Does the Notre Dame defense have fewer questions than the offense? We think so yes, many are expecting the Irish defense to contend for the best unit in the nation. The offense could enter that conversation (read our fall camp preview for that side of the ball HERE) but needs to develop a few more [...]
Your weekly dose of Notre Dame news, opinion, and other stuff. 3 News Stories #1 Warde Off a Firing Well, a dark era in Michigan athletics history is about to close. But not quite yet. Warde Manuel, who has been athletic director at Michigan since 2016, will be stepping down at the end of the [...]
Going into fall camp last season, technically the team was bringing back more starters on offense overall (compared to 2026) and you could've made the case for decent stability. However, the program was coming off an insanely short off-season after making it all the way to the National Championship Game and would spend the first [...]
Your weekly dose of Notre Dame news, opinion, and other stuff. 3 News Stories #1 Eligibility Lawsuit Last week, a judge in Ohio granted a preliminary injection for 24 players in men's and women's college basketball within the state to continue their careers after the "5 for 5" ruling came down from the NCAA. Now, [...]
Last off-season was a quiet market for new head coaching candidates at the power program level with only 6 new jobs filled, and the focus largely spent on Bill Belichick's sucking media attention away from everyone else. Heading into 2026 we have 16(!) new head coaches at power programs, which doesn't include the resurrected Pac-12 [...]
Your weekly dose of Notre Dame news, opinion, and other stuff. 3 News Stories #1 Eichorst is Back Notre Dame's opening opponent to the 2026 football season will be breaking in a new athletic director. Scratch that, he's not really new and will be returning to the Badgers for a second time. Shawn Eichorst is [...]
Notre Dame football unveiled their 2026 Shamrock Series uniforms on Wednesday morning via a near 2-minute sharply produced video HERE heavily describing the ties between the Fighting Irish and Green Bay Packers NFL organization. It confirmed the leaks recently that the team will be wearing altered navy blue jerseys when the season opens up against [...]
Our last roster update came on March 30th in the early weeks of spring practice. Since then, the annual onslaught of late spring and early summer commits has happened, plus the NCAA rule book continues to evolve with a crucial new update to how rosters are managed beginning this season and definitely affecting recruiting in [...]
Ten years ago today we launched www.18stripes.com and I can't believe it's been that long. A decade, already? Some may know our background from the past. We had been plugging along at One Foot Down with SB Nation during the 2015 season when things turned sour. We'd been with Vox media for 6 years and [...]
Your weekly dose of Notre Dame news, opinion, and other stuff. 3 News Stories #1 CFL Stiff Arm Next stop, the UFL? That may be the move for disgraced former Cincinnati and Texas Tech quarterback Brendan Sorsby who was rejected from the NFL (they won't hold a Supplemental Draft) and this week got told a [...]
You'll hear this a million times this year as Notre Dame opens up the season with very winnable games. In our last post covering the beginning of the second half of the season, things start to ramp up--especially with the level of opponent quarterbacks. The ending of the campaign could see some challenge at this [...]
Your weekly dose of Notre Dame news, opinion, and other stuff. 3 News Stories #1 No Supplemental Of course, the drama with Brendan Sorsby isn't over yet. On Tuesday, the National Football League elected not to hold a Supplemental Draft which means the disgraced quarterback Sorsby won't be able to play in the NFL for [...]
No alternate or one-off uniforms here. This is a series discussing the worst standard uniform changes in modern college football. The Lead Up If you're under 35 you may remember Cam Cameron as the offensive coordinator in the NFL and then with the Les Miles LSU Tigers. What you may not recall is Cameron playing [...]
The first two installments in this series probably weren't read by that many people and highlight the poor schedule strength for the Fighting Irish to open the 2026 season. A 6-0 start is expected, perhaps even demanded in the current climate surrounding Notre Dame and Marcus Freeman. Today's article is different, this is where the [...]
Your weekly dose of Notre Dame news, opinion, and other stuff. 3 News Stories #1 Sorsby Hits the Parachute After a Texas judge issued a restraining order that would've delayed Texas Tech quarterback Brendan Sorsby's trial until February--effectively allowing him to play during the 2026 season despite horrid gambling accusations--all hell broke loose in college [...]
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