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 ...
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 ...
College Football Playoff overreactions: Notre Dame's Marcus Freeman among elite, Emeka Egbuka keys Ohio State
Under Marcus Freeman, Notre Dame has lost at home against the likes of Marshall, Northern Illinois and Stanford. He's only ...
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 ...
Marcus Freeman proves 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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
College Football Playoff expansion rescued Ohio State, Notre Dame, and we're better for it
A four-team College Football Playoff would have omitted the nation's best team from the bracket. The bigger playoff saved ...
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NIU coach Thomas Hammock is suitably impressed with Notre Dame football's run to CFP semifinals
SOUTH BEND — After watching Notre Dame football dismantle Georgia’s budding dynasty in the Sugar Bowl, Northern Illinois coach Thomas Hammock found himself offering the enthusiastic praise the ...
2025 College Football National Championship: Notre Dame vs. Ohio State - UPDATED Odds, best bets and trends
OSU’s devastating offense ranks Top 10 on each side of the ball in success rate, EPA/play and marginal efficiency. The main ...