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Notre Dame came one game away from its first National Championship since 1988 last season. The Irish should once again be in the College Football Playoff hunt, although Notre Dame lost a couple of key contributors from last year's 14-2 team.  Like many of the National Championship contenders, Notre Dame enters the 2025 season with

5. Golden Tate, 2007-2009, Wide Receiver 4. Jeff Samardzija, 2003-2006, Wide Receiver A two-sport star, Samardzija eventually went pro in the sport that might have been his second-best. Samardzija showed flashes as a sophomore in 2004, but turned into a star his junior year. The Valparaiso, Indiana native hauled in 2,593 receiving yards during his

Getty Images Three-star wide receiver Devin Fitzgerald, the son of NFL legend Larry Fitzgerald, committed to Notre Dame on Saturday over Clemson, Stanford and UCLA. The Brophy College Preparatory product out of Phoenix, Arizona, is the latest player to commit to Notre Dame in the 2026 recruiting class, as the Fighting Irish currently hold the

Pete Bevacqua, Notre Dame stand alone This is a delicate and tricky place to be for certain, but Bevacqua can and has more than held his own in his vigorous defense of Notre Dame and its place in the CFP world. Bevacqua collects huge win for Notre Dame Under the new CFP straight seeding format

Notre Dame and USC are two of the greatest brands in the history of college football. Their rivalry stretches back nearly 100 years, since Knute Rockne's wife allegedly convinced her husband that a trip to Southern California every two years would be a nice perk.  Since then, the schools have combined for 24 national championships

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The USC Trojans and Notre Dame Fighting Irish have the longest intersectional college football rivalry; 2026 will be the 96th meeting of the greatest intersectional rivalry in college football. The winner gets year-long possession of the jeweled Shillelagh. However, is the rivalry at risk? USC and Notre Dame have not scheduled games beyond the 2026

Nebraska football's transfer portal class got another major bump Sunday. Offensive lineman Rocco Spindler has committed to the Huskers. He has one season of eligibility remaining. Rhule No. 1: Run the Damn Ball pic.twitter.com/tjuRbhlmde — Rocco Spindler (@RoccoSpindler92) February 2, 2025 Spindler spent the last four seasons at Notre Dame. During the Irish's run through