Irish Breakdown talks Notre Dame football ahead of this week's College Football Playoff semifinal against Penn State ...

James Franklin finally has an opportunity to change the narrative that surrounds his program. But he's got to win a big game to do it.

Notre Dame quarterback Riley Leonard, who leads the Fighting Irish into a College Football Playoff semifinal vs. Penn State on Thursday, grew up in Fairhope. He played his first three college seasons ...

Could Texas QB Quinn Ewers use his final year of eligibility at Notre Dame? It's not as crazy as some might think.

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish and head coach Marcus Freeman went to New Orleans knowing they had a massive challenge to ...

Special teams have produced some nerve-wracking, game-changing and game-clinching moments so far in the College Football ...

The playoff semifinal Thursday night against the Nittany Lions (13-2) will mark the deepest into January that Notre Dame has ...

Wooden Watchlist, NFL rewind, NBA power rankings, college football's next battlefield, Cavs-Thunder in a battle of ...

The Irish have a chance to reach the national championship for the first time since 2012. No. 7 Notre Dame faces No. 6 Penn ...

Bob Asmussen is a college football reporter and columnist for The News-Gazette. He can be reached at 217-393-8248 or asmussen ...

In an era that is now long gone, a trip to the Orange Bowl meant a break from the rough weather up north and the capper to a ...

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