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Notre Dame Football Lands Its Biggest Recruit Yet: What Does It All Mean?

Notre Dame has landed a massive commitment, literally and figuratively, from interior defensive lineman. Alister Vallejo. At 6-3 and 310 pounds before his senior season of high school football, Vallejo could be a huge piece for the Irish to clog up the middle and pressure opposing quarterbacks.

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Notre Dame’s Jordan Botelho Sidelined for Four Months

Notre Dame defensive end Jordan Botelho suffered a torn pectoral muscle and will miss four months. Botelho started the 2024 season on a strong note before injuring his knee in the third game of the season, a 66-7 win over Purdue.

College Football News / Athlon Sports / June 14

Notre Dame Secondary Ranked As The No. 3 DB Group In College Football

Notre Dame has quickly become one of the nation's best secondaries in recent seasons and that should continue in 2025. Led by secondary coach Mike Mickens,

Jordan Botelho News / Athlon Sports / June 13

Notre Dame End Jordan Botelho Suffers An Injury, Will Be Out For Four Months

Notre Dame suffered a number of crushing defensive line injuries in 2024, and now another early injury will set back the line in 2025. Irish Breakdown has confirmed that veteran defensive end Jordan Botelho has suffered a torn pectoral muscle and will miss at least four months.

Notre Dame Fighting Irish News / Athlon Sports / June 13

Notre Dame Star Leonard Moore Named The No. 1 Cornerback By Lindy's Sports

The offseason accolades continue to pile up for Notre Dame sophomore cornerback Leonard Moore. He has been named to Athlon Sports and Lindy's preseason first team All-American teams on defense.

Notre Dame Fighting Irish News / Athlon Sports / June 12

Defensive Tackle Deven Robertson Made A Strong Impression On Notre Dame Coaches As Irish Invasion

Notre Dame was incredibly active when it came to handing out scholarship offers to 2027 defensive lineman during the Pot of Gold offer event. One of the top players to earn an offer from the Irish was Hattiesburg (Miss.) Oak Grove big man Deven Robertson.

Notre Dame Fighting Irish News / A to Z Sports / June 12

Notre Dame legacy has been putting up unreal numbers this offseason, and the Fighting Irish have been taking notice

Notre Dame football has made it a habit of attracting the sons of former Fighting Irish and NFL players, and you can extend that to all legacies. You can look at the current roster and see players like Bryce Young, Jerome Bettis Jr., and James Flanigan, and memories will begin.

Notre Dame Fighting Irish News / Notre Dame Fighting Irish on SI / June 11

Recruiting Shock: Notre Dame Loses 2 Elite Recruits to Michigan

For those of us that follow recruiting closely, it is a constant game of ebbs and flows. You win some and you lose some, however some losses are much easier to stomach than others.

Notre Dame Fighting Irish News / Notre Dame Fighting Irish on SI / June 11

Notre Dame Football: All-Time Record vs. SEC Teams

College football can't get discussed long on a national level without Notre Dame or the Southeastern Conference quickly being brought up. Both are two of the biggest lightning rods for criticism in the sport and both have some of the most passionate fans you'll find anywhere.

Notre Dame Fighting Irish News / Notre Dame Fighting Irish on SI / June 11

Notre Dame’s 2025 SEC Road Trip: Kickoff Time Officially Announced

Notre Dame football plays two SEC teams in 2025, hosting Texas A&M on Sept. 13 and traveling to Arkansas on Sept. 27. We already knew that Notre Dame's date with Texas A&M would be a night game, but on Wednesday found out it's trip to Arkansas will get an early start as kickoff is scheduled for 12:00 p.m.

College Football News / A to Z Sports / June 11

Latest Notre Dame recruiting news ends a couple of tough days for the Fighting Irish staff and the 2026 recruiting class

It has been a tough week for the Notre Dame football staff, and more specifically, the recruiting operation. Head coach Marcus Freeman has been busy putting together a tremendous 2026 class so far, and a big reason for that is the work that defensive line coach Al Washington has been putting in.

Notre Dame Fighting Irish News / Athlon Sports / June 11

Elite 2027 Wide Receiver Quentin Burrell Continues Building A Strong Bond With Notre Dame

The Midwest is loaded with talented wide receivers in the 2027 class, and one of the best of the best is Chicago (Ill.) Mount Carmel standout Quentin Burrell.

Notre Dame Fighting Irish News / Notre Dame Fighting Irish on SI / June 11

Rival Coach Scouts Notre Dame Football Ahead of 2025 Season

Notre Dame football came within one victory of ending its 37 year national championship drought last season, making it all the way to the College Football Playoff National Championship Game before falling to Ohio State.

Notre Dame Fighting Irish News / Notre Dame Fighting Irish on SI / June 10

Athlon Sports Reveals Notre Dame’s 2025 Postseason Fate

We've nearly reached the midway point of June which means that college football preview magazine time is upon us. Sure, the majority of these things were written months ago, before the transfer portal took full effect and before the latest updates to the College Football Playoff were made.

College Football News / Yardbarker / June 10

Michigan gets another huge recruiting win over Notre Dame

Sherrone Moore, Michigan get another huge recruiting win over Notre Dame

The Michigan Wolverines are slowly but surely putting together an impressive 2026 recruiting class.

Michigan gets massive recruiting win over Notre Dame

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Notre Dame Fighting Irish News / Notre Dame Fighting Irish on SI / June 10

Notre Dame Football Offers Freshman All-American Defender

Marcus Freeman knows defense as well as anyone in college football, and he made a bold statement on Monday when he offered freshman Darieon Prescott (Bolingbrook, Ill.) a scholarship.

Notre Dame Fighting Irish News / Notre Dame Fighting Irish on SI / June 10

Will Notre Dame Win the Battle for Important Defensive Lineman Over Michigan?

One of the biggest Notre Dame recruiting targets, both literally and figuratively in the 2026 recruiting class, is set to make his college commitment on Tuesday night.

Jeremiyah Love News / Athlon Sports / June 9

Notre Dame RB Jeremiyah Love Has Awkward Update on QB Battle

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish are coming off of a season that saw them go from biggest disappointment in the sport after losing to Northern Illinois, to making it all the way to the title game.

Notre Dame Fighting Irish News / Notre Dame Fighting Irish on SI / June 9

3 Must-Keep 50/50 Recruits for Notre Dame Football

Summer recruiting is a hodge-podge of paranoidly protecting the signees you already have, slyly approaching players already committed elsewhere, and trying not to drown in the torrent of transfer portal news.

Notre Dame Fighting Irish News / A to Z Sports / June 9

Conflicting reports continue as Notre Dame football gets set for their final pitch to elite five-star athlete Joey O’Brien

When elite 2026 five-star athlete Joey O’Brien set his commitment date for June 20th, it appeared that the pecking order of his top schools was beginning to solidify itself.

Notre Dame Fighting Irish News / Notre Dame Fighting Irish on SI / June 8