Notre Dame will always be compared to USC as USC will always be compared to Notre Dame. That's just how rivalries have always gone and will always go. The matchup between the two happens on Thanksgiving weekend this year and could be huge in determining College Football Playoff bids.

The Northern Illinois Huskies defeated the No. 5 Notre Dame Fighting Irish after blocking a field goal attempt to win the game.

In losing to Northern Illinois, Notre Dame has forced everyone to reopen the conversations that were being had about them. One angle that has to be looked at is how the loss pertains to the Irish’s current standing for the College Football Playoff.

On the day after its stunning home defeat against unranked Northern Illinois, Notre Dame football suffered another tumble Sunday in the latest college football rankings. Marcus Freeman’s third Irish edition plummeted 12 spots in the US LBM Coaches Poll when it was released Sunday.

You know its game day is almost here when the Notre Dame Fighting Irish football social media team drops the game trailer for the week. The Irish are coming off a resounding win on the road against Purdue,

Notre Dame is one of the most popular and polarizing programs in college football. As such, the Fighting Irish are also one of the most viewed teams, routinely amassing huge TV numbers.. This past weekend versus Purdue was no different,