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Saturday, August 30, 2025

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

Friday, August 29, 2025

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

Miami's "Locked on Canes" Talks Game With Irish

ESPN's Greg McElroy Talks Notre Dame vs. Miami

Miami's "State of the U" Talks Game With Notre Dame

See story attached here: THE STATE OF THE U

Thursday, August 28, 2025

Kyle Hamilton Is Now One of the Highest Paid Ever

It was just announced that Kyle Hamilton has signed a four-year contract extension for $100.4 million ($82 million guaranteed) with the Baltimore Ravens -- the largest contract ever for a NFL safety and making him one of the highest paid former Notre Dame student-athletes of all-time.

Here's the list:

Ronnie Stanley: $168,645,183 -- not guaranteed, contract to 2028
Monty Williams: $125,900,000
Harrison Smith: $122,735,243 -- not guaranteed, contract to 2026
Quenton Nelson: $118,819,452 -- not guaranteed, contract to 2026
Mike McGlinchey: $116,981,966 -- not guaranteed, contract to 2026
Jeff Samardzija: $116,341,66
Kyle Hamilton: $114,022,234 -- not guaranteed, contract to 2029
Zack Martin: $113,240,531
AJ Pollock: $78,498,337
Anders Lee: $66,044,038 -- guaranteed contract to 2025
Troy Murphy: $66,000,000
Kyle Rudolph: $59,936,853
Cole Kmet: $59,161,763 -- not guaranteed, contract to 2027
Golden Tate: $56,421,672
Stephon Tuitt: $55,710,551
Pat Connaughton: $55,542,117 -- guaranteed contract to 2026
Brad Lidge: $55,335,000
Kyle Palmieri: $50,192,154 -- guaranteed contract to 2025
Bryan Rust: $46,670,000 -- guaranteed contract to 2028
Bryant Young: $44,000,000
Justin Tuck: $43,248,463
Ian Cole: $37.849,694 -- guaranteed contract to 2026
Romeo Okwara: $36,855,601
John Sullivan: $35,800,027
Kyren Williams: $35,748,124 -- partially guaranteed, contract to 2027
Jerome Bettis: $35,122,500
Jeff Faine: $34,456,892
Will Fuller: $34,246,582
Jaylon Smith: $33,316,297
Joe Alt: $33,160,944 -- guaranteed contract to 2027
Matt Carroll: $29,537,032
Tim Brown: $28,432,686
Laphonso Ellis: $27,939,000
Rocket Ismail: $27,885,021
Tyler Eifert: $26,310,317
Joe Montana: $26,000,000
Nick Martin: $25,185,579
Steve Beuerlein: $22,238,265

Monday, August 25, 2025

OT: Hawaii HS Football Field -- What A Location!

This is Waianae High School in Waianae, Hawaii -- located on the western side of the island of Oahu. It is the home of the Seariders and its 1,600+ students. The Seariders are 3-0 on their football season.