The Michigan Wolverines finished 8-5 last season in defense of their national championship, forced to watch rivals Notre Dame and Ohio State battle it out in the 2025 championship game. The Wolverines' ultimately disappointing season culminated in a flurry of activity in the 2025 transfer portal,

Tyler Merrill is a four-star recruit according to 247 Sports. He is the #61 player in the 2026 recruiting class, the #5 IOL and the #2 player in the state of Pennsylvania. Merrill currently attends Cumberland Valley High School in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania.

Building a championship level team is exhausting work with long hours and heavy analysis involved. More often than not a staff is going to miss a recruiting or

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.

Notre Dame has one of the most storied histories in college football, but no recent championships. Here's when the Fighting Irish last won a title:

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish are fresh off the program's third season under head coach Marcus Freeman.  Freeman and the Fighting Irish finished the season as the national championship runner-ups, falling to the Ohio State Buckeyes in the final game of the College Football Playoff.

As Michigan enters 2025 season, it integrates veteran power with young eagerness as it looks to find continued success.

A whole generation of Notre Dame fans don't know what a national title feels like. That could all change on Monday night.

The Irish Illustrated team has its finger on the pulse of Notre Dame transfer portal news, recruiting, coaching staff moves and more after the Irish lost to Ohio State in the CFP National Championship

There's plenty to talk about at Notre Dame in the wake of the national title game loss. What's next and how have expectations changed?