Notre Dame could find itself in the same College Football Playoff predicament that ended its 2025 season if it can’t beat No. 1 Miami on Saturday, according to ESPN College GameDay host Rece Davis.
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Former Notre Dame Fighting Irish running back Audric Estimé was released by the Cleveland Browns on Monday, ending a short stay on the active roster that began with a mid-October signing and included one memorable touchdown.
There are big games and then there are absolutely massive games and when No. 4 Notre Dame plays host to No. 1 Miami on Saturday night, it'll be the biggest the Fighting Irish have hosted in over 20 years.
Notre Dame captain and starting linebacker Drayk Bowen will miss Saturday's big showdown against top-ranked Miami with a right ankle injury.
It's very rare in a football season to have multiple chances to impress in the national spotlight game of the week with everything to gain, everything to lose, and everyone watching.
Head coach Marcus Freeman and Notre Dame football are hosting a long list of impressive recruits against Miami. Who will be on campus? Marcus Freeman has an opportunity to make the November 7 matchup with Miami about much more than the result on the field.
Notre Dame and Miami will restore their historic rivalry on Saturday in South Bend. There is a lot on the line for head coach Marcus Freeman. There are plenty of great rivalries in college football, but few carry the history, bitterness, and national championship implications of Notre Dame and Miami.
Finally, the game everyone has had circled for an entire calendar year is upon us. This Saturday in South Bend, with ESPN GameDay present, the country will witness a top-five matchup between Notre Dame and Miami.
Saturday night's showdown between Notre Dame and Miami is one of the most anticipated games on the college football schedule this entire year. It's two powerhouse programs with rich histories that are battling for College Football Playoff positioning as the regular season enters its final month.
College football never stays predictable for long, and that's part of what makes every Saturday so much fun.
Saturday was a story of two halves as Notre Dame had all of the issues that make playing Navy difficult until Nolan James, Jr. changed everything just before intermission in Foxborough.
Notre Dame finds itself in a very complicated and tricky timing dynamic in the midst of the most important stretch of the 2026 season. First, the Irish lost to BYU.
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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.
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.
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 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.
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