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Quarterback is always a hot topic at Notre Dame, and that has ramped up in recent weeks as rumors continue to swirl about the Irish landing a player at that position in the transfer portal. Since the 2022 regular season ended, 10-game starter Drew Pyne has transferred out in part to the Irish staff telling him they are going to bring in a transfer,…

The first of two College Football Playoff semifinals to be played December 29 is being overlooked by the showdown after it. However, No. 2 Clemson's Cotton Bowl matchup with No. 3 Notre Dame is worth the same amount of hype as the Orange Bowl. The Tigers are the overwhelming favorite, but the undefeated Fighting Irish have plenty of big-play…

Clemson is 12-6 both straight up and against the spread in the postseason, including conference and national championship games, under coach Dabo Swinney. Notre Dame is 4-3 SU and 3-4 ATS in the postseason under coach Brian Kelly. In the first of the two College Football Playoff semifinals, the Tigers tangle with the Irish in the Cotton…

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish take on the Alabama Crimson Tide Rose Bowl Game - which is part of the College Football Playoff (that's a lot of words that didn't include sponsor names). It's been kind of a brutal two weeks if you've been looking around for kind words about the Irish, and while that should be expected, it's a joy killer. I don't care…

SOUTH BEND - Notre Dame football writer Mike Berardino spent a few hours answering reader questions, as he does each Tuesday starting at 11 a.m. A lightly edited transcript follows: Cheryl from Texas: Do you think ND can run the ball against Clemson? Mike Berardino: Hi Cheryl, that is the big question, isn't it? Notre Dame's rushing offense has…

When Clemson's Dabo Swinney entrusted a team with championship aspirations to freshman quarterback Trevor Lawrence in September, this is what the Tigers' coach had in mind. Lawrence threw for 327 yards and three touchdowns and No. 2 Clemson beat No. 3 Notre Dame 30-3 on Saturday in the Cotton Bowl to reach the College Football Playoff title…

Teams: 16/16 Syracuse Orange (6-1, 3-1) vs. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (4-3) Day & Time: Saturday, October 29, 12:00 pm Location: JMA Wireless Dome, Syracuse, N.Y. Line: The Draftkings Line has Syracuse as slight 2.5 favorites right now. TV/Streaming: ABC, WatchESPN Radio: Cuse.com, TK 99/105, WAER 88.3, Sirius XM 134 or 194/SXM App 956 Notre Dame…

Clemson's quest for a rematch with Alabama goes through Notre Dame and the Cotton Bowl. The second-seeded Tigers are in the College Football Playoff for the fourth consecutive season, while the Fighting Irish are making their first appearance since the format switched to a four-team playoff. The seasons of both the Tigers and Fighting Irish feature…

Here's an early look at College Football Week 3 spreads, along with my projections. We'll run through major injuries that are affecting spreads and hit on games you might want to consider betting early in the week due to expected line movement. In the box below are my adjusted spreads for this weekend's games. ATL stands for "Adjusted Thor Line."…