Blue and Gold

Jan 29, 2025 | notredame.rivals.com | Eric Hansen |Eric Hansen

The successor to Al Golden as Notre Dame’s defensive coordinator brings some of the same elements that made the now-Cincinnati Bengals DC such a perfect fit for what head coach Marcus Freeman has been building in the first three years of his regime. And some résumé riddles as well that require some decoding.

Jan 19, 2025 | notredame.rivals.com | Al Lesar

It didn’t take long for the Notre Dame No. 3-ranked women’s basketball team to establish its dominance Sunday night. Trailing 12-9 late in the first quarter, the Irish (15-2, 7-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) put together a 27-5 run that left SMU (10-9, 2-5) in the dust with a 88-64 victory at Purcell Pavilion in South Bend, Ind. It was Notre Dame’s 11th straight victory. The amazing part of the equation was that Notre Dame did it with one hand tied behind its back.

Jan 19, 2025 | notredame.rivals.com | Eric Hansen

ATLANTA — In the last choreographed photo op before the unscripted ones take over, Notre Dame head football coach Marcus Freeman on Sunday morning still had the presence of mind to remember what got him here.

Jan 18, 2025 | notredame.rivals.com | Al Lesar

Nothing about a 17-point first-half lead meant security for the Notre Dame men’s basketball team. The Irish (8-10, 2-5 in Atlantic Coast Conference) started fast then fizzled Saturday in a 77-69 loss at Syracuse (9-9, 3-4). Notre Dame led through the first 36 minutes of the game, but fell victim to an assault from JJ Starling, who started his career with the Irish (2022-23).

Jan 18, 2025 | notredame.rivals.com | Eric Hansen

ATLANTA — The whispers about Charles Jagusah’s beautifully contorted path back to ascending to Notre Dame’s No. 1 option at left tackle got louder and more substantive on Saturday. Two days before the first-circle moment that might matter most on Monday night in Mercedes-Benz Stadium unfolds in a plotline saturated with them.