For the past two seasons, Notre Dame grew accustomed to the extremely talented running back duo of Jeremiyah Love and Jadarian Price. With both players drafted in the first round, Notre Dame was left with a huge hole to fill. After week one, here are some early thoughts for this group going forward.

Notre Dame opened the 2026 season with a commanding victory over Wisconsin at Lambeau Field, outscoring the Badgers 28-3 in the second half after a slow 13-10 first-half performance.

Notre Dame started off slow in their highly-anticipated season opener at Lambeau Field, but ultimately, the Irish fended off the Wisconsin Badgers 41-13.

The journey back to the playoff begins with a battle under the lights at the “Frozen Tundra” (or as frozen as a tundra can be on Labor Day weekend) of Lambeau Field (home of the NFL Green Bay Packers), as the Irish take on the Wisconsin Badgers.