Approximately 15 seconds later while Kirk Herbstreit was talking, Ohio State snapped the ball and Will Howard tossed the ball to Emeka Egbuka. As Egbuka was brought down after a b

While recapping the game with Herbstreit and Scott Van Pelt, Fowler made a bold claim that Notre Dame's first possession was the best opening drive he'd ever seen. He acknowledged how solid of a defense the drive came against and how much time it chewed.

Notre Dame may have gotten a little too cute on one of their playcalls in Monday's national championship game against Ohio State. The Fighting Irish

Here’s who’s on the call for ESPN’s broadcast of the College Football Playoff national title game between Ohio State and Notre Dame.

Notre Dame Fighting Irish coach Marcus Freeman had a moment after the Ohio State Buckeyes won the national championship that caught the attention of the college football world. Freeman witnessed his team mount a late comeback before falling short, 34-23, to the Buckeyes.

Irish Illustrated's Tim O'Malley also contributed to this story. Notre Dame is seriously considering Chris Ash as the ... serving in the same role with the Fighting Irish for the previous three ...

The Notre Dame Fighting ... but the Irish finally showed some life when Jaden Greathouse scored a touchdown. As Ohio State took over on offense ESPN announcers Chris Fowler and Kirk Herbstreit ...

Notre Dame football’s 2025 edge rusher signee Christopher Burgess Jr. made a huge rise in the final rankings for his class.

Notre Dame came into the 2026 recruiting cycle looking to once again land one of the nation's best offensive line classes. The Irish are off to a great start, and part of that success was landing talented offensive lineman Tyler Merrill, one of the nation's top players.

Notre Dame bolsters its 2025 recruiting class with a key addition—landing a 4-star offensive lineman to strengthen the Fighting Irish front.

Merrill is one of the top offensive linemen in the 2026 class. He ranks as the No. 57 overall player in the country according to ESPN, he ranks No. 73 overall by On3 and he ranks No. 84 overall by Rivals. Merrill is now the highest ranked player in the Notre Dame 2026 class with all three of those recruiting services.