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The IB team answers questions about Notre Dame football, Irish recruiting and college football in the latest installment of the Daily Mailbag. This is part one. 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...

The 2026 college football season is loaded with elite teams and championship contenders, setting the stage for what could be one of the most competitive College Football Playoff races yet. We unveil our IB preseason Top 25 before making our picks through every round of the playoff—from the opening round and quarterfinals to the semifinals and national championship game—and discuss what it would al...

Notre Dame enters the 2026 season with sky-high expectations and plenty of national championship buzz, but can the Irish navigate their schedule and live up to the hype? We go game by game through the entire regular season, identifying the biggest challenges, potential trap games, statement opportunities, and ultimately predicting how Notre Dame will finish the season. Shop for Irish Breakdown gea...

Today's Rapid Fire topics include: We discuss comments from Notre Dame offensive coordinator Mike Denbrock on tight ends Cooper Flanagan, James Flanigan and Ian Premer and how they may be used this season. We also breakout the whiteboard to look at how the Irish defense could look against Wisconsin dual threat quarterback Colton Joseph and the Badgers offense in the season opener. Shop for Irish B...

Irish Breakdown answers listener questions about Notre Dame football and more 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​ Subscribe to the...

We hand out our 2026 national college football superlatives, picking the top players at every major position along with our Freshman of the Year, Transfer of the Year, and most outstanding offensive and defensive players. We also make our boldest predictions of the show, naming Notre Dame's CJ Carr as our Heisman winner and Marcus Freeman as our Coach of the Year. Shop for Irish Breakdown gear at...

The IB team answers questions about Notre Dame football, Irish recruiting and college football in the latest installment of the Daily Mailbag. This is part two. 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...

The IB team answers questions about Notre Dame football, Irish recruiting and college football in the latest installment of the Daily Mailbag. This is part one. 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...

Notre Dame enters the 2026 season with championship expectations, but we're taking a step beyond the conventional predictions to make some bold calls for the Irish. Trevor and Bryan go back and forth with their biggest predictions for Notre Dame's position groups and individual players, highlighting the surprise performances and developments that could define the season. Shop for Irish Breakdown g...

Notre Dame's offense is loaded with talent heading into 2026, but we're going beyond the obvious takes and making our boldest predictions for the unit. Trevor and Bryan go back and forth with their biggest offensive predictions, covering both position groups and individual players who could surprise, break out, or dramatically impact the Irish's season. Shop for Irish Breakdown gear at our online...

Notre Dame enters 2026 with championship expectations, but we're going beyond the obvious predictions and making some bold calls for the Irish this season. Trevor and Bryan take turns making their biggest unit and player predictions, ranging from breakout performances and surprising developments to statements that could look very different by season's end. Shop for Irish Breakdown gear at our onli...

Irish Breakdown discusses comments from Notre Dame offensive coordinator Mike Denbrock on a handful of Irish wide receivers, including Bubba Frazier, Matt Jeffrey and Elijah Burress. 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 late...

Today's Rapid Fire topics include: Some impressions of Notre Dame football's new Shields Hall facility after this week's media tour, comments from Irish offensive coordinator Mike Denbrock on his five running backs and their possible roles as well as the backup quarterbacks, the SEC has joined the Big 10 in establishing a rule to prevent former professional athletes from returning to college to pl...

The IB team answers questions about Notre Dame football, Irish recruiting and college football in the latest installment of the Daily Mailbag. 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:...

We hand out our 2026 Notre Dame defensive superlatives, predicting the top freshman, transfer, lineman, playmaker, breakout player, comeback player, and the most outstanding and valuable players on the defense. We also make our predictions for the Irish's top tacklers, sack leaders, and interception producers, including who will deliver the biggest plays throughout the season. Shop for Irish Break...

We hand out our 2026 Notre Dame offensive superlatives, predicting everything from the top freshman, transfer, lineman, playmaker, breakout player, and comeback player to the team's most outstanding and most valuable players. We also make our predictions for the Irish's top rushers and pass catchers, biggest plays, and statistical leaders, including who will deliver the most explosive plays throug...

Irish Breakdown discusses comments from Notre Dame offensive coordinator Mike Denbrock on tackle Styles Prescod getting reps at right guard. We debate the possibility of Prescod starting there when the season opens. 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...

Today's Rapid Fire topics include: A look at Notre Dame's wide receiver and tight end depth charts from Tuesday's media practice viewing, comments from ESPN's Joey Galloway on how Kirk Herbstreit and his ESPN cohorts influenced last year's snub of Notre Dame from the College Football Playoffs, the Big Ten has made a rule banning NFL players from returning to play college football, thoughts on form...

Irish Breakdown picks our players we think will be Notre Dame's breakout players this 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 Dame: https://www.irishbreakdown.com​ Subscribe to the I...

The IB team answers questions about Notre Dame football, Irish recruiting and college football in the latest installment of the Daily Mailbag. 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:...

The 2026 SEC season is loaded with championship contenders, intriguing teams, and plenty of questions, and we're making our complete conference predictions from No. 16 all the way to No. 1 before picking the SEC Championship Game matchup and winner. We also hand out our preseason awards, including our picks for the top offensive and defensive players, breakout stars, newcomers, linemen, skill play...

The 2026 Big Ten season features a crowded field at the top, and we're making our complete conference predictions from No. 18 through No. 1 before picking the Big Ten Championship Game matchup and winner. We also hand out our preseason awards, including our picks for the top offensive and defensive players, breakout stars, newcomers, linemen, skill players, quarterbacks, and Coach of the Year. Sho...

Notre Dame has a chance to make a major statement against the Big Ten in 2026, but with Wisconsin and Michigan State down and Purdue struggling, the Irish need to dominate the conference's lower-tier teams while proving they can compete with its best. We also break down Notre Dame's biggest Big Ten matchups, why the SEC presents a different style challenge, and the absurdity of using the Irish's s...

Irish Breakdown makes predictions on what Notre Dame's offensive depth chart could look like when the Irish open their season against Wisconsin. 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:...

Today's Rapid Fire topics include: Notre Dame ranks among the top teams in the nation in wins against ranked foes during Marcus Freeman's tenure, what are the chances the Irish will have both a 1,000 yard rusher and a 1,000 yard receiver this season, what's the "best" thing about ND heading into the season, thoughts on players cut by NFL teams being allowed to return to college to play,...