Phil’s Features

Photo Credit: Chad Ryan In Part 1, the background and qualifications of every ND head coach since Ara Parseghian was examined. Now in Part 2, FIP looks at where Marcus…

Photo Credit: Chad Ryan The story goes that in 1954 when 25 year old Terry Brennan was hired to succeed Frank Leahy as head coach at ND, he was asked…

Marcus Freeman addresses those assembled for his official introduction as Notre Dame Head Football Coach (Photo Credit: Chad Ryan) Marcus Freeman was officially introduced today as the new Head Football…

The 11-1 Fighting Irish finished just out of the playoff money today at #5 in the final CFP ranking. ND did however earn a top consolation prize which is a…

(Photo Credit: Chad Ryan) It has been a long season and my wedding anniversary (and it's a big one) coincided with the end of the regular season. Great time to…

Kyren Williams (23) celebrates with Braden Lenzy (0) in the end zone after Stanford game's first TD. (Photo by Douglas Stringer/IconSportswire) Halftime Observations-- ND 24 Stanford 0 For all the…

Isaiah Foskey with the strip sack, about 8 seconds later Myron Tagovailoa-Amosa (95) was 70 yards up field in the end zone. (Photo: Chad Ryan) With the shut-out performance against…

(Photo Credit: Chad Ryan) Playing in California to end the season is nice, winning in California to end the season, would be better. Lets assess that possibility. On October 2,…

Kurt Hinish moments before being introduced during Senior Day activities. (Photo Credit: Chad Ryan) Halftime Observation ND 45 Georgia Tech 0 At the 8:26 mark of the first quarter I…

(Photo by Chad Ryan) One standard of a successful College Football season is to hit double digits in the win column.  In Its 135-year history, the Irish have reached double…