Notre Dame has a new QB and a sneaky schedule, but it also has a loaded roster and a bad taste from how 2024 ended. Nick Shepkowski predicts every game.

Carr is expected to carry the torch forward from program legend Riley Leonard, who led the Fighting Irish to the 2024-25 National Championship Game and is now in the NFL with coach Shane Steichen’s Indianapolis Colts.

Notre Dame is no longer trying to bend the soul of college football to its will. It's focused on competing for titles every single year.

Jokes aside, the college football crew is excited to bring you a weekly Top 25 throughout the 2025 season. Our familiar cast of characters—David Kenyon, Adam Kramer, Joel Reuter and Brad Shepard—each submitted a ballot. A first-place vote was worth 25 points, 24 for second place and so on.

Under the new SEC rules, every team must schedule at least one nonconference matchup against an ACC, Big Ten, Big 12 opponent, or Notre Dame. The Irish will maintain their high-profile games against Alabama, Texas, and Florida, ensuring marquee matchups every season without giving up their independent status.

One college football Insider reveals his prediction for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and their chances for the College Football Playoff.

Freshman cornerbacks Dallas Golden, Mark Zackery IV and Cree Thomas have impressed in Notre Dame football fall camp.

Carr, the grandson of former Michigan coach Lloyd Carr, will make his debut when the Irish open at Miami on Aug. 31.