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We discuss Notre Dame's performance from Saturday's win over North Carolina and hear comments from Irish head coach Marcus Freeman on today's show. 

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We preview this week's Notre Dame - North Carolina football game on today's show and get a high school football update from Angelo DiCarlo of Sportsmichiana.com.

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We answer the question as to whether Notre Dame offensive coordinator Mike Denbrock might be "sandbagging" with his offensive decisions early in the season to save things for opponents like BYU and Miami. We hear from Marcus Freeman as well. 

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We start the show with the news that Notre Dame and Virginia will play in 2027 and what the entire schedule now looks like then talk about some "hits and misses" in what we thought the Irish would be this season. Notre Dame women's basketball coach Niele Ivey joins the show to preview the season and we talk offensive line, Aneyas Williams and more in Rapid Fire. 

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We discuss comments from Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman on the progress of the Irish running game and hear from Notre Dame great Chris Zorich on today's show. 

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We talk about Notre Dame's win over Purdue on today's show and discuss comments from Irish head coach Marcus Freeman on a handful of topics. 

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We preview this weekend's Notre Dame vs Purdue football game and take a look at area high school football with Chuck Freeby on today's show. 

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We start today's show with comments from Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman on safety Luke Talich being a scratch for Saturday's Purdue game. He also discusses freshman Joey O'Brien, who will start in Talich's place as well as the future of the Purdue rivalry and more. 

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Today's show starts with a Notre Dame football recruiting update. We also debate what the top things we could learn about the Irish will be when they face Purdue this week. 

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We have a lengthy discussion on the Notre Dame running game and offensive line to open the show. Notre Dame great Chris Zorich joins us next to share his thoughts on a lot of things and we have more ND topics in Rapid Fire.

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We start the show by talking about fan satisfaction for Notre Dame's 3-0 start and then discuss comments from Notre Dame football coach Marcus Freeman. 

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We take a look at this week's Notre Dame - Michigan State football matchup and area high school football on today's show. 

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We answer listener submitted Notre Dame football questions and react to new comments from Notre Dame football coach Marcus Freeman on today's show. 

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Today's show starts with a Notre Dame football recruiting update, followed by comments from Irish running backs coach Ja'Juan Seider on Jonaz Walson, Aneyas Williams and Kedren Young. We also discuss the Notre Dame vs Nebraska future football series that was just announced. 

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Today's show starts with thoughts on where Notre Dame's running game is going, followed by thoughts from Marcus Freeman on Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa and the Irish linebacker rotation. Notre Dame great Chris Zorich joins us for more ND talk and then we talk Michigan State and Texas series future.

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Today's show starts with some weekend NFL thoughts as well as the just released start time and TV assignment for the Sept. 26 Notre Dame vs Purdue game. We also hear comments from Marcus Freeman on CJ Carr, his offensive line and running game. 

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A short show tonight so Sean and Vince can go see Jim Gaffigan. The guys preview tomorrow's Notre Dame game against Rice. Angelo DiCarlo from Sports Michiana joins to preview high school football tonight.

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We answer listener questions about Notre Dame football and react to comments from Marcus Freeman on today's show. 

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Today's show starts with a look at some of Notre Dame's top defensive priorities in the 2028 recruiting class. We also have comments from Irish head coach Marcus Freeman to discuss. 

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Today's show features press conference comments from Notre Dame football coach Marcus Freeman on injuries to Brautae Johnson and Jason Onye and the play of guards Styles Prescod and Sullivan Absher.

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We have end of week comments from Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman to discuss today. We preview ND-Wisconsin and have an area prep football update with Chuck Freeby from SportsMichiana.com.

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We answer listener questions about Notre Dame football on today's show. 

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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. 

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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!

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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. 

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We talk Notre Dame football and have an area look at Indiana high school football with Chuck Freeby on today's show. 

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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. 

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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. 

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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. 

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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. 

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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. 

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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. 

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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. 

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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. 

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We have comments from several Notre Dame assistant coaches on various topics as fall training camp continues in preparation for the 2026 season. 

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We answer listener questions about Notre Dame football and more on today's show. 

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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. 

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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. 

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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. 

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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. 

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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. 

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Marcus Freeman held his pre-training camp press conference Tuesday afternoon. We hear and react to many of them on today's show. 

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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.

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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. 

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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).

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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.

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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. 

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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. 

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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. 

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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. 

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We hear comments from Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman on a few topics and answer listener mailbag questions on today's show. 

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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. 

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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. 

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Irish Breakdown's Bryan Driskell joins Sean Stires to talk Notre Dame football recruiting and more. 

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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.

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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@

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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.

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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. 

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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. 

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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. 

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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. 

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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. 

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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. 

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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.

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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. 

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We answer listener questions about Notre Dame football and more on today's show!

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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. 

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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. 

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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. 

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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. 

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We answer listener questions about Notre Dame football and more on today's show. 

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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.

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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. 

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Sean Stires and Jesse Stires build tiers of teams and college football coaches that Notre Dame football fans love to hate. They also discuss recent comments from Irish offensive coordinator Mike Denbrock and discuss the court ruling to allow Texas Tech quarterback Brendan Sorsby to play this year. 

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We debate a slew of topics on today's show, starting with the news that the Chicago Bears could be headed to Hammond, Indiana and former Irish running back Jeremiyah Love with some parting words for USC. 

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We answer listener questions about Notre Dame football to open the show and then discuss comments from Illinois football Bret Bielema on Notre Dame and more later in Rapid Fire. 

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Today's show starts with Bryan Driskell joining Sean Stires for a Notre Dame football recruiting update. Vince DeDario then joins Stires to discuss Notre Dame athletic director Pete Bevecqua testifying before congress.

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We start the show by debating Notre Dame football has moved back to full-fledged villain status in the college football world after a few months seemingly outside that realm. Brian Higgins, who covers Syracuse on his YouTube channel "The 315 With Brian Higgins", joins the show to discuss the status of Orange quarterback Steve Angeli along with other Syracuse topics. We also talk ND-USC and more.

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We grade Notre Dame football's offseason on today's show. We take a look at coaching moves, offense, defense, recruiting, transfer portal, and NIL. We also discuss the outlook for the Notre Dame vs Texas series taking place in 2028 and 2029, thoughts on the possibility of Texas Tech taking the Longhorns' place on the schedule if they bail on the series and more!

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Vince DeDario and Bryan Driskell talk about the latest Irish recruit signing, DE Jackson Vaughan. Trevor Trowbridge joins Vince for the remainder of the show to talk about the CFP, what could be causing ESPN's love-in with USC, and more.

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Notre Dame football coach Marcus Freeman did an interview with a national outlet recently. We discuss how we think it went. We also talk the state of Notre Dame baseball, Irish lacrosse, the SEC meetings starting this week with more College Football Playoff expansion talk and more. 

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Hosts Sean Stires and Vince DeDario discuss how the pros would far outweigh the cons for Notre Dame if the College Football Playoff expands to 24 teams. 

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Today's show features questions about Notre Dame football and women's basketball submitted by listeners.

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Bryan Driskell joins Sean Stires to talk the latest in Notre Dame football recruiting. They also discuss 5-star forward Eve Long, the No. 5 ranked player in the 2027 class, committing to ND women's basketball Wednesday. There's College Football Playoff talk and more on the show as well!

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We have a quick show today, where we debate where Notre Dame players Anthonie Knapp and Leonard Moore rank among ND's top returning players this season. We also pick the most important, overrated, underrated, and breakout star players for the Irish this season. We also discuss the lawsuit Texas Tech quarterback Brendan Sorsby has against the NCAA, and a story from Jesse Stires on his trip to the Detroit-Cleveland NBA game seven playoff game. 

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Today's show starts with conversation about CJ Carr going to Florida to work with a bunch of Notre Dame teammates and leads into why we think his national perception isn't higher than it is going into the season. We also discuss Notre Dame's future with the ACC as well as the possibility of a 24-team College Football Playoff. 

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We start the show with the news that five star defensive lineman David Folorunsho from Chicago has committed to Notre Dame. Later, we discuss the week that the Irish have had between ACC backlash and talks of resuming the series with USC. We have more ND talk on the possibility of extending their series with a team on their schedule and LSU AD Verge Ausberry sounding off on Brian Kelly and more. 

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We answer listener questions about Notre Dame football and discuss comments from Notre Dame athletic director Pete Bevacqua on the College Football Playoff and the USC series and more on today's show. 

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We start the show with a Notre Dame football recruiting update after the Irish landed a commit from 5-star tackle Olu Olubobola this week. We also talk the misinformation out of Southern California regarding the ND-USC series negotiation and hear comments from ACC Commissioner Jim Phillips on Notre Dame and a 24-team College Football Playoff field. 

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Today's show begins with news of a big commitment for Notre Dame football. We follow that with debate about the relationship between ND and the ACC after recent reported comments from ACC coaches and athletic directors. Sean Stires has an interview with ND women's basketball forward Leah Macy, and we finish with ND-USC and Brian Kelly talk in Rapid Fire. 

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A report out of Los Angeles says Notre Dame and USC are negotiating to bring back their football series. We discuss that and more on today's show. 

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We discuss the pros and cons of a possible 24-team College Football Playoff and answer some listener questions and more on today's show. 

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Notre Dame has announced its home game times for the 2026 football season. We discuss the plethora of prime time games and TV assignments. The IHSAA also announced this week that NIL is coming to Indiana high schools and that its basketball will continue to go without a shot clock. Chuck Freeby and Angelo DiCarlo from Sports Michiana join Sean Stires and Vince DeDario to discuss that. Then, ND men's lacrosse coach Kevin Corrigan joins Sean to preview this Sunday's home NCAA Tournament match.

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Irish Breakdown's Bryan Driskell joins Sean Stires to talk the next steps for Notre Dame football's 2027 recruiting class after getting four commitments in less than a week. Before that, Sean and Jesse Stires discuss Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney's jab at the Irish as well as the changes the AFCA wants to make to the College Football Playoff and calendar.

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Notre Dame quarterback CJ Carr recently joined "The Triple Option Podcast" to discuss a variety of topics. We hear and discuss some of them on today's show. 

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Today's show begins with Bryan Driskell from Irishbreakdown.com joining Sean Stires to discuss ND football's latest commitments of TE Titus Hawk and WR Jackson Coleman. We also put Notre Dame offensive players into tier rankings and we have more in Rapid Fire!

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We start the show with the news that 4-star recruits Champ Monds and Aidan O'Neil have committed to Notre Dame. We have plenty more Notre Dame and college football topics as well!

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We have post-spring comments from Notre Dame defensive coordinator Chris Ash to discuss on today's show. 

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We answer listener questions about Notre Dame football and more in the first hour of the show and then make Notre Dame NFL Draft predictions and talk offense and the expanding NCAA Tournament in hour two. 

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