Mickens Moves to the NFL—What’s Next for Notre Dame
(Photo: Chad Ryan) Extraordinary eye for talent, player development, recruiting chops, All-Americans, guys to the NFL. Mike Mickens’ move to the NFL was never a question of if — only…
Leave No Doubt: Notre Dame’s 2026 Schedule is Official
(Photo: AJ Houk) Notre Dame has officially unveiled its 2026 football schedule, and the early narrative is clear: after being left out of last year’s College Football Playoff, the Irish…
Indiana Looks Perfect, But Notre Dame Fans Can’t Help Wonder… What If?
(Photo: Chad Ryan) If Tonight Were the Night: Why Notre Dame Would Have a Real Shot Moste everyone’s cheering for Indiana tonight. But deep down, Notre Dame fans can’t help…
“D” Line Hire Brings Development and Recruiting Prowess to Notre Dame
(Photo: Fighting Irish Media) Notre Dame did not just fill a vacancy up front. It made a statement. Charlie Partridge, arrives in South Bend as the Peter Schivarelli Defensive Line…
Nick Eddy (1944-2026)-All-time Irish Hero
(Photo: Fighting Irish Media) Nick Eddy, a cornerstone of Notre Dame football’s golden era and a central figure on the Irish’s 1966 national championship team, passed away this week at…
“2026… Run It Back”: Marcus Freeman, Notre Dame, and the Choice That Matters
Marcus Freeman enters the field prior to the 2022 Blue-Gold Game. (Photo by Chad Ryan) Admittedly, as NFL smoke continued to waft and Marcus Freeman remained publicly silent in the…
Forget Die Hard: Clausen and Golden Tate Starred in Notre Dame’s Real Christmas Eve Game
(Photo: Eugene Tanner/Icon Sportswire) In the 1988 Bruce Willis film Die Hard, Christmas Eve unfolds against a backdrop of chaos, with a televised Notre Dame–USC football game playing in the…
FIP All-Time Irish Hero: Pat O’Dea, ND’s Original Aussie Connection
Long before Notre Dame was a national brand—long before Knute Rockne, the Four Horsemen, or packed Saturdays in South Bend—the Irish found legitimacy through an unlikely pioneer from Australia. More…
Taking 5 with Phil: Season Wrap with Special Guest Tim Prister
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Cornered and Unheard: Final Thoughts on a Season Notre Dame Didn’t Deserve to Lose
(Photo: Chad Ryan) For a video version of this article click HERE I’m sad. Not the ordinary kind of sad that comes after a season ends, when helmets are packed…