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Not a subscriber? Try us out for just $1.00The Irish Illustrated team features a staff of 6 sports media professionals, including 3 Notre Dame graduates – the most of any organization that comprehensively covers Notre Dame football, basketball, and recruiting.Sign up now to access the daily Notre Dame news and recruiting scoop on the Four Horsemen Lounge and all of the premium Notre Dame stories on IrishIllustrated.com!Get your first month for only $1.00 -- sign up today.What's on your mind?Talk about it at the Four Horseman LoungeSign up for our FREE Notre Dame NewsletterSubscribe to our Irish Illustrated Insider PodcastCheck out our YouTube channelLike us on FacebookFollow us on Twitter: @timprister @KevinSinclair_ @timomalleyND @jfreeman58@TomLoy247@JohnBrice1Download the CBS Sports App and get the latest Notre Dame news today.

Ahead of Notre Dame’s road game versus Purdue last week, national analyst and the pioneer of college football recruiting reporting Tom Lemming joined Irish Illustrated as a special guest on our Tracking the Trail Podcast. Lemming offered important insight into specific regions on Notre Dame’s recruiting map, including his hometown of Chicago and a wide variety of topics.

Not a subscriber? Try us out for just $1.00The Irish Illustrated team features a staff of 6 sports media professionals, including 3 Notre Dame graduates – the most of any organization that comprehensively covers Notre Dame football, basketball, and recruiting.Sign up now to access the daily Notre Dame news and recruiting scoop on the Four Horsemen Lounge and all of the premium Notre Dame stories on IrishIllustrated.com! Get your first month for only $1.00 -- sign up today.What's on your mind?  Talk about it at the Four Horseman LoungeSign up for our FREE Notre Dame NewsletterCheck out our YouTube channelLike us on FacebookFollow us on Twitter: @timprister @KevinSinclair_ @timomalleyND @jfreeman58@TomLoy247@JohnBrice1Download the CBS Sports App and get the latest Notre Dame news today.

Irish Illustrated Insider offers its final post-mortem after last weekend’s home loss to Northern Illinois. It also takes a deep dive into the problems the Boilermakers might present during Notre Dame’s first visit to West Lafayette since 2013.

Irish Illustrated Insider delves into the aftermath of Northern Illinois' seismic triumph in South Bend. What went wrong? (Other than the obvious.) What could change? And how will the program rebound from this latest unexpected upset?

Irish Illustrated's Tim Prister and Tim O'Malley are joined by FootballScoop's national college football writer and Irish Illustrated Contributor John Brice, as they react to what they heard during the September 9 press conferences with Notre Dame Head Football Coach Marcus Freeman following Notre Dame's disastrous loss to NIU.

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish were upset by NIU 16-14 in Game 2. Join Tim O'Malley, Tim Prister, and John Brice as they break down why the Irish lost and what it means for the season moving forward.

The Fighting Irish are 1-0 while future scholarship Notre Dame players venture into their junior (2026 class) and senior (2025 class) varsity seasons.  In our latest edition of Tracking the Trail, Irish Illustrated discussed the fruits of Marcus Freeman's labor showing themselves in Notre Dame's season opener versus Texas A&M. Several of the most touted members of Coach Freeman's first few recruiting classes not only earned starting roles as underclassmen, but they also made significant plays on Saturday night.  That's where Irish Illustrated started in this week's recruiting podcast. It was followed by a discussion of Notre Dame's commits and how they fared in recent high school action, who we're looking to watch this weekend, and a popular 2026 recruit who is standing out in a big way. 

Irish Illustrated Insider breaks down the threats (hint: they're on defense) Northern Illinois might pose to Marcus Freeman's heavily favored Irish in Saturday's season opener. We look at a few prop bets, the Over/Under (ahem, the latter), and which players and units should improve most over Game #1 for Notre Dame.

Irish Illustrated Insider reviews Notre Dame's seismic season-opening victory in College Station. Who played better than expected? Who fared worse? Which freshmen should receive a greater workload heading into Week 2?

Irish Illustrated's Tim Prister and Tim O'Malley are joined by FootballScoop's national college football writer and Irish Illustrated Contributor John Brice as they react to Notre Dame's 23-13 victory over Texas A&M at Kyle Field.

Irish Illustrated Insider's four-man crew breaks down Saturday night's seismic season-opener between the Irish and Aggies in College Station. We also argue about analytics, which is always enlightening…

Irish Illustrated Insider reviews Marcus Freeman's opening press conference, delves into the depth chart surprises, and takes an initial stab at handicapping Saturday's matchup at Kyle Field.

Irish Illustrated's Tim Prister and Tim O'Malley are joined by FootballScoop's national college football writer and Irish Illustrated Contributor John Brice, as they react to what they heard during the August 26 press conferences with Notre Dame Head Football Coach Marcus Freeman. #instantanalysis #notredamefootball #notredame #goirish #collegefootball

In our latest edition of Tracking the Trail, our recruiting podcast at Irish Illustrated, we kicked off the discussing by previewing the varsity season as a dozen Notre Dame commits will compete tonight.  We highlighted the top matchups and the Irish pledges we're most interested to track this season.  Additionally, Irish Illustrated discussed in details the trio of 2025 receivers who announced offers from Notre Dame today.

Irish illustrated insiders full booth puts its finishing touches on a projected depth chart, looks ahead to week one, and answers your questions.

Irish Illustrated's Tim O'Malley is back for one last Spotlight before the start of the Notre Dame Football Season. He's joined by FootballScoop's national college football writer and Irish Illustrated Contributor John Brice as the two talk about the offensive line (of course) and the rest of the Notre Dame Football team.

Irish Illustrated Insider offers intel from Notre Dame's Jersey Scrimmage, reviews training camp as a whole, and peeks ahead at favored Texas A&M. Oh, the offensive line probably makes an appearance here and there as well.

Irish Illustrated's Tim Prister and Tim O'Malley are joined by FootballScoop's national college football writer and Irish Illustrated Contributor John Brice, as they react to what they heard during the August 17th press conferences with Marcus Freeman, Al Golden, and Mike Denbrock.

In our latest edition of Tracking the Trail, Irish Illustrated dug into the latest prospect to commit to Notre Dame in Brandon Logan, an in-state safety.  Next, we discussed the various concerns and unknowns around the 2025 recruiting cycle.  Lastly, we previewed the varsity season kicking off this month and which Irish commits to watch during their senior seasons.