Welcome to the day after New Year's Day, one of the most important on the college football calendar. Sure, there are still playoff games going on, but the shape of the 2026 season to come takes big form the next two weeks as the transfer portal is officially open.
Notre Dame leading wide receiver Jordan Faison will not play lacrosse in 2026 as he focuses solely on football. A midfielder, Faison had 9 goals and 5 assists for the lacrosse team last season.
After it was announced that Kenny Minchey had lost the starting quarterback job at Notre Dame to CJ Carr, it was always clear that he was going to be on the move in the following offseason.
When the transfer portal officially opened up this week, everyone and their mother knew that Notre Dame would be pursuing defensive tackles heavily. With
Over the years, Notre Dame football has had quite a few transfer portal success stories. Like every program, however, there are also going to be some misses along the way, and head coach Marcus Freeman’s squad has also had their fair share.
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish is one of the best programs in college football history. According to College Football Reference, the Fighting Irish have a 916-327-33 all-time record and 13 national championships.
There was a time not all that long ago that the future of Notre Dame at quarterback could be stated in two words. Deuce Knight. Knight was of course a five-star recruit from Mississippi, and announced his commitment to the Fighting Irish the week of the Ohio State game back in 2023.
Notre Dame football was dealt a difficult blow this week when it was announced that defensive end Joshua Burnham was entering the transfer portal. Head
The name Deuce Knight is going to live in infamy with Notre Dame football fandom for a long, long time. Once committed to the Fighting Irish for over a year, the 6-4, 217-pound signal caller eventually opted to decommit last October.
Notre Dame nation has had a long, rough last few weeks. From the disappointment of the CFP snub, to the national moral outrage after declining the ever-so-prestigious Pop Tart Bowl, losing the USC rivalry, to nonstop clickbait about Marcus Freeman and the NFL, it's been a lot.
Notre Dame HC Marcus Freeman indicated he will return to Notre Dame for the 2026 season, per his social media. Per SI.com’s Pat Forde, Freeman informed two interested NFL franchises that he’s returning to Notre Dame.
The exclusion of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish from the 2025-26 College Football Playoff has intensified discussions about the long-term plans of head coach Marcus Freeman.
If the Notre Dame Fighting Irish is still really a Catholic football team, it would seem that neither the university nor its priests have warned the program or fanbase about the deadly sin of pride.
USC and Notre Dame will pause an illustrious college football rivalry for the immediate future. The two programs confirmed Monday that USC and Notre Dame will not play each other in 2026.
In a move that feels a bit like trading a vintage muscle car for a sensible sedan, Notre Dame has officially announced a home-and-home series with BYU for the 2026 and 2027 seasons.
The announcement of the 2025 College Football Playoff bracket on December 7 triggered immediate backlash across the sport. Notre Dame, finishing the regular season with a strong record and positioned in the top tier of national rankings, found itself excluded from the 12-team field.