Notre Dame Football
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Notre Dame Rebuilt Its Defensive Line – And It Shows This Spring
If there was clear weakness in Notre Dame’s defense early in the 2025 season, it was along the interior of the defensive line. The Irish simply didn’t have the size…
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Chris Ash Enters Year 2 at Notre Dame With Momentum — and New Challenges
At this time a year ago, Chris Ash was still figuring everything out. He was learning the roster, building relationships with players and staff, and installing a defensive system on…
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Notre Dame Has a September Problem – Marcus Freeman Is Trying to Fix It
For all of the progress Notre Dame has made under Marcus Freeman, one issue has lingered: slow starts. Whether it’s early in games or early in seasons, the Irish haven’t…
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2026 Notre Dame Spring Football Roster
After a 2025 season that saw the Fighting Irish narrowly miss the College Football Playoff, Marcus Freeman’s squad is back on the practice field this spring with one goal in…
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Coordinator Continuity Giving Notre Dame an Early Edge in 2026
For the first time in Marcus Freeman’s tenure, Notre Dame enters a season with real continuity at the coordinator level. Both sides of the ball return intact, giving the Irish…
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Marcus Freeman Wants Notre Dame’s Next QB to Come From Within — But the Portal Isn’t Closed
If there was one clear philosophical takeaway from Marcus Freeman’s opening spring press conference, it wasn’t just about who will back up CJ Carr this season. It was about how…
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Behind CJ Carr, Notre Dame’s QB Competition Is Just Getting Started
There’s no mystery at the top of Notre Dame’s quarterback depth chart heading into spring. CJ Carr is firmly entrenched as QB1 and a potential Heisman front-runner. Behind Carr, though,…
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Remembering Lou Holtz: The Coach Who Brought Notre Dame Back to the Top
The Notre Dame football community lost one of its most iconic figures in school history today as legendary head coach Lou Holtz passed away. Few individuals in the long and…
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Replacing the Irreplaceable: How Notre Dame Nailed the Mike Mickens Replacement
When Mike Mickens, one of the most respected defensive backs coaches in college football, departed Notre Dame’s staff to take a role with the Baltimore Ravens, many Irish fans understandably…
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Jason Onye’s Return Adds Needed Stability to Notre Dame’s Interior Defensive Line
Notre Dame got more good news on Tuesday when the NCAA approved a sixth year of eligibility for Jason Onye, further solidifying an interior defensive line that looked thin not…
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Breaking Down Notre Dame’s Improved Post-Portal Wide Receiver Room
Notre Dame enters the 2026 season with one of its deepest and most intriguing wide receiver rooms of the Marcus Freeman era. After leaning heavily on transfers and role players…
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Grand Finale: One Last Impact Transfer Completes Notre Dame’s Haul
Notre Dame’s work in the transfer portal was already productive. With the addition of Tionne Gray from Oregon on Thursday, it became definitive. The Irish entered this portal cycle with…
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Marcus Freeman on Notre Dame’s Portal Class: Why These Additions Fit
Marcus Freeman did not spend his press conference trying to sell a splashy transfer portal haul. Instead, he framed Notre Dame’s portal work as targeted, intentional, and built around relationships…
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More Portal Fireworks as Notre Dame Fills Major Roster Gaps
Notre Dame did not overwhelm the transfer portal on Tuesday with volume, but the Irish made their moves count. The additions of defensive tackle Francis Brewu, wide receiver Mylan Graham,…
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Notre Dame Lands Former 5-Star WR Mylan Graham from Ohio State
Notre Dame added a major piece to its 2026 roster with the commitment of former Ohio State wide receiver Mylan Graham, giving the Irish one of the highest-upside offensive additions…
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Notre Dame Lands Defensive Tackle Francis Brewu to Address Biggest Roster Need
Notre Dame finally checked off its most pressing transfer portal need with the addition of Francis Brewu, a move that directly reshapes the interior of the defensive line heading into…
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Notre Dame Delivers Portal Fireworks After Slow Start
After a relatively quiet start to the transfer portal last week, Marcus Freeman and Notre Dame flipped the switch in a big way on Monday. The Irish added four players…
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Notre Dame Bolsters the Secondary with Pair of Portal Corners
Notre Dame addressed the defensive backfield in a meaningful way on Monday by landing commitments from cornerbacks DJ McKinney (Colorado) and Jayden Sanders (Michigan). Both were highly rated portal targets…
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Full Circle: Keon Keeley Returns to Notre Dame Through Transfer Portal
Notre Dame added Keon Keeley, an edge defender from Alabama, via the transfer portal, bringing the physically gifted defensive end back into the Irish program after failing to sign the…
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Notre Dame Lands Former Ohio State WR Quincy Porter Out of the Transfer Portal
Notre Dame added another significant piece to its 2026 roster this week, landing former Ohio State wide receiver Quincy Porter out of the transfer portal. The addition continues a productive…
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Notre Dame Trending for Former 5-Star WR in the Transfer Portal
Notre Dame is trending in its transfer portal recruitment of former Ohio State wide receiver Mylan Graham, as multiple national reporters logged expert predictions today projecting him to land in…
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Another Wideout Visitor Added as Notre Dame Looks to Build Momentum
Notre Dame continues to add names to its transfer portal visitor list this week, with Ohio State wide receiver Mylan Graham scheduled to visit South Bend today. Graham isn’t a…
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Familiar Face Could Help Swing Notre Dame’s Portal Fortunes
Former Alabama defensive end Keon Keeley is expected to visit Notre Dame Fighting Irish tomorrow, offering a bit of overdue positive momentum in what has otherwise been a slow start…
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Couple More Portal Target Off the Board for Notre Dame
Monday was not much kinder to Notre Dame Fighting Irish than Sunday, as two more prospects linked to the Irish came off the board. Massive defensive tackle Horace Lockett opted…
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Notre Dame Lines Up a Major Portal Visit With All American EDGE
Notre Dame has added a high-profile edge defender to its transfer portal visitor list, as All-American Utah defensive end John Henry Daley is expected on campus this week, according to…
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