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:
Rocco Spindler was a starting offensive lineman for the Notre Dame football team, but he is in the transfer portal now. Spindler is obviously one of the top available players in the portal, but he is also one of the top players in the portal in general.
We now know the entire 2025 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football schedule, including dates and home/away locations. The Irish have seven home games on the schedule. Notre Dame will also face several teams that are considered rivals. Navy, USC, Boston College, and Stanford are on the schedule.
Where is Notre Dame located? Here's what to know about the Fighting Irish ahead of Monday's College Football Playoff championship game vs. Ohio State:
Notre Dame's independent status is the best thing for them and they have no reason to abandon it to join a conference.
The Nittany Lions should not come as a surprise as they finished the previous season with a record of 13-3. They made it to the Big Ten Championship Game and reached the College Football Playoff semifinals before losing to the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.
Notre Dame football quarterback Riley Leonard is appreciative of Peyton and Eli Manning's guidance at their QB academy.
The Big Ten Conference has a ton of great talent returning at the receiver position, headlined by Ohio State star freshman Jeremiah Smith. The conference also h
Ohio State leads the coaches’ final top 25. It is followed by No. 2 Notre Dame, No. 3 Texas, No. 4 Oregon and No. 5 Penn State. Four of those five top teams were college playoff semifinalists. Oregon, which fell in the quarterfinal to Ohio State, boasted the year’s best regular-season resume.
The hot topic ahead of the 2024 college football season was "conference ... of men's hockey, Notre Dame competes in the ACC. The Fighting Irish complete in the Big Ten for men's hockey.
Notre Dame football had seven talented players enter the transfer portal following their national championship loss to Ohio State. One of them was offensive guard Rocco Spindler, who started a ton of football games over the last several years.