*Updated June 9th, 2026 Notre Dame is gearing up for another huge recruiting weekend. Here are some names to keep an eye on going forward in the class of 2027. Photo by Jordan Herald Please see our commitment tracker to stay up to date with Fighting Irish commits. OFFENSE Wide Receiver Julius Jones (4-star) 5-10 175lbs out of St. Thomas Aquinas High School in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. He is ranked by 247 Sports as 72nd overall nationally and 12th overall at the wide recei

Independence empowers. It inspires hope, fuels the fight, and shapes how millions live. Yet in College Football, it has become a loaded term, burdened by negative connotations—especially for one storied program. Photo by The Irish Tribune The Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team competes as an independent, a status that has drawn them constant ridicule. This criticism intensified after they were excluded from the College Football Playoff last season and declined a bowl bid

The hype around CJ Carr continues to grow, as ESPN's David Hale has ranked him among the very best of college football's returning quarterbacks. The question now is, will he live up to the extreme expectations? Photo by The Irish Tribune Recently, ESPN's David Hale ranked all 138 college football starting QBs. In that article, he placed Carr in the top tier of all QBs, surrounding him with Arch Manning, Trinidad Chambliss, and Darian Mensah. This, combined with the initial He

After years of less-than-stellar play at the quarterback position, Notre Dame has finally set itself up for long-term success inside the QB room. Let's take a look at how Marcus Freeman has transformed this room. Photo via Maysum Hassanali Notre Dame has been a consistently strong football team for years now, but they have always struggled to find that game-changing QB. During the Brian Kelly era, Notre Dame had some solid players at the position, but they never had a QB that