Coming into this season, everybody and their brother inside the Notre Dame Football world knew that Notre Dame had to at worst split between the Miami and Texas A&M games in order to secure a playoff spot come December. They instead lost both games, which created a massive hole for the Irish to try to climb out of. Blame it on coaching, inexperience, scheme, whatever you want, but the fact remains, Notre Dame didn't get the job done against either of their two toughest oppone

Jeremiyah Love has officially declared for the NFL draft following his third place finish in the Heisman race. With Love's Notre Dame career now over, here is a look back at Love's legendary three years in South Bend. Photo by Notre Dame Athletics Love arrived at Notre Dame as a four-star prospect after dominating his competition in the state of Missouri, winning the Missouri Gatorade Player of the Year. As a freshman, Love saw the field in all 13 games but was a backup to Au

From the moment the College Football Playoff committee announced at roughly 12:30 PM EST on Sunday, December 7th, that Notre Dame would not be included in the 12-team playoff field, the national conversation shifted—and it didn't shift away. It shifted entirely toward Notre Dame.

Notre Dame is still the talk of the sporting world following the controversial decision by the committee to leave the Irish out of the CFP. Since then, Notre Dame Athletic Director Pete Bevacqua has done the media rounds and a press conference to tell Notre Dame's side of the story.

The nightmare scenario happened. Notre Dame was left out of the College Football Playoff in favor of Alabama and Miami. The result isn't what anyone associated with Notre Dame wanted, but the Irish were never truly in control of their own destiny. The issue? Their once-thought allies became one of the very elements campaigning against them. Let's take a look at the how and why. Photo by Arav Patel Following the loss to Texas A&M, Notre Dame needed a lot of help to get into th

The results are in. Alabama and Miami in, Notre Dame out. Despite having the Irish as a member of the field a mere five days ago, they're now on the outside looking in. What in the hell happened? Where's the logic? Well, the "logic" employed by the committee is flawed. And a subtle switch they made in the penultimate installment of the CFP rankings set Notre Dame up for failure. Photo by Tyler Wong Now, to state the obvious, Notre Dame lost two football games, and the only re

No. 10 Notre Dame is sitting in an uncomfortable position on conference championship weekend not only because of their poor play to start the season, but also because of the CFP committee's lack of logic.

The College Football Committee has released the newest installment of the CFP rankings just days before the conference championships are set to be played and Selection Sunday. Notre Dame saw itself drop one spot to No. 10, prompting many to consider a reality where Notre Dame is left out. Here, we'll break down the rankings and the possible results that see Notre Dame making it or being left out of the field.

Coming into this game, Notre Dame needed to do everything it could to impress the Playoff Committee by demolishing Stanford. Like it or not, this has become the way of college football where "style points" matter. Notre Dame came out of the gates swinging and appeared to be well on their way to another huge win as they racked up 35 points in the first half. It seemed it would be an easy night for the Irish. But in the midst of the dominance, Jeremiyah Love took a knee shot t

No. 9 Notre Dame continued their dominant string of performances by finishing the season on a ten-game winning streak with a 49-20 victory over the Stanford Cardinal.

For the fourth week in a row, the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame are ranked ahead of the Miami Hurricanes despite having the same number of losses, and Miami holding the head-to-head advantage after beating Notre Dame at home by three in week 1. With Miami fans and media pundits, including the official ACC X account, clamoring for justice, now would be a good time to really dive into this argument. Who deserves to be on top? Photo via Miami Athletics Acknowledging the Obvious L

Coming into Saturday's contest, Notre Dame was on an eight-game winning streak and fresh off a dominant performance against Pitt. The Irish didn't even play to their full potential and still managed to win 37-15. Syracuse, on the other hand, had not won a game since their 34-21 win over Clemson way back in September. Since then, it has been an absolute trainwreck of losses, resulting in a six-game losing streak for the Orange. Photo via Notre Dame Athletics So, it was expecte

Notre Dame has officially pedalled over the last big hump of the regular season after beating a pesky Pitt team last week, but that doesn't mean that they can afford to take their foot off the gas. The Irish will need to look every bit as impressive against a reeling Syracuse team tomorrow in order to maintain their standing with the CFP Committee. Let's jump into our staff picks for this week's game! Liam Farrell - Editor/Senior Sports Writer: 49-7 Notre Dame The biggest thi

No. 9 Notre Dame hosts the 3-7 Syracuse Orange at Notre Dame Stadium for the Fighting Irish's Senior Day.

Coming off a dominant showing against Pitt, Notre Dame stayed put in the newest CFP rankings. Currently ranked ninth in the country, Notre Dame currently resides in a playoff spot, but is Miami's rise in the rankings cause for concern? For weeks now, the narrative surrounding the Irish's playoff chances has been win and in. This was easy to say as Notre Dame was building their winning streak while the Hurricanes faltered, losing to both Louisville and SMU. Today, that notion

Coming into this game, there were a lot of questions and concerns about the Irish after a lackluster performance against Boston College last week. Coming off a bye week, it was expected that Notre Dame would make easy work of Boston College, but that wasn't the case, which left many wondering: What the heck happened during that bye week, and did the Irish even prepare at all? What I saw was a team that overlooked a bad 1-7, which ultimately led to a poor performance. Photo vi

Notre Dame is coming off the back of one of its sloppiest performances all year against Boston College. With the Irish seemingly in control of their playoff destiny moving forward, can they get right against a familiar foe who presents the same unique challenge year in and year out? The Irish Tribune Staff weighs in on the game below. Brenden Duffy - Editor/Sports Writer: 52-21 Notre Dame Notre Dame’s offense should come out with some fire after an underwhelming outing at Bos

In a game that Notre Dame was a 30.5-point favorite at kickoff, with an over/under set at 56.5 points against a 1-7 Boston College team, it was totally reasonable to expect this game to be a blowout in Notre Dame's favor. Right? Well, in the words of Coach Lee Corso, "Not so fast, my friend!" Photo by Notre Dame Athletics Notre Dame received the ball first, and it was a very depressing opening drive for the Irish, going 3-and-out in a series that only lasted a little over a m

No. 12 Notre Dame had many scary sights, but in the end, made enough plays to power past 1-7 Boston College.

While Notre Dame will likely reach the playoffs for a second year in a row with a 10-2 record, there could be some disaster scenarios for the Irish that would see them on the outside looking in even after winning 10 straight games. photo by Irish Tribune The Notre Dame Side of Things It is clear to Notre Dame and its fans that the Irish must finish 10-2 to have any chance of making the CFP. Before the year started, many thought it would take an 11-1 record to get in, but with