Josh Pate Picks Winner of Notre Dame vs. Pitt

PFF College Football Show: Notre Dame vs. Pitt

Domer Chris Quinn' "CQ Play" Wins Game for Heat!

 

Advance the bottom video to the 1:34 mark to see Chris Quinn's handiwork in Miami... 

How Notre Dame Hosts a CFB Playoff Game @ Home

With Notre Dame currently sitting one spot away from hosting a College Football Playoff game -- I took a look at what we would need to see happen to ensure the Fighting Irish move up a spot over the next four weeks: 

 

#9 Notre Dame must win all three of its games -- beat #22 Pitt and roll over Syracuse and Stanford.

 

#8 Oregon has this left -- lose one of these games and I believe Notre Dame jumps them:

• Minnesota
• #17 USC
• @ Washington

 

#7  Ole Miss has this left -- lose one of these games and I believe Notre Dame jumps them:

• Florida
• @ Mississippi State 

 

#6  Texas Tech has this left -- lose one of these games and I believe Notre Dame jumps them:

• UCF
• @ West Virginia 

 

 #5 Georgia has this left -- lose one of these game and Notre Dame might jump them:

• #10 Texas
• Charlotte
• #16 Georgia Tech 

Pitt's D-Coordinator / DB / DE Talk Notre Dame Prep

Greg McElroy Talks Notre Dame vs. Pittsburgh

 

Notre Dame vs. Pitt talk begins at the 7:47 mark... 

Josh Pate's Latest CFB Playoff Rankings...

ROC Boys Predict Winner of Notre Dame vs. Pitt

Best Bet Talks Notre Dame vs. Pitt Point Spread...

Solid Verbal Show Predicts Notre Dame vs. Pitt

Ruffino & Joe Show Talk Notre Dame vs. Pittsburgh

J.D. PicKell: Notre Dame "Is Scary Good..."

CBS Sports HQ: Talks Notre Dame vs. Pittsburgh

Barrie & Finebaum Talk Pitt's Last Three Games

Pitt Week: Narduzzi Talks Playing Notre Dame

Know Thy Foe: Pitt's Narduzzi Talks About His Team

College GameDay @ Notre Dame vs. Pitt Saturday

COLLEGE GAMEDAY IS HEADED TO PITTSBURGH AND PAT IS HEADED HOME‼️

We’ll be outside Acrisure Stadium for our first Saturday show in the Steel City in 20 years!@PatMcAfeeShow pic.twitter.com/Fj60IytzCq

— College GameDay (@CollegeGameDay) November 9, 2025

CBS Sports Debates Notre Dame's CFB Playoff Rank

Carr, Fields and Smith Talk Notre Dame 49 - Navy 10

Fortuna & Sampson Talk Notre Dame Over Navy

Parachuters Jumping Into Notre Dame Stadium

ESPN Has Notre Dame Now Hosting a Playoff Game

David Pollack Talks Notre Dame 49 - Navy 10

 

Advance the video to the 48:08 mark to hear the Notre Dame talk... 

Marcus Freeman Talks 49 - 10 Win Over Naval Academy

Navy Talks 49 - 10 Loss to Notre Dame Last Night

Navy Players Talk Playing Notre Dame Today

Notre Dame's Post Practice Media Session On Navy

Navy's Offensive Coordinator Talks Notre Dame

Navy's Defensive Coordinator Talks Notre Dame Game

CBS Sports Talks College Football Playoff Rankings

David Pollack's Interview of C.J. Carr Wednesday

 

Advance video to the 43:03 mark to see Pollack's interview of C.J. Carr. 

Joel Klatt Reacts to First CFB Playoff Rankings

ESPN's Sports Center: C.J. Carr On Playoff Ranking

Josh Pate Talks First CFB Playoff Rankings

Kirk & Joey Talk College Football Playoff Rankings

The Triple Option Show Talks CFB Playoff Rankings

Greg McElroy Talks College Football Playoff Rankings

Naval Academy Coach Talks Notre Dame w/ Media

Micah & Players Talk Win Over Long Island U Monday

Navy Week: Marcus Freeman's Media Session

CBS Sports HQ Lists Their CFB Playoff Seedings...

ESPN Puts Together Its Latest Playoff Seedings

Marcus Freeman & Players Talk Win Over BC...

Boston College's Bill O'Brien Talks Loss to Irish

Most Frustrating Victory I Can Remember...

 

Don't forget -- we could be Clemson or Penn State fans right now... 

Unlikely Believers: Saban & Davis on ESPN GameDay

 

Advance this video to the 5:30 mark for the Notre Dame conversation... 

BC Week: Notre Dame Football Hype Video

BC Week: Boston College Head Coach Thursday Media

For Good: Micah Shrewsberry Interview w/ Lou Nanni

Who Takes Over For Brian Kelly In Louisiana...

J.D. PicKell Opines On Notre Dame's Playoff Run

Full Game Replay: USC vs. Notre Dame 2025

Klatt's Latest College Football Playoff Bracket

Boston College Players Talk "Holy War" Preparation

BC Week: Bill O'Brien Talks Playing Notre Dame

BC Week: Marcus Freeman's Monday Media Session

Josh Pate Opines On LSU's Dismissal of Brian Kelly

BC Week: Know Thy Foe

Joel Klatt & The Bear Talk Notre Dame & Playoffs

Cowherd & Klatt Talk Notre Dame & Playoffs

 

Notre Dame conversation begins at 2:40 mark -- and again at 9:02 mark...

The Readers of The Athletic Picked Their Favorite...

 

The Echoes Talks Notre Dame Over USC

USC Football Roundtable Talks USC's Loss to ND

Former USC Player Goes Off On Riley and USC AD

Petros Papadakis has never been more right about anything in his life. pic.twitter.com/xP6dyVoeD2

— One Foot Down (@OneFootDown) October 21, 2025

SNL Has A Domer In Their Cast: Tommy Brennan '16

 

Notre Dame Class of 2016 Tommy Brennan -- made his Saturday Night Live debut this weekend... 

Catch him saying GO IRISH! -- as he's signing off. 

I found out after posting this story that Tommy was student body president his senior year at Notre Dame -- as was his Dad in the early 80's.  He started doing stand-up at some Open Mic places in Chicago...

Was told "he bleeds blue & gold." 

 

Here is Tommy's Tonight Show debut four months ago... 

ESPN's Greg McElroy Talks College Football Playoff

 

Fast forward the video to the 32:33 mark to see where McElroy feels Notre Dame will be seeded... 

PFF Grade Release Show: USC vs. Notre Dame

Cowherd Goes All In On Freeman & Notre Dame

Rinaldi's Big Noon Kickoff Feature on ND vs. USC

 

Fox's Tom Rinaldi has a son at Notre Dame right now... 

Joel Klatt Talks Notre Dame Over USC & His Top Ten

 

Notre Dame conversation begins at 9:59 mark of the video... 

ROC Boys Talk Notre Dame's Win Over USC

J.D. PicKell Talks Notre Dame's Win Over USC

Mike Golic Sr. On Dan Patrick Show @ Notre Dame

McElroy Talks Notre Dame's Win & Playoff Hopes

 

Notre Dame talk begins at 14:37 mark... 

R.J. Young's Podcast Talks USC vs. Notre Dame

Notre Dame's 2025 Version of "Thunder & Lightning"

 

USC's Radio Cast Of Notre Dame's Win Over SC

ESPN's Heather Dinich Said This About USC vs. ND

USC Fan Site Talks "Devastating Loss" to Notre Dame

ESPN LA Radio Show Talks USC's Loss to Notre Dame

Inside Troy's Instant Reaction to ND Beating SC

Reign of Troy Carcast Talks USC's Loss to Notre Dame

USCJ's "Lost In The Sauce" Podcast Talks Loss to ND

USC's Trojan Blade Talks Loss to Notre Dame

USC Fan Site Talks Loss to Notre Dame Last Night

Locked On Big Ten LIVE Talks USC's Loss to ND

All Jeremiyah Love's 238 Yards Rushing vs. USC

Highlights: Notre Dame 34 vs. USC 24 -- 2025 Game

CBS Sports Talks Notre Dame's Win Over Southern Cal

Lincoln Riley Talks About Another Loss to ND

Fortuna & Sampson Talk Notre Dame's Win Over USC

Marcus Freeman's Post Game Presser -- BEAT USC!

Jadarian Price's Kick-Off Return Is The Game Winner!

 

Notre Dame wins 34 - 24 over USC. 

USC vs. Notre Dame -- It Started 99 Years Ago...

 

The game has featured:

• 22 National Championship Teams 
• 15 Heisman Trophy Winners
• 28 Pro Football Hall of Famers 
• 83 College Football Hall of Famers 
•  1,043 NFL Draft Picks 

 

Notre Dame: 52 wins

USC:  38 wins

Ties:  5 

Desmond Howard Lets Us Know We Are Independent

“Notre Dame has zero margin of error moving forward.”@DesmondHoward lays out what’s on the line for USC-ND pic.twitter.com/pqNvAJbJnZ

— College GameDay (@CollegeGameDay) October 18, 2025

Pete Bevacqua On Dan Patrick Show @ Notre Dame

 

To "remain independent you must be IMPOSSIBLE TO IGNORE..." 

CBS Sports Preview: USC vs. Notre Dame

ESPN's Preview: #20 Southern Cal vs. #13 Notre Dame

Lincoln Riley Talks Notre Dame w/ Media Today

NBC Sports Preview: Southern Cal vs. Notre Dame

Marcus Freeman's Appearance On Dan Patrick Show

Hannah Hidalgo On Dan Patrick Show Today @ ND

Brady Quinn on Dan Patrick Show Today @ Notre Dame

Klatt Talks w/ Cowherd About Freeman & USC Game

ESPN's Greg McElroy Previews USC vs. Notre Dame

 

Notre Dame conversation begins at the 43:37 mark of the video above... 

Dave Pollack Talks USC vs. Notre Dame This Week

 

Notre Dame vs. USC conversation begins at 11:55 mark in the video above... 

Leinert & Dan Patrick Talk USC vs. ND -- "Bush Push"

Pete Carroll Talkin' USC vs. Notre Dame 20 Years Later

Notre Dame faces USC this week 20 years after the 'Bush Push Game.'

Asked about it by #Raiders media, former Trojans HC Pete Carroll went on a 4-minute walk down memory lane recounting that instant classic in which USC rallied to win 34-31 on Matt Leinart's last-second QB sneak. pic.twitter.com/c0fuHllVGm

— Nick Walters (@nickwalt) October 13, 2025

CBS Sports HQ's Jones & Neuheisel Like USC Saturday

"They can run the rock! I think the Trojans win."@JonesN4mo is taking USC to take down Notre Dame this weekend on the road. pic.twitter.com/qqYzJdE5nR

— CBS Sports College Football 🏈 (@CBSSportsCFB) October 15, 2025

"If you watch Makai Lemon, you're watching Puka Nacua."@CoachNeuheisel thinks USC's talent is going to lead them to victory over Notre Dame. pic.twitter.com/IlxfcW62QN

— CBS Sports College Football 🏈 (@CBSSportsCFB) October 15, 2025

Brady Quinn Talks USC vs. Notre Dame

USC O-Line Coach Talks Playing Notre Dame

USC Offense Talks Playing Notre Dame This Week

USC Week: Lincoln Riley Talks Playing Notre Dame

Crain & Company Talks USC vs. Notre Dame

Josh Pate Predicts Winner of USC vs. Notre Dame

Solid Verbal Show Talks Notre Dame vs. USC

The "Film Guy" Brooks Austin Talks C.J. Carr

USC Week: USC Football Roundtable Show

The Ruffino & Joe Show Talks USC vs. Notre Dame

ROC Boys Talk USC vs. Notre Dame

USC Week: Marcus Freeman Talks Saturday's Game

USC Week: Lincoln Riley & Players Talk Ann Arbor Win

USC Week: Know Thy Foe, Big Win Over Ann Arbor

NC State's Head Coach Talks Loss to Notre Dame

Marcus Freeman & Players Talk Win Over NC State

CBS Sports: Previews NC State vs. Notre Dame Today

Notre Dame Players & Coaches Talk NC State Prep

Joel Klatt Looking Ahead to USC vs. Notre Dame

 

Notre Dame talk begins at 1:48 mark in this video... 

Every Top WR Will Want To Play With Notre Dame's QB

Micah Shrewsberry Down at ACC Basketball Media Day

McElroy & Pate Talk College Football Playoff & ND

 

Notre Dame talk begins at 46:30 mark... 

NC State Week: Wolfpack's Head Coach's Presser

NC State Week: Marcus Freeman Media Session

ESPN's Football Power Index -- Has Notre Dame #5

 

OT: Neuheisel's Son's First Game as O-Coordinator

 

Jerry Neuheisel coached his very first game as an offensive coordinator -- in yesterday's huge upset over Penn State.  Neuheisel's dad is legendary head coach Rick Neuheisel, who is a college football analyst for CBS Sports.

 

Jerry Neuheisel is making it his thing to get carried off the field of a #UCLA game. pic.twitter.com/ND36ybOe8A

— Bruin Report Online (@BruinReport) October 4, 2025

One of the only guys on planet earth that embodies #UCLA as much as, if not more than DeShaun Foster, but ALSO has coaching in his blood and playcalling capabilities.

Need him as a key part of the next great coaching staff in Westwood ‼️💙💛pic.twitter.com/F3w0P4ngok

— Gavin Carlson (@GavinCarlson_) October 5, 2025

 

Rick Neuheisel could not be more proud of his son. 💙

He reflects on watching Jerry's work in UCLA's win over Penn State. pic.twitter.com/sjTofC5gFW

— CBS Sports College Football 🏈 (@CBSSportsCFB) October 4, 2025

OZ The Mentalist Visits Notre Dame Football

.@OzTheMentalist takes on the Fighting Irish and you are not gonna believe the ending! 🤯 pic.twitter.com/JsyoYiBSli

— NBC Sports (@NBCSports) October 4, 2025

Fortuna & Sampson's Podcast Talks Win Over Boise

Boise State Fan Site Post Game Show After ND Loss

Boise State WR & DE Talk Loss to Notre Dame

Notre Dame Players Talk Win Over Boise State

Marcus Freeman Talks Win Over Boise State

Boise State Head Coach Talks Loss to Notre Dame

Highlights of Notre Dame's Win Over Boise State

Irish Wear Green Locker Room Photo From Notre Dame

 

Click on photo above to enlarge... 

 

Brady Quinn on The Independent Podcast

PFF: College Football Show Talks Boise State vs. ND

ESPN Talks Boise State vs Notre Dame Game

J.D. PicKell Talks Notre Dame's Playoff Chances

Boise State's Offensive Coordinator Talks Notre Dame

Joel Klatt Talks CFB Playoff and Notre Dame's Seeding

 

Advance the video to the 16:49 mark to hear Klatt talk about Notre Dame... 

Boise State's Defensive Coordinator Talks Notre Dame

Boise State Head Coach Talks Notre Dame Week

Boise State Week: Marcus Freeman Press Session

Lou Holtz Meets w/ Media Prior to Notre Dame Game

Pat McAfee Interviews Coach Freeman Saturday...

"CJ Carr is super talented and he's a competitive individual..

He wants to win more than anything and that's what makes him special" ~ @Marcus_Freeman1 #CollegeGameDay pic.twitter.com/rKItc9omWX

— Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) September 27, 2025

Arkansas Fan Site: Hog Zone Talks Loss to IRISH

Arkansas' LB & DT Talk Loss to Notre Dame

Arkansas' QB & O Lineman Talk Loss to Fighting Irish

College GameDay Feature On Jeremiyah Love Today

Arkansas' Head Coach Talks Loss to Notre Dame

Marcus Freeman Talks Big Win Over Arkansas Today

PFF Talks Notre Dame vs. Arkansas Game

The Ruffino & Joe Show Talk Arkansas vs. IRISH

Preview: Notre Dame vs Arkansas Saturday

OT: The Latest Ryder Cup Video: Nassau Players Club

OT: If This Doesn't Get You Fired Up -- Nothing Will...

Know Thy Foe: Arkansas Razorbacks -- Highlights

Arkansas Week: Razorback's Head Coach Presser

Arkansas Week: Marcus Freeman's Press Conference

Purdue's Head Coach Talks Loss to Notre Dame

Marcus Freeman Talks 53-30 Win over Purdue

Kirk Herbstreit Believes a 10-2 ND Team in Playoffs

Calling my shot here…@NDFootball will win out@NDFootball will be in the CFP#CollegeGameDay pic.twitter.com/VLk7XX6gzD

— Kirk Herbstreit (@KirkHerbstreit) September 20, 2025

Purdue Head Coach on Podcast Wednesday Night

Fr. Mike Schmitz's Called Podcast: Lou Holtz Interview

Kyle Hamilton Talks Why He Chose Notre Dame...

"They have the best combination of football and education in the country...You gotta fall in love with it or hate it. I fell in love with it." - Kyle Hamilton, the highest-paid safety in NFL history, explains why he chose Notre Dame https://t.co/egwGxyFCMn

Video: Ravens pic.twitter.com/xCg84QobSN

— Matt Freeman (@mattfreeman05_) September 17, 2025

Will Howard Admits He Was Committing to Notre Dame

"That p---- me off"

It got personal for Will Howard after Notre Dame turned him away last second in the transfer portal 👀 pic.twitter.com/S6ALOhyGP9

— Not Just Football (@NotJustFootball) September 17, 2025

Purdue Week: Head Coach Barry Odom Talks ND Game

Purdue Week: After Practice Media Session

Josh Pate Opines on Texas A&M's Win Over ND

Purdue Week: Marcus Freeman's Media Session Today

Jon Gruden Tells It Like It Is -- Missed Call Saturday

"The end of the Notre Dame-Texas A&M game is ridiculous. It's not a fringe call. I mean, he tackled him on 4th-and-11. You know it's going to be a pass and you know it's a four-man rush. So what the hell are you looking at?" - Jon Gruden pic.twitter.com/pFFAzqZDk8

— Matt Freeman (@mattfreeman05_) September 15, 2025

Whatever Happened to Knee Pads in Football?

Why Last Night's Loss Was So Crushing To All Of Us...

I’m reminded why last night’s loss to Texas A&M affected me so deeply: because I was given The Gift of Notre Dame.

That gift wasn’t wrapped in blue and gold paper—it was carried in the voices of my family. Around my grandparents’ table—Ray and Barbara Doyle—it lived in laughter, spirited debate, and the steady rhythm of our Irish Catholic faith. My mom and dad, aunts, uncles, and cousins wove Notre Dame into the fabric of every holiday. Few among them had ever set foot on a college campus, and fewer still had dreamed of Notre Dame. Yet the Golden Dome rose in our imaginations like a cathedral on a hill—a shining symbol of hope and possibility.

I learned the Victory March from Grandma Barb before I even knew our country’s Pledge of Allegiance—a tradition I passed to our three kids and now three grandkids. Susan, my wife, has grown to love Notre Dame as deeply as any of us. Over the years, she has embraced its traditions, its faith, and its fierce loyalty. Now she carries the mantle too—guiding our children and grandchildren to cherish that “Irish wear green on gamedays.” Together, we’ve kept the gift that once passed proudly around my grandparents’ table alive and thriving in the next generation.

We spoke of Rockne, Leahy, Parseghian, Holtz, Digger, Muffet and now Freeman as if they were saints in a family litany. And we recited the legends like prayers: George Gipp, the Four Horsemen, Hanratty to Seymour, Theismann to Gatewood, Rocky Bleier, Austin Carr, Shumate, Montana, Browner and Fry, Rudy, Tim Brown, “The Bus” Bettis, Rice, Bryant Young and the Rocket. Lately, it’s been Justin Tuck, Golden Tate, Zbikowski, Rice, Brady Quinn, Jeff Samardzija, Skyler, Arike, Connaughton—and now, with hope in our hearts, Hannah and C.J. Carr. These aren’t just Notre Dame student-athletes; they are heroes stitched into the same fabric as faith and family.

The day our oldest son was accepted into Notre Dame, time seemed to stop. The letter in his hands felt like a bridge stretching back through generations. His years as a member of The Irish Guard filled us with indescribable pride. Watching him march across that sacred field, out front of The Band of the Fighting Irish, was to see generations converge—a promise fulfilled and a dream carried forward.

Later, the gift took another form. To be entrusted professionally as Notre Dame’s AVP for Storytelling & Engagement was a grace I could scarcely comprehend. I was given the freedom to create—programs, events, even a one-man play—that may live on long after my footsteps fade from campus. To tell Notre Dame’s story, to capture the flicker of candles at the Grotto or the hush of the Basilica, was a responsibility that felt almost sacramental.

Because Notre Dame is not merely a university. It is a beacon whose light spills far beyond its quads: the Victory March echoing through crisp autumn air, the Alma Mater closing a game day beneath a starlit sky, gold helmets glinting like small suns, and the Golden Dome gleaming even under winter clouds. It is all of us teaching our children and grandchildren the same fight song my grandma taught me. It is the hand on a shoulder during a prayer at the Grotto, the proud legions of alumni and subway alums rallying the Irish together, the spirit of generations refusing to let the flame go out.

And so, The Gift of Notre Dame endures—outlasting every scoreboard and every fleeting disappointment. Its spirit will rise again, bright and unyielding. And when it does, we will wake the echoes once more—with voices strong, hearts full, and an unbroken line of Irish pride stretching far beyond the horizon.

Just believe.

 

Know Thy Foe: Aggie Football Hour with Mike Elko

OT: Love This College Football Story on GameDay

 

I hope Marcus Freeman sees this and sends Josh Holman a real "Notre Dame Gold Helmet." 

Greg McElroy Talks Texas A&M vs. Notre Dame

Local NBC Affiliate Interviews Mike Elko on ND Game

Texas A&M's Mike Elko Talks Notre Dame Game

Vince Vaughn Repping Notre Dame in Xfinity TV Spot

Barrie & Finebaum Talk Texas A&M v. Notre Dame

 

The Texas A&M vs. Notre Dame game talk begins as the 3:11 mark of the video above... 

Texas A&M Week: Marcus Freeman Media Session

First Look at Texas A&M vs. Notre Dame Saturday

Domer George Blaha '66 Hall of Fame Induction!

George Blaha, Notre Dame Class of 1966 -- was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame this weekend.

Congrats George!!! 

J.D. PicKell On Notre Dame Football After Miami Game

Cowherd & Klatt Talk Miami Over Notre Dame

The Notre Dame vs. Miami conversation begins at the 7:47 mark... 

OT: TCU's "Snow Recovery Room" For Its Athletes

Ruffino & Joe Talk Notre Dame QB C.J. Carr

Golic Jr. & Smetana Podcast Talk ND Loss to Miami

ESPN's McElroy Talks Notre Dame's Loss to Miami

Mornin' After: Took a Lap Around the Worldwide Web

Here's what is being said this morning about our Fighting Irish and their 27-24 loss to Miami last night...

LINK:  NEW YORK TIMES / ATHLETIC 

LINK:  ESPN 

LINK:  FOX NEWS 

LINK:  PALM BEACH POST 

LINK:  NEW YORK POST 

LINK:  YAHOO SPORTS 

LINK:  SPORTING NEWS 

LINK:  SPORTS ILLUSTRATED 

The "Lowlights" of Notre Dame's Loss to Miami

Marcus Freeman Talks Opening Loss to Miami

Mario Cristobal Talks Win Over Notre Dame Tonight

Final Stats -- Notre Dame v. Miami -- Turnovers!!!

The final stats were very even -- except in the turnover category...

 LINK:  BOX SCORE 

Miami Deserved To Win This Game -- Dominated Us

Saline grad CJ Carr (Notre Dame Fighting Irish QB) with his first career TD pass.

So far, he is 8/12 for 54 yards and 1 TD.@13Cjcarr @NDFootball @SalineAthletics @salinefootball pic.twitter.com/jVOA7P0S2y

— The D Zone (@TheD_Zone) September 1, 2025

When we needed to get the ball back -- Miami's OL took it to us.  And, when we needed to complete a pass, Miami's D-Line took it to our offensive line. 

ESPN's Preview of Notre Dame vs. Miami

Pat Forde's Interview of Marcus Freeman

Big Noon Kickoff Talks Notre Dame vs. Miami

Brady Quinn & Dan Patrick Talk Notre Dame v. Miami

Bruce Feldman Picks Winner of Notre Dame v. Miami

 

The Notre Dame vs. Miami conversation begins at the 4:16 mark... 

The Pivot Podcast Interviews Notre Dame's Freeman

Got To Love How Under Armour Is Using Shane Gillis

Miami's Cristobal Talks Game With Notre Dame

CBS Talking Heads on Notre Dame vs. Miami