It was some combination of religion, a grudge involving Knute Rockne and a rival, and maybe the simple time-honored notion ...

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish nickname is of course not just one of the most recognizable in all of sports but is also one of the most iconic of any sports team worldwide. Imagine for a second ...

For the first time since 2012, Notre Dame will play for a national title ... and its leading sack artist in defensive lineman Rylie Mills, to injury. Through it all, the Fighting Irish have ...

Penn State and Notre Dame are unmistakable college football royalty, two programs whose past triumphs have helped define the sport across its 155-year history. Both schools are among the top seven ...

Notre Dame advancing to the College Football Playoff national championship game on Thursday night stunk really badly for one person in particular. The Fighting Irish’s 27-24 Orange Bowl win over ...

As Notre Dame prepares to compete for the national title in the inaugural 12-team College Football Playoff, the university remains bullish in its belief that its independent status is the right ...

Eleven thoughts on Notre Dame’s epic 27-24 victory over Penn State in the Orange Bowl to set the stage for a historic, highly anticipated national title game against Ohio State on Jan. 20 in ...

the absence of Mills is significant to the Irish. But his knee injury will keep him sidelined for the remainder of the season. What do you think of Notre Dame's significant absences in the Orange ...

"SHOW ME THE MONEY!" Jerry Maguire might as well have been talking about the Notre Dame athletic department when he screamed that in the 1996 movie featuring Tom Cruise. That's because Notre Dame ...

Mitch Jeter kicked a 41-yard field goal in the Orange Bowl’s final seconds to give Notre Dame a 27-24 win over Penn State, sending the Fighting Irish to the College Football Playoff national ...

For the first time since 2012, Notre Dame football will play for the national championship. The No. 7 Fighting Irish emerged with a thrilling 27-24 victory over No. 6 Penn State on Thursday in a ...

Wake up the echoes, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish are once again going to play on college football’s biggest stage. Notre Dame beat Penn State 27-24 in a classic College Football Playoff ...