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It’s a quiet sports week around Notre Dame and many Big Ten schools, with final exams underway, and students, athletes included, finishing up the fall semester. Irish basketball returns to the floor Sunday, with the 5th ranked women at Virginia Tech at 4pm on Live 99-9, and the men on a supposedly neutral floor in Atlanta against the Georgia Bulldogs Sunday at 5:30 on Sports Radio 960 WSBT....

On Monday’s Budweiser’s Weekday Sportsbeat on 960am WSBT, discussion on Marcus Freeman’s upcoming decision on how to use quarterback Tyler Buchner in the Gator Bowl, Blue and Gold’s Tyler Horka joins the conversation and the Irish basketball team as a rough game against Marquette See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The big question for Notre Dame football heading into the December 30th Gator Bowl against South Carolina is: will quarterback Tyler Buchner be ready to play? With Drew Pyne gone to the transfer portal, the options are Buchner and freshman Steve Angeli. Coach Marcus Freeman says Buchner is getting ready, but will not participate in contact drills to make sure he stays healthy. He has not played si...

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Mishawaka battles Riley at “The Cave.” See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Darin is live at the Compton Family Ice Arena ahead of tonight’s hockey game between #5 Penn State and Notre Dame. Michael Mayer, once again, got robbed by the Mackey Award folks. Pat Hughes gets his deserved accolades. Darin predicts the future with the My Five Question of the Day. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Thursday night NFL saw new Ram’s quarterback Baker Mayfield lead a comeback win over the Las Vegas Raiders. The extra point provided the margin of victory after a 98 yard drive capped by a pass from Mayfield to Van Jefferson with ten seconds left in a 17-16 Rams win. The win snapped a six game Rams losing streak. The NFL schedule this weekend is a little light on local interest, with byes fo...

On Thursday’s Sportsbeat on 960am WSBT, Notre Dame’s all-time sack leader Isaiah Foskey enters the NFL Draft, 2023 running back Dylan Edwards decommits from Notre Dame, Notre Dame basketball holds on to defeat Boston University plus sports wagering talk. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It came as no surprise, but Notre Dame fandom hoped it might not happen until star tight end Michael Mayer made it official yesterday and declared for the NFL draft. Mayer is projected as a high pick in April’s draft, and will skip Notre Dame’s Gator Bowl game against South Carolina December 30th to prepare and avoid the risk of injury. The shoe waiting to drop is pass rusher Isiah Fos...

On Wednesday’s show, Darin discusses Irish tight end Michael Mayer entering the NFL Draft and skipping the Gator Bowl, Blue and Gold’s Mike Singer on Brandyn Hillman joining the Irish football class of 2023, plus Notre Dame and Big Ten basketball talk. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Notre Dame freshman cornerback Benjamin Morrison has been named a freshman All American by College Football News. Morrison started eight of Notre Dame’s 12 games this season, and led the team with five interceptions, including two in a home win over then-5th ranked Clemson November 3rd. The 21st ranked Irish will play number 19 South Carolina in the Gator Bowl on December 30th, here on Sport...

Mishawaka battles Marian in the “Princess City Classic.” See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On Tuesday’s Sportsbeat on 960am WSBT, Darin discussed the current and future Notre Dame quarterback position, transfer portal possibilities, Blue and Gold’s Mike Singer talks Irish football recruiting, the five results that caught his attention during his one week of vacation, and the Cubs grab Cody Bellinger. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Notre Dame will head to Florida later this month for the Gator Bowl against South Carolina with uncertainty about who will play quarterback and whether a few key players will skip the game to get ready for the NFL draft. Coach Marcus Freeman says quarterbacks Tyler Buchner, Steve Angeli, and Ron Powlus will each be ready to play, which many take to mean Buchner will start if he’s healthy eno...

Budweiser’s Weekday Sportsbeat airs 5-7 PM ET on Sports Radio 960 WSBT. Happy 90 years to United Beverage Company of South Bend! Jim Irizarry is in for Darin Pritchett. Tyler Horka from Blue & Gold Illustrated checks in with the doin’s around Notre Dame, including the transfer portal and the College Football Playoff. The MLB Hot Stove got hot today! Why did it take so long for Deio...

Notre Dame football goes to the Gator Bowl in Jacksonville, Florida to play South Carolina on December 30th. That’s one of dozens of bowl games announced Sunday as the College Football Playoff was finalized, and the bowls put out their bids. The 8-an-4 Irish will be without starting quarterback Drew Pyne, who announced over the weekend he will transfer. Several other Irish players may skip t...

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Mishawaka battles Victory Christian Academy at “The Cave.” See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It’s Colts/Cowboys on Sunday Night Football this week. Joining Jim to preview the game and talk all things Colts is the Voice of the Colts on the Belle Tire Radio Network, Matt Taylor. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr. Len Clark from Irish Illustrated talks to Jim about Drew Pyne entering the transfer portal at an interesting time, as well as where is Notre Dame going bowling this year and the impending expansion of the College Football Playoff. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ten ties and 15 lead changes last night at Purcell Pavilion, as the 7th ranked Notre Dame women battled it out with number 20 Maryland for all 40 minutes. Unfortunately, the Terrapins wound up with the final possession. The final was Maryland 74, Notre Dame 72 on a buzzer beater by Diamond Miller. Sonia Citron led the Irish with 24 points and ten rebounds, and Olivia Miles added 14 points as the I...

Budweiser’s Weekday Sportsbeat airs weekdays 5-7 PM on Sports Radio 960 WSBT. Jim Irizarry is in for Darin Pritchett. Michigan State came out flat and Notre Dame couldn’t miss. Lester Wiltfong, Jr. from WindyCityGridiron.com joins Jim to talk all things Bears/Packers. Gaylord Perry never would’ve lasted in today’s game. He would’ve been ejected every game. See omnystu...

Jim talks to Lester Wiltfong, Jr. about all things Bears/Packers for this weekend. You can find Lester’s work at Windy City Gridiron, the finest source of Chicago Bears information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Notre Dame men’s basketball dominated the 20th ranked Michigan State Spartans last night at Purcell Pavilion. the Irish held up their end of the ACC/Big Ten Challenge in a 70-to-52 drubbing of the Spartans. Cormac Ryan led the way with 23 points, as the Irish used only six players the entire game. Notre Dame now faces a short turnaround, as the Irish host Syracuse Saturday at noon here on Sp...

Budweiser’s Weekday Sportsbeat airs weekdays 5-7 PM on Sports Radio 960 WSBT. Jim Irizarry is in for Darin Pritchett. Nick Saban is a vampire, but we mean that positively! DeShone Kizer could’ve told us that Aaron Rodgers was a kook a few years ago and saved us all the trouble. Screw the Portland Trail Blazers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.