Over the last six games, the Notre Dame defense has played at an elite level. In their last outing against the then-ranked No. 22 Pitt Panthers, the starting defense kept Pitt out of the end zone and held them to under 200 total yards of offense.

Find single game tickets to the Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs. Syracuse Orange college football Week 13 matchup on Saturday, November 22, 2025 at Notre

Notre Dame enters at Week 13 with an 8-2 record, sitting No. 9 in the AP Top 25 and on track for a second straight College Football Playoff appearance. The 2025

Notre Dame vs. Miami in the CFP rankings is a vociferous debate. Sam Navarro / Imagn Images For much of the season, it’s seemed as if coaching carousel narratives have overshadowed the action on the field.

Two local football teams will meet in a WIAA state title game for the first time when West De Pere faces Green Bay Notre Dame for the D2 championship

Notre Dame quarterback CJ Carr throws a pass in the second half of a NCAA football game against NC State at Notre Dame Stadium on Saturday, Oct. 11, 2025, in South Bend. / MICHAEL CLUBB/SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Check out the social highlights from the Blackhawks defensemen visiting Notre Dame on September 1, 2018

At Penn State, Franklin signed 12 straight top-25 classes, making that seem as mundane as his 10-win seasons (even though Joe Paterno had recruited as low as No. 39 and No. 48 in the 2000s). In this cycle, Richmond four-star WR Davion Brown was among the dozen recruits who decommitted from Penn State after Franklin’s firing.