Notre Dame's 2024 season could have had a different ending. Sure, it could have ended with a National Championship game victory over Ohio State, but it could have also ended a round earlier.
If you're looking for style points in a College Football Playoff contender late in the year, then South Bend, Indiana, was the place to be Saturday as No.
No. 11 USC entered Friday’s contest against No. 24 Notre Dame as the favorites, but the Fighting Irish protected homecourt, winning 61-59. It was a close game throughout, with eight lead changes and nine ties.
As of now, after 10 football games of the 2025 season, the CFP committee believes that Notre Dame is one of the best 12 teams in the country, despite having two painful losses on the ledger.
Head coach Marcus Freeman and Notre Dame football have been recruiting on an extremely high level over the last few cycles. While the Fighting Irish are recruiting some very highly ranked players during his tenure, this staff has also made it a habit of trusting their evaluation of some under-recruited talent.
Notre Dame checked in ninth in this week's College Football Playoff rankings, still above Miami, another 8-2 squad, but one that happened to beat the Fighting Irish back in Week 1.
Things have been heating up quickly between Notre Dame football and 2026 McDonald (Pa.) Fort Cherry four-star safety target Matt Sieg. While Sieg is still technically committed to the Penn State Nittany Lions, that feels like a formality at this point.
With just a couple of games left for each team, the playoff push and drama around the CFP rankings are intensifying. As for Notre Dame, it received good
The College Football Playoff committee really likes the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. A whole lot, it seems. And they're willing to move the goalposts all over the place to back up that argument.
When Notre Dame (8-2) came in at No. 9 in Tuesday’s College Football Playoff rankings reveal, many of the old talking points came back out. For the many Irish haters, this was unacceptable.
Each week, Yardbarker monitors the 2026 NFL Draft, scheduled April 23-25 in Pittsburgh. From a Notre Dame running back to a Toledo defensive back, here are five players we're tracking.
This is it. This is the last barrier between Notre Dame, and a spot in the College Football Playoff … Maybe. Even at 10-2, there’s still the question of who else will be available.