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Where should Michael Mayer be ranked in his NFL Draft evaluation? We discuss a draft analyst's curious rankings as well as other topics, including: *How former Notre Dame basketball player Demetrius Jackson helped the Irish women prepare for their win over Florida State. *Could Notre Dame be left out of the College Football Playoff if they remain i…
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Notre Dame Football Mailbag - Part III
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Part three of our weekly Notre Dame Football Mailbag. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy Irish Breakdown, Bryan Driskell
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Notre Dame Football Mailbag - Part II
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Part two of our jam-packed Notre Dame Football mailbag. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy Irish Breakdown, Bryan Driskell
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Notre Dame Football Mailbag - Part I
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We held our Friday Mailbag today and as always had a ton of questions about Notre Dame football, recruiting and other topics. Here is part one of the show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy Irish Breakdown, Bryan Driskell
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Lucky Lefty: Marcus Freeman Is The Right Guy At Notre Dame | NFL Playoffs
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Malik Zaire and Shaun Davis discuss: Marcus Freeman Has CFB Worried Marcus Freeman Is The Right Guy Petty Train Live show Mon-Fri at 10:45am cst Subscribe on YouTube: Full Show: https://youtu.be/mzAScyyvuzI Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy Irish Breakdown, Bryan Driskell
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Lucky Lefty: Marcus Freeman and The Business Side Of College Football | John Garcia Jr. on Recruiting
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Malik Zaire and Shaun Davis discuss: Roster Management at Notre Dame Marcus Freeman's transparency John Garcia Jr. joins the show Live show Mon-Fri at 10:45am cst Subscribe on YouTube: Full Show: https://youtu.be/mzAScyyvuzI Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy Irish Breakdown, Bryan Driskell
After breaking down and grading Notre Dame's transfer portal class we answered more subscriber and listener questions about Notre Dame football. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy Irish Breakdown, Bryan Driskell
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Grading Notre Dame's Transfer Portal Pickups
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Notre Dame landed six key pickups in the transfer portal, and QB Sam Hartman isn't the only player with a chance to make a big impact on 2023. Irish Breakdown grades the portal class from a needs, talent, production standpoint and also looks at what each player adds to the roster. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…
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Lucky Lefty: Changing The Narratives at Notre Dame with Bruce Feldman (The Athletic) | Good and Bad of Recruiting
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Malik Zaire and Shaun Davis discuss: Changing the narratives of recruiting w/ Bruce Feldman (The Athletic) The Good and Bad of Justin Scott Live show Mon-Fri at 10:45am cst Subscribe on YouTube: Full Show: https://youtu.be/mzAScyyvuzI Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…
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Lucky Lefty: Notre Dame and The Leaders Of The New School in CFB | Surprise Player Performances in 2023
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Malik Zaire and Shaun Davis discuss: The next wave of contenders in CFB Surprise Player Performances in 2022 Predicting Surprise Player Performances in 2023 Live show Mon-Fri at 10:45am cst Subscribe on YouTube: Full Show: https://youtu.be/mzAScyyvuzI Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…
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Rapid Fire: Tyler Buchner, Mike Mickens, Jeff Samardzija, Golden Tate, Tom Brady, Jeff Saturday
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We cover several topics, including knowing only what you know about them RIGHT NOW...Who would you rather have locked-in for the next two years...Tyler Buchner at quarterback or Mike Mickens as defensive coordinator? *Fill-in the blank....It would be BLANK if Notre Dame is not 4-0 going into the Ohio State game next season. *Fill-in the blank....It…
Irish Breakdown answers several Notre Dame football questions as well as Irish men's and women's basketball questions, including: *How many yards and touchdown passes will Sam Hartman have next season? *Will the red zone offense look different with Hartman at quarterback? *Will the defense be more aggressive since Hartman should make the offense mo…
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State of Recruiting - Best Available Players In The Transfer Portal
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In the latest State of Recruiting, John Garcia Jr. breaks down the best players available in the NCAA Transfer portal. (Note: Since this show was recorded, Kentucky OL Kiyaunta Goodwin committed to Florida). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy Irish Breakdown, Bryan Driskell
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CFB All-America - Bill O'Brien Leaves Alabama, 12-Team Playoff Talk, Jaden Rashada and More
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Bill Trocchi and Bill Bender of Sporting News discuss a number of very intriguing topics in the latest episode: *** Trocchi discusses why the 12-team playoff needs to be done in December *** Offensive coordinator Bill O'Brien leaves Alabama *** The latest on quarterback Jaden Rashada *** Deion Sanders lands a big-time transfer *** SEC receivers get…
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Lucky Lefty: Coordinating The QB Room At Notre Dame | Justin Scott Updates His Recruitment
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Malik Zaire and Shaun Davis discuss: -Coordinating The QB Room -Justin Scott updates his recruitment Live show Mon-Fri at 10:45am cst Subscribe on YouTube: Full Show: https://youtu.be/mzAScyyvuzI Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy Irish Breakdown, Bryan Driskell
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Lucky Lefty: Mayer and Foskey First Round Projections | The Path Of 5-Star Recruits w/ Manny Navarro (The Athletic)
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Malik Zaire and Shaun Davis discuss: Michael Mayer and Isaiah Foskey 1st round projection in Mel Kiper's mock Manny Navarro (The Athletic) The Path Of 5-Star Recruits in CFB Live show Mon-Fri at 10:45am cst Subscribe on YouTube: Full Show: https://youtu.be/mzAScyyvuzI Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…
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Rapid Fire: Jordan Botelho, Xavier Watts, Jaylen Sneed, Daniel Freitag, Dara Mabrey, Cassandre Prosper
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What Notre Dame defensive player would you buy stock in if you wanted that stock to make you the biggest profit a year from now? We discuss that and other topics, including: *Notre Dame football recruit Daniel Freitag wants to play both football and basketball in college. What could that look like? *We discuss how Dara Mabrey's season ending injury…
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IB Nation Sports Talk: Applying Bill Polian's Coaching Criteria To Marcus Freeman's First Season
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Hall of Fame former NFL executive Bill Polian has 11 standards he uses when he’s evaluating a potential head coaching hire. IB Nation applied them to Marcus Freeman last summer before his first season started and today we go through them to see how Freeman stood up to them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…
After breaking down the Notre Dame wide receiver room we answered more subscriber and listener questions about Notre Dame football. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy Irish Breakdown, Bryan Driskell
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Notre Dame Wide Receiver Room Is A Contrast Of Potential vs. Production
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Notre Dame returns a lot of talent at wide receiver and welcomes five very talented players to the roster. There's no doubt Notre Dame has a lot of talent at wide receiver, and certainly a lot potential, but games are won with production, not potential. We break down the present and future of the Notre Dame wide receiver position. Learn more about …
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Lucky Lefty: Notre Dame Players and Matt Balis | Predicting Improvements From Training
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Malik Zaire and Shaun Davis discuss: Notre Dame and Matt Balis impact Improvements and Gains from off-season gains Live show Mon-Fri at 10:45am cst Subscribe on YouTube: Full Show: https://youtu.be/mzAScyyvuzI Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy Irish Breakdown, Bryan Driskell
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Lucky Lefty: What Can Be Done At Notre Dame? | Kennedy Urlacher Film Analysis | Next ND Apparel Deal
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Malik Zaire and Shaun Davis discuss: Notre Dame Can or Can't in 2023 Notre Dame's next Apparel Deal Film Breakdown: Kennedy Urlacher Live show Mon-Fri at 10:45am cst Subscribe on YouTube: Full Show: https://youtu.be/mzAScyyvuzI Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy Irish Breakdown, Bryan Driskell
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Rapid Fire: Brady Quinn, Tobias Merriweather, Jadarian Price, Lorenzo Styles, NFL Playoffs
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What would be the value of having Brady Quinn be part of Notre Dame football's TV broadcasts? We discuss that and other topics, including: *What Notre Dame football offensive player would you buy stock in now to make the most profit if you sold the stock a year from now? *Sports Illustrated's Pat Forde says Notre Dame men's basketball should be com…
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IB Nation Sports Talk: Notre Dame And The Future Of The NBC TV Contract
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With the College Football Playoff field set to expand to 12 teams soon, the final piece that remains to guarantee Notre Dame will remain independent is its next TV contract. Irish Breakdown discusses the possibilities, with comments from a recent interview with New York Post sports media columnist Andrew Marchand. Learn more about your ad choices. …
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Lucky Lefty: Back To The Future: Predicting 2023 at Notre Dame Based On The Past (Ohio State)
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Malik Zaire, Shaun Davis and Irish Breakdown's Bryan Driskell discuss: -Back To The Future: Ohio State -Petty Train Live show Mon-Fri at 10:45am cst Subscribe on YouTube: Full Show: https://youtu.be/mzAScyyvuzI Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy Irish Breakdown, Bryan Driskell
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Lucky Lefty: Notre Dame's Roster and Style of Play via NFL Playoffs | Justin Scott Visiting Notre Dame
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Malik Zaire and Shaun Davis discuss: Building A Chamionship Roster At Notre Dame Back To The Future: Predicting 2023 (Ohio State) Justin Scott visits this weekend Live show Mon-Fri at 10:45am cst Subscribe on YouTube: Full Show: https://youtu.be/mzAScyyvuzI Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…
After our Notre Dame Recruiting Hour show we answered more subscriber and listener questions about Notre Dame football. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy Irish Breakdown, Bryan Driskell
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Looking At Underrated Defensive Recruiting For Notre Dame In 2024
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IB looks at several underrated defensive players on the board for Notre Dame in 2024 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy Irish Breakdown, Bryan Driskell
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Latest Recruiting News On 5-Star DT Justin Scott
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Irish Breakdown discussed the latest with big time defensive tackle target Justin Scott. The five-star from Chicago plans on making a decision just over a week from now, and the guys update where things stand in advance of that decision, and his upcoming visit. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…
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Notre Dame Daily Mailbag - RTCF Edition
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There were some big time quarterbacks that left for the NFL Draft or graduated in 2022, but the 2023 season will still be filled with very good quarterback play. In our latest show we listed our Top 5 quarterbacks and then broke down a lot of the other quarterbacks who could have breakout seasons or challenge for a Top 5 spot next season. Of course…
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Potential Breakout Players For The Notre Dame Offense
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It's early yet and we aren't even to spring ball, but Irish Breakdown has five players already on our mind that could be breakout players for the Notre Dame offense in 2023. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy Irish Breakdown, Bryan Driskell
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Predictions for Notre Dame's Incoming Freshman Class
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Notre Dame landed one of the best recruiting classes in the country in 2023, and it's a group that could make an immediate splash. Of course, some of the more talented players might need some more time to round into form. We talk about all of that and make some present and future predictions about the class. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit …
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Notre Dame Football Mailbag - Part III
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Part three of our Notre Dame football mailbag! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy Irish Breakdown, Bryan Driskell
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Notre Dame Football Mailbag - Part II
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Part two of our weekly Notre Dame football mailbag! In this part of the show we definitely had a lot more discussion about football. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy Irish Breakdown, Bryan Driskell
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Rapid Fire: Mike Brey Retirement, NFL Playoffs, Michigan's Collective Effort
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Mike Brey is stepping down after the end of his 23rd season at Notre Dame. We have comments from his Friday press conference and discussion. The full list of today's topics: *How will you most remember Mike Brey for his time at Notre Dame? *Brey said during his press conference that he will help Notre Dame athletic director Jack Swarbrick in select…
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Lucky Lefty The Notre Dame Top 5 Things To Win A National Championship
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Malik Zaire and Shaun Davis discuss: Top 5 important things to win a title Stars don't lead to NFL success Live show Mon-Fri at 10:45am cst Subscribe on YouTube: Full Show: https://youtu.be/mzAScyyvuzI Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy Irish Breakdown, Bryan Driskell
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Notre Dame Football Mailbag - Part I
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Our weekly mailbag is back and once again we had a ton of great questions! We talked plenty of Notre Dame football, but in part one of today's show we were asked a question about our favorite breakfast, and we also talked about Mike Brey stepping down before we got back into football questions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices…
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Lucky Lefty: Notre Dame 's Top 5 Games in 2023 | Scariest Games in 2023 | NFL Playoffs
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Malik Zaire and Shaun Davis discuss: Scariest Games of 2023 Top 5 Games of '23 NFL Playoffs Live show Mon-Fri at 10:45am cst Subscribe on YouTube: Full Show: https://youtu.be/mzAScyyvuzI Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy Irish Breakdown, Bryan Driskell
After breaking down the linebacker position and discussing what we need to see moving forward we answered more subscriber and listener questions about Notre Dame football. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy Irish Breakdown, Bryan Driskell
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Notre Dame Needs Much Better Linebacker Play in 2023
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Linebacker was expected to be one of the better parts of the defense in 2022, but it never panned out that way. The unit was inconsistent, and at times was the weak link on the defense. If the Irish are going to field a championship defense in 2023 the unit must play much, much better. The players need to do better, but the most important area for …
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Lucky Lefty: Notre Dame's Heisman Hopefuls | Trendy Transfers | Malik's Top 5 College Quarterbacks
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Malik Zaire and Shaun Davis discuss: Malik's Top 5 QBs Notre Dame's Heisman Hopefuls Transfers Leaving Power 5 for production Live show Mon-Fri at 10:45am cst Subscribe on YouTube: Full Show: https://youtu.be/mzAScyyvuzI Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy Irish Breakdown, Bryan Driskell
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Lucky Lefty: Notre Dame's Developing Offense With Sam Hartman | Malik's Top 5 College Offenses
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Malik Zaire and Shaun Davis discuss: Notre Dame's developing offense w/ Sam Hartman Malik's Top 5 Offenses Notre Dame run vs. pass Live show Mon-Fri at 10:45am cst Subscribe on YouTube: Full Show: https://youtu.be/mzAScyyvuzI Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy Irish Breakdown, Bryan Driskell
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CFB All-America - Michigan Issues, CJ Stroud To The NFL, Coaching Changes and More
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Bill Bender and Bill Trocchi of Sporting News discuss the latest topics in college football, including CJ Stroud heading to the NFL, the strange issues going on at Michigan, Garrett Riley becoming the OC at Clemson, the tragic passing of a Georgia football player and recruiting staffer, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoic…
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Rapid Fire - Notre Dame Offseason Grades, Sam Hartman and the Heisman, and More
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Here are the topics of today's Rapid Fire: *** We discussed the 2023 Notre Dame football schedule, which was released today. The focus being on the fact Notre Dame has two byes late in the season after starting off with eight straight games. *** Bye or Sell: The 2018 Notre Dame basketball recruiting class was a success. For context, the class consi…
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Notre Dame Midweek Mailbag - Hoops Edition
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After discussing the current state of the Notre Dame basketball program we answered more subscriber and listener questions about Notre Dame football, and some more questions about the hoops program. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy Irish Breakdown, Bryan Driskell
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Can Mike Brey Fix The Notre Dame Basketball Program
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Irish Breakdown was joined by Tom Noie of the South Bend Tribune to talk about where things stand with the Notre Dame men's basketball program, and they discuss a very important question, can head coach Mike Brey fix what's broken. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy Irish Breakdown, Bryan Driskell
Nick Shepkowski and Jeff Feyerer break down why Notre Dame's offense has more than just a chance to be really special in 2023. The addition of Sam Hartman coupled with an elite offensive line and great backfield should make for a very happy Tommy Rees this fall. Nick and Jeff discuss the highs and lows of Rees as offensive coordinator and why he's …
Notre Dame has landed perhaps the biggest name in the transfer portal this off-season. What does the addition of Sam Hartman mean for Notre Dame in 2023? What does his skill-set help improve most on the Irish? And what does it mean for Tyler Buchner and the rest of a steadily improving quarterback room in the months and years to come? Nick Shepkows…
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Notre Dame Daily Mailbag - Schedule Edition
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After breaking down the 2023 Notre Dame football schedule we answered more subscriber and listener questions about Notre Dame football. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy Irish Breakdown, Bryan Driskell
