Notre Dame football will be without nickel back DeVonta Smith for the fourth time this season. The 5-foot-11, 195-pound Smith was officially downgraded to unavailable prior to Saturday’s home game against No.

Notre Dame football had a chance to give dozens of players their first on-field opportunities of the season or of their college careers vs. Purdue.

Al Golden kept the receipts. During his acceptance speech at Thursday night’s Broyles Award ceremony, where Golden was named the recipient of this year’s award honoring college football’s best assistant coach, the former Notre Dame defensive ...

Al Golden wasn't just the best defensive coordinator in college football last year, he was the best assistant coach in college football. Golden was recognized as the top assistant coach in college football back in February after winning the prestigious ...

Notre Dame is closing in on a truly elite recruiting class in the 2026 cycle, but how the Irish staff closes will determine just how good this class can be. It’s already guaranteed to be an outstanding, Top 10 class no matter how it finishes, but to ...

Desmond Howard was not alone in fading Notre Dame down the stretch. I too picked against the Fighting Irish in every playoff game they played in this season. It just goes to show how incredible of a run it was Marcus Freeman and his staff to even get to ...

Some of college football's most heated rivalries take center stage as the second half of the 2025 season gets underway in Week 8. Saturday's slate is sure to shift the national landscape, as we are now just over two weeks away from the first College Football Playoff rankings reveal of the season.