For a Notre Dame defense that is typically a tight lock down on their opponents, this is not the standard that the team's defense typically lives by, and head coach Freeman believes he has a solution.

Notre Dame football and Marcus Freeman got a commitment from Fighting Irish legacy, Richie Flanigan, to fortify the defense.

Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman celebrates after an interception by cornerback Christian Gray during the first half of a NCAA football game against Purdue at Notre Dame Stadium on Saturday, Sept.

We all predict how Notre Dame will handle its issues on defense, does Chris Ash make it to the end of the year?

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish had a really good defense in 2024 en route to a national title game appearance. In 2025, that defense has arguably been the team’s Achilles heel amid a 1-2 start that has ...

After losses at No. 2 Miami and to No. 9 Texas A&M at home by four points combined, No. 22 Notre Dame plummeted 18 spots in last week’s Associated Press poll from its No. 6 preseason rank.

Chris Ash was named Notre Dame’s defensive coordinator in late January. He held the same role at Arkansas in 2013 and coached ...

With Golden and six key players from that team off to the NFL, Chris Ash has taken over as defensive coordinator, and things ...

Notre Dame football is 0-2, but Marcus Freeman insists the Irish can recover. Inside his mindset and the must-win matchup against Purdue.

The Fighting Irish are in the lower tier of the 136 FBS defenses in a number of PFF categories. Can they find improvement, ...

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish have begun the 2025 season off about as poorly as possible, going 0-2 to begin the year and having major questions for a lot of the team. While losses to Miami and Texas ...

The Oregon Ducks are No. 4 in the updated Rivals Industry Team Recruiting Rankings for 2026. Who are the three teams ahead of ...