Notre Dame

Notre Dame star guard Hannah Hidalgo turned in an epic performance, shattering NCAA and Irish records in a blow out win Thursday.

No. 9 Notre Dame spent last week figuring out how to slow down Navy's run-heavy offense. This week, the defense is switching gears against No. 23 Pittsburgh.

Marcus Freeman has masted the art of getting Notre Dame to welcome struggles. With one answer, he exemplified why the Irish are College Football Playoff contenders, whether you like it or not.

Here are our takeaways as Notre Dame routed Navy in a snowy South Bend on Saturday.

Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman is well aware of the headaches Navy and its unusual, triple-option offense can cause. He got a first-hand glimpse of it when he was the defensive coordinator at Cincinnati.

The Irish were never in danger of losing, but it was an unconvincing victory over a one-win team. With no ranked teams left on the schedule, the Irish need only to avoid a more serious stumble to make the playoff.

After losing his first two games as Notre Dame's starting quarterback, CJ Carr has settled in. He's won five straight to help the Fighting Irish climb back into the College Football Playoff conversation.

Many Irish fans I know were rejoicing as the Kelly Era ended in Baton Rouge. But Notre Dame shouldn’t revel in Kelly’s firing. Follow Marcus Freeman's example and revel in where the Irish are now.

Saturday showed Notre Dame has found its preferred style of play that not many teams can match. That’s what Notre Dame is counting on as the Playoffs begin to draw nearer.

When No. 13 Notre Dame needed a play, it made multiple. Here’s what we learned about Notre Dame in it’s gut-check win over USC.

Notre Dame has seen its offense grow with quarterback C.J. Carr at the controls, but a switch in the player snapping the ball to him will literally be the center of attention when they host USC on Saturday.

Here are our takeaways from Notre Dame’s romp over N.C. State on Saturday, where the defense began to rise.

Perfect college football? That’s an oxymoron. The chaos is what makes the game great. Still, Notre Dame had close to a perfect day as the 3-2 Irish possibly could.

The Fighting Irish defense slowed down what had been a high-octane Broncos offense in their past three games.

Since unleashing CJ Carr in their second game, the Fighting Irish offense has become a scoring machine. They may need him to do it again when high-scoring Boise State visits South Bend on Saturday.

Jeremiyah Love caught touchdown passes of 7 and 34 yards, and had scoring runs of 1 and 3 yards, finishing with 14 carries and 57 yards as Notre Dame rocked the Razorbacks.

Together, Jadarian Price and Jeremiyah Love have produced one of the top ground games in the Football Bowl Subdivision as No. 22 Notre Dame tries to right its season.

Jadarian Price scored four touchdowns, including a 100-yard kickoff return, and No. 24 Notre Dame beat Purdue 56-30 on Saturday for its first win of the season.