Even when Brian Kelly isn’t coaching football, ESPN’s Paul Finebaum can’t help but criticize the longtime football coach. Appearing on The Matt Barrie Show, Finebaum admonished Kelly for some recent comments he made about how Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian is responsible for star quarterback Arch Manning’s struggles this season.
With the emergence of NIL money being spread more evenly across the top quadrant of teams in the sport, there is no longer one dominant program that appears to be a heavy title favorite that is head and shoulders above the rest.
Fresh off its bye week, Notre Dame looks to get back to its winning ways as it travels to Foxborough, Mass. this Saturday for a Halloween date with longtime rival Navy.
If you're a Notre Dame fan, you probably have an interesting relationship with ESPN. On one hand, yes, no television outlet has covered college football as in-depth for as long as ESPN has, and when it says something, people listen.
When you make a list of the most accomplished players in the history of the Notre Dame women's basketball program, few get mentioned before former point guard Skylar Diggins.
The bye week for Notre Dame featured a little bit of good news and a little bit of bad news. The good was that Week 1 opponent Wisconsin put it on USC in Madison, routing the Trojans 24-7 to move to 5-2.
It almost helped if you didn’t play this week after seven teams in the Coaches Poll Top 25 lost. Now it’s about how high Notre Dame climbs – if at all, after dropping like a rock from No.
As if Notre Dame's stunning 28-24 loss at BYU wasn't bad enough when it happened, it only feels worse exactly one week later. That's because BYU, who vaulted to the No.
Notre Dame might be preparing to trade a familiar opponent for a much bigger stage. If the latest scheduling chatter holds up, Marcus Freeman’s Fighting Irish could be looking at a Labor Day weekend showdown against a Big Ten heavyweight, with Oregon emerging as a possible candidate.
College football realignment has made traditions only harder to protect each year. While almost annually, we see teams shift conferences and in recent years, have seen the Power Five dissolve into the Power Four, Notre Dame has remained true to its roots, and maintained its football independence.
C.J. Carr already ranks among Notre Dame's all-time passing leaders. How many of the top 15 quarterbacks in Fighting Irish history can you name in five minutes?
Notre Dame continues to chase Texas A&M commit Kaden Henderson. Just how legitimate is the Fighting Irish flip opportunity for the elite linebacker?
BYU jumped from No. 8 to No. 2 in the AP Poll on Sunday, its highest ranking since 1984, after defeating No. 4 Notre Dame 28-24.
Notre Dame lost at BYU in a 28-24 thriller. There was one second left on the clock – the Big 12 acknowledged the officials’ error – and it was questionable whether or not pass interference or defensive holding should’ve been called on the final Irish play in the end zone.
The finish to the BYU vs. Notre Dame game was a wild one. Notre Dame had a shot to win the game late, but the Fighting Irish came up short, as their final pass for a game-winning touchdown was knocked to the ground as the clock expired in Provo.
Notre Dame’s first loss of the 2026 season to BYU was riddled with controversy. No. 2 Notre Dame trailed No. 8 BYU 28-24 with 1st-and-goal in the final seconds of Saturday’s contest at LaVell Edwards Stadium in Provo, Utah.
Notre Dame quarterback CJ Carr may need to practice his spiking. Carr committed one of the most absurd turnovers of the year Saturday against BYU at LaVell Edwards Stadium in Provo, Utah.
This weekend marks college football's Week 7 matchups, and it brings all the excitement you'd expect from a slate of games as we head into the latter part of the season.
Notre Dame isn't just visiting an undefeated No. 8-ranked BYU Cougars team; it's walking into a proving ground.
Have you heard that Saturday's showdown between the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the BYU Cougars is a big deal?
The No. 2 Notre Dame Fighting Irish have a massive game coming up in Week 7 against the No. 8-ranked BYU Cougars.
Notre Dame football hosted several top recruits during its blowout of Stanford. How close are the Irish to adding another piece to the 2028 class? Head coach Marcus Freeman and Notre Dame football had no problem dismantling Stanford last weekend, rolling to a 58-7 victory over Tavita Pritchard’s squad.
Last year, the Notre Dame football team was so disgusted at being left out of the College Football Playoff that they boycotted their bowl game and the administration made moves to ensure that they would never be left on the outside looking again if in a similar situation.
College football's Week 6 is in the books, and what a week it was.
Each week, Yardbarker spotlights college football stars, some of whom will be playing on NFL Sundays. With that in mind, here are five Week 5 standouts.
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