I have been on record saying that regardless of what was going on behind the scenes related to extending the USC-Notre Dame rivalry, USC was losing the public relations war with Notre Dame, which was ...

You don’t have to feel bad for Notre Dame. Could they have done some serious damage in the College Football Playoff if they were given the nine or ten seed? Probably. Did they deserve one of those ...

Vanderbilt went 10-2 this season, ultimately missing the College Football Playoff. The Commodores had a solid resume, including a strong win against Tennessee, but ultimately fell short of reaching ...

Of the many reactions to the way Notre Dame handled being snubbed by the 2025 College Football Playoff committee, and there were many, perhaps no one has been more scathing than ESPN’s Paul Finebaum.

If you lined up Notre Dame on the field against either Miami or Alabama at this point, they would probably be the betting favorite. That should matter in how we evaluate teams, but a hypothetical is ...

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish won't be in the College Football Playoff. This is even though Marcus Freeman's team finished 10-2 while riding a 10-game winning streak. The Irish were ultimately hurt by ...

This week on the Peristyle Podcast Ryan and Triple-Double discuss the pausing of the USC vs. Notre Dame rivalry and what fan reaction has been, plus they look at what the Trojans roster could look ...

Brett Yormark said he didn’t like how “Notre Dame has reacted” to its exclusion from the College Football Playoff. Mark J. Rebilas / Imagn Images LAS VEGAS — Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark said ...

You learn a lot from how someone handles adversity, which is to say we learned a lot of unflattering things about Notre Dame’s athletic program this week. The Irish were frustrated by the process that ...

Notre Dame turned down the Pop-Tarts Bowl, inviting mockery across social media. Critics question whether Marcus Freeman’s independence strategy still works. Notre Dame turned down the Pop-Tarts Bowl.