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We talk Notre Dame football offensive recruiting as well as the tribute Notre Dame has planned for the late Lou Holtz this season and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We have comments from Notre Dame football coach Marcus Freeman to discuss on today's show. Irish great Chris Zorich also makes his debut for a new weekly segment on the show this season!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Notre Dame football coach Marcus Freeman held his first game week press conference of the season on Monday. We listen to and discuss several of his comments on his first depth chart heading into Sunday's game against Wisconsin. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We talk Notre Dame football and have an area look at Indiana high school football with Chuck Freeby on today's show. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We answer questions about Notre Dame football and more on today's show. We also hear from Irish offensive coordinator Mike Denbrock on the tight ends and take a look at the ND offense vs Wisconsin and quarterback Colton Joseph matchup in the season opener in Rapid Fire. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We discuss comments from Notre Dame offensive coordinator Mike Denbrock about a new battle for a spot on the offensive line as well as wide receivers and more on today's show. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We take a look at what we think Notre Dame's offensive depth chart will look like when the Irish open the season against Wisconsin. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We discuss several comments from Marcus Freeman's end of fall training camp press conference on today's show. We also get an area high school football update from Angelo DiCarlo from Sportsmichiana.com with football starting tonight in Indiana. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We discuss a variety of Notre Dame football topics as the Irish wind down fall training camp. We have plenty of CJ Carr conversation in Rapid Fire as well. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bryan Driskell joins Sean Stires for an early preview of Notre Dame's 2028 recruiting class, Notre Dame women's basketball freshman forward Amari Byles then joins Stires for an interview and Vince DeDario joins later for Rapid Fire Irish and college football topics. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We hear from Notre Dame defensive line coach Charlie Partridge with his thoughts on several Irish defensive linemen on today's show. We also talk ND receivers and more in Rapid Fire. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We have a few comments from Notre Dame wide receivers coach Mike Brown to discuss on today's show. He updates the health of Ohio State transfer Quincy Porter as well as more comments on Micah Gilbert and other Irish receivers as fall camp begins to wind down. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We have comments from several Notre Dame assistant coaches on various topics as fall training camp continues in preparation for the 2026 season. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We answer listener questions about Notre Dame football and more on today's show. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Notre Dame announced that Irish offensive lineman Matty Augustine will be out for several weeks with a broken foot. We have comments from OL coach Joe Rudolph on Augustine as well as a potential position battle that's brewing. We have more thoughts from Wednesday's practice viewing and other Irish topics as well. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We discuss fall training camp comments from Notre Dame defensive coordinator Chris Ash on a handful of players and his defense on today's show. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We have comments from Notre Dame quarterbacks coach Gino Guidugli on the competition between Blake Hebert, Teddy Jarrard and Noah Grubbs to win the No. 2 QB spot as well as more Notre Dame talk on today's show. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Notre Dame fall training camp is off and rolling and we have comments from Irish offensive coordinator Mike Denbrock on offensive identity and several wide receivers on today's show. We also hear from quarterback CJ Carr on Jaden Greathouse and from running backs coach Ja'Juan Seider on freshman Jonaz Walton and what the running back rotation could look like this season. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We discuss which freshmen could make an impact for Notre Dame this season and hear comments from head coach Marcus Freeman on today's show. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Marcus Freeman held his pre-training camp press conference Tuesday afternoon. We hear and react to many of them on today's show. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The topic of today's show is the announcement that Notre Dame and USC will renew their football rivalry. We also discuss Indiana backing out of its series with the Irish in 2030 and 2031.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We discuss Irish head coach Marcus Freeman as well as several members of the Notre Dame football team with fall training camp getting ready to begin. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We answer the latest round of listener questions in the mailbag. Also, the Irish Go Green uniforms are out for 2026 (they look like 2025's uniforms).See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

USC head coach Lincoln Riley is still blaming Notre Dame for the series between the two schools coming to an end. We listen to his comments and give our thoughts. We also talk more about Notre Dame's sponsorship deal with SoFi and discuss what the price would have to be for the Irish to sell the naming rights to Notre Dame Stadium.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today's show starts with some of the top challenges Marcus Freeman must clear to lead Notre Dame to a national championship. John Adams High School football coach Frank Karczewski joins us next, then we discuss ND's landmark sponsorship deal with SoFi Technologies that will see the Irish wear patches on all jerseys in all sports this season. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today's show starts with thoughts on defensive end Darieon Prescott becoming the latest Notre Dame football recruiting commitment. We also discuss how doubts from Texas on playing the Irish could foreshadow future scheduling. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian cast doubt this week on whether or not the Longhorns will play Notre Dame in the 2028 and 2029 seasons as they are currently contracted to do. We hear his comments and react to them on today's show. We discuss Irish wide receiver Jaden Greathouse's possible role this season and more as well. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Four-star Chicago defensive lineman Brayden Parks committed to Notre Dame as today's show was starting. We hear some of his comments and react to the big news and talk more Irish football. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We hear comments from Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman on a few topics and answer listener mailbag questions on today's show. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Notre Dame football coach Marcus Freeman met with small groups of local media Tuesday and shared his thoughts on several topics. He updated the injury statuses of Charles Jagusah and Kyngtonn Viliamu-Asa and more. We listen to some of his comments and discuss them on today's show. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We start the show talking about the big expectations on Notre Dame quarterback CJ Carr entering his second season as the starter. We discuss his Heisman hopes and some recent comments from analyst Todd McShay and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Irish Breakdown's Bryan Driskell joins Sean Stires to talk Notre Dame football recruiting and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We take a look at the reported NIL roster valuations of several top college football programs around the country and see how they compare to Notre Dame's. We look at both individual and team numbers.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Coming out of Independence Day weekend, we discuss Notre Dame football's continuing independence and what it could look like in the next few years. Before that, we start the show with thoughts on the new dining facility inside the new Shields Family Football Facility at Notre Dame. We have more topics in Rapid Fire as well@See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today's show starts with an update on what happened to cause quarterback Trey Tagliaferri to decommit from Notre Dame this week. Than we answer more ND football questions from listeners.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today's show starts with a Notre Dame football recruiting update on two important recruits in the 2027 class. We also discuss news that broke during the show that 2028 quarterback Trey Tagliaferri has decommitted just six days after committing to the Irish. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We start today's show with comments from longtime NFL Draft analyst Todd McShay on Notre Dame quarterback CJ Carr. We also have an exclusive interview with Irish women's basketball coach Niele Ivey as well as more ND football talk. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We take a look at each Notre Dame position group and determine if it's better or worse than a year ago at this time. We also discuss Irish quarterback CJ Carr's Manning Passing Academy performance and more on today's show. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today's show starts with the news that 5-star offensive lineman Albert Simien has committed to Notre Dame. We also discuss comments from Greg McElroy and Joel Klatt on Notre Dame and CJ Carr. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We answer listener questions about Notre Dame football on today's show and debate a few other topics of our own, including Notre Dame - USC. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bryan Driskell makes his weekly appearance to talk the latest Notre Dame football recruiting commitments and what's next on the trail. Then Sean Stires and Vince DeDario discuss the NCAA's new "5 for 5" eligibility and how it could impact some Irish players. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today's show starts with news of another recruiting commitment for Notre Dame's 2027 class. We also discuss the news that Irish defensive lineman Brenan Vernon has medically retired as well as offseason progress by offensive lineman Charles Jagusah. David Lake from InsideTheU.com also joins the show to talk Miami Hurricanes.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today's show starts with the news that Julius Jones, Jr and his brother Andre Jones have committed to Notre Dame. Then we dig into how Notre Dame's football schedule compares to other CFP contenders this season. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We answer listener questions about Notre Dame football and more on today's show!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today's show starts with thoughts on Brendan Sorsby's draft evaluations and Scotland taking over Boston during the World Cup and then we have a Notre Dame football recruiting update, including the latest on the No. 1 linebacker in the nation, Kaden Henderson. There's more Notre Dame football in Rapid Fire as well. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We rank Notre Dame's defensive players into five tiers on today's show. Before that, we discuss Notre Dame football's latest elite defensive commitment as well as the end of the Brendan Sorsby saga at Texas Tech. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After the New York Knicks ended their 53-year championship drought last weekend, we discuss the prospects of Notre Dame ending its own 38-year drought and how that would impact the Irish. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We discuss the big expectations Notre Dame has going into 2026 and how they could impact the Irish in their push to a championship. We also discuss what players at each position group could shock us with their play this season as well as CJ Carr and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We answer listener questions about Notre Dame football and more on today's show. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bryan Driskell joins Sean Stires to preview Notre Dame's big recruiting weekend, then Stires and Vince DeDario hear comments from Irish offensive coordinator Mike Denbrock. They also discuss CJ Carr and more.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sean Stires and Jesse Stires open the show by building a tier of national media personalities that Notre Dame football fans love to hate. Indianapolis Colts radio voice Matt Taylor then joins the show to discuss the team's quarterback situation that includes former ND quarterback Riley Leonard. They also talk former Irish offensive lineman Quenton Nelson and kicker Blake Grupe. There's more ND and Brendan Sorsby fallout talk in Rapid Fire. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.