Notre Dame enters the 2025 college football season ranked sixth in the AP Poll. That says Notre Dame is a national championship contender, but also acknowledges a question mark that's obvious.
While everyone is getting ready for the college football and NFL seasons to begin, high school football is also right around the corner. The 2025 season
The Associated Press unveiled its preseason Top 25 Poll, setting in stone the media’s expectations for the 2025 college football season. Notre Dame slotted in at sixth, despite finishing as last year’s national runners-up.
For the first time in quite a while, Notre Dame fans have to deal with a legitimate quarterback battle heading into the 2025 college football season. In one corner, you have redshirt freshman CJ Carr, once considered a borderline five-star player in the 2024 recruiting class, and considered the “golden child” by some.
Losing fourth-string running back Kedren Young to a season-ending injury does put a damper on the Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team, but it is not the end of the world.
Notre Dame put together a great run in 2024. The Irish ran the table from their third game on to the brink of a championship, led by a terrific defense and a run-minded, gritty QB in Riley Leonard.
For some, it was a historic season for Notre Dame football in 2024. After losing to Northern Illinois earlier in the season, there was a section of the schedule where doubts crept in, and a lot of people wondered about where this program was heading under head coach Marcus Freeman.
I’m just going to say the first thing that was on my mind when I saw the release of the AP Preseason Poll and Notre Dame’s 6th place standing. I don’t miss Brian Kelly.
Unless you have been living under a rock, you know that Notre Dame football is in the middle of a heated quarterback battle. In one corner, we have redshirt freshman CJ Carr.
For Notre Dame football, the 2024 season was a coming-out party of sorts as the Fighting Irish went 14-2 and won three playoff games en route to a national championship game appearance.
When former Notre Dame offensive lineman Blake Fisher opted to enter the 2024 NFL Draft class with eligibility remaining, that decision was met with some second guessing.
CJ Carr's recruitment to Notre Dame was a big deal. Everyone was well aware of his last name and what that meant. Carr was born into Michigan Football royalty due to his grandfather's time as head coach of the Wolverines.
Even through bouts of injury and illness in 2024, Jeremiyah Love became a household name as one of the most electric players in college football. Now, entering 2025, Love will start the year as a Heisman hopeful and will certainly be the top player opposing teams will try to stop in hopes of defeating Notre Dame.
The NFL decided to space out the first week of the NFL preseason, with three games on Thursday, three more on Friday, and eight more on Saturday. And just like on Thursday and Friday, Notre Dame had some more football alums stand out on Saturday.
Notre Dame has added yet another major player to its 2026 recruiting class by landing a commitment from Sarasota (Fla.) Cardinal Mooney defensive lineman Elijah Golden.
Star 2026 defensive lineman Elijah Golden has committed to Notre Dame. The 6-4, 275-pounder chose the Fighting Irish over a final grouping of Alabama, Oklahoma, and Virginia Tech.
Marcus Freeman and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish are entering the college football season looking for vengeance after losing the national title. Freeman is heading into his fourth season with the historic program.
Notre Dame cornerback Leonard Moore has emerged as one of the most recognized and respected cornerbacks in the nation heading into the 2025 season. Sporting News is the latest outlet to name Moore a preseason All-American player, with the Texas native earning first team honors.