It has always been clear that Houston Griffith is physically talented, but now Notre Dame needs the senior safety to quickly develop his football IQ.

Lane Kiffin says the SEC is "already the most powerful conference" and the additions of Texas and Oklahoma bring things to the "next level." Kiffin explains why college football really is "like professional...

Notre Dame has waited for Kevin Austin to break out for three years now. After a suspension and a twice broken foot, maybe that wait is finally over.

LSU quarterback Myles Brennan, a fifth-year senior competing to regain the starting job he lost to injury a season ago, now needs surgery to repair what coach Ed Orgeron called a severe left arm injury.

Alabama coach Nick Saban will make $11.5 million in the final year under a new eight-year contract that's worth at least $84.8 million.

Quinn Ewers says he is skipping his senior year of high school in Texas and plans to enroll at Ohio State for the upcoming semester.

Notre Dame has needed to get creative to find its cornerbacks in recent years. In 2021, that will mean former receiver Cam Hart will start on the boundary.

Notre Dame's defense will hinge more on its defensive ends in 2021, specifically on junior Isaiah Foskey as the "Vyper," an end/linebacker hybrid.

Brendon Clark's 2021 focus will be entirely dependent on the health of his knee, but he can still help Notre Dame's quarterbacks this year.

The emergence of a few younger options relegated Isaiah Pryor to reserve duty on Notre Dame's defense, but he has found a starring role on special teams.

Drew Pyne is used to being overlooked. That hasn't changed in Notre Dame's quarterback competition, as he tries to overtake Wisconsin transfer Jack Coan.

Oklahoma and Texas accepted invitations to join the SEC in July 2025, worried that their storied athletic programs were in danger of losing ground if they stayed in the Big 12.

Notre Dame has a new problem on its hands: More talented cornerbacks than it needs, an issue the Irish haven't faced since a recruiting gaffe in 2017.

Notre Dame desperately needed quarterback depth as it planned for the 2021 season, so it turned to a very familiar name and added a second QB to the class.

ESPN's Ryan McGee joins Dan Patrick to discuss why Texas and Oklahoma joining the SEC may hurt everyone else in college football and ponders the possibility of future super-conferences and an expanded...

Notre Dame's defense has been at its best in recent years when it could employ a three-safety rotation. To do so in 2021, the Irish will depend on DJ Brown.

Notre Dame looks at freshman quarterback Tyler Buchner as its future, but could he also be the Irish present? His extreme inexperience makes it unlikely.

Florida and UCF have agreed to play a two-for-one series that begins in 2024 and concludes nearly a decade later, settling on the kind of arrangement the Gators wanted for years.

Texas and Oklahoma made a request to join the SEC, witgh Commissioner Greg Sankey saying the league would consider it in the "near future."

While Brian Kelly spent the spring urging Notre Dame's elder receivers to find consistency, offensive coordinator Tommy Rees suggested Lawrence Keys had.

Paul Moala suffered a devastating injury early in the 2020 season, but somehow the senior Rover may already be back at full-strength for Notre Dame.

Notre Dame recruited JoJo Johnson on the word of cornerbacks coach Mike Mickens, who had already landed Johnson once at Cincy. It worked twice.

Most years, Audric Estime would arrive at Notre Dame and immediately be part of the running back rotation, but these days, he may end up fourth-string.

Oklahoma and Texas took the first formal step toward moving to the SEC, notifying the Big 12 that they would not be renewing an agreement than binds the league's members through 2025.

Khari Gee may arrive at Notre Dame third on the depth chart, but it wouldn't be the biggest preseason surprise if he cracked the two-deep by Labor Day.

Considered perhaps the next great Irish linebacker, freshman Prince Kollie arrives at Notre Dame with time to grow into those expectations.

Notre Dame has developed a rich tradition of Hawaiian defenders, and Kahanu Kia may someday join it, but that day could be a long ways in the future yet.

Notre Dame has had recent successes with Georgia recruits, so bringing in a four-star receiver like Jayden Thomas holds great Irish promise.

Dan Patrick and Kirk Bohls discuss when people can expect an announcement about Oklahoma and Texas possibly moving to the SEC and why Texas A&M was left out of the move.

Dan Patrick chats with Brady Quinn about the possibility of Oklahoma and Texas moving to the SEC along with paying NCAA athletes and what that means for their college careers.

Big Ten Commissioner Kevin Warren said the conference will take take a "decentralized" approach to COVID-19 by having each school make its own plan.

Big 12 leaders held a call without Texas and Oklahoma on Thursday to discuss how to keep the league's flagship schools from bolting to the SEC.

There is no debate about who Notre Dame's best player is, and in his final season with the Irish, junior safety Kyle Hamilton should prove that every week.

Miami has dismissed second-year freshman safety Avantae Williams from the football program after his arrest on battery charges.

Hall of Fame college football coach Bobby Bowden announced he has been diagnosed with a terminal medical condition.

Ryan Barnes was recruited with a possible move to safety in mind, but the lengthy cornerback's Notre Dame future is more likely along the boundary.

Texas and Oklahoma would give the powerhouse SEC 16 teams and would make them the largest conference in major college football.

Recruited as a cornerback but moved to safety, KJ Wallace has always most looked like a nickel back, and in 2021, that may prove to be his best position.

Deion Colzie brings a physical skill set to Notre Dame most receivers could only dream of, boasting both speed and body control when high in the air.

HOOVER, Ala. – Florida coach Dan Mullen puts a positive spin on losing his three best offensive playmakers. The Gators are replacing Heisman Trophy finalist Kyle Trask at quarterback and two first-...

The Southeastern Conference Commissioner echoed NCAA president Mark Emmert's call for potential changes in how college athletics are governed.

Jordan Botelho knows only one speed. For Notre Dame's offense, that was painful this spring. For the Irish opponents, it should be miserable in 2021.

Starting a transfer at quarterback is new territory for Notre Dame, but relying on Jack Coan, from Wisconsin, should work out well for the Irish.

Once a highly-touted recruit, DE Nana Osafo-Mensah has appeared in only two games in two years at Notre Dame, but that should change quickly in 2021.

Joe Wilkins was not a heralded recruit, and he didn't catch a pass in his first two years at Notre Dame, but he may be the most consistent Irish WR in 2021.

Justin Ademilola may have arrived at Notre Dame as a recruiting afterthought, but the senior defense may leave the Irish as a mutli-year contributor.

Jay Bramblett may not break hangtime records, but he provides Notre Dame a unique utility: the borderline unreturnable punt.

Former Illinois football star Bobby Roundtree, who was paralyzed in a swimming accident two years ago, died Friday, the university said. He was 23.

Notre Dame will not have much of a safety rotation this season, but early-enrolled freshman Justin Walters is still pushing to be a part of it.

C'Bo Flemister's offseason has not been a smooth one, but the senior running back should still be a valued piece of Notre Dame's offense in 2021.