Being named a team captain, from Pop Warner to the pros, is a great honor. It reflects leadership and locker room respect. For a global brand like Notre Dame Football, this role carries added weight, including comparisons to past legends and current lofty expectations. Photo by The Irish Tribune Notre Dame just finished its annual Blue Gold Scrimmage to end spring camp. Now, attention shifts to the summer and a season with legitimate National Championship hopes. Notre Dame re

College football in 2026 is truly a war of attrition. Teams have always had to account for losing players through graduation and pursuing their dreams at the next level, but the transfer portal era has made building depth and keeping position groups stocked with talent an unenviable task. Recruiting will always be the foundational piece of any contending program, but if you want to consistently place yourself in title talks, using the transfer portal is not only an additional

Unfortunately, all good things must come to an end. After six incredible seasons, Notre Dame Defensive Backs coach Mike Mickens has accepted the vacant Defensive Backs coaching position with the Baltimore Ravens. Mickens joined the Fighting Irish in 2020, being hired to coach the cornerbacks by way of Cincinnati - not unlike Marcus Freeman. Mickens would see plenty of success both on the recruiting trail and on the field, as he helped to elevate one of Notre Dame's biggest we

No. 9 Notre Dame heads to California to take on the Stanford Cardinal, as the Irish look to punch their ticket to the College Football Playoff for the second consecutive year.