Notre Dame currently has the No. 1 ranked recruiting class in the 2025 cycle, but the Irish also have the most total commits of the top programs. In order for Notre Dame to truly land a gap closing class that can rank among the nation's best the staff needs a very strong finish. In part three, Bryan breaks down the positions that Notre Dame needs t…

In part two of today's show Bryan discusses the areas where the Notre Dame offense is still a work in progress, or where big questions still exist. Riley Leonard's ankle is where things start, but the offensive line and receiver positions are also still evolving. This segment wraps up by looking at the position battles that are still happening, and…

In part one of today's show Bryan dives into the progress made on offense this spring. Some very important boxes were checked, including more playmakers being present and great depth. QB is also a positive area of development. Shop for Irish Breakdown gear at our online store: https://ibstore.irishbreakdown.com/ Join the Irish Breakdown premium mes…

Rapid Fire topics include: * Did Sam Hartman hurt his draft stock by transferring to Notre Dame for his last season? An IB subscriber thinks so and we discuss. * Is Irish linebacker Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa more like Manti Teo or Jaylon Smith? * The Bears season over/under is set at 8.5 wins after the draft. Which are you taking? * Fill-in the blank..…

It was a crazy NFL Draft weekend for former Notre Dame players. Irish Breakdown takes a look at the biggest surprises, slide and steals of the draft from a Fighting Irish perspective. Shop for Irish Breakdown gear at our online store: https://ibstore.irishbreakdown.com/ Join the Irish Breakdown premium message board: https://boards.irishbreakdown.c…

The 2024 NFL Draft is now behind us and seven former Notre Dame standouts were taken this year. The Irish Breakdown team of Shaun Davis and Ryan Roberts discuss the seven selections, and Shaun ends the segment with his thoughts on the Bears draft. Shop for Irish Breakdown gear at our online store: https://ibstore.irishbreakdown.com/ Join the Irish …

The IB Recruiting team of Ryan and Shaun discuss the commitment of big time athlete Dallas Golden. They talk about his game, what landing him means for the Irish and look at the future of the Irish secondary. Shop for Irish Breakdown gear at our online store: https://ibstore.irishbreakdown.com/ Join the Irish Breakdown premium message board: https:…

Notre Dame now has two cornerbacks committed in the 2025 class, but they aren't done yet. In the final segment of today's show I look at the four cornerbacks that are still on the board, where things stand with each prospect and what Notre Dame plans to do from a numbers standpoint in the class. Shop for Irish Breakdown gear at our online store: ht…

Part two of the Dallas Golden commitment show looks at how this commitment came to be and then dives into how landing Golden impacts the 2025 class. It's more than just adding another talented corner, which is why this is such an important pickup for the Irish. Shop for Irish Breakdown gear at our online store: https://ibstore.irishbreakdown.com/ J…

Notre Dame picked up a huge commitment from 2025 athlete Dallas Golden, who the Irish are recruiting to play cornerback. In part one of the breakdown about his commitment I discuss Golden's addition and what landing him means. Shop for Irish Breakdown gear at our online store: https://ibstore.irishbreakdown.com/ Join the Irish Breakdown premium mes…

Some were surprised when Notre Dame tackle Joe Alt went to the LA Chargers with the No. 5 overall pick in the NFL Draft. We discuss the pick and much more on today's show, including: * We interpret interesting comments from Ohio State head coach Ryan Day when he was asked about Jim Harbaugh. * Six quarterbacks were selected within the first 12 pick…

The final segment of today's show previewed Day 2 of the NFL Draft, which covers rounds two and three. We talk about Notre Dame players that could fit into those rounds, and then went position by position about who we could see going tonight. Shop for Irish Breakdown gear at our online store: https://ibstore.irishbreakdown.com/ Join the Irish Break…

In this segment we break down the first round of the 2024 NFL Draft. We talk quarterbacks at the beginning and then go over picks we liked, and picks we didn't. 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 Los Angeles Chargers drafted former Notre Dame star Joe Alt in the 2024 NFL Draft. We broke down the pick, why it makes sense, where Alt fits and more. That is followed by a breakdown of what it means for Notre Dame, who continues to establish itself as the premier OL producing program in the country. Shop for Irish Breakdown gear at our online…

Rapid Fire topics include: * How has Marcus Freeman grown the most as a head coach in his two-plus years at Notre Dame? * Predictions on what round Joe Alt, Audric Estime, Blake Fisher, Cam Hart, Sam Hartman, Marist Liufau, JD Bertrand, and Javontae Jean-Baptiste will go in this weekend's NFL Draft. * The Chicago Bears hold the No. 1 pick in the dr…

Irish Breakdown takes a look at whose stock is up and whose stock is down for Notre Dame football after the end of spring practice. We start with head coach Marcus Freeman and go through his assistant coaches and players to see who rose and who fell this spring. Shop for Irish Breakdown gear at our online store: https://ibstore.irishbreakdown.com/ …

In advance of the 2024 NFL Draft we talk about the first round, draft strengths, draft questions, quarterback, the wide receiver class, who moves for a tackle, who could fall, who could rise and some potential surprises. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesOleh Irish Breakdown, Blue Wire

The NFL Draft starts tonight and will run through Saturday. A number of Notre Dame players are expected to hear their names called. Bryan and Ryan discuss the eight Notre Dame players with the best chance to hear their names called and where they might get picked. Shop for Irish Breakdown gear at our online store: https://ibstore.irishbreakdown.com…

In the latest CFB All-America show the team of Bill Bender and Bill Trocchi discuss a lot of interesting topics. They talk about tonight's NFL Draft before going into Bender's Top 5 at each position for the 2025 Draft class. They also discuss the dominant spring game performance that Texas quarterback Arch Manning had, and the decision to return th…

Rapid Fire topics include: * Notre Dame quarterbacks coach Gino Guidugli shares his thoughts on the competitiveness of freshman quarterback CJ Carr and we share our thoughts on the importance of that intangible trait. * Someone did a mock-up of an all-black Notre Dame uniform with gold numbers and shared it on X/Twitter. Buy or Sell Notre Dame usin…

Irish Breakdown answers questions about Notre Dame football and more from listeners/subscribers on today's show. Some of today's topics include: * Will Steve Angeli remain Notre Dame's No. 2 quarterback all season? * If CJ Carr becomes the No. 2, will Angeli or Kenny Minchey transfer? * Over/Under 10.5 wins for Notre Dame this season? * Will Drayk …

Today's Irish Breakdown show was a special segment where IB premium members propose Buy, Sell or Hold propositions about Notre Dame football. Bryan responds to each of these scenarios. This is part three of today's show. Shop for Irish Breakdown gear at our online store: https://ibstore.irishbreakdown.com/ Join the Irish Breakdown premium message b…

Today's Irish Breakdown show was a special segment where IB premium members propose Buy, Sell or Hold propositions about Notre Dame football. Bryan responds to each of these scenarios. This is part two of today's show. Shop for Irish Breakdown gear at our online store: https://ibstore.irishbreakdown.com/ Join the Irish Breakdown premium message boa…

Today's Irish Breakdown show was a special segment where IB premium members propose Buy, Sell or Hold propositions about Notre Dame football. Bryan responds to each of these scenarios. This is part one of today's show. Shop for Irish Breakdown gear at our online store: https://ibstore.irishbreakdown.com/ Join the Irish Breakdown premium message boa…

Rapid Fire topics include: * On a scale of 1 to 10...How significant is Notre Dame cornerback Micah Bell entering the transfer portal? * What kind of impact will freshman receiver Micah Gilbert will have for Notre Dame this season? * Fill-in the blank...Saturday’s Blue-Gold game was the most BLANK Blue-Gold Game you can remember. * Fill-in the blan…

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/adchoicesOleh 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/adchoicesOleh 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…