In an era when college football coaches are treated like free agents and every successful season triggers an NFL rumor mill, Marcus Freeman’s decision to stay at Notre Dame feels almost countercultural. While headlines swirled and talking heads speculated about his “inevitable” jump to the pros, Freeman did the simplest—and, somehow, the most shocking—thing possible:
College football is built on tradition. Rivalries are the lifeblood of the sport—games that mean more than rankings, more than television deals, more than playoff projections. That’s exactly why USC’s decision to cancel its historic rivalry game against Notre Dame feels like a betrayal of everything college football is supposed to stand for. For generations,
This season, the Fighting Irish seemed all but guaranteed a postseason: ranked in the top-10 of every ranking release headed into Selection Sunday. Yet when the dust settled, the CFP selection committee dropped them — and gave a berth to Alabama Crimson Tide (and Miami Hurricanes) instead, despite glaring inconsistencies. A Hypocritical, Moving-Goalpost Committee For
Starting Left Guard and Captain Jarrett Patterson has sprained his foot and will be out a minimum of 10 days. Xavier Watts has moved from Defense to Receiver, but will also continue working with the Defense. Last bit of bad news is that 5 Star recruit Keon Keeley has de committed from the 2023 Class
The big news is that Tyler Buchner has been named the number one QB over Drew Pyne. This was not unexpected. Here is the Marcus Freeman press conference: Here is the Tyler Buchner press conference: In other news Avery Davis will be out for the season with a torn ACL. This is a blow to
ND gets Kicker Blake Grupe – the leading scorer from Arkansas State who was 64/86. Check out his video highlights: In other news, Baylor WR Coach Chansi Stuckey agreed to coach ND’s WR after meeting with the Irish on Wednesday. He played WR at Clemson and spent 5 years in the Pros.
LB Bo Bauer and WR Joe Wilkins both announce that they will return for ND Football for the 2022 Season. Both will help and if Wilkens can get coached up he can be a player similar to Austin who left for the NFL. This is another positive step for the ND football team.