Notre Dame’s magical run in the 2026 NCAA Tournament ended Saturday afternoon in Fort Worth’s Dickies Arena. The Irish were thoroughly beaten in every aspect of the game by a dominant UConn squad that hasn’t lost in its last 54 outings.

Notre Dame is getting a major boost with one of the top running backs in the 2027 class heading to South Bend.

Notre Dame Prep (Mich.) features one of the top high school football programs out of the state of Michigan and on Monday, the Fighting Irish announced via a press release a coaching change at the top.

The long drives from Frankenmuth to Pontiac and back have been adding up for Notre Dame Prep head coach Pat Fox. “The 2007 Saturn Vue died a few weeks ago,” Fox said. “The ‘war wagon.’ I’ve had that car since 2008.

Notre Dame lost a star-studded backfield from 2025 but returns a boatload of talent across the field for this fall.

Heading into its ACC opener, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish men’s lacrosse team was 6-0 and ranked as the top team in the country. However, both titles were taken away by the Virginia Cavaliers after the Irish fell 11-9 on March 28.

Malaya Cowles, Vanessa de Jesus, Iyana Moore and Gisela Sanchez transferring to Notre Dame helped Irish women's basketball make Elite Eight.

Notre Dame and HC Marcus Freeman are riding even more 2027 recruiting momentum following another successful weekend.