Notre Dame Keeps USC Rivalry Alive at Expense of Indiana Series
(Photo: John Mattera) One of college football’s greatest rivalries will continue — but it comes at the expense of a future Notre Dame series with Indiana. Notre Dame and USC…
Beyond the Scoreboard: Ara Parseghian, Father Hesburgh, and the Soul of Notre Dame
(Photo: Joe Weiser) Long before diversity and inclusion became part of the national conversation, Notre Dame—and the remarkable partnership between Father Theodore Hesburgh and Ara Parseghian—was quietly helping shape one…
Leave No Doubt: Five Bold Predictions for Notre Dame’s 2026 Season
(Photo Credit: Chad Ryan) From the No. 1 playoff seed to a trip to Las Vegas, here are five bold predictions for what could be a special 2026 season. Every…
Leave No Doubt: How Marcus Freeman Changed the Notre Dame Conversation
(Photo: AJ Houk) Most every summer I have the opportunity to speak to the Notre Dame Club of Fort Wayne about the upcoming football season. I've done these presentations for…
The People Who Were There
The event itself matters, but the shared experience matters even more. (Photo Credit: a tailgating neighbor) Hello, my name is Phil and, besides covering Notre Dame football for the past…
The Most Famous Picture in College Football History Almost Never Happened
Every Notre Dame fan knows the picture. Some have it hanging in their office. Others have it on a T-shirt, a coffee mug, or framed on the wall of a…
Holtz Legacy, Stanford Extension Highlight Schedule Announcement
(Photo: Icon Sportswire) Scheduling college football these days feels a little like a game of three-dimensional chess. Athletic departments are balancing television contracts, conference obligations, travel demands, and future roster…
Taking Five With Phil: 2026 Blue & Gold Game Edition
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2026 Blue -Gold Game: That’s a Wrap!
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Notre Dame’s Blue-Gold Game Has Long History—And a Way of Telling the Future
(Photo: Chad Ryan) When the Notre Dame Fighting Irish take the field Saturday for the 95th Blue-Gold Game, it will feel familiar in all the right ways—and different in one…