Notre Dame competes in the ACC for all sports except football and hockey but maintains a scheduling partnership in football. Bevacqua publicly blasted the conference earlier this month, saying the ACC had “attacked its biggest business partner” by campaigning against the Irish.

When it comes to Notre Dame football, I expect the Fighting Irish to be aggressive during this portal period, perhaps the most we have seen in the transfer portal era. Head coach Marcus Freeman understands the key holes to fill on this roster, and there will be talented players out there to fill them. There is significant value to be had.

Notre Dame football made a late addition to its 2026 recruiting class as 2027 QB commit Teddy Jarrard reclassified.

Notre Dame needs to replace an all-time backfield, and there might just be a 2025 opponent that could help with that.

The decision to allow the Alabama Crimson Tide into the College Football Playoff with three losses was called into question by Notre Dame legend Joe Theismann.

Now, we are seeing some of the roster fallout that is expected at the end of the season. Notably, backup quarterback Kenny Minchey has announced that he will enter the transfer portal when it opens at the start of the new year.

Preview the Notre Dame Fighting Irish's matchup with TCU Horned Frogs, including live stream, TV channel, odds, and game information.

Get to know the class of 2027 prospects committed to the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in this feature from Blue & Gold. See below for background on each of the commits (listed in chronological order from newest to oldest).

Notre Dame isn't playing in the College Football Playoff and a former SEC champion head coach doesn't agree with that whatsoever.