• Notre Dame beats Navy and turns the page to Miami
    Nov 1 2026

    Notre Dame overcame a slow start and an early deficit to beat rival Navy, 35-13, at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass. The Fighting Irish now turn their attention to No. 1 Miami, and ESPN has already announced that “College GameDay” will be in South Bend for the matchup pitting Marcus Freeman’s team against Mario Cristobal’s. Matt Fortuna and Pete Sampson are here to talk about all of that and much more!


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    35 min
  • Notre Dame-Navy preview. Can Marcus Freeman’s Irish get back to their winning ways?
    Oct 29 2026

    No. 5 Notre Dame exits its open date and heads to Gillette Stadium on Saturday in Foxborough, Mass., to face rival Navy. Matt Fortuna and Pete Sampson are here to preview the contest between the Fighting Irish and Midshipmen, and to talk much more as Miami awaits the following week. Plus, basketball season is here. Notre Dame’s men’s and women’s teams open their seasons Sunday against Villanova in Rome for the Eternal City Tip-Off, not far from Pope Leo XIV.


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    35 min
  • Notre Dame post-bye check-in, Marcus Freeman reflects on BYU loss
    Oct 27 2026

    It’s game week once again for Notre Dame, and it can’t come any sooner for the Fighting Irish. Marcus Freeman addressed the BYU game on Monday, and his Irish are now ready to turn the page to Navy. Matt Fortuna and Pete Sampson are here to break it all down on another episode of The Independent.


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    41 min
  • More Notre Dame-BYU thoughts and fallout with ESPN’s Adam Rittenberg
    Oct 20 2026

    Notre Dame may have an open date, but the Fighting Irish gave everyone plenty to talk about to fill the void of a non-game week.

    ESPN’s Adam Rittenberg joins Matt Fortuna and Pete Sampson to talk about the fallout of the BYU loss for Marcus Freeman, Chris Ash and CJ Carr. Where does ND go from here?

    The guys talk all that and more on the latest episode of The Independent.


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    42 min
  • Notre Dame falls short at BYU
    Oct 18 2026

    Notre Dame's shot at an undefeated season went incomplete on Saturday night as CJ Carr couldn't connect with Jaden Greathouse on the game's final play. Do the Irish have a problem heading toward Miami?



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    58 min
  • Notre Dame-BYU preview: A top-10 clash in Provo
    Oct 16 2026

    No. 2 Notre Dame receives its first major test of the season, traveling to Provo, Utah to take on an undefeated, top-10 BYU squad. ESPN’s “College GameDay” will be on-site for the primetime showdown as Marcus Freeman, CJ Carr and Co. look to prove their championship mettle. Matt Fortuna and Pete Sampson are here to break it all down.


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    38 min
  • ESPN’s Roddy Jones joins the show to preview top-10 Notre Dame-BYU matchup
    Oct 13 2026

    The meat of the schedule is finally here. It’s Notre Dame-BYU week, and ESPN’s Roddy Jones joins Matt Fortuna and Pete Sampson to talk about Kalani Sitake’s Cougars, whose win over TCU Jones called two weeks ago. Jones also has the call for Miami-Florida State, so the guys talk a little Hurricanes with that matchup against Marcus Freeman’s Fighting Irish just three weeks away.


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    42 min
  • Notre Dame blasts Stanford to cap the season's first half
    Oct 11 2026

    The Irish won their 16th straight game – by double digits – as Marcus Freeman led a demolition of Stanford, setting Notre Dame up for its first big test of the season when it heads to BYU next weekend.


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    39 min