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Notre Dame Recruiting Commitments Draw Attention After Pregame Handshake Drama

Notre Dame Recruiting Commitments Draw Attention After Pregame Handshake Drama

College football gets fully underway this weekend, but the high school game is in full swing nationwide. A massive game featuring a handful of Notre Dame recruiting commitments took place this past weekend, and of all things, it was the pregame handshake that drew the most attention.

Notre Dame Fighting Irish News / Notre Dame Fighting Irish on SI / August 31
Bad Teams, Bad Weather, It Doesn't Matter: Notre Dame Fans Still Show Up

Bad Teams, Bad Weather, It Doesn't Matter: Notre Dame Fans Still Show Up

Notre Dame football opens the 2026 season on Sunday night at Lambeau Field, home of the Green Bay Packers. Even against the Wisconsin Badgers, who have limited expectations this fall, you can pretty much guarantee that more than 80,000 butts will be in the seats of Lambeau Field.

Notre Dame Fighting Irish News / ACC Digital Network / August 31
College Football News / Yardbarker / August 31
Top four games to watch in Week 1 of 2026 college football season

Top four games to watch in Week 1 of 2026 college football season

There is a plethora of intriguing matchups on the slate.

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Notre Dame Fighting Irish News / ACC Digital Network / August 31
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Notre Dame vs Wisconsin Prediction: Odds, expert picks, team and player news, betting trends, and stats

Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs Wisconsin Badgers Game Preview

College Football News / A to Z Sports / August 31
Final Notre Dame 2026 season prediction: Fighting Irish and Marcus Freeman finish with heartbreaking CFB Playoff finish

Final Notre Dame 2026 season prediction: Fighting Irish and Marcus Freeman finish with heartbreaking CFB Playoff finish

Notre Dame and HC Marcus Freeman enter the 2026 season with some high expectations. Can the Fighting Irish reach them? The Notre Dame Fighting Irish are days away from kicking off the 2026 season when head coach Marcus Freeman and his team travel to Lambeau Field to take on Luke Fickell and the Wisconsin Badgers.

Notre Dame Fighting Irish News / ACC Digital Network / August 30
Notre Dame Fighting Irish News / Notre Dame Fighting Irish on SI / August 29
Did a Week 0 Upset Just Change the Outlook for Notre Dame’s Schedule?

Did a Week 0 Upset Just Change the Outlook for Notre Dame’s Schedule?

Much has been made about Notre Dame's schedule as it gets ready to start the 2026 season. It features three teams ranked in the preseason top 20, but after that falls off in quite a hurry.

Notre Dame Fighting Irish News / Saturday Blitz / August 29
USC and Notre Dame's scheduling choice created a glorified spring game in Week 0

USC and Notre Dame's scheduling choice created a glorified spring game in Week 0

Rivalries are part of what makes college football so enjoyable, and moving away from the proven recipe is bad for the sport. Over recent seasons, conference realignment has killed off rivalries that have been built up over decades, and it's partially made the sport worse.

Notre Dame Fighting Irish News / Notre Dame Fighting Irish on SI / August 28
Expectations for Notre Dame vs Purdue in Week 4: Irish Make a Statement

Expectations for Notre Dame vs Purdue in Week 4: Irish Make a Statement

Notre Dame will close the first month of the 2026 regular season and hopefully be looking to move to 4-0 when it travels to Purdue on September 26. Game Expectations for 2026: Week 1 vs.

College Football News / CFB-HQ on SI / August 28
Kirk Herbstreit Overlooks Jeremiah Smith While Revealing His Heisman Trophy Favorite

Kirk Herbstreit Overlooks Jeremiah Smith While Revealing His Heisman Trophy Favorite

The Heisman Trophy is the most prestigious award in college football, and one of the most recognizable trophies in all of sports. Last season, Indiana Hoosiers quarterback Fernando Mendoza won the award, coming out of nowhere to lead the Hoosiers to a 16-0 season and the program's first national championship.

Notre Dame Fighting Irish News / CFB-HQ on SI / August 26
Notre Dame Makes Major Move as SEC and Big Ten Ban NFL Returnees

Notre Dame Makes Major Move as SEC and Big Ten Ban NFL Returnees

Amid a flurry of reaction by college football’s power conferences to respond to the prospect of NFL players returning to school, the sport’s most famous independent program is aligning itself with its peers against the idea.

College Football News / A to Z Sports / August 26
Predicting the winners of Notre Dame’s remaining position battles, including RB, backup QB, DT, field CB, and slot receiver

Predicting the winners of Notre Dame’s remaining position battles, including RB, backup QB, DT, field CB, and slot receiver

Notre Dame football is inching closer to the 2026 CFB season beginning. Who will be the winners of the final position battles? Notre Dame football enters the 2026 season with championship expectations under head coach Marcus Freeman, and a roster loaded with returning talent is a major reason why.

College Football News / A to Z Sports / August 24
Projecting Notre Dame’s full offensive depth chart after Fall camp ends: Key position battles and breakout candidates

Projecting Notre Dame’s full offensive depth chart after Fall camp ends: Key position battles and breakout candidates

What will Notre Dame’s offense look like going into the 2026 CFB season? Here is a post-Fall camp look at that unit. Notre Dame football has wrapped up fall camp, and head coach Marcus Freeman now turns his attention to game prep for the 2026 season opener against Wisconsin on Sept.

College Football News / Larry Brown Sports / August 22
Notre Dame stands firm: Too late to add eligible 2022 players

Notre Dame stands firm: Too late to add eligible 2022 players

Notre Dame will not pursue players from the 2022 recruiting class who gained potential fifth-year eligibility through recent court rulings, head coach Marcus Freeman said on Friday.

Notre Dame Fighting Irish News / HerSportsNation / August 20
When Caitlin Clark revealed the one feeling that kept her from choosing Notre Dame 

When Caitlin Clark revealed the one feeling that kept her from choosing Notre Dame 

Today, Caitlin Clark has become synonymous with the Indiana Fever. The player has been with the team for her whole professional career. However, one decision made her who she is today.

Notre Dame Fighting Irish News / Yardbarker / August 18
How Notre Dame is replacing Jeremiyah Love and Jadarian Price

How Notre Dame is replacing first-round running backs Jeremiyah Love and Jadarian Price

It's a massive blow to lose both of their top running backs.

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Notre Dame Fighting Irish News / Yardbarker / August 13
Notre Dame’s first camp injury puts its championship depth to test

Notre Dame’s first camp injury puts its championship depth to test

A year ago, the Irish recovered from an early loss and finished 10-2, only to miss the College Football Playoff.

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College Football News / Yardbarker / August 6
An annual Notre Dame-Texas game would be great for college football

An annual Notre Dame-Texas game would be great for college football

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish have one of the biggest brands in sports, let alone in college football. The same can be said for the Texas Longhorns. Wouldn't it be great to seem them play each other every year?

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College Football News / Larry Brown Sports / August 3
Notre Dame, USC announce major news about their rivalry game

Notre Dame, USC announce major news about their rivalry game

The break in the Notre Dame-USC rivalry game will ultimately be short-lived. Both schools announced Monday that their annual football rivalry will resume in 2030.

College Football News / Yardbarker / August 3
Notre Dame, USC announce renewal of storied rivalry

Notre Dame, USC announce renewal of storied rivalry

One of the best rivalries in college football is set to be renewed. 

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Marcus Freeman News / Yardbarker / July 27
Notre Dame beats out Oregon, Texas A&M for five-star EDGE

Notre Dame beats out Oregon, Texas A&M for five-star EDGE Darieon Prescott

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish are still over two years away from welcoming in their 2028 recruiting class. Marcus Freeman and the Irish are already putting together a class that could end up generating some massive buzz, though.

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Marcus Freeman News / Yardbarker / July 22
Marcus Freeman shares update about Notre Dame future

Marcus Freeman shares update about Notre Dame future amid NFL rumors

Freeman has been linked to interest from NFL teams.

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