The Irish are wrapping up with spring football by playing in the Blue-Gold Game this Saturday, and beginning Thursday night, the NFL Draft will consume most football fans with its 3 days of coverage. So… run the speed option.MORE CJ CARR GLAZECJ Carr impressed just about everyone in attendance for the jersey scrimmage, and you don’t have to go far to find someone ready to glaze the junior signal caller.CJ Carr stole the show during Notre Dame's jersey scrimmage over the weekend.@PeteSampson_ explains what made Carr's performance so impressive. #GoIrishpic.twitter.com/f6jzYHh4BA— Locked On Irish (@LockedOnIrish) April 20, 2026COLLECTIVE WISDOMIt’s wild to think that Notre Dame will likely have six players drafted in the NFL Draft, but they will still have the most returning starters in the country (along with Oregon and Maryland).2026 CFB Returning Starters:MostMaryland 14Notre Dame 14Oregon 14Minnesota 13Oklahoma 13Virginia Tech 13LeastIowa State 0Oklahoma State 2Arizona State 3Colorado 3Penn State 3West Virginia 3Auburn 4Offense and Defense combined.

Power 4 teams only. Doesn't…— Brad Powers (@BradPowers7) March 6, 2026CROOTINRivals updated its Rivals 300 Rankings and there are some notable names that are 5-Stars in the top 18. Both DL David Folorunsho and DE Abraham Sesay are big Notre Dame targets, and some insiders have the Irish leading for both.

NEW: Updated 2027 Rivals300 Rankings‼️Breakdown via @CharlesPower: https://t.co/PHFXnrWtJEpic.twitter.com/5M07cCDQqR— Rivals (@Rivals) April 20, 2026DAY OF DREADWhile a lot of Irish fans look forward to the new The Shirt every spring, I am not one of them. It’s almost always (without fail) just an awful looking garment that would be better served as a tuna fish net. BUT… a lot of fans love it, so get ready (or don’t).Get ready, Irish fans!

Notre Dame is set to unveil the newest design for “The Shirt” during a ceremony later this week on campus! ☘️🏈MORE INFO ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/pU9O01QXu0— WNDU (@16NewsNow) April 20, 2026ALMOST LIKE THE SACRAMENT OF CONFIRMATIONI’m not sure how many different outlets have now done a piece about Marcus Freeman’s decision to stay at Notre Dame rather than make a move to the NFL — but it’s been a lot. So much so, that you kind of have to take what he’s saying as gospel and that he means it when he talks about how good he has it at Notre Dame and that he’s not going anywhere. Yes, he rejects the works of Satan.NEW: Marcus Freeman tells @Clowfb he had multiple conversations with NFL organizations during the offseason: "I believe I truly have one of the greatest jobs in America. So while it was intriguing and a great opportunity for me to learn what being a leader of an NFL franchise… pic.twitter.com/YmdBV9RKxZ— On3 (@On3) April 20, 2026