Fighting Irish Wired

Former Notre Dame great Justin Tuck joins Nick Shepkowski to discuss Fighting Irish football halfway through the 2023 season. Why did he choose Notre Dame when he grew up in the heart of SEC Country? What are his thoughts on Marcus Freeman a year-and-a-half into his tenure? And should he have won at least one Super Bowl MVP instead of Eli Manning? That and plenty more with one of Notre Dame's...

Need a bit of inspiration?  What better way than to hear from the man who one of the all-time greatest sports movies was made about?  Daniel 'Rudy' Ruettiger joins Nick Shepkowski in this episode of Fighting Irish Wired and gives you a bit of inspiration and motivation before sharing some of his stories from his time at Notre Dame. The conversation starts with Rudy discussing the movie b...

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 got to be one of the most excited assi...

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 Shepkowski and Jeff Feyerer can't help b...

It was a thrilling Gator Bowl victory for Notre Dame over South Carolina.  The debut episode of the Fighting Irish Wired podcast breaks down the game and all of the crazy happenings in it. What does it mean for Tyler Buchner long-term? Tommy Rees called a perfect game.  Until he didn't.  But then he made up for that. 2023 offensive excitement. Defensive concerns ahead but a great re...

The eyes of Texas are upon us on the Thursday night of this recording. Texas enters year four under Tom Herman with some big-time expectations, just like they normally are for the Longhorns.  In this episode you'll hear Nick Shepkowski's interview with Patrick Conn of Longhorns Wire as they cover: Coronavirus wiping out the Texas locker room What went wrong for the Longhorns in 2019 and how d...

Johnny Majors was a legend in the world of college football, specifically at the University of Tennessee where he starred as a tailback before eventually returning as the Vols head coach and leading them to three SEC Championships.  Dan Harralson runs the VolsWire and was kind enough to join me to remember Majors and talk a bit about how close Jeremy Pruitt and this Vols squad are to turning the c...

Huge news in college football as star wise receiver Justyn Ross of Clemson will miss 2020. What does it mean for him and Clemson this year and in the future? Notre Dame and Navy’s season opener has had a venue change and date change. And in this time it’s important that we take time to listen to some things we may not be comfortable hearing. Subscribe, rate and review it now!

Episode 11 is live on this Friday. Enjoy it as you head into your weekend. Jim Harbaugh says something really stupid, does he actually believe his own non-sense? ESPN’s TBT featured a classic last night - was it a good or bad PI call on Miami in 2002? And Georgia and Notre Dame each land prized transfers. Hear how the recruiting gameplan appears to be changing in South Bend.

Good morning and happy Thursday!  Episode ten is up and we discuss the dead period for recruiting being extended - will it cross over to fall now? Iowa State has released their ticket plan for football in 2020 - will that be the norm in college football?  And a Big Ten icon has disappeared - we share what is gone.  All of that on this episode of the College Football Morning Announce...

The NCAA opened up college campuses for student athletes to workout in starting June 1. Well, some student athletes. We explain to start. Ohio State AD Gene Smith wins the most optimistic award for Wednesday, we share why. Scary/sad story for a recent big time Oregon recruit, Alabama going through the other stadium extreme than Ohio State right now and Jim Harbaugh always has something to say as w...

Huge news in the college world as the University of Notre Dame is set to reopen in August. What does it mean for sports and football? An SEC dynasty comes crumbling down after an entire coaching staff gets fired. Nations top ILB picks Clemson - what does that mean? And which teams enter 2020 under the most pressure to perform? All gets discussed in the eighth episode of the College Football Mornin...

I spent a good chunk of my Thursday night watching a classic on ESPN, Miami and Florida State in 2002. God bless Ken Dorsey but how do you watch Miami weekly and vote Dorsey above McGahee for the Heisman? I discuss. Memory lane got me missing the NCAA Football video game so that gets a mention. Pac 12 about to be left even further in the dust? It’s discussed before we go over few recruiting notes...

Will the Pac 12 be playing football in 2020 or will they be waiting until spring? That gets discussed as news comes out late Tuesday night in regards to it. The MAC did something cool for non-football sports that deserves praise and Maurice Clarrett is back in the news and this time for good reason. Check it out and share it with fellow-college football fans if you don’t mind!

Welcome back to the work week and to a day closer to college football - whenever that may be. Episode 6 includes:  Recap and thoughts on the Pac 12’s proposal for the 2020 season that would mean a few of the biggest non-conference games of the 2020 season would be cancelled. A very strong southern program lands the highest rated recruit they've ever landed. And Notre Dame gets instant relief...

In the fourth episode of Nick Shepkowski’s College Football Morning Announcements: Jim Harbaugh speaks and actually makes a lot of damn sense Thursday when he writes a letter to the college football world calling for drastic changes to the NFL Draft and NCAA eligibility. Oregon and Oregon State appear to be headed towards a September where their home games will feature no fans...if those games are...

Episode number three is live: In it I discuss the Big XII changing their media day plans a bit, Penn State head coach James Franklin’s interesting wish for the Big Ten this season and Tennessee’s hot streak in recruiting the last week. Are things different on Rocky Top now or are the Vols headed towards more of the same? And finally for Notre Dame fans - a small piece of recruiting news to end on....

Huge news for Notre Dame and Clemson in the recruiting world on Tuesday. We recap both Will Shipley and Philip Riley’s big-time commitments to Clemson and Notre Dame. ND AD Jack Swarbrick spoke and we share highlights of that while speculating again on Notre Dame/Navy in Ireland. Finally we talk a little about old rivalries that are no more but that we’d like to see return in wake of Mizzou/Kansas...

The first episode starts with me introducing myself to all of you. We then get into a few headlines: 5-star running back Will Shipley is set to commit (probably to Clemson) on Tuesday ESPN 300 Rankings and Ohio State's dominance of that Notre Dame/Navy to follow NFL lead in terms of cancelling games abroad?  Don Shula coaching college? A crazy what-if I stumbled into Monday. And the worst col...

Nick Shepkowski and Jeff Feyerer of Fighting Irish Wire are here to break down every Notre Dame player that was drafted in the 2020 NFL Draft.  How do they fit in with their new teams, who landed in the best spots and which later picks/undrafted free agents have the best chance at making squads?  We break it all down as the 2020 NFL Draft has come and gone. Listen for thoughts on: Cole K...

The 2019 season has come and gone for college football and LSU walks away your 15-0 national champion.  Where do they fall in college football history in terms of greatest teams?  Nick Shepkowski and Pete Fiutak discuss that and share other things they learned from the 2019 season that made college football great and where else this game may be headed.

December 30th sees three more bowl games as Nick Shepkowski and Pete Fiutak get you ready for all of those. Dec. 30 Redbox - Santa Clara, Calif. - 4 p.m. (FOX) Illinois (6-6) vs. California (7-5) Dec. 30 Music City - Nashville, Tenn. - 4 p.m. (ESPN) Louisville (7-5) vs. Mississippi State (6-6) Dec. 30 First Responder - Dallas - 12:30 p.m. (ESPN) W. Michigan (7-5) vs. W. Kentucky (8-4)

Despite Mike Norvell taking the Florida State job and getting right to work, not coaching his Memphis squad in the Cotton Bowl, do the Tigers still have a real chance against Penn State?  Nick Shepkowski and Pete Fiutak break down the first of the New Year's Six games and discuss how under-appreciated James Franklin is for what he's done at Penn State.

Nick Shepkowski and Pete Fiutak are back and ready to preview the Camping World Bowl between Notre Dame and Iowa State.  Will Notre Dame be motivated in this one and how close is Iowa State to becoming a force in the Big XII? Nick and Pete also get into conversation about Notre Dame's now sudden search for a new offensive coordinator after Chip Long was let go on December 11.

Find out who Nick Shepkowski and Pete Fiutak like in Friday, December 27's bowl games as there is a full day of games.  Hear their picks and reasoning behind them in this episode of the College Football News Podcast! Dec. 27 - Cheez-It Phoenix - 10:15 p.m. (ESPN) Wash. State (6-6) vs. Air Force (10-2) Dec. 27 - Holiday San Diego - 8 p.m. (FS1) Iowa (9-3) vs. USC (8-4) Dec. 27 - Texas Houston...