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…
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…
“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…
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…
Their Resume Complete, Now The Irish Wait
(Photo: Oliver Tapia) At 11:30 p.m. Eastern, with Notre Dame backed up to its own 16-yard line in punt formation, Josh Burnham — a productive defensive end moonlighting as an…
From 0–2 to America’s Hottest Team: How Notre Dame Roared Back Into the Playoff Chase
(Photo: Chad Ryan) After starting the season 0–2, the idea that Notre Dame could deliver a 70–7 domination of a Power Four opponent at any point this season would not…
Irish Quiet the Panthers — And Crank Up the Playoff Noise
(Photo: AJ Houk) Phil's Fighting Irish Focus: "Three Decades Covering the Irish, a Lifetime Living Them" Pat Narduzzi said early in the week that the Notre Dame game really didn’t…
From Chaos to Control: Irish Reclaim Edge Against Navy
Aneyas Williams rockets to the end zone 54 yards in the 4th quarter against Navy. (Photo: Joseph Weiser) A week after a Halloween frightfest against Boston College, Notre Dame turned…
Haunted but Victorious: Notre Dame Survives a Fright in Chestnut Hill
(Photo: Bret Feiner) It was Halloween weekend, and Notre Dame spent much of Saturday afternoon playing like they’d seen a ghost. A 29.5-point favorite over Boston College, the Irish stumbled…
Rain and Rivalry: Irish Outrun USC in Classic Showdown
(Photo: Chad Ryan) Until about an hour before kickoff, the story in South Bend wasn’t just a top-25 showdown between two historic rivals — it was whether the game would…