Remembering Some Notre Dame-Michigan State Games + Bonus Rice Thoughts
Sam Werner joins for some leftover thoughts on the Rice victory before turning to a look at the history of Notre Dame-Sparty contests, from...
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Rakes Report: A Notre Dame podcast
A conversation about Fighting Irish football and basketball. An audio supplement to the Rakes Report newsletter, available at Hosted by Chris Wilson.
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20 of 372 episodesInstant Reaction: Notre Dame 52 Rice 0
Jessica Smetana joins to discuss the Fighting Irish cruising to an easy win in their home opener and all the fun stuff that happened around...
Putting a Lam-Bow on 1-0 + The Future of Shamrock Series Games + Week 2 Preview
Jessica Smetana joins to finish emptying the notebook on Notre Dame's win over Wisconsin. Then an attempt to establish some Shamrock Series...
Instant Reaction: Notre Dame 41 Wisconsin 13, Vol. 2
Sam Werner joins to discuss the Fighting Irish's season opening win in Green Bay, from the pregame scene through the dominant second half. S...
2026 Notre Dame Football Season Preview: Excitement Draft
Jessica Smetana joins to discuss all the things we're excited to see during the 2026 Fighting Irish season. Topics include: Previous draft c...
Final Prep Before Notre Dame Heads to Lambeau Field
NBC Sports' Carolina Pineda joins to discuss hype for the opener in Green Bay, what she's learned being around Marcus Freeman's program, que...
2026 Notre Dame Football Season Preview: The Schedule
Alex Herrmann and Andrew Smith of Notre Dame, Our Blogger join to preview all 12 opponents on this fall's Fighting Irish schedule. There's a...
2026 Notre Dame Football Season Preview: Freshman Orientation - Special Teams + Potential Highs & Lows
Irish Sports Daily's Jamie Uyeyama joins to discuss the giant freshman specialists for the Fighting Irish and the concept of generational pu...
2026 Notre Dame Football Season Preview: Freshman Orientation - Defense
Irish Sports Daily's Jamie Uyeyama joins to discuss every freshman on the Fighting Irish defense. Included: An incredible defensive end pros...
2026 Notre Dame Football Season Preview: Freshman Orientation - Offense
Irish Sports Daily's Jamie Uyeyama joins to discuss every freshman on the Fighting Irish offense. Included: Great duos at tight end and runn...
2026 Notre Dame Football Season Preview: Depth Chart Power Rankings
The Spreadsheet and Tailgate newsletter's Michael Bryan and Irish Sports Daily's Greg Flammang join to rank the top units on this year's Fig...
2026 Notre Dame Football Season Preview: Meet The Transfers
Blue and Gold's Eric Hansen joins to discuss how the most recent transfer class is elevating the Fighting Irish roster. Included: Keon Keele...
Ultimate Notre Dame Football Weekend Guide
Jessica Smetana joins to lay out tips and tricks on how to approach a Notre Dame football weekend. How to get there, where to stay, campus s...
The 2026 Notre Dame Football All-American Draft
Jessica Smetana and Sam Werner join to discuss which players on the 2026 Fighting Irish roster have the best chance of earning All-American...
Green Flags and Red Flags for College Football Contenders + Notre Dame/USC Rivalry Blamemeter
Jessica Smetana and the Split Zone Duo podcast's Alex Kirshner join to discuss the preseason signs teams might live up to their expectations...
Why So Many People Involved with College Football Seem to Hate College Football + How a Program Breaks Bad
Lucy Rohden (CFBLucy on YouTube, Instagram and TikTok) joins to discuss why so many people running and covering college football seem to hat...
What's Powering Notre Dame's Recruiting Surge + How the Fighting Irish Stack Up to Other Title Contenders
Irish Sports Daily's Jamie Uyeyama joins to discuss his recent visit to campus for Irish Invasion and how recruiting has continued to improv...
The Arguments for College Football Playoff Expansion Aren't Getting Better + The Greatness of Hannah Hidalgo & Irish in the WNBA Check-in
Jessica Smetana joins to break down the latest arguments for and against expansion to a 24-team college football playoff, including some Mik...
2026 College Football Offseason Respect Index
Mega Memorial Day Weekend Episode. Jessica Smetana and the Spreadsheets & Tailgates newsletter's Michael Bryan join to take a look at what p...
Attempting to Understand Notre Dame's Pivot to Supporting a 24-Team College Football Playoff
Sam Werner joins to discuss/vent about/analyze the growing support for a 24-team college football playoff field, including — in a twist — fr...