Irish Breakdown
After a slow start, Notre Dame dominates portal period
John Kennedy|

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Notre Dame landed Spencer Porath (Purdue) via the portal on Tuesday, but officially lost Preston Zinter (Rice) and Taebron Bennie-Powell (Boise State).
Jared Shlensky|
With the addition of Mylan Graham, the Fighting Irish have landed two wide receivers from the Buckeyes in as many days.
Mason Plummer|
The Fighting Irish badly needed talent at defensive tackle and just got one in Pitt's Francis Brewu.
Mason Plummer|
The Irish bounced back in a big way in the transfer portal after a silent first week.
John Kennedy|
There is better than a 50% chance that a former Notre Dame player wins a Super Bowl ring this year based on the remaining teams in the NFL Playoffs.
Nick Shepkowski|
Notre Dame gets a boost in transfer portal recruiting thanks to looser rules from the university itself.
Nick Shepkowski|
The Irish have had a bumpy ride heading into 2026, but everything is working out.
John Kennedy|
Notre Dame may have had a slow start to the transfer portal window but the Irish are adding big names in quickly.
Nick Shepkowski|

Football

Even after insisting he's coming back, the NFL's apparent pursuit of Marcus Freeman will not subside

Recruiting

Despite an incredibly slow start to the transfer portal window, Notre Dame is still in great shape for 2026

Basketball

Hannah Hidalgo had another monster game on Sunday after dropping 31 points, eight rebounds, six assists & seven steals against North Carolina.

Film Room

Kennedy Urlacher turned a lot of heads in the second half of Notre Dame's rout of Purdue

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Kenneth Teape|
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Nick Ziegler|
Kaleb Annett signs with UCF
Bob Lundeberg|
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Shayni Maitra|
Rutgers wrestling recovered from an early deficit but failed to complete the comeback in a defeat.
Shayni Maitra|
Rutgers field hockey alum Lucy Bannatyne earned selection to Team New Zealand A for the Women’s Summer of Hockey.
Shayni Maitra|
It was another action-packed weekend of Mountain West men’s basketball, and newcomer Grand Canyon scored the biggest victory of the conference season to date. 
Bob Lundeberg|
New Iowa State Cyclones quarterback Jaylen Raynor has shared what people can expect from the team's offense.
Kenneth Teape|