dame OL Anthonie Knapp, LB Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa Named to Lombardi Award Watch ListMore preseason award watch lists were released on Tuesday and of course Notre Dame is represented.

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Gi'Bran Payne leaving Notre Dame might finally unlock the player he can beWhile the Notre Dame football team continues ironing out who will be the starting running back and who his understudy will be, a former Fighting Irish running b

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10 Best Uniforms of All Time 🪡Ranking the best threads across sports 📲

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Freeman: CJ Carr 'Unique' ⭐Notre Dame HC says junior QB can be one of the nation's best this season (ESPN)

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Notre Dame has another backfield option quietly re-entering the 2026 conversationAs Notre Dame kicks off its fall camp, all eyes are on the running back position. Replacing Jeremiyah Love and Jadarian Price has been a major focus for every a

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Notre Dame having four certified freaks should terrify everyone it comes acrossSince 2005, The Athletic's Bruce Feldman has put together one of the more interesting lists of the offseason. His annual "Freaks" list isn't the usual "best pla

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Notre Dame locks down a Miami gameday visit from 5- star edge rusherThe Notre Dame football team had a ton of success recruiting the defensive line in the 2027 cycle. Now they're turning their attention to the 2028 class and one

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1 Word for Every Top 25 Team 🗣️Breaking down 2026 expectations for the nation's best squads 📲

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Notre Dame ranked No. 3 in FWAA-NFF Super 16 Preseason RankingsNone of the CFB polls matter, so all of the CFB polls matter for Notre Dame.