Notre Dame landed a commitment from 2026 quarterback Noah Grubbs, which is the fourth straight year in which the Irish have landed a very talented quarterback. After years of struggling at the position, Notre Dame is finally recruiting the position at a championship level, and we break it all down. Shop for Irish Breakdown gear at our online store:…

Notre Dame picked up a huge commitment from 2026 quarterback Noah Grubbs. Bryan and Ryan break it all down! They discuss the back story, the class impact and they dive into some film. This is a big one for the Irish. Shop for Irish Breakdown gear at our online store: https://ibstore.irishbreakdown.com/ Join the Irish Breakdown premium message board…

In an expected move, wide receiver Shaun Terry has de-committed from Notre Dame. Bryan and Ryan break it all down and discuss how it happened, why it happened and what's next. 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 …

Notre Dame is hosting its annual Irish Invasion recruiting event this weekend. The IB recruiting team of Ryan and Shaun preview the big event. 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…

Rapid Fire topics include: * Fill-in the blank…Marcus Freeman saying on Friday that cornerback Benjamin Morrison, who had shoulder surgery this spring, will be partial participant when fall training camp opens July 31 and isn’t expected to be cleared to play until sometime close to the Aug 31 season opener at Texas A&M. * Fill-in the blank…Devyn Fo…

Tyler Buchner is back. Irish Breakdown discusses the news that the current Irish lacrosse player and former Notre Dame and Alabama quarterback will re join the Fighting Irish football team as a walk-on wide receiver. Buchner penned a letter to the Notre Dame community in his Friday announcement and we discuss some of the highlights and more on the …

Bryan wraps up the latest Big Show with a Notre Dame Mailbag, where he answers questions about the Irish from IB subscribers and listeners. 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 …

In part two of today's show, Bryan dives into the Notre Dame schedule, which is almost complete from a start time standpoint. He talks about what it looks like, and how the start times is playing well for the Irish. He also talks about the Notre Dame vs Louisville game being on Peacock. Shop for Irish Breakdown gear at our online store: https://ibs…

In today's Big Show, Bryan discusses the absurd comments from Colin Cowherd about USC canceling the rivalry. 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 ab…

Rapid Fire topics include: * Colin Cowherd's comments that USC should end the football series with Notre Dame. * Should Notre Dame fans expect to qualify for the College Football Playoff every year? *The Notre Dame - Navy kickoff time has been announced * Over the next decade, what’s one team you’re buying stock in, one team you’re selling and one …

Irish Breakdown answers "We In or We Out" questions from subscribers to the IB premium Champions Lounge board on today's show. Some of the questions include: * The drop off from Xavier Watts to his backup is greater than any other position on defense. We in or we out? * We In or we Out on whether Benjamin Morrison will be ready to go week one in Co…

Irish Breakdown discusses the breaking news that Notre Dame running back Gi'Bran Payne has had ACL surgery. Notre Dame announced the news on Thursday that Payne will miss the entire 2024 season. We talk about the impact the injury will have on the Irish running back room and more. Shop for Irish Breakdown gear at our online store: https://ibstore.i…

Today's show ended with our new Wednesday Buy, Sell, Hold segment. Lots of great submissions by IB members. Hopefully the responses were as good! 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 fo…

In part two of today's show, Bryan breaks down the Notre Dame running back room. He gives a complete overview of the current room, narratives that have been broken, how the unit should be used in 2024 and what the future looks like at the position. Shop for Irish Breakdown gear at our online store: https://ibstore.irishbreakdown.com/ Join the Irish…

Bryan is joined by John Garcia of Rivals to discuss the latest rankings for the Rivals250. The updates actually bolstered Notre Dame's No. 1 ranking, and John talks about the class, especially Southern prospects like Deuce Knight, Dallas Golden and Ivan Taylor. He also discusses the secondary class for Notre Dame in the 2025 cycle. Shop for Irish B…

Notre Dame and NBC released kickoff times for the 2024 home game broadcasts. Irish Breakdown has thoughts on the times. Are there any we would change? We also have thoughts on the only primetime home game and the one home game that will only be streamed on the Peacock app. Did they pick the right game to stream? Shop for Irish Breakdown gear at our…

Rapid Fire topics include: * Fill-in the blank...Pro Football Focus asked the question “Who has the best secondary in college football” yesterday. Their multiple-choice options were Oregon, Iowa, Ohio State, Michigan, and Notre Dame and it’s BLANK that the Irish are on that list. * Miami was supposed to be on Notre Dame’s schedule this season, but …

Irish Breakdown answers listener/subscriber questions about Notre Dame football and more Some of today's topics include: *Would it be better for Notre Dame if Riley Leonard or a wide receiver wins the Heisman Trophy this season? *Would Mike Mickens be more likely to leave Notre Dame to become a defensive coordinator somewhere else or stay at ND and…

Bryan held a special Tuesday Mailbag where he answered Notre Dame football, Irish recruiting and college football related questions. As always, the IB listeners had loads of great questions. Here is part three of that show. Shop for Irish Breakdown gear at our online store: https://ibstore.irishbreakdown.com/ Join the Irish Breakdown premium messag…

Bryan held a special Tuesday Mailbag where he answered Notre Dame football, Irish recruiting and college football related questions. As always, the IB listeners had loads of great questions. Here is part two of that show. Shop for Irish Breakdown gear at our online store: https://ibstore.irishbreakdown.com/ Join the Irish Breakdown premium message …

Bryan held a special Tuesday Mailbag where he answered Notre Dame football, Irish recruiting and college football related questions. As always, the IB listeners had loads of great questions. Here is part one of that show. Shop for Irish Breakdown gear at our online store: https://ibstore.irishbreakdown.com/ Join the Irish Breakdown premium message …

Irish Breakdown discusses Notre Dame men's lacrosse repeating as national champion. The conversation covers: *Did we pay more attention to Notre Dame this year because they won a championship last year or because Jordan Faison played for them? *Will Faison continue to play LAX throughout his college career? Does possibly becoming an elite receiver …

Rapid Fire topics include: * Fill-in the blank...It’s BLANK that Riley Leonard had CJ Carr and current Notre Dame commit Deuce Knight as well as Irish receivers Beaux Collins, Jayden Thomas, Deion Colzie, Kris Mitchell, Jayden Harrison and Jaden Greathouse working out in his hometown in Alabama over the weekend. * After seeing Notre Dame lacrosse w…

Is the 2024 season make or break for Marcus Freeman at Notre Dame? It's a question that's popped up this offseason as Freeman prepares for his third season as head coach. Irish Breakdown discusses that on today's show, with feedback from Champion's Lounge subscribers. Shop for Irish Breakdown gear at our online store: https://ibstore.irishbreakdown…

In this best of segment, Bryan discusses the Notre Dame offense, and why it has fallen short in recent seasons, why it has a chance to get better, and why the talent excuse is no longer valid for Notre Dame. He uses stats to back up this view, and then talks about why the arrival of Mike Denbrock could be the final key. Shop for Irish Breakdown gea…

In one of the top episode of last week, Bryan discusses Pro Football Focus dropping a list of its Top 5 Heisman Trophy candidates for the 2024 season, and Notre Dame QB Riley Leonard being on the list. Bryan discussed the reasons why Leonard should be in the Top 5, but also why he wouldn't be on Bryan's personal Top 5, at least not right now. He th…

Notre Dame picked up a huge commitment today when talented in-state cornerback Mark Zackery pledged to the Fighting Irish over Michigan, Florida and Cincinnati. In part one of the commitment recap show, Bryan talks about the back story, the class impact and breaks down film of the talented new member of the 2025 class. Shop for Irish Breakdown gear…

Notre Dame picked up a huge commitment today when talented in-state cornerback Mark Zackery pledged to the Fighting Irish over Michigan, Florida and Cincinnati. In part two of the commitment recap show, Bryan talks about what's next with secondary recruiting. That begins with a look at the safety position, and then moves into the 2026 cornerback cl…

Rapid Fire topics include: * Jordan Faison and the No. 1 ranked Notre Dame men’s lacrosse team play in the national semifinals on Saturday. Buy or Sell Faison becoming the first dual sport national championship player in lacrosse and football and doing it in the same year? * Faison is fifth on the lacrosse team with 28 total points this season. Do …

The Friday Free-For-All Mailbag is back with another great Q&A session! Irish Breakdown fans had a lot of great questions about Notre Dame football, recruiting and college football! Bryan answered all of those great questions, and hopefully the answers were as good as the questions. Here's part three of the show. Shop for Irish Breakdown gear at ou…

The Friday Free-For-All Mailbag is back with another great Q&A session! Irish Breakdown fans had a lot of great questions about Notre Dame football, recruiting and college football! Bryan answered all of those great questions, and hopefully the answers were as good as the questions. Here's part two of the show. Shop for Irish Breakdown gear at our …

The Friday Free-For-All Mailbag is back with another great Q&A session! Irish Breakdown fans had a lot of great questions about Notre Dame football, recruiting and college football! Bryan answered all of those great questions, and hopefully the answers were as good as the questions. Here's part one of the show. Shop for Irish Breakdown gear at our …

In part one of today's Irish Breakdown Mailbag, Bryan and Ryan discuss the huge settlement that was reached between the NCAA and the House. Billions will be paid to former players and it sets up a pathway to revenue sharing for athletes in the future. We talk about what it means, what comes next and how the next steps will impact the future of the …

Irish Breakdown discusses the NCAA and its five power conferences agreeing to allow schools to directly pay players up to $20 million a year. What does it mean to college athletics and what could it mean specifically to Notre Dame? Shop for Irish Breakdown gear at our online store: https://ibstore.irishbreakdown.com/ Join the Irish Breakdown premiu…

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In segment three of today's show, Bryan dives into the run game and pass game numbers for the Notre Dame offense, and how it compares to other top programs. He then uses those numbers to dive into a deep conversation about what has held Notre Dame back on offense, and whether or not the arrival of Mike Denbrock, the current staff and of course, Mar…

In part two of today's show, Bryan dives into the 2024 tight end room. It's a unique group because there is loads of talent, but also major injury questions up and down the lineup. The potential of the group is broken down, the concerns are mentioned, and how Mike Denbrock can properly build around the tight ends, but also protect against injury ar…

The last time Mike Denbrock was the OC at Notre Dame the tight end room was not used nearly as much as it has been in recent seasons. In one season in particular it was a bit of an afterthought. In part one of the latest IB podcast, Bryan dives into that history, breaks down why he expects it to be different this time around, and why it's important…

Irish Breakdown discusses the news that longtime Notre Dame softball coach Deanna Gumpf has retired. Gumpf amassed 882 wins and 21 NCAA Tournament berths in her 23 seasons at the helm. Shop for Irish Breakdown gear at our online store: https://ibstore.irishbreakdown.com/ Join the Irish Breakdown premium message board: https://boards.irishbreakdown.…

Rapid Fire topics include: * Fill-in the blank....There are 100 days until Notre Dame football kicks off the season at Texas A&M and you are BLANK. * On a scale of 1 to 10...What chances do you give both Notre Dame and Florida State to be ranked in the top 10 when the Seminoles visit the Fighting Irish on Nov. 9? * TNT is going to sublicense Colleg…

It's "We In or We Out" day on IB Nation Sports Talk! All the topics about Notre Dame football and other topics are submitted by Irish Breakdown Champions Lounge subscribers and we answer them on the show. Some of today's topics include: * Vyper is the biggest question mark on defense heading into fall camp. Jordan Botelho finally reach his potentia…

Today's show ended with our new Wednesday Buy, Sell, Hold segment. Lots of great submissions by IB members. So many, in fact, that we had to break it into two segments! This is part two of the Buy, Sell, Hold segment. Shop for Irish Breakdown gear at our online store: https://ibstore.irishbreakdown.com/ Join the Irish Breakdown premium message boar…

Today's show ended with our new Wednesday Buy, Sell, Hold segment. Lots of great submissions by IB members. So many, in fact, that we had to break it into two segments! This is part one of the Buy, Sell, Hold segment. Shop for Irish Breakdown gear at our online store: https://ibstore.irishbreakdown.com/ Join the Irish Breakdown premium message boar…

Pro Football Focus dropped a list of its Top 5 Heisman Trophy candidates for the 2024 season, and Notre Dame QB Riley Leonard was on the list. Bryan dives into the reasons why Leonard should be in the Top 5, but also why he wouldn't be on Bryan's personal Top 5, at least not right now. He then follows that up with what Leonard would need to do beco…

In the latest State of the Program breakdown focuses on the linebackers. In segment two of the linebacker breakdown, Bryan dives into analysis of Jaylen Sneed, Jaiden Ausberry, Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa and the depth at linebacker. He also discusses the importance of Max Bullough as the position coach and discusses the future of the linebacker position…

In the latest State of the Program breakdown focuses on the linebackers. In this segment, however, Bryan ties the present and future together for a number. At the beginning the discussion is about how the LB position has been erratic in the past 10-15 years, but 2023 started to change things. Can 2024 keep building on that? That is discussed, and B…

Rapid Fire topics include: * Will Notre Dame recruit Deuce Knight be willing to sit behind CJ Carr for two years if he signs with the Irish? * What's the No. 1 thing Irish head coach Marcus Freeman must improve this season? * If Riley Leonard wins a Heisman and a national championship in his one season at Notre Dame, how should he be considered amo…

Carter Karels from GigEm247 joined Sean Stires Tuesday on the show to talk about Texas A&M. Karels predicts a 9-6 score when Notre Dame visits College Station on Aug. 31 for the 2024 season opener and also said the thing the Irish should be most concerned with is A&M's defensive line. * So first, it would be BLANK if it is a 9-6 game like Karels pr…

Irish Breakdown answers listener and subscriber questions about Notre Dame football and more on today's show. Some of the topics include: *Would you want Notre Dame to play Penn State or someone else in a Shamrock Series game if they weren't playing Army this year? *Will Notre Dame's running backs lead the nation in touchdowns this season? *With No…

Rapid Fire topics include: * Riley Leonard currently has +2000 odds on Fan Duel to win the Heisman and Notre Dame has +2200 odds to win the national championship. If you had to put $100 on one of those two, which would you choose? * The Irish also have +138 odds to go over 10.5 wins (U is –170) and –172 odds to make the College Football Playoff (No…