BOTTOM LINE: Notre Dame visits Syracuse after Tae Davis scored 26 points in Notre Dame’s 78-60 win against the Boston College Eagles.

Barring an absolute miracle run, the story about the 2024-25 Notre Dame men’s basketball team appears to have been set. It’s a team with some talented players but one that cannot close the deal. The latest example was their 77-69 loss to Syracuse in a game they led by as much as 17.

We now know the entire 2025 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football schedule, including dates and home/away locations. The Irish have seven home games on the schedule. Notre Dame will also face several teams that are considered rivals. Navy, USC, Boston College, and Stanford are on the schedule.

Notre Dame basketball is back on the road this weekend to try this ACC travel thing again after coming up short in its previous trip to Tobacco Road.

After trailing by 17 points in the first half and by nine at halftime, Syracuse held Notre Dame without a point for nearly four minutes to open the second half. During that stretch, the Orange scored seven points to get within 42-40. The Fighting Irish ...

The Irish Illustrated team has its finger on the pulse of Notre Dame transfer portal news, recruiting, coaching staff moves and more after the Irish lost to Ohio State in the CFP National Championship

Notre Dame Fighting Irish (8-9, 2-4 ACC) at Syracuse Orange (8-9, 2-4 ACC) Syracuse, New York; Saturday, 4 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Notre Dame visits Syracuse after Tae Davis scored 26 points in Notre Dame's 78-60 victory over the Boston College Eagles.

Notre Dame Fighting Irish (8-9, 2-4 ACC) at Syracuse Orange (8-9, 2-4 ACC) Syracuse, New York; Saturday, 4 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Fighting Irish -3.5; over/under is 146.5 BOTTOM LINE ...

Olivia Miles recalled seeing Hannah Hidalgo play for the first time before the two teamed up in South Bend, with the Notre Dame star eliciting a three-word verdict on Hidalgo

With quarterback Carson Beck in the fold, Miami is expected to shop for wide receivers during the spring portal window.

The Orange make a swing through the West Coast this week, starting with a game at Stanford on Wednesday, January 29.

The first 12-team Playoff had a lot of great moments. It could also use some tweaks. In the short term, leaders are unlikely to make major changes to the format for the 2025 season. The bigger stuff is more likely to come in 2026, when the new contracts kick in and the SEC and Big Ten basically get to do whatever they want.