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Irish Breakdown
Irish Breakdown provides unmatched in-depth analysis of the Notre Dame Football program while also discussing hot college football topics. Bryan Driskell - A former college football coach, Bryan has been covering Notre Dame football for over a decade. Sean Stires - A long-time radio host in South Bend, Sean is the host of IB Nation Sports Talk and the play-by-play announcer for the Notre Dame Women’s Basketball team.
Episodes
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CJ Carr Considered A Top Heisman Contender For 2026
FanDuel lists Notre Dame QB CJ Carr as its top Heisman Trophy contender for 2026. He’s tied with Arch Manning. Why does this matter? We explain why this is…
Irish BreakdownIB Nation Sportsbeat: Notre Dame Lands Transfer Portal Commits, No Charges Filed Against Marcus Freeman
Irish Breakdown discusses an alleged altercation involving Notre Dame football coach Marcus Freeman as well as four commitments from the transfer portal the…
Irish BreakdownRapid Fire: Behind The Scenes On Notre Dame Bowl Decision, NFL Interest In Marcus Freeman Continues
Today's Rapid Fire topics include: Reaction to comments from Marcus Freeman to his captains on the Peacock "Here Come the Irish" series on the decision the…
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Notre Dame Makes Big Moves In The Transfer Portal
Notre Dame finally landed players from the portal. It took awhile but the Irish hit it big, landing four players to kick things off. Shop for Irish Breakdown…
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Notre Dame Football Mailbag - Part IV
Irish Breakdown answers questions about Notre Dame Football, College Football, Irish Recruiting and much more in the latest Notre Dame Football Mailbag! This…
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Notre Dame Football Mailbag - Part III
Irish Breakdown answers questions about Notre Dame Football, College Football, Irish Recruiting and much more in the latest Notre Dame Football Mailbag! This…
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Notre Dame Football Mailbag - Part II
Irish Breakdown answers questions about Notre Dame Football, College Football, Irish Recruiting and much more in the latest Notre Dame Football Mailbag! This…
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Notre Dame Football Mailbag - Part I
Irish Breakdown answers questions about Notre Dame Football, College Football, Irish Recruiting and much more in the latest Notre Dame Football Mailbag! This…
Irish BreakdownRapid Fire: Marcus Freeman, Chris Ash, Mike Denbrock, ESPN Trolls Notre Dame, College Football Playoffs
Today's Rapid Fire topics include: How should the responsibility for Notre Dame's season opening loss to Miami be shared between head coach Marcus Freeman…
Irish BreakdownIB Nation Sportsbeat: Notre Dame Transfer Portal Palooza - We In Or We Out
Irish Breakdown answers questions from listeners about Notre Dame football and more on today's show. Many of the questions are about Notre Dame's lack of…
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Notre Dame Daily Mailbag - Part II
At the end of the most recent Irish Breakdown show Bryan and Trevor answered questions about Notre Dame football, Irish recruiting and more from IB listeners…
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Notre Dame Daily Mailbag - Part I
At the end of the most recent Irish Breakdown show Bryan and Trevor answered questions about Notre Dame football, Irish recruiting and more from IB listeners…
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Notre Dame Has Big Shoes To Fill At Running Back
The Irish Breakdown team previews the Notre Dame running backs heading into the 2026 offseason. The room has some talent, but also major questions after losing…
Irish BreakdownRapid Fire: Charlie Partridge Impact, Notre Dame Transfer Portal, Arch Manning
We have a handful of topics to discuss on today's Rapid Fire show. How many transfer portal commits does Notre Dame need to get by this weekend to make you…
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Notre Dame Buy/Sell/Hold - Part III
Irish Breakdown answers Buy/Sell/Hold submissions from Notre Dame fans about the Fighting Irish. This is part three of the segment. Shop for Irish Breakdown…
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Notre Dame Buy/Sell/Hold - Part II
Irish Breakdown answers Buy/Sell/Hold submissions from Notre Dame fans about the Fighting Irish. This is part two of the segment. Shop for Irish Breakdown gear…
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Notre Dame Buy/Sell/Hold - Part I
Irish Breakdown answers Buy/Sell/Hold submissions from Notre Dame fans about the Fighting Irish. This is part one of the segment. Shop for Irish Breakdown gear…
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Latest Notre Dame News
The Irish Breakdown team discusses the latest portal news and also Tommy Rees interviewing for the Cleveland Browns head coaching job. Shop for Irish Breakdown…
Irish BreakdownRapid Fire: Marcus Freeman Or CJ Carr, Tommy Rees Interviews With Browns, Braden Atkinson, Lane Kiffin
Today's Rapid Fire topics include: Would you rather have Marcus Freeman as head coach for the next five years or CJ Carr at quarterback for the next to years…
Irish BreakdownIB Nation Sportsbeat Notre Dame Football Mailbag
Irish Breakdown's Sean Stires and Vince DeDario answer listener questions about Notre Dame football and more on today's show. Shop for Irish Breakdown gear at…
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Notre Dame Daily Mailbag - Part II
At the end of the most recent Irish Breakdown show Bryan and Trevor answered questions about Notre Dame football, Irish recruiting and more from IB listeners…
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Notre Dame Daily Mailbag - Part I
At the end of the most recent Irish Breakdown show Bryan and Trevor answered questions about Notre Dame football, Irish recruiting and more from IB listeners…
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Indiana vs Oregon College Football Playoff Preview
Irish Breakdown previews the huge Peach Bowl matchup between the Indiana Hoosiers and the Oregon Ducks. The winner will play for the national title. They also…
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Miami vs Ole Miss College Football Playoff Preview
Irish Breakdown previews the huge Fiesta Bowl matchup between the Miami Hurricanes and the Ole Miss Rebels. The winner will play for the national title. They…
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Notre Dame Tight End Group Has Major Questions In 2026
In today's show the Irish Breakdown team will kick off our Replace and Reload series with a look at the Notre Dame tight end room. There are major question…
Irish BreakdownRapid Fire: Marcus Freeman's Future, NFL Coaching Openings, Riley Leonard, John Harbaugh
Today's Rapid Fire topics include: Thoughts on a report in The Athletic that four NFL teams had internal discussions on hiring Marcus Freeman and that Freeman…
Irish BreakdownIB Nation Sportsbeat: Tracking Notre Dame Football Transfer Portal Rumblings
Irish Breakdown discusses some of the latest news and targets for Notre Dame and the transfer portal, including the news that Irish linebacker Preston Zinter…
Irish BreakdownInterview With Notre Dame Women's Basketball Player Vanessa deJesus
Irish Breakdown has an interview with Notre Dame women's basketball player Vanessa deJesus. The Duke grad transfer joins Sean Stires to discuss what it was…
Irish BreakdownRapid Fire: Notre Dame Hires Charlie Partridge, Jordan Faison Gives Up Lacrosse, Drayk Bowen's Last Dance
Today's Rapid Fire topics include: The moves Notre Dame made by moving Al Washington from defensive line coach to line backers coach and hiring Charlie…
Irish BreakdownIB Nation Sportsbeat: Notre Dame's Slow Transfer Portal Start
Irish Breakdown's Sean Stires and Vince DeDario discuss Notre Dame's lack of transfer portal moves in the first few days of the portal opening. Is it reason…
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Notre Dame Football Mailbag - Part III
Irish Breakdown answers questions about Notre Dame Football, College Football, Irish Recruiting and much more in the latest Notre Dame Football Mailbag! This…
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Notre Dame Football Mailbag - Part II
Irish Breakdown answers questions about Notre Dame Football, College Football, Irish Recruiting and much more in the latest Notre Dame Football Mailbag! This…
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Notre Dame Football Mailbag - Part I
Irish Breakdown answers questions about Notre Dame Football, College Football, Irish Recruiting and much more in the latest Notre Dame Football Mailbag! This…
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Latest Notre Dame News Plus Alabama Proving They Never Belonged
Before diving into today’s mailbag the IB team discussed the latest Notre Dame news, including Jordan Faison focusing on football, Al Washington moving to LB…
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Notre Dame Buy/Sell/Hold - Part III
Irish Breakdown answers Buy/Sell/Hold submissions from Notre Dame fans about the Fighting Irish. This is part three of the segment. Shop for Irish Breakdown…
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Notre Dame Buy/Sell/Hold - Part II
Irish Breakdown answers Buy/Sell/Hold submissions from Notre Dame fans about the Fighting Irish. This is part two of the segment. Shop for Irish Breakdown gear…
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Notre Dame Buy/Sell/Hold - Part I
Irish Breakdown answers Buy/Sell/Hold submissions from Notre Dame fans about the Fighting Irish. This is part one of the segment. Shop for Irish Breakdown gear…
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College Football Playoff Preview and Predictions - Part II
The IB team previews and makes predictions for the matchup between Alabama and Indiana as well as Georgia vs Ole Miss. Shop for Irish Breakdown gear at our…
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College Football Playoff Preview and Predictions - Part I
The IB team previews and makes predictions for the matchup between Ohio State and Miami as well as Oregon vs Texas Tech. Shop for Irish Breakdown gear at our…
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It It Time For Notre Dame To Join A Conference?
The national media keeps saying it’s time to join a conference, but is that really the move for Notre Dame? We discuss. Shop for Irish Breakdown gear at our…
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Notre Dame Daily Mailbag - Part II
At the end of the most recent Irish Breakdown show Bryan and Trevor answered questions about Notre Dame football, Irish recruiting and more from IB listeners…
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Notre Dame Daily Mailbag - Part I
At the end of the most recent Irish Breakdown show Bryan and Trevor answered questions about Notre Dame football, Irish recruiting and more from IB listeners…
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Notre Dame D-Line Is Playing Big Time Ball, But Will It Continue?
Part three talks about the defensive line at Notre Dame, which has played big time football, but will it continue in 2026? Shop for Irish Breakdown gear at our…
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Notre Dame Offensive Line Must Step Up In 2026
Part two of today’s show talks about how the offensive line must improve in order to be the line driven program that Marcus Freeman wants Notre Dame to be…
Irish BreakdownIB Nation Sportsbeat: Marcus Freeman Spurns NFL, Stays At Notre Dame
After weeks of reports of interest in Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman from NFL teams, Freeman has announced that he will be back with the Fighting Irish…
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Marcus Freeman Announces 2026 Return, Lincoln Riley Keeps Running His Mouth
In part one of today’s show the IB team talks about Marcus Freeman deciding to return for 2026, the comments Lincoln Riley made about Notre Dame, Donovan…
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Notre Dame Daily Mailbag - Part II
At the end of the most recent Irish Breakdown show Bryan and Trevor answered questions about Notre Dame football, Irish recruiting and more from IB listeners…
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Notre Dame Daily Mailbag - Part I
At the end of the most recent Irish Breakdown show Bryan and Trevor answered questions about Notre Dame football, Irish recruiting and more from IB listeners…
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Notre Dame Christmas Wish List - Defense Edition
The Irish Breakdown team goes over their Christmas Wish List for Notre Dame to end 2025, which should boost the program in 2026. Part three focuses on the…
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Notre Dame Christmas Wish List - Offense Edition
The Irish Breakdown team goes over their Christmas Wish List for Notre Dame to end 2025, which should boost the program in 2026. Part two focuses on the Notre…
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Notre Dame Christmas Wish List
The Irish Breakdown team goes over their Christmas Wish List for Notre Dame to end 2025, which should boost the program in 2026. Part one looks big picture at…
Irish BreakdownThe Festivus Airing Of Notre Dame Sports Grievances Show - Part 2
We have more Festivus airing of Notre Dame and other sports (and some non sports) grievances on today's show. Some of the topics include: Is the candy cane a…
Irish BreakdownThe Festivus Airing Of Notre Dame Sports Grievances Show - Part 1
In honor of Festivus, we air several grievances related to Notre Dame this year. Topics include: Grievances with Southern Cal for backing out of the historic…
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College Football Playoff Round 1 Recap
The Irish Breakdown crew takes a look back at the first round of the College Football Playoff, which was filled with sloppy games and blowouts of G5 teams…
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An Early Look At Notre Dame's Top 2027 Recruiting Targets
Notre Dame is already off to a great start on the recruiting trail in the 2027 class, but there are plenty of top targets remaining on the board. Irish…
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Notre Dame Has Areas of Promise and Concern Heading Into 2026
It's still early in the offseason, but Irish Breakdown takes an early look at the areas of concern and optimism for Notre Dame heading into the 2026 offseason…
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Notre Dame-USC Rivalry Comes To An End
The IB team discusses the news that the Notre Dame vs USC series has been halted. Shop for Irish Breakdown gear at our online store…
Irish BreakdownRapid Fire: Continuing Marcus Freeman/New York Giants Reports, Notre Dame Men's Hoops Woes
Today's Rapid Fire topics include: Thoughts on the latest report that Notre Dame football coach is among the top candidates for the New York Giants vacancy…
Irish BreakdownIB Nation Sportsbeat: Notre Dame Says Goodbye To USC, Hello To BYU
Irish Breakdown discusses the news that the Notre Dame - USC series has ended and the Irish scheduling a home and home series with BYU in 2026 and 2027 on…
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Notre Dame Football Mailbag - Part III
Irish Breakdown answers questions about Notre Dame Football, College Football, Irish Recruiting and much more in the latest Notre Dame Football Mailbag! This…