Football Game Day – Notre Dame vs. Alabama, November 1976.A banner hanging between Grace and Flanner Halls that reads “Beat ‘Bama.” | Notre Dame Archives The Irish hopes were kept alive by Sophomore Rusty Lisch Last year during the offseason, I did a series of posts on “Notre Dame Football Firsts.” This year I thought I’d delve into the heart-pounding, hair-raising moments that have defined Notre Dame football history. From improbable comebacks to jaw-dropping plays, Notre Dame’s legacy is studded with wild and crazy victories that have left fans exhilarated and opponents shell-shocked. Join m ..read more

A quick 8 Despite Notre Dame’s awful ACC record, the Irish are just one game below .500 thanks to their dominance in out-of-conference play. On Wednesday, the Irish got done in 8 innings after run-ruling Purdue Fort Wayne, 15-5, in South Bend. From the ND press release via Claire Kramer: Irish Run-Rule Purdue Fort Wayne in Eight Innings, 15-5 SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Notre Dame (17-18) met Purdue Fort Wayne (13-23) in a midweek showdown, as the Irish’s multi-homer performance pushed them to victory. Starting RHP Tobey McDonough delivered the heat early into the matchup, striking out five out of se ..read more

Watching Notre Dame Football > Not Watching Notre Dame Football Welcome to Hot and Cold Takes: Spring Game. As a reminder to all of the readers, this is HEAVILY driven by you. To recap: the format allows for readers and fans to leave their own takes for the game, both HOT and COLD. As a recap, a HOT take is one that may cause some controversy, but will allow you to say, “CALLED IT!”. A COLD take is still impressive, but is generally more reasonable/expected. This week is a bit unique, since the Spring game is generally wrought with anticipation, yet leaves much to be desired. HOWEVAAAAA. N ..read more

Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images The 6’4” guard brings length, shooting, and experience to an Irish team that could use all those things After a generally busy last few weeks of the Transfer Portal period that actually seemed pretty quiet for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish men’s basketball program specifically, Micah Shrewsberry and his Irish staff have finally managed to lock-in one of the 2-3 key transfers they’re hoping to add for the 2024-2025 season. Go Irish☘️ pic.twitter.com/QPXb1dvl3t — Mush (@MattAllocco) April 17, 2024 Matt Allocco, a senior guard from Princeton who entered the Port ..read more

Photo by G Fiume/Getty Images Something in the Orange tells me we’re not done With the reopening of the college football transfer portal we will likely see quite a bit of movement all over the country. Two former Notre Dame athletes that already announced their intentions to enter the transfer portal, have now found news homes — one in football and one in basketball. This must be some type of Dutch conspiracy against the Roman church that has its roots with William of Orange — right? Just nod your head. Clarence Lewis announced his decision to take his talents to a dome named after a cell phon ..read more

Photo by Isaiah Vazquez/Getty Images Gone The transfer portal reopened on Tuesday and only one Notre Dame football player made a jump to leave, and that was punter Bryce McFerson. “Being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus” -Philippians 1:6 pic.twitter.com/95DnSxGAjB — Bryce McFerson (@BryceMcferson) April 16, 2024 McFerson was Notre Dame’s starting punter last season. The North Carolina native averaged 45.1 yards per punt in 2023. Bryce only punted the ball 38 times, so he did not qualify for national rankings ..read more

Irish get another OOC win Notre Dame may be having problems with its ACC schedule this season, but it continues to rattle off wins out of conference. On Tuesday, the Irish held on to a 7-6 lead to take down Valparaiso. From the ND press release via Claire Kramer: Notre Dame Fends Off Late Push to Earn 7-6 Victory Over Valpo SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Notre Dame (16-18) held on for a 7-6 win over Valparaiso (11-23), staving off a ninth-inning comeback attempt from the Beacons to improve to 6-4 at home. INF Connor Hincks led the Irish at the plate, nearly hitting for the cycle with a single, triple an ..read more

Ross Burgmaster leads the Irish onto the field on Long Island | Photo Credit: Fred Assaf Ben Ramsey’s goal with 6.4 seconds to go (off a great feed from Chris Kavanagh) brings it home for the Irish On a Sunday afternoon on Long Island, the #1 ranked Notre Dame Fighting Irish lacrosse team beat the Cornell Big Red by a final score of 18-17. It was a thrilling back and forth matchup and the Irish were able to get the game-winning goal on a Ben Ramsey bouncer from up top, off a nice feed from Chris Kavanagh, with 6.4 ticks left to play. It was the sixth straight win for the boys and we moved to 8 ..read more

Photo by Robin Alam/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Every program needs a benchmark There’s been a changing of the guard in college football. Nick Saban retired from Alabama, the head coach who just won the national title went to the NFL, and the coach who just lost in the national title game took over for Saban. Will those coaching changes have a massive impact on the programs involved? It seems likely that Washington will suffer more than Michigan or Bama, especially since the Wolverines are promoting from within and the Crimson Tide have a decade-and-a-half of championship architecture. Bu ..read more

Photo by Nick Cammett/Diamond Images via Getty Images A look back on recent linebackers who were drafted and key stats/prediction poll for the 2024 prospects. The 2024 NFL Draft is almost upon us! The First Round will kick off on Thursday, April 25 and the last pick will be called on Saturday, April 27. As usual, Notre Dame has several players who will be in the Draft mix. As we get closer to the event, I’m going to be doing some analyses of key ND position groups. The numbers will focus on providing some background on the Irish Draft picks for position groups (2013-2023) as well as career sta ..read more