Irish Football Fix

On the December 8th, 2025 edition of Notre Dame Federal Credit Union's Irish Football Fix, hosts Chuck Freeby and Angelo Di Carlo look at the end of the Notre Dame football season as the Irish are snubbed from the College Football Playoffs and then declined a bid to a non playoff bowl game. In segment 1, we look at Notre Dame not making it into the College Football Playoffs, why that happened...

On the December 1st, 2025 edition of Notre Dame Federal Credit Union's Irish Football Fix, hosts Chuck Freeby and Angelo Di Carlo look at where Notre Dame stands after 10 straight wins to close out the regular season following the win over Stanford. In segment 1, we discuss whether the Irish left a good final impression on the playoff committee. We also dive into all the scenarios for the Coll...

Several weeks ago, former Irish running back Jonas Gray tweeted about the impact Father Pete McCormick had on him in response to a great article from Pete Sampson in the Athletic on Fr. Pete. It led me to reach out to Jonas to see if he would be interested in talking about his faith journey in our Focus on Faith interview. Jonas said yes and I anticipated a very good interview considering his back...

On the November 24th, 2025 edition of Notre Dame Federal Credit Union's Irish Football Fix, hosts Chuck Freeby and Angelo Di Carlo look at the state of Notre Dame Football's playoff push, following a record setting day versus Syracuse and ahead of the season finale at Stanford. In segment 1, we look at Notre Dame's incredible performance in a 70-7 win over Syracuse, losing linebacker K...

On the November 17th, 2025 edition of Notre Dame Federal Credit Union's Irish Football Fix, hosts Chuck Freeby and Angelo Di Carlo look the state of Notre Dame Football, following a win over Pitt and ahead of a matchup with Syracuse. In segment 1, we look at the playoff picture and where Notre Dame stands. It's not as clear cut as Irish fans think and we explain why. In segment 2, we dive...

2026 will mark a milestone year for one of South Bend's most famous restaurants and its owners. Next summer, Rocco's Pizza will celebrate 75 years in business while owners Linda & Warren Verteramo will celebrate 50 years of marriage. A fixture just south of Notre Dame's campus, Rocco's is well known for its authentic, home-cooked Italian dishes and pizza.  The food is so good,...

On the November 10th, 2025 edition of Notre Dame Federal Credit Union's Irish Football Fix, hosts Chuck Freeby and Angelo Di Carlo look at where Notre Dame stands coming off near perfection against Navy and heading into a top 25 showdown with Pitt. In segment 1, the guys breakdown the Notre Dame injury report and where they stand in the College Football Playoff picture. They also look at the d...

No one has covered more Notre Dame football games in person than Irish Illustrated's Tim Prister. The Boise State game earlier this year marked the 500th game Prister has covered in person spanning an incredible 44 years on the Notre Dame beat. On the November 3rd, 2025 edition of Notre Dame Federal Credit Union's Irish Football Fix, host Angelo Di Carlo interviews Prister about his incred...

On the November 3rd, 2025 edition of Notre Dame Federal Credit Union's Irish Football Fix, hosts Chuck Freeby and Angelo Di Carlo look at where Notre Dame stands coming off an ugly win at Boston College and ahead of their battle with Navy. In segment 1, the guys breakdown the poor performance against Boston College, including Notre Dame's disastrous kick game. Is it fixable? They also look...

On the October 27th, 2025 edition of Notre Dame Federal Credit Union's Irish Football Fix, host Angelo Di Carlo chats with Saint Joseph High School alum and new Notre Dame women's basketball player Kelly Ratigan in our Focus on Faith interview. The name Ratigan has long been associated with Notre Dame. Brian Ratigan played for Lou Holtz and has been a surgeon for the Notre Dame athletics for nearl...

On the October 27th, 2025 edition of Notre Dame Federal Credit Union's Irish Football Fix, hosts Chuck Freeby and Angelo Di Carlo look at Notre Dame coming off a bye as they head into the stretch run of the season looking to make a push to the College Football Playoff. In segment 1, the guys breakdown the mounting injuries for Notre Dame as they head into November. We'll hear from Marcus F...

On the October 20th, 2025 edition of Notre Dame Federal Credit Union's Irish Football Fix, host Angelo Di Carlo chats with former Notre Dame linebacker Kory Minor in our Focus on Faith interview. Minor chats about the USC rivalry and what it means to him as a kid from Southern California that grew up a Notre Dame. He discusses the influences his mom had on his faith and life and a must listen...

On the October 20th, 2025 edition of Notre Dame Federal Credit Union's Irish Football Fix, hosts Chuck Freeby and Angelo Di Carlo recap Notre Dame's 34-24 win over USC for a 5th straight victory for the Irish. In segment 1, the guys breakdown the emotions of Notre Dame's win over their arch rival in the rain in what could be the final meeting between the two teams. In segment 2, we get...

On the October 13th, 2025 edition of Notre Dame Federal Credit Union's Irish Football Fix, host Angelo Di Carlo chats with Notre Dame's leading tackler from the 1988 national championship team, Wes Pritchett in our Focus on Faith interview. Pritchett gives a great reflection on #1 Notre Dame's battle with #2 USC in 1988 and what it meant to be a part of a national championship team. He...

On the October 13th, 2025 edition of Notre Dame Federal Credit Union's Irish Football Fix, hosts Chuck Freeby and Angelo Di Carlo preview Notre Dame's showdown against USC and look at what needs fixing coming out of the win over NC State. In segment 1, the guys breakdown the fall out of center Ashton Craig being lost for the season due to a knee injury and who now replaces him. They look a...

On the October 6th, 2025 edition of Notre Dame Federal Credit Union's Irish Football Fix, host Angelo Di Carlo chats with former Notre Dame captain and defensive lineman Paul Grasmanis is on our Focus on Faith interview. Grasmanis played for Lou Holtz at Notre Dame in the 90s. He had the honor of hosting his former coach at the Arkansas game a few weeks ago and share a day full of stories with...

On the October 6th, 2025 edition of Notre Dame Federal Credit Union's Irish Football Fix, hosts Chuck Freeby and Angelo Di Carlo look at Notre Dame's 28-7 win over Boise State that moves the Irish to 3-2. In segment 1, the guys breakdown Notre Dame's growing momentum and confidence on defense and as team as a whole. They update the injury report and discuss how critical Leonard Moore i...

On the September 29th, 2025 edition of Notre Dame Federal Credit Union's Irish Football Fix, host Chuck Freeby chats with former Notre Dame baseball great Trey Mancini in our Focus on Faith interview. In 2019, Trey belted 35 home runs and drove in 97 runs for the Baltimore Orioles. A year later, routine blood work rocked his world. He had stage 3 colon cancer. Trey went from playing Major Leag...

On the September 29th, 2025 edition of Notre Dame Federal Credit Union's Irish Football Fix, hosts Chuck Freeby and Angelo Di Carlo look at Notre Dame's dismantling of Arkansas to improve to 2-2 on the season. In segment 1, they break down the much improved play of the defense and discuss whether it's sustainable. Adon Shuler and Marcus Freeman explain what the Irish did defensively to...

On the September 22nd, 2025 edition of Notre Dame Federal Credit Union's Irish Football Fix, host Angelo Di Carlo sits down with Notre Dame football team chaplain Father Nate Wills, CSC, to discuss Fr. Nate's new book, "Pray like a Champion Today." Father Nate is an annual guest on Focus on Faith often discussing the state of the faith of the football program. In this conversatio...

On the September 22nd, 2025 edition of Notre Dame Federal Credit Union's Irish Football Fix, hosts Chuck Freeby and Angelo Di Carlo look at where Notre Dame stands through three games in the regular season after beating Purdue for their first win. In segment 1, they break down the continued issues on defense and Marcus Freeman's passionate statements both after the game Saturday and on the...

A Purdue quarterback transfers to Notre Dame to become a priest. That's quite the story. And it's the real true life story of Father Thomas Haan. Haan was a standout quarterback at Lafayette Central Catholic and walked on to the football team as a quarterback. After leaving the team following a change in the QBs coach, Haan received THE call. He transferred to Notre Dame and eventually bec...

On the September 15th, 2025 edition of Notre Dame Federal Credit Union's Irish Football Fix, hosts Chuck Freeby and Angelo Di Carlo don't hold back as they discuss yet another heartbreaking final minute loss for Notre Dame. In segment 1, it's a major breakdown of all that went wrong Saturday night at Notre Dame Stadium as the Irish fell to 0-2 on the season with a 41-40 defeat at the h...

The day before helping Notre Dame win a College Football playoff game over Indiana, Irish special teams coach Marty Biagi became a dad to twins. As the Irish sang the Alma Mater on the field, he called his dad who listened in from home. Hours later, Marty's dad passed away. Stephen Biagi was a Notre Dame alum. He gave his son his Notre Dame jacket to wear to the playoff game. Marty did and con...

On the September 8th, 2025 edition of Notre Dame Federal Credit Union's Irish Football Fix, hosts Chuck Freeby and Angelo Di Carlo look at where Notre Dame stands heading into another top 25 showdown vs Texas A&M. In segment 1, we look at what Notre Dame did on the bye week to fix the problems from the loss to Miami, how the Irish will look to get the ball more to its biggest playmaker and...