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Photo by Robin Alam/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images WIN AND ADVANCE It’s finally time for the College Football Playoff. The Notre Dame Fighting Irish are set to take on the Indiana Hoosiers in South Bend in PRIME TIME. The Irish are currently ranked #3 in the AP Top 25, but the #5 ranking from the College Football Playoff committee has given them the #7 seed — which … [Read more...] about Staff Picks for Notre Dame VS Indiana

Photo by James Black/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The great one Xavier Watts continues the strong All-American football tradition at Notre Dame, by becoming a Consensus All-American in 2024. The only outlet dumb enough NOT to have Xavier on its first team, ironically enough, is the FWAA — which is the organization I have a vote with this season. That 2nd team honor … [Read more...] about Xavier Watts is the newest Notre Dame Consensus All-American

Nick King/Lansing State Journal / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images There’s a pretty important game tomorrow night, so let’s find out what we should know about them Hoosiers besides the fact that Jimmy Chitwood’ll make it. Friends, the last ~3 weeks have felt like a century, but we’ve finally made it — it’s College Football Playoff Eve, and our 11-1 Notre Dame Fighting … [Read more...] about Notre Dame Football: Indiana Hoosiers Q&A with Crimson Quarry

UNITED STATES - SEPTEMBER 07: College Football: Notre Dame Jerome Bettis (6) in action, rushing vs Indiana, South Bend, IN 9/7/1991 (Photo by John Biever/Sports Illustrated via Getty Images) | SetNumber: X41842 The Irish open their 1991 campaign in style, walloping the in-state rival Indiana Hoosiers 49-27 Of course I was going to throw back to the 1991 matchup between … [Read more...] about Looking back at Notre Dame’s 1991 win over Indiana

Photo by Melinda Meijer/ISI Photos/Getty Images I needed to write this I know we’re past the Thanksgiving season, but Christmas is a time to be grateful as well. So that’s my (ostensible) reason for writing this. But another reason, if not the main one, is that it’s time to reset my perspective on Notre Dame football and its head coach. If you’ve followed my posts on … [Read more...] about Why I’m Thankful For Marcus Freeman and this Notre Dame Football Team