Finally, we wrap things up with a look at the future at cornerback for Notre Dame. We'll talk about the current depth chart beyond the 2024 season, and we'll also talk about where things stand with the top targets at both cornerback and safety for the Irish in the 2025 class. Shop for Irish Breakdown gear at our online store: https://ibstore.irishb…

There are two ways to breakdown how Micah Bell's departure impacts Notre Dame. The first is how it impacts the upcoming 2024 season. In this segment of today's show I look at how his departure impacts the cornerback and nickel depth chart, and what answers might need to be found. Shop for Irish Breakdown gear at our online store: https://ibstore.ir…

Notre Dame sophomore cornerback Micah Bell has entered the transfer portal. In part one of today's show I discuss the news, why it happened and talked about the portal from a big picture standpoint. Shop for Irish Breakdown gear at our online store: https://ibstore.irishbreakdown.com/ Join the Irish Breakdown premium message board: https://boards.i…

Rapid Fire topics include: * We start with comments from Marcus Freeman about where the program stands as he prepares for his third season and discuss the overall talent level in the program. * On a scale of 1 to 10...How important is Notre Dame's new football facility? * Fill-in the blank...Marcus Freeman says they’re going to bring in a punter vi…

Irish Breakdown kicks off the week by discussing some of the top overreactions from Notre Dame football's weekend Blue-Gold Game. We're talking Steve Angeli, CJ Carr & Kenny Minchey as well as offensive line, pass rush and more. Shop for Irish Breakdown gear at our online store: https://ibstore.irishbreakdown.com/ Join the Irish Breakdown premium m…

Spring practice for Notre Dame is done, recruiting is still rolling and the draft is coming up. That makes it the perfect time for a Notre Dame Mailbag! Bryan and Ryan answered questions from IB listeners about the Irish, recruiting, college football and the NFL Draft. This is part four of today's mailbag. Shop for Irish Breakdown gear at our onlin…

Spring practice for Notre Dame is done, recruiting is still rolling and the draft is coming up. That makes it the perfect time for a Notre Dame Mailbag! Bryan and Ryan answered questions from IB listeners about the Irish, recruiting, college football and the NFL Draft. This is part three of today's mailbag. Shop for Irish Breakdown gear at our onli…

Spring practice for Notre Dame is done, recruiting is still rolling and the draft is coming up. That makes it the perfect time for a Notre Dame Mailbag! Bryan and Ryan answered questions from IB listeners about the Irish, recruiting, college football and the NFL Draft. This is part two of today's mailbag. Shop for Irish Breakdown gear at our online…

Spring practice for Notre Dame is done, recruiting is still rolling and the draft is coming up. That makes it the perfect time for a Notre Dame Mailbag! Bryan and Ryan answered questions from IB listeners about the Irish, recruiting, college football and the NFL Draft. This is part one of today's mailbag. Shop for Irish Breakdown gear at our online…

In the final segment of today's show we discussed what we saw from the Irish defense. We went position by position and broke down what we saw and what we liked from the Irish defense. We end the show by answering some super chat quesions! Shop for Irish Breakdown gear at our online store: https://ibstore.irishbreakdown.com/ Join the Irish Breakdown…

After breaking down the play of the quarterbacks we discuss what we saw from the rest of the offensive unit. We go position by position before ending by handing out some game balls! Shop for Irish Breakdown gear at our online store: https://ibstore.irishbreakdown.com/ Join the Irish Breakdown premium message board: https://boards.irishbreakdown.com…

Part two of the post-game show looks at the performance of the Notre Dame quarterbacks from the Blue-Gold Game. All three quarterbacks had some very good moments, and all three also still have plenty to work on. At the end of the day, however, there is no doubt this group has a lot of talent. Shop for Irish Breakdown gear at our online store: https…

Notre Dame held its annual Blue-Gold Game today, and the Blue team won the team. There was a lot of good for the Irish in this game, and segment one of our post-game show discusses the big picture observations from the game. Shop for Irish Breakdown gear at our online store: https://ibstore.irishbreakdown.com/ Join the Irish Breakdown premium messa…

Notre Dame hosts its annual Blue-Gold Game this weekend, and as expected there will be plenty of recruits on campus. Ryan previews the top visitors and what to expect from the weekend. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesעל ידי Irish Breakdown, Blue Wire

Irish Breakdown has plenty of Notre Dame Blue-Gold Game to talk about on today's show. Sean Stires, Vince DeDario and Jesse Stires draft teams to see whose players will perform the best in Saturday's game. Other topics include: * Fill-in the blank...The number one thing you need to see in the Blue-Gold Game is BLANK. * Fill-in the blank... The most…

The CFB All-America team of Bill Bender and Bill Trocchi kick off today's show ranking the quarterbacks in the Big Ten and Big 12. That is followed by the latest transfer portal news and thoughts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesעל ידי Irish Breakdown, Blue Wire

Rapid Fire topics include: * Fill-in the blank...Steve Angeli being picked No. 1 overall in the Blue-Gold Draft is BLANK. * Which position would you have drafted first if you had the first pick? * What Irish player who won't play this Saturday would we most like to see in action? * Which Blue-Gold coach had the best post-draft speech: Al Washington…

Irish Breakdown takes a look at how Thursday's Notre Dame football Blue-Gold Game draft looks, some of the rules of the game and shares our expectations for quarterbacks Steve Angeli, Kenny Minchey and CJ Carr. Shop for Irish Breakdown gear at our online store: https://ibstore.irishbreakdown.com/ Join the Irish Breakdown premium message board: http…

In part three of today's show I discuss what I will be looking for from the Notre Dame defense during the Blue-Gold Game. Shop for Irish Breakdown gear at our online store: https://ibstore.irishbreakdown.com/ Join the Irish Breakdown premium message board: https://boards.irishbreakdown.com Stay locked into Irish Breakdown for all the latest news an…

In part two of today's show I discuss what I will be looking for from the Notre Dame offense during the Blue-Gold Game. Shop for Irish Breakdown gear at our online store: https://ibstore.irishbreakdown.com/ Join the Irish Breakdown premium message board: https://boards.irishbreakdown.com Stay locked into Irish Breakdown for all the latest news and …

Notre Dame will conclude its 2024 spring with its annual Blue-Gold Game. In this segment IB previews the game and goes over the rosters, which were determined by a draft. Shop for Irish Breakdown gear at our online store: https://ibstore.irishbreakdown.com/ Join the Irish Breakdown premium message board: https://boards.irishbreakdown.com Stay locke…

Rapid Fire topics include: * Comments from Irish head coach Marcus Freeman on the offensive line and how much what we see in Saturday's Blue-Gold Game will impact what we'll think about what we’ll see from them the next time we see them in training camp. * What percentage of Notre Dame’s depth chart should be set when the spring ends this weekend? …

Wednesday means Mailbag day on IB Nation Sports Talk. Irish Breakdown answers questions about Notre Dame football and more on today's show. Some of today's topics include: *What will Notre Dame's new expanded football facility look like? *What's Notre Dame's greatest transfer portal need? *Will Aiden Gobaira transfer? *Riley Leonard stat prediction…

Notre Dame has some very important questions it must find answers to. Shop for Irish Breakdown gear at our online store: https://ibstore.irishbreakdown.com/ Join the Irish Breakdown premium message board: https://boards.irishbreakdown.com Stay locked into Irish Breakdown for all the latest news and analysis about Notre Dame: https://www.irishbreakd…

Shop for Irish Breakdown gear at our online store: https://ibstore.irishbreakdown.com/ Join the Irish Breakdown premium message board: https://boards.irishbreakdown.com Stay locked into Irish Breakdown for all the latest news and analysis about Notre Dame: https://www.irishbreakdown.com​ Subscribe to the Irish Breakdown podcast on iTunes: https://p…

Notre Dame needed to find answers in certain areas this spring, and they did just that. While there are still questions to answer in the summer and fall, the defense will leave the spring with some important answers as well. Shop for Irish Breakdown gear at our online store: https://ibstore.irishbreakdown.com/ Join the Irish Breakdown premium messa…

Notre Dame needed to find answers in certain areas this spring, and they did just that. While there are still questions to answer in the summer and fall, the offense will leave the spring with some important answers as well. Shop for Irish Breakdown gear at our online store: https://ibstore.irishbreakdown.com/ Join the Irish Breakdown premium messa…

Rapid Fire topics include: * Comments from Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman and quarterback coach Gino Guidugli on how they're prepared to handle the spring transfer portal window. * More comments from Freeman on Vyper defensive end Boubacar Traore and linebacker Jaiden Ausberry. We discuss what they could mean to the Irish defense. * Thoughts …

College football's spring transfer portal is open and Irish Breakdown discusses what impact it could have on Notre Dame. Punter Bryce McFerson entered the portal on Tuesday. We discuss what needs the Irish already have as well as some Sam Hartman NFL Draft talk with IB's Ryan Roberts and Sean Stires. Shop for Irish Breakdown gear at our online stor…

In the final segment of the Notre Dame Recruiting Hour the team discusses the current state of 2025 recruiting, where things stand and what's left on the board. Shop for Irish Breakdown gear at our online store: https://ibstore.irishbreakdown.com/ Join the Irish Breakdown premium message board: https://boards.irishbreakdown.com Stay locked into Iri…

The Blue-Gold Game won't be the only day that Notre Dame has some important visitors on campus this week. The IB staff previews the talented players that will be on campus during the week as well, including a very talented 2025 running back from Louisiana. Shop for Irish Breakdown gear at our online store: https://ibstore.irishbreakdown.com/ Join t…

Rapid Fire topics include: * Marcus Freeman says Notre Dame's defense being ahead of the Irish offense is about the defense being in year three of the system and it will help the offense in the long run. We share thoughts on that. * Thoughts on how injured Irish quarterback Riley Leonard took in Saturday's live scrimmage from Freeman. * Freeman dis…

Irish Breakdown discusses the day Notre Dame early enrollee quarterback CJ Carr had in the team's weekend scrimmage. We have our own thoughts on Carr as well as fellow QBs Steve Angeli and Kenny Minchey. We also hear comments from Irish head coach Marcus Freeman on Carr. Shop for Irish Breakdown gear at our online store: https://ibstore.irishbreakd…

Notre Dame's Blue-Gold Game is this weekend, and the Irish will have some very important visitors on campus. It has been a big weekend for the Irish in the past, and that is expected to be the case again this weekend. Shop for Irish Breakdown gear at our online store: https://ibstore.irishbreakdown.com/ Join the Irish Breakdown premium message boar…

Notre Dame had some important recruits on campus this weekend to watch the Jersey Scrimmage. In part one of today's show the IB team discusses how things went. Shop for Irish Breakdown gear at our online store: https://ibstore.irishbreakdown.com/ Join the Irish Breakdown premium message board: https://boards.irishbreakdown.com Stay locked into Iris…

In the latest CFB All-America show the team discusses and ranks the quarterbacks in the SEC and ACC. The ACC breakdown also includes thoughts on Notre Dame QB Riley Leonard. They discuss the unique two-sport star at Notre Dame - Jordan Faison. Bill also covered Caitlin Clark in the Final Four, and he discussed her impact. Learn more about your ad c…

Notre Dame's quarterbacks had an up-and-down performance in the Jersey Scrimmage. We break down the play of each quarterback. Shop for Irish Breakdown gear at our online store: https://ibstore.irishbreakdown.com/ Join the Irish Breakdown premium message board: https://boards.irishbreakdown.com Stay locked into Irish Breakdown for all the latest new…

Notre Dame's offense might not have won the Jersey Scrimmage, but it showed a lot of competitiveness and fight. The unit is a work in progress, but there were things to like from the offense. Shop for Irish Breakdown gear at our online store: https://ibstore.irishbreakdown.com/ Join the Irish Breakdown premium message board: https://boards.irishbre…

Breaking down the performance of the Notre Dame defense from the Jersey Scrimmage. There was a lot to like, but also areas where work needs to be done. Shop for Irish Breakdown gear at our online store: https://ibstore.irishbreakdown.com/ Join the Irish Breakdown premium message board: https://boards.irishbreakdown.com Stay locked into Irish Breakd…

Notre Dame held its important Jersey Scrimmage on Saturday. It was a back and forth battle that showed the program's growth this spring. We learned a lot about both sides of the ball, and the developing makeup of this team. Shop for Irish Breakdown gear at our online store: https://ibstore.irishbreakdown.com/ Join the Irish Breakdown premium messag…

IB Nation Sports Talk's Sean Stires and Vince DeDario start today's show with thoughts on how they feel about Notre Dame football with a week to go until the spring-ending Blue-Gold Game. Other topics include: * Thoughts on Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman and defensive line coach Al Washington popping up on ESPN's list of 30 coaches who will d…

The Friday Free-For-All Mailbag is back and loaded with great questions! We talked a lot about Notre Dame, but there were also some recruiting and NFL Draft questions in there as well. This is part four of today's mailbag. Shop for Irish Breakdown gear at our online store: https://ibstore.irishbreakdown.com/ Join the Irish Breakdown premium message…

The Friday Free-For-All Mailbag is back and loaded with great questions! We talked a lot about Notre Dame, but there were also some recruiting and NFL Draft questions in there as well. This is part three of today's mailbag. Shop for Irish Breakdown gear at our online store: https://ibstore.irishbreakdown.com/ Join the Irish Breakdown premium messag…

The Friday Free-For-All Mailbag is back and loaded with great questions! We talked a lot about Notre Dame, but there were also some recruiting and NFL Draft questions in there as well. This is part two of today's mailbag. Shop for Irish Breakdown gear at our online store: https://ibstore.irishbreakdown.com/ Join the Irish Breakdown premium message …

The Friday Free-For-All Mailbag is back and loaded with great questions! We talked a lot about Notre Dame, but there were also some recruiting and NFL Draft questions in there as well. This is part one of today's mailbag. Shop for Irish Breakdown gear at our online store: https://ibstore.irishbreakdown.com/ Join the Irish Breakdown premium message …

Rapid Fire topics include: * Our thoughts on the possibility of more playing time for Irish linebacker Jaylen Sneed this season after hearing recent comments from his linebacker coach Max Bullough. * Comments from Notre Dame offensive coordinator Mike Denbrock on what his personnel usage will look like this season. * Notre Dame men's basketball pla…

Every year, Dane Brugler of The Athletic grinds out an NFL Draft guide known as "The Beast". He released the 2024 version this week and on today's show, Irish Breakdown takes a look at his evaluations for former Notre Dame players Sam Hartman, Audric Estime, Cam Hart, Blake Fisher, JD Bertrand, Javontae Jean-Baptiste and Marist Liufau. Shop for Iri…

Rapid Fire topics include: * We listen to comments from Notre Dame quarterback Steve Angeli about the transfer portal. * Fellow Irish QB Riley Leonard tells us whether or not Irish nose guard Howard Cross has made up to him for causing his ankle injury in Notre Dame's win over Duke last season. * Which will happen first: A national championship for…

It's Mailbag day on IB Nation Sports Talk! Irish Breakdown answers listener questions on Notre Dame football and more! Some of today's topics include: * How good is Irish freshman receiver Micah Gilbert? * Can Clemson transfer receiver Beaux Collins work with the Irish this summer? * Will Notre Dame make it to the CFP semifinals this year? * Will R…

An article at Sports Illustrated recently ranked Notre Dame behind USC and Oklahoma from an all-time standpoint. I discuss this and point out why it's an incredibly flawed analysis of where Notre Dame stands all-time. Shop for Irish Breakdown gear at our online store: https://ibstore.irishbreakdown.com/ Join the Irish Breakdown premium message boar…