Pete Sampson is a staff writer for The Athletic on the Notre Dame football beat, a program he’s covered for the past 24 seasons. The former editor and co-founder of Irish Illustrated, Pete has ...

Apr 12, 2025; Notre Dame, IN, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish head coach Marcus Freeman leads the team onto the field during the Blue-Gold game at Notre Dame Stadium. / Michael Caterina-Imagn Images ...

Under the old seeding structure, Notre Dame had no path to receiving a first-round bye. While that may have been cool for ESPN, which got to air a Fighting Irish home game for the first time in ...

The last three times Notre Dame has entered the season ranked as a top-five team in the AP Poll it has fallen well short of that in the final rankings (No. 2 in 1994, No. 2 in 2006, No. 5 in 2022).

SOUTH BEND — Notre Dame men’s lacrosse will open its three-peat bid on the road in this year’s NCAA Tournament. The Irish (8-4) learned Sunday night they must face fourth-seeded Ohio State ...

SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Marcus Freeman implored, encouraged and pleaded Saturday afternoon as Notre Dame staged arguably its most important practice of the spring, a nearly 60-play scrimmage inside ...

Notre Dame has landed a commitment from 2026 tight end Preston Fryzel, out of Toledo, Ohio. The 6-4, 220-pounder chose the Fighting Irish over Miami, Iowa, Wisconsin, Auburn, and several others.