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Spring Football Update

Notre Dame’s 2026 football season is well underway as the squad has reached the midpoint of spring practice. While several key players remain unavailable due to injury or transfer rules, there is plenty of talent on hand. In fact, it is not hyperbole to suggest that Marcus Freeman’s team is loaded. An abundance of talent…

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Irish Win the Portal

After a slow start, Notre Dame found gold in the transfer portal to set them up for a championship run in 2026. The signees included two blue chip wide receivers from Ohio State, a pair of talented cornerbacks, and three much-needed defensive linemen. Meanwhile, fourteen Irish players transferred out, although only two were projected to…

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NFTG: Noses and Faces

The roller coaster that has been the sports experience of your average Notre Dame football fan these last six weeks has not wanted for thrills or chills, with a heavy dose of the latter. From Notre Dame’s controversial exclusion from the College Football Playoff bracket to the equally-controversial decision not to participate in the non-playoff…

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Playoff Postmortem

The dust has settled, although the fallout is just beginning to take shape. Today, it is clear in retrospect that the Selection Committee planned to exclude Notre Dame from the playoffs. Two obvious outcomes were paramount in their deliberations. First, Alabama must be protected. The Tide was the first team out last season, and this…

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Irish Denied Playoff Berth

Notre Dame is a football team no one wanted to play. More importantly, they are an independent entity that no one wanted to pay. In a stunning display of hypocrisy and dishonesty, the Playoff Selection Committee ended Notre Dame’s season on Sunday. For several weeks the Committee ranked the Irish solidly within the Top 12….

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