Brian Kelly Entering ND Head Coaching “Rare Air”
By: Phil Houk of Fighting Irish Preview Notre Dame has had 12 head coaches in the history of the football program who lasted for 5 or more years. None lasted…
Marcus Freeman: You Had Me at “Hello”
By: Phil Houk of Fighting Irish Preview Welcome to South Bend, Marcus Freeman. You bring a stellar reputation as an innovative defensive football mind and you are known for being…
In Search of George Gipp: Epilogue
How Good was George Gipp?By: Phil Houk of Fighting Irish Preview (Photo: Nick Houk) When Notre Dame was forced to cancel spring football after just one practice last March, the…
Has Notre Dame Narrowed the Talent Gap?
By Phil Houk of Fighting Irish Preview When Najee Harris faced a certain tackle at the hands of Nick McCloud after a gain of a couple yards in the first…
Money and Media: Why Notre Dame Went to the 1925 Rose Bowl
By: Phil Houk of Fighting Irish Preview After the 1924 season Knute Rockne convinced Notre Dame officials that a trip out West to play in a Bowl would be lucrative…
The Legend of Ian Book
(Zach Bolinger/Icon Sportswire) By: Phil Houk of Fighting Irish Preview The final home game, Senior Day at Notre Dame, legacy and legends come to mind. One last time to run…
Paul Hornung: All-Time Irish Hero
By: Phil Houk of Fighting Irish Preview “Never get married in the morning, because you never know who you might meet that night.” -Paul Hornung Paul Hornung, “The Golden Boy”…
The Glow of 8-0
A Poem by the Fighting Irish Preview Poet. 2020 the year of Covid We’ve loved our Irish and we vo-ted. A bye week ranked #2 at 8-0, Let’s review and…
The Fifth Game is a Charm
1. Sugar Bowl, ND v. LSU. 1-3-07 2. BCS Championship, ND v. Alabama 1-7-13 3. Cotton Bowl/CFP Semi, ND v. Clemson 12-29-18 4. ND at Georgia, 9-21-2019 5. Clemson at…
Are the Irish Half Full or Half Empty?
Yeah, yeah I know you “play to win the game” and “a win is a win”, blah blah blah…..any number of clichés could be inserted here. But let’s skip it…