As both Josh Felton and Edwin Garcia have documented, the JuJu Watkins-less Trojans are establishing a new identity. Aggressive defense, with just enough emergent offensive star power from freshman Jazzy Davidson, has helped USC outpace expectations in the early going.

College football fans urged the ACC to break an agreement with Notre Dame amid the recent rankings in the CFP.

Freshman scout-team quarterback Blake Hebert will be joined next spring at Notre Dame football by Lake Mary, Fla., recruit Noah Grubbs.

Since starting the season 0-2 with last-second losses to major playoff contenders, Notre Dame has settled in as one of the most reliable teams in college football. The Irish sit at No. 9 in the College Football Playoff Rankings with only games against bottom feeders Syracuse and Stanford remaining.

No. 9 Notre Dame is set to redshirt a key wide receiver from the 2024 College Football Playoff run after overcoming an injury.

Notre Dame (8-2, No. 9 CFP) is hopeful it can start angling its way into the top eight of the CFP rankings and earn a home playoff game with a big win against Syracuse (3-7) on senior day. Coach Marcus Freeman wants to make sure his players stay focused.

Joel Klatt believes the CFP committee made a mistake ranking Notre Dame at No. 9 ahead of Alabama due to their résumés.

Chad, having two brothers with CJ alongside Tommy, who has committed to the Michigan Wolverines to continue the family legacy, where dad Jason played, and their grandfather, Lloyd Carr, won a national championship as head coach, loved poop humor. So naturally, he named the dog Tootie.