This has been a busy week in the Notre Dame news cycle. Notre Dame's official 2020 schedule has been released, former Irish quarterback Phil Jurkovec was cleared to play at Boston College and wide receiver Kevin Austin had surgery on his foot. Irish Breakdown football analyst Vince DeDario and publisher Bryan Driskell break down all of the news and dive into the new-look schedule Subscribe to Irish Breakdown on Soundwise

Notre Dame gets plenty of hate, but it seems like in recent seasons much of that disdain for the program has been misguided at best, and downright foolish at worst. Irish Breakdown football analyst Vince DeDario and publisher Bryan Driskell break down the move to the ACC, why it makes sense for both parties, and why so much of the outside anger directed at Notre Dame - from fans and "professionals" was incredibly foolish. Subscribe to Irish Breakdown on Soundwise

Notre Dame lost a pair of experienced and productive wide receivers, and the loss of Chase Claypool was especially challenging. But Notre Dame returns arguably its deepest and most explosive wide receiving corps of the Brian Kelly era. Irish Breakdown football analyst Vince DeDario and publisher Bryan Driskell dive into the Notre Dame wide receiver depth chart and break down why expectations are so high for the unit heading into the 2020 season. Subscribe to Irish Breakdown on Soundwise

Notre Dame must replace a pair of very talented safeties in 2020, and the leadership the duo of Jalen Elliott and Alohi Gilman provided will be extremely hard to replace. From a pure talent standpoint, the safety position has a chance to be quite good in 2020. Irish Breakdown football analyst Vince DeDario and publisher Bryan Driskell discuss the expectations for the safeties, what must happen at the position for the unit to be even more productive in 2020, and then dives into each player at the position. Subscribe to Irish Breakdown on Soundwise