In this episode Bryan and Vince take a look at the three players that Marcus Freeman and company brought in on the offensive side of the ball. What can we expect from this trio of upperclassmen in 2024? The duo also talks about the two players that the Irish brought in on special teams. What can Notre Dame fans expect from Mitch Jeter and James Ren…

In this episode Bryan and Vince dive into the Notre Dame transfer class on offense and discuss whether or not the group can be impactful for the Irish offense in 2024, and why that's so important. Shop for Irish Breakdown gear at our online store: https://ibstore.irishbreakdown.com/ Join the Irish Breakdown premium message board: https://boards.iri…

In this edition show, Bryan and Vince talk about Notre Dame and the transfer portal. How is it being used by colleges and universities around the country? How is Notre Dame using it? Is it a net positive for the Irish or is there work to be done? Shop for Irish Breakdown gear at our online store: https://ibstore.irishbreakdown.com/ Join the Irish B…

Irish Breakdown takes an inside look at two plays that could impact Notre Dame football this season. The first is a running play that Texas A&M, Notre Dame's season opening opponent in 2024, offensive coordinator Collin Klein used at Kansas State last season. The second is a key touchdown run by Irish QB Riley Leonard had against Clemson when he pl…

Rapid Fire topics include: * Fill-in the blank...It’s BLANK that Phil Steele Magazine has Notre Dame’s wide receivers ranked as the No. 10 unit in the country heading into this season. * If you could have made one USC football player to play for Notre Dame what player would you pick? * A few Notre Dame game lines on Fan Duel right now: +1.5 vs Texa…

Irish Breakdown talks Notre Dame football recruiting on today's show. Ryan Roberts joins Sean Stires to discuss some of the important upcoming dates in July and shares other information. They start the show by discussing the unique difficulty in recruiting top interior defensive linemen. Shop for Irish Breakdown gear at our online store: https://ib…

In part two of the Notre Dame Recruiting Hour, Ryan and Shaun are joined by Brian Smith to talk about Irish commit Noah Grubbs, who was a standout at the recent Future 50 Event with Under Armour. Shop for Irish Breakdown gear at our online store: https://ibstore.irishbreakdown.com/ Join the Irish Breakdown premium message board: https://boards.iris…

In the latest episode of the Notre Dame Recruiting Hour, Ryan and Shaun preview the pending decisions of Texas speedster Tanook Hines. Shop for Irish Breakdown gear at our online store: https://ibstore.irishbreakdown.com/ Join the Irish Breakdown premium message board: https://boards.irishbreakdown.com Stay locked into Irish Breakdown for all the l…

In the latest episode of the Notre Dame Recruiting Hour, Ryan and Shaun preview the pending decisions of star safety JaDon Blair. Shop for Irish Breakdown gear at our online store: https://ibstore.irishbreakdown.com/ Join the Irish Breakdown premium message board: https://boards.irishbreakdown.com Stay locked into Irish Breakdown for all the latest…

Irish Breakdown makes predictions on what Notre Dame quarterback Riley Leonard's stats will look like in the upcoming 2024 season. We look at what former Irish QB Sam Hartman's stats and former LSU quarterback Jayden Daniels' stats (when he played for current Irish offensive coordinator Mike Denbrock) looked like last season and predict where Leona…

Rapid Fire topics include: * We did some wide receiver predictions last week. One of our listeners sent us a message saying we’re sleeping on Deion Colzie and KK Smith because we didn’t have them in any of our predictions. Where do we stand on that? * Fill-in the blank...Notre Dame commit Noah Grubbs winning the accuracy challenge at the Under Armo…

Notre Dame quarterback Riley Leonard had a big weekend in Louisiana by winning the Manning Passing Academy's "Air It Out Challenge". Irish Breakdown discusses the significance and we also hear some of Leonard's comments to the media in his press conference at the event. He talks about his health, his fit in Irish offensive coordinator Mike Denbrock…

In this Best of the Week episode, Bryan and Vince dive into the top AA targets for the 2024 defense. Shop for Irish Breakdown gear at our online store: https://ibstore.irishbreakdown.com/ Join the Irish Breakdown premium message board: https://boards.irishbreakdown.com Stay locked into Irish Breakdown for all the latest news and analysis about Notr…

In this Best of the Week episode, Bryan and Vince go over the top All-American candidates for Notre Dame this season, including some sleepers. Shop for Irish Breakdown gear at our online store: https://ibstore.irishbreakdown.com/ Join the Irish Breakdown premium message board: https://boards.irishbreakdown.com Stay locked into Irish Breakdown for a…

In this week's best of the week segment, Bryan and Vince discuss the biggest storylines for Notre Dame in 2024 from a schedule standpoint. Shop for Irish Breakdown gear at our online store: https://ibstore.irishbreakdown.com/ Join the Irish Breakdown premium message board: https://boards.irishbreakdown.com Stay locked into Irish Breakdown for all t…

This week's Notre Dame Football Mailbag was loaded with great questions from Irish Breakdown subscribers and listeners. Bryan and Vince dive into questions and answers this week. This is part four of the show. Shop for Irish Breakdown gear at our online store: https://ibstore.irishbreakdown.com/ Join the Irish Breakdown premium message board: https…

This week's Notre Dame Football Mailbag was loaded with great questions from Irish Breakdown subscribers and listeners. Bryan, Vince and Ryan dive into questions and answers this week. This is part three of the show. Shop for Irish Breakdown gear at our online store: https://ibstore.irishbreakdown.com/ Join the Irish Breakdown premium message board…

This week's Notre Dame Football Mailbag was loaded with great questions from Irish Breakdown subscribers and listeners. Bryan, Vince and Ryan dive into questions and answers this week. This is part two of the show. Shop for Irish Breakdown gear at our online store: https://ibstore.irishbreakdown.com/ Join the Irish Breakdown premium message board: …

This week's Notre Dame Football Mailbag was loaded with great questions from Irish Breakdown subscribers and listeners. Bryan, Vince and Ryan dive into questions and answers this week. This is part one of the show. Shop for Irish Breakdown gear at our online store: https://ibstore.irishbreakdown.com/ Join the Irish Breakdown premium message board: …

Bryan and Vince from Irish Breakdown preview and make predictions for the Big Ten Conference. They talk 1-18 rankings, conference champion pick, top players and much, much more. Shop for Irish Breakdown gear at our online store: https://ibstore.irishbreakdown.com/ Join the Irish Breakdown premium message board: https://boards.irishbreakdown.com Sta…

Rapid Fire topics include: * Clemson transfer receiver Beaux Collins says his research says NFL players get 12 hours of sleep a day. Are we buying that? * We give our all-time starting lineups for Notre Dame men's and women's basketball. * We saved a question from the "We In/We Out" show that we thought would be good for today: No team in the Power…

Irish Breakdown makes predictions on how Notre Dame's wide receiver production will look this season. For starters: * No Notre Dame player recorded 500 receiving yards or 30 receptions last season. Over/Under 3.5 Irish pass catchers who will have at least that many yards this season. *Which Irish receivers are we most confident will hit those numbe…

Bryan and Vince talk about the top role players and most underrated defenders on the Irish defense. Shop for Irish Breakdown gear at our online store: https://ibstore.irishbreakdown.com/ Join the Irish Breakdown premium message board: https://boards.irishbreakdown.com Stay locked into Irish Breakdown for all the latest news and analysis about Notre…

Notre Dame has its stars on offense, and it certainly has players that get talked about the most. There are also some very underrated players that will play very important roles. Bryan and Vince break down those players. Shop for Irish Breakdown gear at our online store: https://ibstore.irishbreakdown.com/ Join the Irish Breakdown premium message b…

In this week's CFB All-America show the guys discuss the latest releases from EA Sports regarding the College Football 2025 game. They also go over Bill Bender's 2024 College Football Playoff predictions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices저자 Irish Breakdown, Blue Wire

Irish Breakdown discusses a few subscriber submitted questions about Notre Dame quarterbacks: * Ian Book wins the Heisman if he had Notre Dame's current coaching staff for four years instead of Brian Kelly's staff. We in or We out? * After CJ Carr procures the backup spot this fall, both Steve Angeli and Kenny Minchey jump to the portal leaving ND …

Rapid Fire topics include: * Notre Dame and Michigan State announced a home and home football series today. The Irish will host the Spartans in 2026 and then make the trip to East Lansing in 2027. On a scale of 1 to 10, how much does this move the needle for you? * Excluding USC since they will always be on the Notre Dame schedule, what three Big 1…

IB Nation Sports Talk's Thursday tradition continues with the "We In or We Out" show. We answer Champion's Lounge subscriber questions about Notre Dame football and more. Here are some of the topics on today's show" * Pass protection will be significantly better this year, even with the new starters on the OL. We in or We out? * ND’s OL will hold i…

Irish Breakdown had a full Buy/Sell/Hold segment that was loaded with great submissions about Notre Dame football, recruiting and college football. Bryan and Vince went through all the submissions for this week's episode. This is part two of the show. Shop for Irish Breakdown gear at our online store: https://ibstore.irishbreakdown.com/ Join the Ir…

Irish Breakdown had a full Buy/Sell/Hold segment that was loaded with great submissions about Notre Dame football, recruiting and college football. Bryan and Vince went through all the submissions for this week's episode. This is part one of the show. Shop for Irish Breakdown gear at our online store: https://ibstore.irishbreakdown.com/ Join the Ir…

Notre Dame has plenty of star power on defense, with three players coming back that have earned All-American honors. They are not the only All-America candidates for the Irish. Bryan and Vince dive into the top AA targets for the 2024 defense. Shop for Irish Breakdown gear at our online store: https://ibstore.irishbreakdown.com/ Join the Irish Brea…

Notre Dame needs a big year from its offense, and the good news is the Irish have some talent coming back and coming in. Bryan and Vince go over the top All-American candidates for Notre Dame this season, including some sleepers. Shop for Irish Breakdown gear at our online store: https://ibstore.irishbreakdown.com/ Join the Irish Breakdown premium …

Rapid Fire topics include: * JJ Redick just walked away from a lucrative podcasting career to become the head coach of the LA Lakers. What current Notre Dame football coach would you want to see start his own podcast? * What about former Notre Dame coaches as podcast hosts? * Fill-in the blank...With the EA Sports College Football 25 game set to re…

Irish Breakdown predicts who Notre Dame football's 'game wreckers' will be at each position this season. Shop for Irish Breakdown gear at our online store: https://ibstore.irishbreakdown.com/ Join the Irish Breakdown premium message board: https://boards.irishbreakdown.com Stay locked into Irish Breakdown for all the latest news and analysis about …

Wednesday on IB Nation Sports Talk means Mailbag Day! Irish Breakdown answers listener/subscriber questions about Notre Dame football and more on today's show. Some of the topics include: * Is Jaden Greathouse switching jerseys from No. 19 to No. 1 because he has confidence in himself or maybe even borderline cocky? * Thoughts on Notre Dame's chanc…

Bryan and Vince discuss the biggest storylines for Notre Dame in 2024 from a schedule standpoint. Shop for Irish Breakdown gear at our online store: https://ibstore.irishbreakdown.com/ Join the Irish Breakdown premium message board: https://boards.irishbreakdown.com Stay locked into Irish Breakdown for all the latest news and analysis about Notre D…

Shop for Irish Breakdown gear at our online store: https://ibstore.irishbreakdown.com/ Join the Irish Breakdown premium message board: https://boards.irishbreakdown.com Stay locked into Irish Breakdown for all the latest news and analysis about Notre Dame: https://www.irishbreakdown.com​ Subscribe to the Irish Breakdown podcast on iTunes: https://p…

Bryan and Vince break down the Notre Dame 2024 football schedule by quarter, which are increments of three games. The way the quarters are laid out is favorable for Notre Dame, especially compared to the 2023 schedule. Shop for Irish Breakdown gear at our online store: https://ibstore.irishbreakdown.com/ Join the Irish Breakdown premium message boa…

In part one of the show we talk big picture about the Notre Dame 2024 football schedule, which has received a lot of criticism. Is it soft, like some say? Is it a typical Notre Dame schedule that is extremely hard? Or, is it somewhere in between. Bryan and Vince break that down. Shop for Irish Breakdown gear at our online store: https://ibstore.iri…

Rapid Fire topics include: * Comments and anonymous college football coach made to Lindy's Magazine about Irish head coach Marcus Freeman. * Comments from Stanford athletic director Bernard Muir about the future of the football series with Notre Dame. * Thoughts on the expletive-laced response new LA Lakers head coach JJ Redick had at his introduct…

Irish Breakdown starts today's show with Notre Dame football recruiting talk. Ryan Roberts and Sean Stires discuss who ND's 'can't miss' recruits are in filling out the 2025 recruiting class. We talk about players like Derek Meadows, Dylan Robinson, JaDon Blair, Tanook Hines, Ivan Taylor, Madden Faraimo, and Nathaniel Owusu-Boateng. Shop for Irish …

Notre Dame women's basketball player Liza Karlen joins Irish Breakdown's Sean Stires to discuss her decision to transfer from Marquette. Among the things they discuss: * Picking Notre Dame over UConn. * New Irish head coach Niele Ivey. * Her fit with the Fighting Irish. * The process of going through the transfer portal, including how many schools …

In the final segment of the show, Ryan interviews Sharon Black, who is the mother of talented offensive tackle and Notre Dame commit Will Black. Shop for Irish Breakdown gear at our online store: https://ibstore.irishbreakdown.com/ Join the Irish Breakdown premium message board: https://boards.irishbreakdown.com Stay locked into Irish Breakdown for…

The IB recruiting team breaks down where things stand with 2026 QB recruiting on the national stage. A lot of 2026 QBs have come off the board, and the fits are discussed. Shop for Irish Breakdown gear at our online store: https://ibstore.irishbreakdown.com/ Join the Irish Breakdown premium message board: https://boards.irishbreakdown.com Stay lock…

Ryan and Shaun talk about the latest with elite safety JaDon Blair and then dive into some discussion about finishing off the 2025 linebacker class off on a strong note. Shop for Irish Breakdown gear at our online store: https://ibstore.irishbreakdown.com/ Join the Irish Breakdown premium message board: https://boards.irishbreakdown.com Stay locked…

In part one of the Notre Dame Recruiting Hour, Ryan and Shaun talk about wide receiver recruiting as the Irish try to get some momentum in the 2025 class. Shop for Irish Breakdown gear at our online store: https://ibstore.irishbreakdown.com/ Join the Irish Breakdown premium message board: https://boards.irishbreakdown.com Stay locked into Irish Bre…

Irish Breakdown discusses the news that Notre Dame hockey coach Jeff Jackson will retire after the upcoming 2024-25 season and the succession plan the program has for his successor. We also discuss the big Olympic swim trials by Notre Dame swimming alum Chris Guiliano. He becomes the first US man to qualify for the 50, 100 and 200 freestyle Olympic…

Rapid Fire topics include: * Fill-in the blank...It’s BLANK that Notre Dame wide receiver Jaden Greathouse has switched his jersey to No. 1 this season. * Clemson transfer Beaux Collins says he brings explosiveness and big time plays to Notre Dame. Chris Tyree averaged 18.6 yards per catch last season, which was the top number for any Irish receive…

IB Nation Sports Talk is back and we're taking a look at each of Notre Dame's opponents in the upcoming 2024 season. Sean Stires and Vince DeDario are describing each of the Irish opponents with two words. Shop for Irish Breakdown gear at our online store: https://ibstore.irishbreakdown.com/ Join the Irish Breakdown premium message board: https://b…

In our look back at the top episodes of the week, Bryan and Vince discuss the potential breakout players for the Notre Dame defense. Shop for Irish Breakdown gear at our online store: https://ibstore.irishbreakdown.com/ Join the Irish Breakdown premium message board: https://boards.irishbreakdown.com Stay locked into Irish Breakdown for all the lat…