This afternoon, the Big Ten announced that it will move to a conference-only schedule for fall sports, including football, if they can take place. Other leagues are starting to follow suit, including the ACC, per a new report. Moments after the Big Ten made the decision official, Stadium’s Brett McMurphy reported that the ACC is […]
Read MoreWhat The ACC Commissioner Has Said About Notre Dame Football
Notre Dame could be in trouble if all the Power Five conferences choose to play conference-only schedules in 2020. The Big Ten announced on Thursday that the conference is planning on playing a conference-only schedule this upcoming season. Major non-conference contests like Ohio State-Oregon and Michigan-Washington will be cancelled as a result. Schools within conferences […]
Read MoreWhat Likely Happens To Notre Dame If College Football Moves To In-Conference Games Only
Just minutes ago, the Big Ten officially announced it would be moving to a conference-only schedule for all sports – including football – this fall. That means that a number of college football games, including Wisconsin’s October tilt against Notre Dame, are now officially cancelled. Furthermore, it’s starting to look like the Pac-12 is going […]
Read MoreNotre Dame Football Jokes Going Viral After Big Ten’s Decision
The Big Ten is just announced a major change to its schedule for the upcoming season, canceling all non-conference games for teams for the upcoming fall season. If that starts a national trend, it could be bad news for Notre Dame, the biggest independent program in the country. This decision will affect one game for the […]
Read MoreTributes Pouring In For ESPN’s Mike Golic After News That His Radio Show Is Ending
For the first time since 1998, Mike Golic will not have a show on ESPN Radio’s daily lineup. The former Notre Dame star and eight-year NFL veteran has been a mainstay on the network, but is not in its plans as it revamps its radio lineup. Golic & Wingo, the most recent iteration of Golic’s […]
Read MoreNotre Dame Announces 103 Football Players Tested Negative For COVID-19
Notre Dame football is the latest program to announce the results of its recent testing for COVID-19, and the news is positive. According to a statement from ND, all 103 football players who were tested last Wednesday were negative for coronavirus. The one athlete who initially tested positive back on June 18 has recovered and […]
Read MoreFansided Writer Wonders If It’s Time To Change Notre Dame’s “Fighting Irish” Nickname
In the past two weeks, two major sports franchises – the Washington Redskins and the Cleveland Indians – have announced that they’re having internal discussions about changing their team names. One writer for Fansided’s Slap the Sign is wondering if Notre Dame should also consider doing the same. Daniel Morrison argues that while Notre Dame’s […]
Read MoreData Analyst Releases List Of Top 35 College Football Programs All-Time
There’s only a few true ‘Blue Blood’ programs in college football. One college football data analyst believes just eight programs deserve the impressive distinction. Data analyst and “college football stats expert” Kyle Umlang compiled extensive data to compute college football’s top programs of all-time. The date includes the history of the AP Poll, NFL Draft […]
Read MoreLou Holtz’s Wife Beth Has Reportedly Passed Away
The college football world is waking up to some sad news on Wednesday morning. Beth Holtz, wife of former Notre Dame and South Carolina head coach Lou Holtz, has passed away after a long battle with throat cancer. She was 83 years old. The duo was married for 58 years. Beth Holtz went through a […]
Read MoreThe 2020 Elite 11 Finalist Quarterbacks Have Been Announced
One of the greatest honors for any quarterback in high school is to receive an invitation to the Elite 11 Finals. On Friday, the prestigious camp announced which recruits from the 2021 class will compete at this year’s event. We’ve seen plenty of great quarterbacks showcase their skills at the Elite 11 Finals, such as […]
Read MoreNew College Football Playoff Betting Odds Released
The College Football Playoff has managed to include at least one new team each year, but overall you’ll see familiar names more often than not. Many of those usual suspects are up around the top of the latest odds for making the four-team field. FOX Bet just put out an updated list of odds to […]
Read More2021 College Football Hall Of Fame Ballot Released
The College Football Hall of Fame ballot has been released for the 2021 class. It is stocked with names that should be very familiar to football fans. 78 players and seven coaches from the FBS ranks are included. Over 12,000 National Football Foundation members and existing Hall of Famers will vote on the candidates, and […]
Read MoreRocco Spindler, No. 2 Offensive Guard, Has Top 5 Schools
If you want to win a national championship, you have to build up your trenches by winning recruiting battles. Nearly every program in the nation has offered four-star offensive guard Rocco Spindler, but just five schools have made the cut. The Michigan native took to Twitter Thursday afternoon to announce Michigan, Ohio State, Notre Dame, […]
Read MoreAnalyst Names 15 Teams With A Shot At The National Championship
Every year, 247Sports‘ Bud Elliott narrows the list of teams that can win a college football national championship to a pretty small group. His “Blue Chip Ratio” has a strong history, dating back to the start of modern five-star scale recruiting evaluations. Elliott’s “ratio” is a very simple concept. In order for a team to […]
Read MoreDeshaun Watson Has 2-Word Response To Question About Notre Dame
Deshaun Watson is no believer in the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. For some reason, Brian Kelly’s team became the center of some tweets in the Clemson quarterback community today. Tajh Boyd, Clemson’s star QB before Watson, sent a pretty clear, if out of nowhere question about Notre Dame this morning, asking if the team is […]
Read MoreKaden Saunders, Elite 2022 Athlete, Names Top 7 Schools
Kaden Saunders, one of the top playmakers in the 2022 class, is moving very quickly in his recruitment. Today, we got an idea of the schools that could land him. The Westerville, Ohio native doesn’t have rankings from the full array of recruiting services yet. 247Sports has evaluated him, and gave him a four-star rating. […]
Read MoreBrian Kelly Shares Update On Notre Dame’s 2020 Schedule
Notre Dame was set to have one of the most unique schedules in college football this fall, with numerous games in NFL and other pro stadiums. Given the current public health concerns, many of those locations could be changing. Notre Dame was set for a “Week Zero” opener against rival Navy in Dublin, Ireland. That […]
Read MorePackers President Issues Update On Status Of Notre Dame vs. Wisconsin At Lambeau Field
A week ago, the future of the Notre Dame-Wisconsin game scheduled to take place at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wis. was called into question. Per reports, if the ongoing public health crisis forced the game to move, it would head moved to Notre Dame Stadium for this year. In that case, next year’s game—scheduled […]
Read MoreNotre Dame Lands Commitment From 3-Star DB Ryan Barnes
Notre Dame already had one of the best recruiting classes in the country heading into this weekend. On Saturday, the Fighting Irish added yet another 2021 commit in Ryan Barnes. Barnes, a three-star defensive back from Quince Orchard High School, received 33 offers throughout his recruitment. Most of the programs that were on his list […]
Read MoreBrady Quinn Makes Bold Prediction For Baker Mayfield, Browns
Despite failing to meet expectations in 2019, it looks like the Cleveland Browns’ bandwagon is swelling again. The latest analyst to declare his high expectations for Baker Mayfield is FOX Sports analyst Brady Quinn. In an interview with Cleveland.com, the former Browns QB expects Mayfield to have “a breakout year.” He believes that despite a […]
Read MoreNotre Dame-Wisconsin Might Not Take Place At Lambeau Field In 2020
Notre Dame vs. Wisconsin is one of the most highly-anticipated contests of the 2020 season. But it may have to take place at a venue other than Lambeau Field. The Fighting Irish and Badgers are prepared to engage in a two-year series this upcoming season. Notre Dame’s been designated the home team this year, and […]
Read MoreNotre Dame Lands Former Stanford RB Trevor Speights
It’s never too late for programs around the country to upgrade their roster in preparation for the 2020 season. And on Thursday night, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish did that by landing graduate transfer Trevor Speights. Speights has spent the last three years of his collegiate career at Stanford. During that span, the talented running […]
Read MoreKentucky Basketball Schedules Major Non-Conference Series
Just a few days ago, Kentucky lost a highly-anticipated non-conference game against Michigan at London’s O2 Arena. Now, they’ve added a new series, which goes beyond just replacing this year’s postponed Michigan game, with Notre Dame. The Wildcats and Fighting Irish have plenty of history on the hardwood. They’ve played 62 times in the history […]
Read More4-Star DE Kechaun Bennett Names Top 6 Schools
Kechaun Bennett of Suffield Academy in Connecticut is one of the nation’s top pass rushers. As more and more elite recruits choose schools and take steps forward in their recruitments, Bennett is speeding things up. “I am looking at the coronavirus and a lot of kids are committing to schools without taking visits,” Bennett told […]
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