After devastating early loss to NIU, Notre Dame is in CFP title game thanks to its 'men in the arena'
The Irish could've been done after their loss to Northern Illinois. Instead, they're in the national championship game due to ...
Notre Dame's Ascent After Historic NIU Loss Ushers in New CFP Era
If the Fighting Irish win the title, their inexplicable defeat to the Huskies will be an afterthought, while an Ohio State ...
Marcus Freeman has proven Notre Dame right as Irish ride nation's longest winning streak into CFP title game
Doesn't matter where -- around Notre Dame Stadium, past the Grotto or Touchdown Jesus.  The point is, the former Irish ...
How Notre Dame’s Marcus Freeman went from risky hire to the cusp of a national championship
Ahead of the national title game, former athletic director Jack Swarbrick reflects on the traits that led him to hire Freeman ...
NIU coach Thomas Hammock is suitably impressed with Notre Dame football's run to CFP semifinals
Northern Illinois coach Thomas Hammock, who just finished his sixth season at the helm, isn’t jealous in the least of Notre ...
Northern Illinois Coach Thomas Hammock Is Rooting For Notre Dame In CFP Championship
Northern Illinois is the only football team to defeat Notre Dame this season. On Jan. 20, NIU coach Thomas Hammock will be ...
2025 College Football National Championship: Notre Dame vs. Ohio State - Odds, best bets, trends, and stats
In the first round of the CFP Playoffs, OSU snuffed out Tennessee’s passing offense (14-of-31, 104 yards, 0-to-0 ratio) rendering the Vols unable to climb out of an early 21-0 first quarter deficit ...
With Notre Dame football and takeaways, players know it's only 'a matter of time'
In this CFP final showdown of the top two scoring defenses at the FBS level, the raw numbers still don’t do justice to their ...
How a loss to Northern Illinois set the table for Notre Dame’s run to the CFP title game
The toughest game Notre Dame will play this season is Jan. 20, the College Football Playoff national championship game ...
The Eddie George, Marcus Freeman connection as Ohio State plays Notre Dame football in national championship
TSU's Eddie George and Notre Dame's Marcus Freeman became closer friends after their teams played each other and both are now ...
Notre Dame Football: 5 Reasons Why the Fighting Irish Will Beat Ohio State in the National Championship
Ohio State is fully capable of making Notre Dame pay for its mistakes, but it doesn’t force nearly as many turnovers and ...
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Grading the Irish: High marks for Notre Dame football in Sugar Bowl conquest of Georgia
Notching its 12 th straight win since that Week 2 loss to Northern Illinois ... In the first year of the 12-team College Football Playoff, Notre Dame has returned to the semifinal stage for ...