Irish Breakdown

With the spring semester now started and with us now knowing who will, and won’t, be on the Notre Dame roster in 2026 it’s time for the Irish Breakdown Way-Too-Early Top 25 rankings. This is part two of the show. 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 I...

With the spring semester now started and with us now knowing who will, and won’t, be on the Notre Dame roster in 2026 it’s time for the Irish Breakdown Way-Too-Early Top 25 rankings. This is part one of the show. 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 I...

Today's Rapid Fire topics include: What can Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman learn from Indiana national championship head coach Curt Cignetti, if Indiana would do it should Notre Dame add the Hoosiers to the 2027 schedule, will IU and ND actually play their scheduled home and home in 2030 and 2031, thoughts on who Southern Cal will replace Notre Dame with on this year's schedule, thoughts on...

Irish Breakdown answers listener questions about Notre Dame football and more on today's show, including thoughts on the Irish search for a new defensive backs coach. 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 ana...

Irish Breakdown ranks Notre Dame football's offensive and defensive assistant coaches on today's show. 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​ Subscrib...

Today's Rapid Fire topics include: The headset Indiana head coach Curt Cignetti wore in the national championship game is up for auction. What’s something you’ve seen Marcus Freeman wear or use on the sideline that you would bid on, thoughts on ND football/basketball player Mark Zachery giving up basketball to focus on football offseason conditioning, Sheduer Sanders has been named as a replacemen...

Irish Breakdown answers Buy/Sell/Hold submissions from Notre Dame fans about the Fighting Irish. This is part four of the segment. 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....

Irish Breakdown answers Buy/Sell/Hold submissions from Notre Dame fans about the Fighting Irish. This is part three of the segment. 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...

Irish Breakdown answers Buy/Sell/Hold submissions from Notre Dame fans about the Fighting Irish. This is part two of the segment. 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.i...

Irish Breakdown answers Buy/Sell/Hold submissions from Notre Dame fans about the Fighting Irish. This is part one of the segment. 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.i...

Today's Rapid Fire topics include: Where does outgoing Notre Dame defensive backs coach Mike Mickens rank among the top Irish assistant coaches of the last 25 years, we hear comments from LSU athletic director Verge Ausberry on what his future scheduling philosophy could look like and how it could impact Notre Dame, thoughts on the NCAA allowing schools to put sponsorship patches on game uniforms,...

Irish Breakdown discusses the news that defensive backs coach Mike Mickens is leaving Notre Dame to join the staff of the Baltimore Ravens. We discuss the impact of the news and more. 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 la...

Irish Breakdown has an exclusive interview with Notre Dame women's basketball player Cassandre Prosper. She discusses the breakout season she's having, how she got there, her future and more. 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 al...

Notre Dame lost elite secondary coach Mike Mickens. The IB team discusses the loss, how it came to be and what Notre Dame must do next. 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:/...

Irish Breakdown answers questions about Notre Dame Football, College Football, Irish Recruiting and much more in the latest Notre Dame Football Mailbag! This is part three of the show. 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 l...

Irish Breakdown answers questions about Notre Dame Football, College Football, Irish Recruiting and much more in the latest Notre Dame Football Mailbag! This is part two of the show. 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 lat...

Irish Breakdown answers questions about Notre Dame Football, College Football, Irish Recruiting and much more in the latest Notre Dame Football Mailbag! This is part one of the show. 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 lat...

Before kicking off the Friday Mailbag the IB team discusses Notre Dame finalizing the 12 opponents and dates for the 2026 schedule. They’ll also discuss the announcement that the 2026 College Football Playoff would remain at 12 teams, but it won’t be the same. Shop for Irish Breakdown gear at our online store: https://ibstore.irishbreakdown.com/ Join the Irish Breakdown premium message board: http...

Today's Rapid Fire topics include: We discuss comments from Notre Dame great Brady Quinn about wanting more Michigan on the ND schedule, will we miss USC on this year's schedule, we compare Texas Tech and BYU's 2026 schedules to Notre Dame's, thoughts on the Pittsburgh Steelers' reported interest in Miami Hurricane head coach Mario Cristobal, which NFL team playing in this weekend's conference cha...

Irish Breakdown looks at Notre Dame's 2026 football schedule and answers listener questions about Notre Dame Football and more, including the College Football Playoff format for the 2026 season. 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...

Which Notre Dame football players rank among the top 100 returning players in the nation in 2026? The "way too early" lists have already started and we look at where On3 ranks several Irish players and others eight months ahead of the 2026 season. Which players are too low, who's too high and who's the most surprising? Shop for Irish Breakdown gear at our online store: https://ibstore.ir...

At the end of the most recent Irish Breakdown show Bryan and Trevor answered questions about Notre Dame football, Irish recruiting and more from IB listeners and subscribers. 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...

In the second part of our defensive breakdown the IB team looks at expectations and keys to success for the Notre Dame defense in 2026. 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:/...

Notre Dame finished the 2025 season very well, but can Chris Ash continue that in 2026 or will the Irish revert to what we saw early in the season? 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 D...

On3 released their Top 100 rankings for the 2026 season, and while a couple of Irish players were ranked well, there was a major disconnect with Notre Dame players overall. That was especially true with CJ Carr and Drayk Bowen. Shop for Irish Breakdown gear at our online store: https://ibstore.irishbreakdown.com/ Join the Irish Breakdown premium message board: https://boards.irishbreakdown.com Sta...