It has been a rough two weeks for the entire Irish ecosystem. First, Notre Dame did not play a complete and solid football game against BYU and suffered its first loss of 2026 as a result.
When I was working in sports radio in Chicago, former Michigan State wide receiver Muhsin Muhammad was cut by the Bears and gave an all-time quote, stating,
The Notre Dame schedule is better than it gets credit for, the team is fantastic, and yet when it had the chance to flex its muscle and show just how good it was … (cue the sad trombone) womp, womp.
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.
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.
Saturday came and went during Notre Dame's 2026 bye week, and the Fighting Irish got mixed results against opponents they'd faced before. Most notably, previously ranked No.
Wisconsin has two losses this year, dropping the games against current No. 6 Notre Dame and unbeaten No. 7 UCLA. It just dominated USC last night; they have the same 6-2 record, and … USC is 25, Wisconsin 27.
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.
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 football uses its bye week to regroup before a stretch with almost no margin for error. How does the final run play out? The bye week arrives at the right time for Notre Dame football.
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.
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 wants a bigger College Football Playoff, and Marcus Freeman isn’t pretending it’s about what’s best for college football. The Irish are riding a 16-game winning streak and sitting at No.
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.
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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