The official home for audio programming from One Foot Down, SB Nation's community for fans of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.
Pete Sampson and Matt Fortuna talk about the college program that you either love to love or love to hate. With a combined 24 years of experience on the Notre Dame beat, this twice weekly podcast takes you inside the Fighting Irish program.
Veteran sports broadcaster Phil Houk and America's foremost authority on Notre Dame Football, Tim Prister of IrishIllustrated.com get listeners up to date on Fighting Irish football in a fast moving, FUN format.
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NCAA puts Notre Dame on probation for recruiting violations + Mike Monaco
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ESPN broadcaster & Notre Dame alum Mike Monaco joins Pete & Matt to discuss his time in South Bend & his post-graduate career. The NCAA puts Notre Dame on probation for recruiting violations. The guys dive into what that means and why the penalties were handed down. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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OFD Podcast: The big review of Notre Dame's 2020 football season
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Joshua, Jude, and Brendan are back in the pod studio and ready to rehash the 2020 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football season. In this episode: Sycophants welcome. The BIG candle. Looking back at our preseason prop bets and marveling at how awesome and terrible we can be at the same time. Praise for DeVonta Smith and his Heisman campaign with the Ala…
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The Athletic's Pete Sampson & Matt Fortuna welcome John Walters to the show! The guys take a deep dive into Notre Dame football and its current position in the national landscape of college football. Brian Kelly has gone from someone who people thought wouldn't make it in South Bend to one of the best Notre Dame coaches of all time. Plus, why was t…
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OFD Podcast: Notre Dame won the coaching sweepstakes and also picked up a barbarian QB
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Joshua and Brendan are in the booth to tag team the recap of a really busy week for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. In this episode: The perils of selling a home. The insurance company screwed me REVIEWS! Notre Dame went out and got the best defensive coordinator on the market in Marcus Freeman. Seriously. The coming staff shake-up for Notre Dame. D…
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Notre Dame hires Marcus Freeman as new DC
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The Athletic's Cincinnati beat writer Justin Williams joins Pete & Matt to discuss what Notre Dame is getting with new defensive coordinator Marcus Freeman. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy The Athletic
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Getting to know new Notre Dame QB Jack Coan
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Pete & Matt are joined by The Athletic's Wisconsin beat reporter Jesse Temple to discuss new Notre Dame QB Jack Coan. Why is Coan leaving Wisconsin and what type of skillset is he bringing to South Bend? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy The Athletic
The Athletic's Pete Sampson & Matt Fortuna have instant reaction to Notre Dame's loss to Alabama in the Rose Bowl. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy The Athletic
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OFD Podcast: We talk about Notre Dame losing to Alabama in the Rose Bowl like gentlemen
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Joshua, Jude, and Brendan quickly compose themselves to talk about the 31-14 loss to the Alabama Crimson Tide in the College Football Playoff Rose Bowl. In this episode: Joshua messes up the score and we talk about it. We are live-watching the Ohio State - Clemson game and talk smack that we now regret just minutes later. Notre Dame's conservative …
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OFD Podcast: Previewing Notre Dame VS Alabama in the game still called THE ROSE BOWL
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Joshua, Jude, and Brendan have returned from their Christmas slumber to dive into the great challenge for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish... the Alabama Crimson Tide in the Rose Bowl Game in Texas. In this episode: Wilford Brimley. A review kickstarts a real uniform debate because hell yes. A quick recap of "ranking the croots" to get Ronny P more st…
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Special Guest: Former Notre Dame offensive coordinator Chip Long
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Pete and Matt are joined by former Notre Dame offensive coordinator Chip Long to get more insight into what challenges the Alabama offense presents, how Ian Book has grown since 2018, and if elite QB's are necessary in college football to win a title. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
The Athletic's Pete Sampson & Matt Fortuna set the stage for Notre Dame vs. Alabama on New Year's Day. If the Irish can pull the upset as a 20 point underdog, would it be the best win in program history? The Athletic's Aaron Suttles joins the show to talk about the game from the Alabama perspective and gives insight into how Nick Saban has transfor…
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OFD Podcast: Regifting Notre Dame's glorious Hawaii Bowl victory for a very Merry Christmas
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Merry Christmas! Joshua, Jude, and Brendan are taking a little bit of a breather this week, but we decided to RE-GIFT a fantastic episode for all of you to enjoy. Christmas Eve marks the 11th anniversary of Notre Dame's 49-21 win over the Hawaii Warriors in the Hawaii Bowl. Not only was it a tremendously fun game to watch, it also finally ended Not…
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Notre Dame earns a spot in the College Football Playoff
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The Athletic's Pete Sampson and Matt Fortuna react to Notre Dame being selected for the College Football Playoff. Can the Fighting Irish pull off the upset against Alabama? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy The Athletic
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OFD Podcast: Dealing with Notre Dame's 34-10 loss to Clemson
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Joshua, Jude, and Brendan crawled out of their holes to sit down to discuss the 34-10 loss the Notre Dame Fighting Irish suffered at the hands of the Clemson Tigers in the AC Championship game. In this episode: There were some instant positives that disappeared very quickly. What was Notre Dame trying to do on offense? The impact of Trevor Lawrence…
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Fighting Irish fall to Clemson. Are they in the playoff?
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The Athletic's Pete Sampson and Matt Fortuna have instant reaction to Notre Dame's blowout loss to Clemson in the ACC Championship. Will the FIghting Irish make the CFB Playoff? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy The Athletic
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46. Week 15 - vs Clemson (ACC Championship)
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The rematch: Notre Dame vs. Clemson part II
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The Athletic's Pete Sampson & Matt Fortuna break down this weekend's ACC Championship from every angle. Can Notre Dame beat Clemson twice in the same season, this time with Trevor Lawrence on the field? If the Irish do win, does Ian Book become a Heisman finalist? The 10.5 point spread is an insult to Notre Dame. Plus, the guys get into some CFB Pl…
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OFD Podcast: Notre Dame's Signing Day and Clemson on the way
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Joshua, Jude, and Brendan are back in business to give you the purest Notre Dame Fighting Irish podcast this side of purgatory. In this massive megasode: The reviews are in and people are ready to binge drink with us. We take some questions and try to give a few solid answers. Clark Lea is the new head coach for the Vanderbilt Commodores, and we ca…
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Lea takes Vandy job as Notre Dame preps for Clemson in ACC title
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Clark Lea is leaving Notre Dame to become the Vanderbilt Head Coach. How does his departure impact ND in the short and long term? Northwestern AD Jim Phillips will be the new ACC Commissioner. Plus, special Guest Tim Bourret joins this show. Tim, a Notre Dame graduate who spent nearly 40 years as Clemson's SID, gives his unique perspective on The F…
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Special Guest: Former Notre Dame defensive lineman Ian Williams
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Pete & Matt welcome Ian Williams to the show! The former Notre Dame defensive lineman gives insights on his Notre Dame experience & details how the Fighting Irish program has changed since his days in South Bend. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy The Athletic
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OFD Podcast: Sprinting with Tom Loy toward Notre Dame's signing day
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The early period for college football recruiting's National Signing Day starts in just one week. The Notre Dame Fighting Irish have a fantastic class right now, but they are still battling and fighting for even more prospects to sign. So, we just had to get Irish Illustrated's Tom Loy (@TomLoy247) back on the show to answer more recruiting question…
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OFD Podcast: Wrapping up Notre Dame's 10-0 regular season
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Jude and Brendan are joined by UHND's Greg Flammang (@greg2126) to discuss the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, the win over the Syracuse Orange, and much more. In this episode: Being cool as a cucumber. Dealing with slow starts. A typical Ian Book stat line. Getting inside TaRiq Bracy's head. Why did Brian Kelly leave his starters in for so long? The co…
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Ian Book becomes Notre Dame's all-time winningest QB
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The Athletic's Pete Sampson & Matt Fortuna discuss Notre Dame's 45-21 win over Syracuse. Ian Book is Notre Dame's all-time winningest QB. The game was not perfect by any means but the FIghting Irish finish the regular season 10-0 & will have two weeks to prepare for the ACC title game vs. Clemson. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.f…
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Pete & Matt welcome Notre Dame on NBC analyst Tony Dungy to The Shamrock! The Super Bowl Champion discusses what it has been like covering Notre Dame this season, grades the Fighting Irish coaching staff & gives his take on whether Notre Dame can beat Clemson again in the ACC title. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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OFD Podcast: Only slightly looking past Notre Dame's game VS Syracuse
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Joshua, Jude, and Brendan are back to give you a 5-Star podcast with 3-Star talent. The Notre Dame Fighting Irish will host the Syracuse Orange on Saturday in a Senior Day matchup to end the regular season. In this episode: HAPPY BIRTHDAY BRENDAN! REVIEWS! And an Abdel Banda reference. Talking about the Vanderbilt job (just a wee bit as an option).…
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Notre Dame officially headed to ACC title game. Would Clark Lea take the Vandy job?
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It's official! Notre Dame will play for the ACC title in Charlotte. It's the Fighting Irish's first conference championship game in the storied history of the program. The Athletic's Pete Sampson & Matt Fortuna discuss how it happened & get into CFB Playoff scenarios. Plus, will Clark Lea leave Brian Kelly's staff to become the head coach at Vander…
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OFD Podcast: Finding crow eaters after Notre Dame's win over North Carolina
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Joshua, Jude, and Brendan sat down after a college football Saturday to talk about a win the Notre Dame Fighting Irish got on Friday over the North Carolina Tar Heels. In this episode: HAPPY BIRTHDAY JUDE! Calling out those that predicted an Irish loss (or close win). Ian Book the magician. Running through the initial track meet. Figuring out TaRiq…
The Athletic's Pete Sampson, Matt Fortuna & special guest Brendan Marks discuss Notre Dame's 31-17 win vs. North Carolina in Chapel Hill. The Fighting Irish are now 9-0 with 2 regular season games left on the schedule. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy The Athletic
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OFD Podcast: Notre Dame Football Q&A and a little North Carolina hay
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Joshua, Jude, and Brendan are back together and maybe - just maybe - we bit off a little more than we can chew. We wanted to do a Q&A session ALONG with a preview for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish VS North Carolina Tar Heels - and by god you're getting one. In this episode: Of course hockey. Breakout player potential in Chapel Hill? Replacing Jarre…
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Special Guest: Mike Golic Jr. + UNC Preview
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The Athletic's Pete Sampson & Matt Fortuna welcome former Notre Dame lineman & ESPN Radio Host Mike Golic Jr. to the show! How impactful are the injuries to starting right guard Tommy Kraemer & center Jarrett Patterson? The Fighting Irish's depth will be tested vs. North Carolina on Friday. OC Tommy Rees & DC Clark Lea are having great seasons as p…