⚡ CFB Dashboard

- Rank spring freshmen: Jonaz Walton, Rodney Dunham, Devin Fitzgerald, Ian Premer by 2026 impact.

- CJ Carr enters 2026 as the clear quarterback leader, avoiding the prolonged competition Notre Dame experienced in the previous cycle. - Two-year left-tackle starter Anthony Knapp has moved to left guard because the staff is high on redshirt freshman Will Black at left tackle; Knapp also profiles as a captain candidate. - Ashton Craig's projected September return from an ACL injury leaves the early interior-line configuration unsettled, with freshman Matt Augustine among the right-guard options. - Quincy Porter is in the competition for the W receiver role, part of a depth chart that must replace multiple players moving to the next level.

- Injury: Reading this reminded me that we have Javian this fall.

- Would need limited antitrust exemption to survive court challenge.

- Injury: He's limited this spring, no contact.

- Injury: That would be sweet if Leonard Moore wins all these awards.

- Intel: Notre Dame's CJ Carr ranks among the 115 returning quarterbacks with 200+ career dropbacks in the FBS: 2nd in YPA (9.2) 3rd in TD rate (8.1%) 4th-lowest sack rate (2.6%) Not bad for the...

- Notre Dame under 11.5 wins — market was noted around -200 on the under; over ranged +170 to +180. Duck also mentioned a parlay angle: Notre Dame under 11.5 + Notre Dame to make the Playoff for -119. - Notre Dame’s 11.5 win total is being priced like an elite team, but Duck flagged BYU at Provo as a tough road spot and said the Irish are not a must-lay at this number. - C.J. Carr is being pushed into Heisman-favorite territory, but Duck called that too much hype and said the Irish offense still has to replace Jeremiyah Love’s production. - Notre Dame: Schedule should make them favored in every game; concern is whether they can replace Jeremiyah Love and avoid the kind of flat losses Marcus Freeman’s teams have had before. Duck likes the under + playoff parlay as a cleaner way to play the market. - Navy: Duck trusts the continuity, QB Braxton Woodson, and the schedule setup. He said the key is surviving the Notre Dame game by less than three touchdowns and beating UTSA.

- Titus Huard (son of Brock Huard) throwing impressive tape for QB.

- Titus Huard (Brock's son) shows well-rounded QB traits: strong arm, good placement, anticipation, stands in pocket.

- Carr best ND QB prospect; Williams most complete back; Faison adequate.

- Mount Carmel HC Jordan Lynch (ex-Northern QB); south side/suburbs base; less ND-friendly than Pats/LA.

- KVA and Traore more talented than Bowen; Bowen might not be team top 10.

- QB: If we're going with an x-QB to call the games, get me the holy grail, B Quinn.

- CJ Carr enters 2026 in his second year as Notre Dame's starter after receiving more ownership of the offense during spring practice. - The next step is maintaining precise route depth, timing and coverage reads with the receiver group; those details are central to quarterback trust and limiting interception-producing mistakes. - Notre Dame's secondary is drawing substantial preseason recognition, a positive signal for a position group carrying much of the defense's early hype.

- DL: Love this edge depth - totally unprecedented at ND.

- ND first team with two RBs selected first two in first round, no other RB between them.

- SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Dick Corbett Head Football Coach Marcus Freeman has been named to the 2026 Dodd Trophy Watch List. - The Dodd Trophy celebrates the head coach of a team who enjoys success on the gridiron, while also stressing the importance of scholarship, leadership and integrity – the three pillars of legendary coach Bobby Dodd’s coaching philosophy. - Freeman won the Dodd Trophy in 2024 and is one...

- WR: He'll be one of those presents stashed away for a year, that we kind of forget about temporarily until rediscovery next off-season, that/who reminds you why you wanted it in the first place.

- Defense: I love ND football no matter what.

- OL/LB: The evaluators really missed on Quentin Nelson.

- OL: I don't need to do any research to tell you that "Notre Dame's second-string offensive line would be maybe the best starting offensive line in the nation this year" is a laughable claim.

- OL: Admittedly a great watch but deep-in-the-weeds but fair warning it's an hour-long lol...so grab a snack or something.

- WR/KICKER: Matt is an exceptional athlete and I would love to see him returning punts.

- Dominik Hulak: 6'4, 230, 4.6 speed, 345 receiving yards; maybe a tight end.

- TE: love this line "Titus Hawk plays football like someone threatened to shut the game down if he didn't play it like it was the last snap of his career."

- Freeman/Notre Dame keep info extremely limited; Loy finds out things late.

- OL/DL: 88 for sure not much in the way of expectations, totally rebuilt OL and DL don't make championship contenders typically as well as losing a Heisman ...

- Spell elite RB prospect but may lack NIL; Whisenton and Rogers prefer to be here.

- OL: The photo reflects a serious need to work hard with Landow this year.

- Greathouse evolved from Notre Dame's expected top receiver to a fun WR room X factor now.

- OL: As a resident of The Land of Steady Habits, I am thrilled to see we are loading upon CT boys.

- BK coached ND 11 years, brought Freeman and Denbrock; nothing wrong visiting practice.

- Quenton Nelson—3× 1st-team All-Pro, 8× Pro Bowl—best ND offensive lineman in 50+ years.

- Joe Alt: summer enrollee left tackle to top-15 player ranking by year-end.

- Malik Howard critical for tight end depth; unclear if sufficient alternative exists.

- Olu comp to Wagner inaccurate; Olu heavier than Wagner at comparable Notre Dame stage.

- Strongly wants Thomas Davis Jr. to stay at Notre Dame; praises his character, Freeman’s mantra, and his elite LB potential.

- Oben's strip-sack vs UGA justified transfer; JJB nearly won vs OSU with skeletal DL.

- Need to land Chicago city kids again; Igwebuike in top 5 is good start.

- Kuechly went to BC, likely recruited like rest of college football. - Not big fan of Clapper's game based on film impact.

- Medical most likely scenario for Sulfsted, transfer second most likely.

- If ND lands Vaughn, Fakatou likely follows (close friends); could move Fakatou to DE; Vaughn and Sesay projects as future DEs.

- Henderson and Simien biggest frauds; propped up by one back judge ignoring lineman penalties.

- Notre Dame is being priced for an 11-1 caliber regular season, with the hosts saying 12-0 is a realistic possibility and that the schedule is comparatively manageable. - The bar is unusually high: a 10-2 season could still finish well below the posted win total, while the larger program-level judgment remains whether Notre Dame reaches the playoff. - The hosts framed the market expectation bluntly: if the number is right, Notre Dame should be favored to win essentially every game on its schedule.

- Notre Dame must replace offensive contributors Raridon, Price, Love, Pauling, and Fields, creating substantial turnover at the skill positions. - Even with those departures, the projected starting 11 consists largely of players who were already in the program, preserving more continuity than the loss list initially suggests.

- Intel: It’s all summer bullcrap to create news when none exists.

- The Fighting Irish face Wisconsin on Sunday, September 6th, at Lambeau Field. - Kickoff is at 7:30pm ET.

- Intel: From @CodyNagel247 : College football teams generating buzz ahead of 2026: LSU, Notre Dame, USC offseason hype builds https:// cbssports.com/college-footba ll/news/college-football-teams-buzz-2026-lsu-notre-dame-usc/ …

- Top Team-Specific Takeaways - if they were to lose to Notre Dame and just get tripped up once in conference play, I think that's where 8-0 and 7-1 is going to be more sort of like an indicator to me about them being about that.

- Intel: Imagine Rockne if one of those horses got spooked and bucked.

- Intel: Last week I wrote about @KentStFootball possibly getting an over-the-air TV appearance against Notre Dame for @bythebelt .

- Oh man our guy see see law with cold blooded uh that's kind of like saying pick the Super Bowl without using [laughter] the Also picking Notre Dame and Miami for that one yeah. - Top Team-Specific Takeaways - It's a great Yeah, that that's the last thing South Carolina needs is let's add USC to our schedule every year, too.

- Use DVR to fast-forward, rewind, record, and pause through playoff commercials

- Notre Dame can be upset in 12-game sample; bad schedule can keep them out despite being F+’s No.

- Ryan Harris is stepping away from Notre Dame radio booth; Colorado mentioned.

- Elijah Golden’s rating should be 69-72, not mid-80s; needs more muscle but plays hard.

- Pick/market: On March 4, legendary Notre Dame football coach Lou Holtz passed away at the age of 89.

- Practice: Loved hearing descriptions of the spirited moments that occurred during practice.

- Greathouse not functional football player until proven otherwise; credits poster for Aneyas take.

- Practice: What happened to a steady group of 3 people hosting the pod.

- Moore fastest field player despite speed metrics; Bowen out of position on viral clip but headed for big season.

- NCAA enforcing ghost transfer penalties retroactively to transfers before penalties announced; ex post facto enforcement.

- LB: I predict Cooper will have more receiving TDs than Eli by the end of week 2.

- Riley and Newsome are braggarts lacking toughness or spines when facing production demands.

- Intel: The Irish Illustrated Insider podcast is back on Thursday, and we’re ready to answer your questions!

- Intel: Dabo's huge flaw was not taking advantage of the portal.

- Intel: Greed puts the game on no watch peacock, just puts a super damper on the excitement of watching Notre Dame football 1

- Hawaiian Polynesian culture's physicality and family orientation suit football.

- Coach using AI for practice optimization, not answering AD questions.

- Intel: Hopefully he has saved his salary to walk away freely from football

- Rank transfer portal additions by disappointment: DeVonta Smith, Rod Heard, Cain Madden, Brandon Joseph, Jared Dawson, Kris Mitchell.

- Conference expansion worsening schedules league-wide; diminishes individual accomplishment asterisks but hurts product overall.

- Intel: That was my major in college, but it was Underwater basket weaving to be exact

- Intel: If there is one thing recent history has shown us, it’s there is nothing “permanent” in college football these days.

- Antitrust legislation best path to collective bargaining agreement without litigation exposure; major panel included Pete B and federal lawmakers.

- F+ baseline imperfect but useful; SP+ projections will be similar since they heavily weight prior-season production despite roster turnover exceptions.

- Intel: Your comments show how little you watch and know ND football last year and going into this year You already said you don't watch the games and your comments just keep proving that

- Pick/market: This will be the spread on the closer end in all but 2-3 games expect point spreads to be in the 20-30+ range for large majority of season

- NBC sets UM-Notre Dame prime time Nov. - 7; five more ND games scheduled after.