Notre Dame Rumors & News

CBS Sports "The deadline for underclassmen to declare for the 2022 NFL Draft passed on Monday, but not before more than 120 star players opted to move on to the next phase of their career. The final list of early entrants will be released in the coming days -- and some key contributors..." January 19

Total Pro Sports "Brian Kelly leaving the Notre Dame Fighting Irish was beyond ugly, but nothing compared to him suddenly developing a southern accent as soon as he got to time. Shortly after being introduced as the Tigers’ head coach in December, Kelly sent the internet into a frenzy after..." January 15

The Athletic "Mike Elston, a Michigan alum who worked alongside Brian Kelly since 2004, is leaving Notre Dame to become the Wolverines’ defensive line coach, sources told The Athletic on Thursday. Elston is expected to replace Shaun Nua, who left Michigan to join Lincoln Riley’s staff..." January 13

The Athletic "Notre Dame is expected to hire Baylor wide receiver coach Chansi Stuckey to the same position with the Irish, a source tells The Athletic. Stuckey, who played five seasons in the NFL from 2007 to 2011, spent 2021 on Dave Aranda's staff in Waco after beginning his coaching career at his alma..." January 12

ESPN "Former Northwestern safety Brandon Joseph announced that he is transferring to Notre Dame on Saturday. Joseph, a consensus All-American for the Wildcats in 2020, entered his name into the transfer portal on Dec. 30. He was third on the team in total tackles in 2021 with 80..." January 08

247 Sports "Santa Margarita defensive lineman Hero Kanu just announced he'll play his college ball at Ohio State. Kanu had a final four of Georgia, Notre Dame, Ohio State and Oklahoma and USC made a late run as well but the Buckeyes were always the team to beat here. They made..." January 08

247 Sports "All the stars are aligning for the Notre Dame defense this week. Among several wins for the Fighting Irish in recent days, star edge rusher Isaiah Foskey announced he’ll return to college action next fall as a senior instead of entering the 2022 NFL..." January 08

The Athletic "The first hire of the Marcus Freeman era at Notre Dame will arrive on a well-worn path from Cincinnati to South Bend. Bearcats special teams coordinator Brian Mason will join Notre Dame’s staff in the same role, sources confirmed to The Athletic on Wednesday morning, after five seasons at..." January 05

One Foot Down "Shortly after Notre Dame’s loss to Oklahoma State in the Fiesta Bowl, we found out that linebacker Paul Moala and punter Jay Bramblett will be entering the transfer portal. We knew this was going to happen with Jay Bramblett back in November, and the Irish..." January 02

Larry Brown Sports "The Notre Dame Fighting Irish came out swinging during Saturday’s Fiesta Bowl, and several former quarterbacks noticed the same thing. The Fighting Irish offense looked noticeably more aggressive than it typically did during the Brian Kelly era. The Irish focused on playaction..." January 01

One Foot Down "The Notre Dame Fighting Irish are going to need to hit the transfer portal this offseason. While most of the focus has been at the wide receiver position, it appears Notre Dame at least kicked the tires on quarterback Kedon Slovis who is transferring away from the USC..." December 20

CBS Sports "Notre Dame safety Kyle Hamilton and running back Kyren Williams have declared for the 2022 NFL Draft after standout careers with the Fighting Irish. In doing so, both players will opt out of the upcoming Fiesta Bowl against No. 9 Oklahoma State to begin draft..." December 10

Clutch Points "At the Notre Dame press conference, Freeman had this to say. “To my kids… you didn’t ask to share your dad but you have to and I love you. To Father Jenkins… thank you for believing in a 35[year old] first-time head coach, and I vow to work tirelessly to..." December 06

The Athletic "And now Marcus Freeman gets a chance to do something in his first game as a head coach that Brian Kelly could not accomplish in 12 years, something Notre Dame has not done in 28 seasons. Notre Dame missed the College Football Playoff on Sunday after failing to get the right..." December 05

SI "By now, everyone who follows college football knows that Brian Kelly decided earlier this week to leave Notre Dame to become the next head coach at LSU. What everyone may not know is that one of Kelly's children, Grace, is a senior at Notre Dame and still has five months left..." December 04

The Athletic "Marcus Freeman and James Laurinaitis bonded at Ohio State over video games and wrestling. Laurinaitis’ father Joseph was Animal in the WWE tag team Road Warriors, and Freeman loved wrestling so much that the pair would attend WrestleMania together, even during Freeman’s..." December 03

Barstool Sports "Look...I don't know who this kid is, but I was impressed with him on his spaces the other night when the Kelly news broke. He had everyone listening to that chat. Ian Book, Cole Kmet, Isaac Rochelle from TikTok(and the Colts), Kyle Hamilton joined live, I think I saw McGlinchey in there,..." December 01

The Score "Newly appointed LSU head coach Brian Kelly took the podium as the leader of the Tigers for the first time Wednesday on the heels of his abrupt exit from Notre Dame after 12 years. "There was no plan in place as I entered the 2021 season that I was looking for..." December 01

The Athletic "The pre-dawn meeting started right on time. Jack Swarbrick, the Notre Dame athletic director now in charge of finding a new football coach, walked into the front of Isban Auditorium of the Guglielmino Athletics Complex at 7 a.m. Tuesday and introduced Brian Kelly, the ex-coach who called his..." December 01

Barstool Sports "Well this was basically a big nothing burger. I guess it's hard to give a heartfelt speech when you don't have one.  No claps at the end. No questions allowed. Just a quick "sorry it got leaked" at the beginning. Kelly said simply that he wanted a new..." December 01

USA Today "When Brady Quinn was the quarterback of Notre Dame, he experienced a head coaching.  Although Tyrone Willingham being fired and replaced by Charlie Weis before the 2005 season doesn't compare exactly, Quinn sounded off after Brian Kelly left the program late..." December 01

Sporting News "The latest College Football Playoff rankings came out on Tuesday, and Notre Dame (11-1) just missed a top-four spot, coming in at No. 6. Following the unveiling of the rankings on ESPN, College Football Playoff Committee chairman Gary Barta joined the show to discuss the latest top..." November 30

Clutch Points "Brian Kelly made the surprising decision to take over the head coaching role in Baton Rouge, stepping into the shoes that will has been vacated by Ed Orgeron, who will not coach the Tigers’ bowl game. Despite the Fighting Irish still having some critical games on the slate, Kelly has..." November 30

CBS Sports "The turbulent coaching carousel took another spin Monday night as LSU hired Brian Kelly away from Notre Dame. Kelly, who just became the all-time winningest coach in Fighting Irish history this season, leaves Notre Dame with a gaping leadership hole after 12 years at the..." November 30

ESPN "Brian Kelly informed Notre Dame athletic director Jack Swarbrick on Monday night that he would be leaving to become LSU's coach, but Swarbrick had been sensing that Kelly was ready to make a move. Swarbrick, on Tuesday, said he was "not surprised" by Kelly's decision..." November 30

The Athletic "Notre Dame’s Brian Kelly will be hired as LSU's next head coach, sources confirmed to The Athletic on Monday night. LSU's offer to Kelly is a 10-year deal that will take him north of $100 million with incentives, sources tell The Athletic's Matt Fortuna and Brody..." November 30

Sporting News "Brian Kelly has reportedly reached out to his Notre Dame roster hours after news broke that he is heading to LSU. The Notre Dame players and coaching staff found out the news like the vast majority of objective observers: through social media and news reports. At first, reports..." November 30

Yahoo! Sports "The news conference to introduce Lincoln Riley as USC’s head coach on Monday was so full of grandiosity, athletics director Mike Bohn actually uttered the following words without even a hint of irony: “It was never our goal to change the landscape of college..." November 30

The Score "It looks like LSU has set its sights on a primary target for its next head coach. The Tigers are making an "aggressive push" to hire Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly, sources told Bruce Feldman, Brody Miller, and Pete Sampson of The..." November 29

The Athletic "Notre Dame scored a big recruiting win in the state of Ohio, landing a commitment from four-star offensive tackle Aamil Wagner from Wayne High School in Dayton. Wagner, rated the No. 134 overall player in the Class of 2022 in the 247Sports Composite, picked the Fighting Irish over Ohio State,..." November 11

Yardbarker "Notre Dame quarterback Jack Coan went viral this week for a great video in which he does impressions of famous NFL quarterbacks.  Coan posted the video on social media and it received attention online. NBC even aired it during Saturday night’s Fighting Irish game..." October 24

CBS Sports "Notre Dame entered the 2021 season with a starting quarterback: Wisconsin transfer Jack Coan. Now entering Week 6 in a gut-check game at Virginia Tech, Fighting Irish coach Brian Kelly has to settle what has become a quarterback carousel and choose a starter from one of three players: Coan,..." October 07

Larry Brown Sports "The Cincinnati Bearcats got a massive resume win over Brian Kelly and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish on Saturday. The fact that Kelly used to coach the Bearcats was not lost on anyone, either. Cincinnati came armed and ready on social media after their 24-13 win. Most notable was a..." October 02

The Athletic "A pair of religious institutions will get together in Sin City next year, as Notre Dame will play BYU in Las Vegas on Oct. 8, 2022. The game — at Allegiant Stadium, home to the NFL’s Raiders — will be the Fighting Irish’s Shamrock Series game, the 11th edition..." September 28

The Score "Notre Dame's 41-13 victory over Wisconsin on Saturday marked Brian Kelly's 106th win with the program, giving him the most by a head coach in school history. Kelly breaks a record previously held by Knute Rockne, the longest tenured head coach in Notre Dame history..." September 25

Sporting News "Brian Kelly can pass Knute Rockne become the winningest coach in Notre Dame history with a victory on Saturday. That's quite the honor for Kelly, who will get that chance when No. 12 Notre Dame takes on No. 18 Wisconsin at 12 p.m. on Saturday in the Big Noon Kickoff game at..." September 25

CBS Sports "Statues of Notre Dame's national championship coaches almost stand guard around the Fighting Irish's 91-year-old stadium. Rockne, Leahy, Parseghian, Devine, Holtz. You don't need the first names. Bronze gods erected to salute the chase that matters most in South Bend,..." September 24

The Score "Another four-star running back has committed to Notre Dame for the class of 2023, with Sedrick Irvin Jr. out of Gulliver Prep High School in Miami, Florida announcing his decision Wednesday. Irvin Jr., the 253rd-ranked recruit on ESPN's Jr. 300, was given offers from Alabama,..." September 22

Sportsnaut "No. 12 Notre Dame and No. 18 Wisconsin will square off in a top 20 matchup Saturday in Chicago, and while it’s a crucial game for both teams, it also could be a record-setting one for Irish coach Brian Kelly. With Notre Dame’s 27-13 win this weekend over Purdue, Kelly won..." September 19

ESPN "The World's Largest Drum is officially too big for Notre Dame Stadium, Purdue said Friday. As a result, Purdue's All-American Band will play its first halftime performance without its giant bass drum for the first time since 1979. "According to a communication..." September 16

Sportsnaut "Earlier this week, Notre Dame was named the most overrated team in college football by a Twitter poll, and they certainly lived up to that label in Saturday’s stunningly close call against Toledo. Thanks to a late Jack Coan touchdown pass to star tight..." September 11

Sportsnaut "Notre Dame is generally recognized for being an iconic college football program that struggles to thrive on the biggest of stages in recent years, and a recent Twitter survey reflects a national consensus that the Fighting Irish are overrated. A Twitter poll using data from..." September 10

Total Pro Sports "When asked about those comments, Kelly said he was just channeling former Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach John McKay, who made those remarks in the team’s inaugural 1976 season. When asked about the team’s execution, McKay replied, “I’m in favor of..." September 06

Clutch Points "Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly is in hot water after his John McKay-inspired joke fell flat and failed to generate some good, old chuckle. Instead, what his “joke” got were criticisms about the awkward and inappropriate nature of his statements. After the Fighting Irish..." September 06

USA Today "When your run-of-the-mill, ho-hum, standard sport utility vehicle just won't do, it's time to improvise and find something better. Something stylish. Something sleek. Something that attracts a whole lot of attention and leaves an impression. Notre Dame coach Mike..." September 04

SI "Notre Dame picked up a commitment from Concord (Calif.) De La Salle tight end Cooper Flanagan, which means the Irish offensive staff is now on the board in the 2023 class. Flanagan ranks as the nation's No. 93 overall player in the country according to 247Sports. He continues..." September 02

Yardbarker "The Notre Dame Fighting Irish open the 2021 college football season at the Florida State Seminoles on Sunday but already experienced a costly loss.  Per Tom VanHaaren of ESPN, Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly told reporters Monday that linebacker Marist Liufau..." August 31

CBS Sports "Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly, 59, might have just made a slip of the tongue that could have revealed who will follow him as the head coach of the Irish. Kelly appeared on Episode 2 of NBC Sports' "Race in America: A Candid Conversation," and referenced Notre Dame..." August 27

Total Pro Sports "Social media has been in an uproar all day after a recent survey from the Quality Logo Products Blog revealed that the Notre Dame Fighting Irish leprechaun mascot was voted the fourth most offensive mascot in the U.S. — coming in behind only Hawaii’s Vili the Warrior, San Diego..." August 25

CBS Sports "Notre Dame's 2022 recruiting class is turning heads as it sits at No. 2 in the 247Sports team rankings thanks to 15 four-star commitments. But the Fighting Irish's 2023 class is off to a great start, too, after landing a commitment Sunday from four-star athlete Adon Shuler during a live..." August 15