In my latest segment with the crew at WSBT Sportsbeat we dive into a number of topics related to the Notre Dame victory over Clemson and its upcoming matchup against Boston College. 0:27 - We talk about standouts for the Notre Dame run defense, which held Clemson running back Travis Etienne to just 28 rushing yards on 18 carries. 2:30 - Sean asks about linebacker Shayne Simon, who had the best game of his young career against the Tigers. 4:07 - The next topic of conversation is the struggles of cornerback TaRiq Bracy, and the comparison between him and freshman Clarence Lewis from a skillset standpoint. 6:03 - Sean asks me about my confidence level that Notre Dame would put together the final drive of regulation, and what that drive means for quarterback Ian Book. 8:30 - Darin asks me about the impact of Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence not playing against Notre Dame, and whether or not having him would have made an impact. 10:54 - Next we talk about how well running back Kyren Williams performed in pass protection. We also talk about how Williams and other players stepped up and made big-time plays in big moments. 13:00 - We dive into conversation about Boston College, and it begins with a conversation about quarterback Phil Jurkovec. 16:47 - The conversation turns to whether or not Boston College has enough around Jurkovec to upset Notre Dame. 18:15 - Darin asks how I would rank Alabama, Ohio State, Clemson and Notre Dame in the rankings. Of course, I plugged the Irish Breakdown Top 25. 19:23 - Sean asks me about my opinion on the recent comments about Pitt head coach Pat Narduzzi's thoughts on Notre Dame joining the ACC. Subscribe to Irish Breakdown on Soundwise

Notre Dame will look to improve to 8-0 and build on its huge victory over Clemson. In order to do that, the Fighting Irish must beat the Boston College Eagles (5-3). Irish Breakdown football analyst Vince DeDario talks with BC Bulletin publisher A.J. Black about the Eagles. There is great depth in this conversation, and it goes well beyond quarterback Phil Jurkovec. Subscribe to Irish Breakdown on Soundwise

Notre Dame earned its biggest win in decades this weekend when the Irish beat the No. 1 ranked Clemson Tigers. The Irish earned a 47-40 double overtime victory. Irish Breakdown football analyst Vince DeDario and publisher Bryan Driskell break down the victory. They discuss the big picture ramifications of the game, dive into analysis of the Irish offense and break down the Notre Dame defense. Subscribe to Irish Breakdown on Soundwise

After spending all week previewing the matchup between #4 Notre Dame and #1 Clemson, the Irish Breakdown is ready to make their predictions. IB football analyst Vince DeDario and publisher Bryan Driskell discuss how they think the game will be played out, they make their predictions and finish by discussing what a win, and a loss, would mean for Notre Dame moving forward. Subscribe to Irish Breakdown on Soundwise

The fourth-ranked Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the top-ranked Clemson Tigers square off this weekend in what will be the biggest game inside Notre Dame Stadium in over a decade. It's a tremendous opportunity for Notre Dame to earn a big win and put itself in great position for a berth to the College Football Playoff. Irish Breakdown football analyst Vince DeDario and publisher Bryan Driskell dive into this matchup. They talk big picture what this game means, matchups to look for, keys to success and how the Irish stack up against the Tigers. The show ends with a prediction. Subscribe to Irish Breakdown on Soundwise

The fourth-ranked Notre Dame Fighting Irish take on the top-ranked Clemson Tigers on Saturday. It's the biggest game in Notre Dame Stadium in over a decade. It's an opportunity for Notre Dame to not only get a huge win, but to put itself in a strong position to get to the College Football Playoff. Irish Breakdown football analyst Vince DeDario and publisher Bryan Driskell preview the game, the matchups, the concerns, the areas where Notre Dame should perform well and give predictions for the contest. Subscribe to Irish Breakdown on Soundwise

The fourth-ranked Notre Dame Fighting Irish take on the top-ranked Clemson Tigers this weekend in what will be the biggest game inside Notre Dame Stadium since the 2015 Notre Dame vs. USC matchup. What better time to introduce the first Irish Crossover Podcast. In episode one, Irish Illustrated senior editor Tim Prister and Irish Breakdown publisher Bryan Driskell sit down to break down this epic matchup. Subscribe to Irish Breakdown on Soundwise

Notre Dame takes on Clemson this weekend in a matchup of the fourth-ranked Fighting Irish against the top-ranked Tigers. Irish Breakdown football analyst Vince DeDario interviewed Tiger Illustrated publisher Larry Williams to get the latest analysis and news about Clemson heading into the matchup. Subscribe to Irish Breakdown on Soundwise

Notre Dame improved to 6-0 on the season with a 31-13 victory at Georgia Tech. It wasn't always the cleanest game, but the Irish were in control throughout and coasted to victory. Irish Breakdown football analyst Vince DeDario and publisher Bryan Driskell break down the victory. They give big picture analysis, dive into what went right - and wrong - on offense, and finish by reviewing the performance of the Fighting Irish defense. Subscribe to Irish Breakdown on Soundwise

Notre Dame heads to Atlanta this weekend to take on the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. Despite the 2-4 record of the next opponent, this is a big game for the Fighting Irish, who need to build momentum heading into their titanic Nov. 7 matchup against Clemson. Irish Breakdown football analyst Vince DeDario and publisher Bryan Driskell break down the game. They talk about why this game is so important and then dive into analysis of the Georgia Tech offense and defense, which features matchups and areas where Notre Dame can, and should, thrive. The show concludes with the IB staff making their predictions for the game. Subscribe to Irish Breakdown on Soundwise

The 5-0 Notre Dame Fighting Irish take on the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (2-4) this weekend. It's the final meeting before Notre Dame's epic matchup against Clemson. Irish Breakdown football analyst Vince DeDario speaks with JacketsOnline.com publisher Kelly Quinlan about Georgia Tech and its growth under second-year head coach Geoff Collins. Subscribe to Irish Breakdown on Soundwise

Notre Dame went on the road this weekend for the first time all season, and the Irish were dominant, blowing out Pitt by a 45-3 score. Irish Breakdown publisher Bryan Driskell recaps the game, and discusses why it was such an important victory. This episode breaks down the game plans on both sides of the ball, talks some big picture aspects of the game and then dives into specifics of the offense and defense. Subscribe to Irish Breakdown on Soundwise

Notre Dame looks to improve to 5-0 this weekend when it makes its first road trip of the season. The Fighting Irish travel to Pittsburgh to take on the Pitt Panthers. Pitt has a brilliant defense, but the Irish are still double-digit road favorites for a reason. Irish Breakdown football analyst Vince DeDario and football analyst Bryan Driskell break down the game. They dive into specifics about why the Pitt defense is so good, why the Pitt offense struggles, the matchups that could have the biggest impact and then keys to victory for the Irish. The show concludes, of course, with the staff make their game predictions. Subscribe to Irish Breakdown on Soundwise

Notre Dame takes on Pittsburgh this weekend for its first road game of the season. It's a matchup of one of the nation's best offensive lines against arguably the best defensive line in the country. Irish Breakdown football analyst Vince DeDario talks with Pitt insider Chris Peak of Panther-lair.com to breakdown this matchup. You won't find better insight on the Panthers anywhere! Subscribe to Irish Breakdown on Soundwise

Notre Dame earned a sloppy 12-7 win over Louisville. There were issues that came up with the Notre Dame offense that we've seen in the past, and if not corrected they could cost the Irish in the games that matter. Irish Breakdown football analyst Vince DeDario and publisher Bryan Driskell talk about the big picture problems that they saw in the Notre Dame/Louisville game. There were also some bright spots, like the play of the Irish line and defense, and they break that down as well. Subscribe to Irish Breakdown on Soundwise

Notre Dame's next opponent is the 1-3 Louisville Cardinals. Despite the record, Louisville is a talented football team with an explosive offense. Irish Breakdown football analyst Vince DeDario interviews Jeremy Wahman, editor of CardinalSportsZone.com to talk about the Cardinals. Subscribe to Irish Breakdown on Soundwise

Notre Dame improved to 3-0 on the season with a sometimes sloppy, sometimes dominant win over Florida State. It marks the second straight victory over the Seminoles, and the second straight 40+ game against Florida State by the Fighting Irish. Irish Breakdown football analyst Vince DeDario and publisher Bryan Driskell break down the performance. Subscribe to Irish Breakdown on Soundwise

There were a ton of great questions in the latest installment of the Irish Breakdown Mailbag podcast. I probably should have cut it into two shows, there were just so many great questions. But it's one long show, and there's a lot of good content in here. We talk about what Notre Dame needs to do to win a title, issues at quarterback, Ian Book vs. Phil Jurkovec, Kevin Austin, the talented 2021 receiver class, prospect Dont'e Thornton, the Irish offensive line and what needs to happen for the Irish to be able to beat Clemson. That's not even all of the questions, but you just have to listen to get the rest. Subscribe to Irish Breakdown on Soundwise

After landing two commits last week, the Notre Dame 2021 recruiting class now has one of the nation's best group of wide receivers. SI All-American recruiting director John Garcia joined the show to break down all three commits, how the group fits together and how they stack up against the nation's best hauls. The show concludes with Garcia breaking down the one player that remains uncommitted that could put this group over the top. Subscribe to Irish Breakdown on Soundwise

In this week's segment with the guys at WSBT Sportsbeat (Darin Pritchett and Sean Stires), we dove into a number of very interesting and entertaining topics.  Of course, we started the show off with the latest about Notre Dame's COVID-19 situation. We also talked about Florida State, Deion Colzie, cornerback recruiting, the Miami Hurricanes, Louisville vs. Pittsburgh and much more. Subscribe to Irish Breakdown on Soundwise

Irish Breakdown football analyst Vince DeDario spoke with South Florida beat writer Joey Knight of the Tampa Bay Times about the Bulls. We apologize in advance for the poor sound quality at times. Subscribe to Irish Breakdown on Soundwise

Notre Dame and Duke square off this weekend as the Fighting Irish kick off their first season in the ACC. Irish Breakdown football analyst Vince DeDario hosted BlueDevilCountry publisher Shawn Krest to get the latest on Duke. You can watch the full podcast in this video: Subscribe to Irish Breakdown on Soundwise

Former Notre Dame quarterback Steve Beuerlein spent time with Irish Breakdown publisher Bryan Driskell breaking down the 2020 Fighting Irish. The 17-year NFL vet discussed the strengths and concerns for Notre Dame on both sides of the ball, he broke down the four games after Clemson that give him the most concern, and he talked about the expectations for the Irish for the 2020 season. Subscribe to Irish Breakdown on Soundwise

In this Friday's Irish Breakdown podcast we go the mailbag approach. Topics include the latest dust up on Twitter between Notre Dame players and fans, how the NCAA's recent ruling on eligibility will impact the team, 2021 and 2022 recruiting and of course, we talk about the Notre Dame season that is now just over two weeks away! Subscribe to Irish Breakdown on Soundwise

The college football season is at risk. After months of keeping our mouths shut on the topic, it's finally time that Vince DeDario and I (Bryan Driskell) let our voices be heard. In our latest show we discuss why this push to cancel the season, or move the season to the spring, is misguided and based more on emotion, feelings, fear and agendas than it is data and putting young people at greater risk. We talk about the data and science behind the need to let them play, how players are actually at greater risk if they don't play, and what is really driving this push to end the season. And simply saying "Play in the spring" doesn't address anything, because what will change in the next four months? Subscribe to Irish Breakdown on Soundwise