One Foot Down

The Irish beat Virginia in incredible fashion | Photo via Fred Assaf for OFD Irish advance to the championship and will play Duke on Memorial Day There are certain sporting events that are etched into my memory. In 1992, my brother JP and I went to Game Six of the NBA Finals and the Bulls beat the Trailblazers to win their second consecutive NBA championship. In 2005 I … [Read more...] about Notre Dame Lacrosse beats Virginia 13-12 in epic OT semi-final game

Photo by Eakin Howard/Getty Images The Irish now await their fate to be determined by the selection committee The Notre Dame Fighting Irish baseball team finished their ACC Tournament stay against the national #1 ranked Wake Forest Demon Deacons. With Wake Forest already advanced to the semifinals, Notre Dame was fighting possibly for their NCAA Tournament hopes. They … [Read more...] about Notre Dame Baseball Loses to Wake Forest in ACC Tournament

Coach Kevin Corrigan celebrates the Irish win | Photo Credit: Fred Assaf Some pictures from the field in Philadelphia In Philadelphia covering the game for One Foot Down from the sidelines and taking photos was Fred Assaf (Sam Assaf’s Dad). And for those of you who have been following along all year, Fred (and his wife) have been very gracious and have been sending me … [Read more...] about Photos from Notre Dame Men’s Lacrosse and their EPIC win over Virginia in OT

Matt Cashore-USA TODAY Sports Micah Shrewsberry and his staff continue to work hard to bring in transfers and high school prospects who can help rebuild the program Micah Shrewsberry and his new staff — which is still being built out/finalized, considering they just added Ryan “Ghost” Owens as an assistant coach (a guy very well connected in the Midwest high school … [Read more...] about Notre Dame Men’s Basketball: Some Quick Updates on Recruiting as Momentum Keeps Building

The Fighting Irish celebrate being National Champions on Lincoln Financial Field in Philly | Photo Credit: Fred Assaf The Irish defeat Duke 13-9 to win the program’s first title May 9th, 2022: Following the NCAA selection committee leaving the #4 ranked Fighting Irish out of the 2022 NCAA lacrosse tournament, Quinn McCahon took to twitter to share his feelings and the … [Read more...] about Notre Dame Men’s Lacrosse Team is the 2023 NCAA LACROSSE NATIONAL CHAMPIONS

Photo by Robin Alam/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images I think I can see the method to the madness The landscape of college football is changing rapidly. Probably no one is more attuned to that reality than Marcus Freeman. The first-time head coach had a rude awakening to open his debut season, with losses to Ohio State and Marshall in the first two weeks of the 2022 … [Read more...] about Offseason O’pinions: Marcus Freeman’s Year-Two Balancing Act at Notre Dame

IndyStar Can Marcus Freeman’s Irish tie up the series? As we await the new Notre Dame Fighting Irish football season, we get hyped for traditions and classic rivalries. However, the schedule shakeups are just as exciting. I’ve cleaned up the way-back machine to take a look at the once-in-a-blue-moon matchups of 2023. First on the list is the Notre Dame-NC State game on … [Read more...] about Notre Dame VS NC State History and Hype

Matt Cashore-USA TODAY Sports 100 Days until College Football FOLKS! On3 Top 100 On3 generated a list of the Top 100 returning players in College football as college football is now only 100 days away. Let that soak in... The Notre Dame Fighting Irish were well represented on the list and landed with 3 selections. Joe Alt Photo by G Fiume/Getty … [Read more...] about Notre Dame lands 3 Players in On3’s “Top 100 Players” List for 2023 Season

Matt Cashore-USA TODAY Sports These are the things you need to know Jude and Brendan are left to their own devices to pod about Notre Dame football, as Joshua was inconsolable after a Little League highway robbery that resulted in a tie due to cheating (rough night y’all). In this episode: Conference expansion for college football. Conference realignment for college … [Read more...] about Earned 5-Star Podcast: Notre Dame Football and Conference Kibitz