Why is Notre Dame not in a conference for college football? Here's what to know as the Irish are set to compete in the CFP championship game on Monday:

The assistant head coach of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team is Deland ... had no problem with it": Stephen A. Smith backs James Franklin's comment for Marcus Freeman to join conference ...

Last July, amid overtures from USC, James Blanchard reportedly signed a two-year, $800,000 contract to remain at Texas Tech.

Notre Dame football is looking at Texas Tech GM James Blanchard to fill its open position, as they look to replace Chad Bowen

Penn State football’s season ended Thursday with a 27-24 loss to Notre Dame in the College Football Playoff semifinal at the Orange Bowl in Miami Gardens, Florida. The Fighting Irish secured the ...

The Ohio State Buckeyes are college football national champions for the first time since the 2014-15 season after defeating the Notre Dame Fighting Irish 34-23 in Atlanta, Georgia on Monday night. The Buckeyes survived a 4th quarter comeback attempt by the Irish late in the fourth quarter to claim the second consecutive national championship for the Big Ten Conference in as many seasons.

Notre Dame bolsters its 2025 recruiting class with a key addition—landing a 4-star offensive lineman to strengthen the Fighting Irish front.

Notre Dame football fended off mulitple top programs to get the commitment from 2026 Pennsylvania offensive lineman Tyler Merrill

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish are fresh off the program's third season under head coach Marcus Freeman.  Freeman and the Fighting Irish finished the season as the national championship runner-ups, falling to the Ohio State Buckeyes in the final game of the College Football Playoff.

Notre Dame came into the 2026 recruiting cycle looking to once again land one of the nation's best offensive line classes. The Irish are off to a great start, and part of that success was landing talented offensive lineman Tyler Merrill, one of the nation's top players.

Ohio State coach Ryan Day spent the weekend celebrating the program's ninth national championship, a crowning achievement for a group that had operated like one of the best teams in the country all year and then played some of its best football in the biggest moments with a challenging run through the College Football Playoff.

Exactly one week after winning a national championship at Ohio State, Jim Knowles officially joined Penn State’s coaching staff.