Irish Breakdown
Oddsmakers and analysts agree the Fighting Irish are one of the top teams heading into the 2026 college football season.
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Notre Dame had a rough start to baseball season Friday night, but overcame it by winning on Saturday and Sunday in South Florida.
Nick Shepkowski|
Notre Dame will enter the 2026 season as a national championship favorite. Is "championship or bust" fair for any team, including Notre Dame, though?
Nick Shepkowski|
Chris Ash is looking for more consistency in Year Two from the defensive side of the ball.
John Kennedy|
Notre Dame offered a pair of four-star prospects on Wednesday in Tae Walden Jr. and Aidan O'Neil.
Jared Shlensky|
Notre Dame was in desperate need of a win and got it as it disposed of Georgia Tech on Valentine's Day in South Bend.
Nick Shepkowski|
Mike Denbrock has plenty of new players and parts to navigate on the Irish attack.
John Kennedy|
Notre Dame would have fared well in a 24-team playoff last year, but that can't keep me from hating the idea of expanding the playoff as a whole.
Nick Shepkowski|
Former Notre Dame commit Keon Keeley flipped to Alabama out of high school, but now he's back with the Irish.
Jack Ankony|

Football

With offensive coordinator Brian Hartline leaving Ohio State to become South Florida's head coach, the door was open for Notre Dame to add wide receivers Quincy Porter and Mylan Graham.

Recruiting

Notre Dame is set to host one of the nation's top overall recruits for the annual spring game in April. Find out more about the prospect here.

Basketball

Can Pope Leo perform a miracle and make Notre Dame basketball respectable again?

Film Room

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

More College

Which record can Milan Momcilovic break this season?
Nick Ziegler|
Head Coach Steve Pikiell faces a blizzard of questions this off-season. Here are three three of the keys that are essential to a successful 2026-27 campaign.
John Catapano|
Which program record was set for the Iowa State Cyclones on Saturday?
Nick Ziegler|
An Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball star lands with the Golden State Warriors in a recent NBA mock draft.
Kenneth Teape|
Grand Canyon, San Diego State, Utah State all go down
Bob Lundeberg|
Should the Iowa State Cyclones be concerned following a loss?
Nick Ziegler|
The Iowa State Cyclones are joining the fray for a Class of 2027 tight end with a visit scheduled with the Auburn Tigers already.
Kenneth Teape|
The San Diego State Aztecs got outplayed on both ends of the court in losing their second straight game, 83-74 at Colorado State on Saturday.  That means their
Bernie Wilson|