Notre Dame Football
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5 Key Matchups in Notre Dame’s Playoff Showdown with Clemson
The top goal at the start of the 2018 Notre Dame football season was to compete in the College Football Playoff. That’s been accomplished by reaching the Cotton Bowl, though it…
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Brandon Wimbush Transfer “News” Should Have Been Unsurprising
Late on Christmas Eve night “news broke” that Brandon Wimbush would be utilizing a graduate transfer for this 5th year. Why Brett McMurphy formerly of ESPN decided to break the…
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5 Stats That Explain Why Notre Dame is in the College Football Playoffs
When looking back on this year’s Notre Dame football schedule, there are certain numbers that seem to garner just a bit more attention from the more tuned-in Irish fan. Some…
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Notre Dame Football Playoff Primer: Cotton Bowl vs. Clemson
The College Football Playoffs have arrived. Notre Dame will take on Clemson at AT & T Stadium this Saturday afternoon. As most of the college football world has the Tigers…
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Brian Kelly Expects Notre Dame DT Myron Tagovailoa-Amosa to Play
Notre Dame enters game week for the Cotton Bowl showdown with Clemson relatively healthy. In fact, the Irish get a nice little boost along the defensive line with the return…
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Star Clemson DT Dexter Lawrence, 2 Others Suspended For Failed Drug Test
On Christmas Eve Dabo Swinney announced a bit of a bombshell when he told the media that Dexter Lawrence along with two other Clemson players were currently suspended pending appeal…
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A Lot Has Changed Since Notre Dame & Clemson’s 2015 Thriller
The next game on the 2018 Notre Dame football schedule serves as the toughest challenge yet for the Fighting Irish this season. That’s because this 12-0 squad is facing the…
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Notre Dame’s Hotel Redoes Lobby Floor for the Cotton Bowl
Notre Dame’s hotel for the Cotton Bowl rolled out some special treatment for the Irish. They redid the floor of their lobby for Notre Dame’s stay this week in the…
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Notre Dame’s Tommy Rees Named QB Coach of the Year
Brian Kelly isn’t the only Notre Dame to win some postseason accolades this year. FootballScoop named Notre Dame’s QB coach Tommy Rees its Quarterbacks Coach of the Year on Friday.…
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Can Notre Dame Football, Brian Kelly Flip the Script?
The Irish are just one win away from the National Championship Game. The Clemson Tigers, a heavy favorite, are standing in their path. Brian Kelly will face the greatest challenge…
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ESPN Seemingly Forgets Notre Dame is Actually in the Playoffs
Bowl season is officially underway and ESPN is excited. So excited in fact that they tweet out a special graphic yesterday to kick it off. In it they featured three…
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Notre Dame QB Ian Book Lands on Sports Illustrated Cover
In August Ian Book was the backup quarterback at the University of Dame with all eyes on whether or not Brandon Wimbush would progress as a passer enough to the…
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Assessing Notre Dame’s 5 (Likely) NFL Evaluation Requests
Notre Dame still has at least one, hopefully two, very important football games to play in 2018. It’s never too early to start thinking about the 2019 season though. Over…
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Will Notre Dame Speed Up Lenzy, Keys in Cotton Bowl?
Neither Braden Lenzy or Lawrence Keys played a down of football for Notre Dame this season as true freshmen. In any previous year the idea of playing them in a…
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Brian Kelly Expects Notre Dame to Have Staff Continuity as of Today
The college football coaching carousel has already begun this season for programs around the country. Many who had disappointing seasons have already begun their searches. In some cases, some have…
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Recapping the 2018 Notre Dame Football Awards Banquet
We handed out our own awards on Friday, but the official Notre Dame awards banquet – The Echoes – was held Friday night and it featured a lot of hardware. …
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2018 Notre Dame Football Awards Extravaganza!
Awards season is here! Players are being named to All-American teams, Brian Kelly is winning Coach of the Year awards, that means it is time for the definitive awards column…
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8 Unsung Heros During Notre Dame’s 12-0 Regular Season
You don’t get to 12-0 with star players alone. In fact Notre Dame did it without any real superstars but a deep roster from top to bottom with a lot…
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Ranking Undefeated Notre Dame’s 12 Wins That Earned Playoff Bid
It took Notre Dame 12 wins in 12 games to earn a spot in the College Football Playoffs. With two other undefeated teams in the bracket, there was only room…
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Notre Dame Football: First Look at Cotton Bowl Matchup
It’s official, the Fighting Irish are in the playoffs. Notre Dame fans no longer have to listen to the “Conference Championship” jargon anymore. They will face Dabo Swinney’s Clemson Tigers…
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Notre Dame Officially In the 2018 College Football Playoffs!!!
After all of the speculation over the last few hours, Notre Dame is officially in the 2018 College Football Playoffs for the first time in program history! The undefeated Fighting…
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As Ridiculous Debates Roar, Final Playoff Rankings Are Obvious
We are just a couple hours away from the final College Football Playoff Rankings being announced and the official play pairings becoming official. Thank God because in the less than…
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Championship Weekend: Impact on Undefeated, Idle Notre Dame
As Notre Dame secured their playoff spot under the bright lights of the LA Coliseum, their destination is still unknown. As conference championships approach, there are several storylines that will…
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Revisiting Our Notre Dame Football Pre-Season Predictions
Every year I throw out some over/under predictions on the upcoming season and revisit them at the end of the year. Last year I hit on 39% of my prognostications,…
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Notre Dame Waits for Others 12th Data Point, To Atone for Losses
Notre Dame finishing the regular season with a perfect 12-0 record has Notre Dame fans euphoric. It has fans of almost every other program in the country in a hissy…
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