Irish Breakdown answers listener questions on a variety of subjects on today's show On today's show Irish Breakdown answers subscriber/listener questions about Notre Dame football, women's basketball, baseball and softball.  Some of today's topics include: * How much could Notre Dame charge people to watch Benjamin Morrison go head to head with Tobias Merriweather in practice? * Things to do before the Blue-Gold game. * The commitment of Anthonie Knapp. * Men's and women's Final Four picks. * ND women's commit Hannah Hidalgo winning McDonald's All-American game MVP. * Does Dara Mabrey ha ..read more

Georgia offensive tackle Anthonie Knapp has committed to Notre Dame Notre Dame has added another commitment to its highly ranked 2024 class by landing Roswell (Ga.) High School offensive lineman Anthonie Knapp. Knapp picked Notre Dame over Penn State, North Carolina, NC State and Georgia Tech. The 6-4, 265-pound blocker visited Notre Dame last week and was offered during the visit. Knapp silently committed to the Fighting Irish around the time of the visit and went public today.  Knapp is an offensive tackle for Roswell but Notre Dame is recruiting him as an interior player. He will likel ..read more

Notre Dame's second-year defensive coordinator has pared things down this spring Al Golden has rolled into spring football with a different vibe. Notre Dame’s defensive coordinator was taking his first steps back on a college football campus a year ago at this time after six seasons as and NFL assistant coach. He left the Cincinnati Bengals after their run to the Super Bowl and landed at Notre Dame with about a month to spare before spring practice began for the Irish. The environment was new for him and he was another new face and scheme for Irish defensive players to learn. Golden was the th ..read more

Talented 2025 pass rusher Christopher Burgess goes in depth on recent Notre Dame visit This past weekend was a busy one for the Notre Dame coaching and recruiting staff. With spring practice fully underway, the staff also welcomed a flurry of talented recruits in the 2024 and 2025 recruiting classes. Among the talented group of players, 2025 Chicago (Ill.) Simeon defensive end Christopher Burgess made the trip to campus for the first time since the Stanford game last season. That game visit was rushed, giving Burgess little time to really get the full scope of the Notre Dame program. This visi ..read more

Notre Dame extends an offer to 2024 standout defender Chris Cole Notre Dame added another talented defender to the 2024 recruiting board on Tuesday, extending an offer to Salem (Va.) High School athlete Chris Cole. The Virginia standout has one of the more intriguing and unique physical profiles of any player in the class. Cole’s recruiting ranking does not match his offer list currently. As of right now, he is rated as a three-star recruit and the No. 61 linebacker in the 2024 recruiting class according to 247Sports. Despite that oddly low ranking, Cole currently holds an impressive offer ..read more

A look at the finalists for Georgia offensive lineman Anthonie Knapp, who is making a commitment today Roswell (Ga.) High School offensive lineman Anthonie Knapp is ready to wind down his recruitment. The 6-4, 265-pounder will decide between Notre Dame, Penn State, NC State, North Carolina and Georgia Tech. Knapp will make his decision at 5:30 PM ET, and Irish Breakdown will go live to discuss his decision. The Roswell star has seen his recruitment heat up in recent weeks, with Notre Dame jumping in with an offer last week. Here is a look at Knapp's five finalists and where things stand ..read more

Irish Breakdown discusses Notre Dame football as well as men's basketball on today's show We start the show by discussing whether coaches or players get more benefit from spring practice. Marcus Freeman, Gerad Parker, Lorenzo Styles, and Holden Staes are among the Irish players and coaches who come up during the discussion.  Next, Tom Noie from the South Bend Tribune joins the show to discuss Notre Dame hiring Micah Shrewsberry as men's basketball coach. They discuss former Penn State recruit Braeden Shrewsberry following his dad to South Bend as well as the possibility of players li ..read more

A look at the top prospects that Notre Dame will be hosting this week during practices Notre Dame is going to have yet another HUGE recruiting weekend coming up. The Irish have practice on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, and there will be a ton of players on campus, including a number of big time prospects for the Irish. Here's a run down: NOTRE DAME COMMITS Leonard Moore, CB, Round Rock (Texas) High School - He'll be on campus Friday and Saturday. Karson Hobbs, CB, Cincinnati (Ohio) Moeller - He'll be on campus for practice on Saturday 2024 PROSPECTS Kaleb Beasley, CB, Nashville (Tenn.) Lipsc ..read more

Recruiting well in Chicago is a crucial ingredient to Notre Dame recruiting at a high level in the 2024 and 2025 classes Chicago used to be such an important part of recruiting success for Notre Dame, and after years of that not being the case, the area is once again becoming a vital piece to success for the Irish on the recruiting trail. Notre Dame made a living recruiting Chicago for decades, but that has faded in recent years. Some Chicago area standouts on the 1988 national title team include Irish legend Chris Zorich, Tim Grunhard, George Streeter, Jeff Alm and Stan Smagala. All five play ..read more

Notre Dame extends an offer to dynamic two-way athlete Alex Graham Notre Dame is in the midst of putting together another outstanding recruiting class in 2024. They are also currently putting together a phenomenal board for the 2025 cycle, including offering Detroit (Mich.) Cass Tech cornerback Alex Graham on Monday. Graham is considered a Top 100 caliber recruit by two different major recruiting platforms. He ranks as the No. 42 overall player and No. 2 athlete in the 2025 recruiting class according to the On3 Industry ranking. On the Rivals ranking, Graham also sits very high, currently p ..read more