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The Irish defense has struggled under new coordinator Chris Ash, recording only one sack and one interception in two games. Defensive scheme changes, including wider splits for ends and more zone coverage,
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FOX 32 Chicago on MSNThe 2025 Notre Dame football season evoked the ghosts of 2016 instead of 2024, and might be over
Saturday’s heartbreaking 41-40 loss to Texas A&M felt like a Notre Dame season of old, but the wrong kind. Thing 2016 instead of 2024. Now, dreams for the 2025 team might be unattainable.
Despite already having one loss to a ranked opponent and facing another top-25 team on Saturday, Nick Saban has a lot of confidence in Notre Dame's ability to make the College Football Playoff.
Notre Dame opened the 2025 season with a 27-24 loss to Miami (Florida) on Aug. 31. Expectations were high for Marcus Freeman’s team to rebound in their second game, but instead, the No.
While Irish fans love the fact that Freeman is a bounce-back master, let's zoom out and take a bigger look at this dynamic. If Notre Dame wishes to remain in the top tier of the college football landscape and become a perennial CFP contender, the Irish need to stop needing to bounce back.
Marcus Freeman was named head coach of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish on Dec. 3, 2021, following the departure of Brian Kelly to LSU. Notre Dame chose to promote from within, as Freeman had previously served as the defensive coordinator.