The Fighting Irish Poet: the Streak and the Bear
For more than a decade, the Fighting Irish Poet has made occasional appearances on these pages, offering a little rhyme, a little humor and a different perspective on Notre Dame…
Caleb’s Corner: The Questions Notre Dame Can No Longer Avoid
(Photo: Jason Strother/Fighting Irish Preview) Notre Dame’s loss to BYU exposed more than a few mistakes Saturday night. It raised some uncomfortable questions about whether the Irish are as good…
Notre Dame’s Margin for Error Is Gone, Championship Dreams Are Not
(Photo: Jason Strother/Fighting Irish Preview) Notre Dame's first loss in 399 days was painful, frustrating and, in some respects, entirely avoidable. But the 28–24 defeat at BYU didn't suddenly transform…
Notre Dame’s Keys to Playing Like a Champion Against BYU
(Photo: Joe Weiser/Fighting Irish Preview) Six games, six double-digit wins. But the exhibition season is over, and Provo won’t be polite. An undefeated, eighth-ranked BYU team and a hardcore, hostile…
FIP Staff Predictions: Notre Dame vs. BYU
Sixteen straight wins. Every one by double digits. Notre Dame heads to Provo with plenty of momentum—and the FIP staff brings a perfect record of its own: every staff member…
Pressure Isn’t Enough: Notre Dame Must Contain Bear Bachmeier
(Photo by Brian Rothmuller/Icon Sportswire) Notre Dame is 6–0, and its defense has been dominant through the first six games. Saturday’s matchup with No. 8 BYU will put that unit…
Fighting Irish Preview 101: BYU
(Photo by David Buono/Icon Sportswire) BYU isn’t waiting for Notre Dame to validate its season. The eighth-ranked Cougars are 5–0, have won 28 of their last 32 games and expect…
Caleb’s Corner: Walton Makes His Case, Emphatically
Freshman Jonaz Walton continues to emphatically make his case to be Notre Dame’s RB1. Saturday’s record-setting performance against Stanford strengthened that argument. Walton ran for 181 yards on just 13…
The Exhibition Season Is Over. Bring On BYU.
(Photo: Joe Weiser/Fighting Irish Preview) Notre Dame is 6–0. The exhibition season is over. That description comes with a qualification. These games counted, and Wisconsin, Purdue and North Carolina have…
First and Fitzharris: Game-by-Game to 12-0
(Photo: Chad Ryan/Fighting Irish Preview) First and Fitzharris: A Weekly Look at Notre Dame Football Notre Dame enters the 2026 season with unfinished business. After being left out of last…