Rakes Report: A Notre Dame podcast

Jessica Smetana joins for a deep dive into how Bill Belichick arrived as North Carolina's football coach and what's gone down there since he arrived in Chapel Hill. The dueling coaching searches, rifts between Tar Heel...

Jessica Smetana joins to discuss the Fighting Irish dominating their first true road game of the season. The incredible defense, C.J. Carr's performance, what does it mean to be RB1 and a whole lot on a very fun and...

Jessica Smetana joins to recap the Fighting Irish's soggy win over Sparty. A dominant defensive performance, continued rushing offense concerns, The Micah Gilbert Game, questionable fourth down decisions, an extremely...

Sam Werner joins for some leftover thoughts on the Rice victory before turning to a look at the history of Notre Dame-Sparty contests, from the epic to the very very dumb and everything in between. Sign up for the...

Jessica Smetana joins to discuss the Fighting Irish cruising to an easy win in their home opener and all the fun stuff that happened around college football this weekend. Sign up for the newsletter and/or browse the...

Jessica Smetana joins to finish emptying the notebook on Notre Dame's win over Wisconsin. Then an attempt to establish some Shamrock Series rules (with some ideas for future games), some interesting matchups this...

Sam Werner joins to discuss the Fighting Irish's season opening win in Green Bay, from the pregame scene through the dominant second half. Sign up for the newsletter and/or browse the merch here...

Jessica Smetana joins to discuss all the things we're excited to see during the 2026 Fighting Irish season. Topics include: Previous draft curses, Charlie Partridge, C.J. Carr's approval rating, generational talent...

NBC Sports' Carolina Pineda joins to discuss hype for the opener in Green Bay, what she's learned being around Marcus Freeman's program, questions the Irish need to answer, cold weather tips learned from "Sunday Night...

Alex Herrmann and Andrew Smith of Notre Dame, Our Blogger join to preview all 12 opponents on this fall's Fighting Irish schedule. There's a pretty clear on-paper top tier, a middle to try and talk yourself into and...

Irish Sports Daily's Jamie Uyeyama joins to discuss every freshman on the Fighting Irish defense. Included: An incredible defensive end prospect, a pair of intriguing linebackers, elite corners and a five-star safety...

Irish Sports Daily's Jamie Uyeyama joins to discuss every freshman on the Fighting Irish offense. Included: Great duos at tight end and running back, a massive (in many senses) offensive line class, the best group of...

The Spreadsheet and Tailgate newsletter's Michael Bryan and Irish Sports Daily's Greg Flammang join to rank the top units on this year's Fighting Irish roster. Some decent players in the secondary, a promising front...

Blue and Gold's Eric Hansen joins to discuss how the most recent transfer class is elevating the Fighting Irish roster. Included: Keon Keeley as a key swing piece, incredible depth and upside on defensive interior, the...

Jessica Smetana joins to lay out tips and tricks on how to approach a Notre Dame football weekend. How to get there, where to stay, campus sites to see, bookstore strategy, restaurants, bars, restrooms, breakfast...