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The Irish Illustrated Insider podcast hosted by Tim Prister, Tim O'Malley and Pete Sampson. Bringing you the latest Notre Dame football news and analysis.

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653 episodes

Irish Illustrated Insider: Injuries, Impact, and Options Abound During Notre Dame's Spring Camp

Irish Illustrated Insider discusses the absences of Riley Leonard and Benjamin Morrison and Notre Dame's options as a result. The crew also revisits its Pete Bevacqua interview, six spring practice standouts to date, and where the Irish might be vulnerable this fall as the program breaks for Easter. 

55m
Mar 28, 2024
Irish Illustrated Insider: The Pete Bevacqua Interview

New Notre Dame Athletic Director Pete Bevacqua joins us for a special Irish Illustrated Insider podcast edition. Irish Illustrated Insider sits down with Notre Dame vice president and director of athletics Pete Bevacqua. Among the topics discussed include the evolving NIL landscape, the preponderance of transfer—both welcomed and worrisome—among sports programs and universities, and Notre Dame's present and future access to the College Football Playoff.

44m
Mar 27, 2024
Instant Analysis: Spring Practice No. 6

The Irish Illustrated Crew reacts to Notre Dame football's sixth spring practice and their discussions with Coach McCullough about the state of the running back room.

20m
Mar 27, 2024
Instant Analysis: Riley Leonard Surgery News

Irish Illustrated's Tim Prister and Tim O'Malley are joined by FootballScoop's national college football writer and Irish Illustrated Contributor John Brice as they react to Head Coach Marcus Freemans's March 23rd Press Conference.

10m
Mar 23, 2024
Irish Illustrated Insider: Notre Dame Resumes Spring Practice

Irish Illustrated Insider turns its focus to Notre Dame’s offensive and defensive lines, an up-and-coming linebacker, the best among the group in space, and once again, all four quarterbacks as Marcus Freeman https://247sports.com/coach/Marcus-Freeman-1531’s squad concluded its first practice in nearly two weeks. 

1h 12m
Mar 20, 2024
Instant Analysis: March 20th Practice

The Irish Illustrated Crew Reacts to the latest Notre Dame spring ball practice and then discusses their conversations with Offensive Line coach Joe Rudolph and Defensive Line coach Al Washington.

17m
Mar 20, 2024
Irish Illustrated Insider: Notre Dame Football's Roster Depth, Baskeball's Future and More

Irish Illustrated Insider discusses the end of Notre Dame’s basketball season, three sports programs’ needs in NIL this off-season, player ceilings, position floors, and a few too many best (and worst) case scenarios.

58m
Mar 14, 2024
Irish Illustrated Insider: First Notre Dame Practice Impressions

 Irish Illustrated Insider’s four-man crew reviews Notre Dame’s first practice of Spring Ball 2024. Who shined among the quarterbacks? Who won the WR/CB battles? And who might rise from the second and third unit at the start to finish closer to the starter’s status at spring’s conclusion?

57m
Mar 08, 2024
Irish Illustrated Insider: Notre Dame Spring Practice Preview

Irish Illustrated Insider discusses expectations for each position group heading into spring ball, unearths a best-case-scenario sleeper at a handful of positions, dives back briefly into the Jack Swarbrick interview conducted Thursday, and reflects on the College Football Playoff’s new model—just in case it changes before we speak again.

55m
Feb 29, 2024
Irish Illustrated Insider: Exclusive Interview With Outgoing Notre Dame Director of Athletics Jack Swarbrick

Irish Illustrated Insider sits down with outgoing Notre Dame director of athletics Jack Swarbrick. Among the myriad topics discussed within this 45-min conversation are Notre Dame’s handling of NIL and transfer portal challenges, the expansion of the Guglielmino Center on campus, Marcus Freeman’s contract status, the hiring of coaches, the notion of a student-athlete versus employee, and the challenge of graduation in a transient college football era. 

48m
Feb 28, 2024
Irish Illustrated Insider: Revisiting Notre Dame's Relevance

Irish Illustrated Insider takes a deep dive into Notre Dame’s coaching staff extensions, examines both the offensive and defensive lines heading into spring ball, unearths a whole handful of players with something to prove over the next two months—both starters and hopefuls alike—and regrettably reiterates the definition of relevance as it pertains to sports and entertainment. 

57m
Feb 22, 2024
Irish Illustrated Insider: The Notre Dame Coaching Carousel Closes?

Irish Illustrated Insider discusses Notre Dame’s most recent—and final?—coaching staff shuffle, examines three key football dates announced this week, takes a stab at future spring headlines of note, and defines the Notre Dame Student-Athlete in the modern era.

46m
Feb 15, 2024
Irish Illustrated Insider: Notre Dame Ceilings, Subs Stepping Up, and Super Bowls

Irish Illustrated Insider has something for everyone in today’s edition as we discuss Notre Dame assistants on the move, 2025 recruiting musts and hopefuls, an influx of safety talent (and top-tier development), floors and ceilings…and an early consensus on the now-annual Asmar Bilal award.

58m
Feb 08, 2024
Irish Illustrated Insider: Retention, Recovery, and Rookies at the Ready

From Riley Leonard to Chad Bowden to Al Golden, Irish Illustrated Insider has you covered as we discuss freshmen thrown into the fray, seniors who decided not to stay, and the new guy calling the plays. 

1h 1m
Feb 01, 2024
Irish Illustrated Insider: Setting Expectations for Notre Dame Football in 2024

Playoffs?! Irish Illustrated Insider is talking about Playoffs!! But also topics ranging from Rubio to Rees, from Floyd to fair-weather fans to breakout candidates, and, of course, baby boys named Marcus and Tate.  

59m
Jan 25, 2024
Irish Illustrated Insider: Way-too-Early Predictions Abound For Notre Dame Football

Irish Illustrated Insider broaches a wide variety of off-season topics, from Portal to Junior Day to a Top 5 national ranking heading into 2024…of head coaches, that is. 

49m
Jan 18, 2024
Irish Illustrated Insider: Notre Dame's Roster Transition Continues

Irish Illustrated Insider's two-person booth of Tim Prister and Pete Sampson dives into Nick Saban's retirement, how close the Irish are to a National Championship, the impact of Notre Dame's roster additions, and much more.

1h 0m
Jan 11, 2024
Irish Illustrated Insider: The Portal Closes, What's Next For Notre Dame?

Irish Illustrated Insider’s three-man Thursday crew returns to examine the near future, the distant future, the NFL Draft, and a review of the 2023 Portal findings with a nod to 2024s as well.

1h 2m
Jan 04, 2024
Irish Illustrated Insider: The Sun Bowl and Evaluating The Future of Notre Dame Football

Irish Illustrated Insider’s two-man booth closes the door on Notre Dame’s Sun Bowl victory while taking a look at portal needs, wishes, and the future of key players returning in 2024. 

1h 2m
Jan 02, 2024
Overtime: Notre Dame 40 Oregon State 8

Notre Dame thumped Oregon State in the Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl 40-8. The Irish Illustrated Crew and John Brice of Football Scoop reacted to the game, live on YouTube, Facebook and Twitter.

47m
Dec 30, 2023
Instant Analysis: What We Learned from the Sun Bowl

Notre Dame dominated Oregon State from start to finish, winning the Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl 40-8. Irish Illustrated insiders Tim Prister and Tim O'Malley react to the game, and to the post game press conference.

8m
Dec 30, 2023
Irish Illustrated: Sun Bowl Pre-Game Instant Analysis

Irish Illustrated's Tim Prister and Tim O'Malley preview the Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl, which features a top-20 matchup in Notre Dame and Oregon State.

7m
Dec 29, 2023
Irish Illustrated Insider: Sun Bowl Preview

Irish Illustrated Insider examines Notre Dame’s clear defensive advantage in the Sun Bowl while wondering if prudence or a new approach will win the day offensively, considering two handfuls of new starters at critical positions. 

51m
Dec 28, 2023
Irish Illustrated Insider: Reviewing Notre Dame's Recruiting Class

The Irish Illustrated Insider recruiting team of Tom Loy, Tim Prister, and Kevin Sinclair offers their takeaways from Notre Dame's 8th-ranked recruiting class of 2024.  Who will be the most significant impact player in the class? Who has work to do? All this and more in today's edition of Irish Illustrated Insider.

1h 4m
Dec 21, 2023
Instant Analysis: Coordinator Search and Transfer Portal Players

Irish Illustrated breaks down everything said by Notre Dame head football coach Marcus Freeman during his press conference on national signing day. They focus on the hiring of Notre Dame's new strength and conditioning coach, the search for an offensive coordinator, and the transfer portal players arriving to Notre Dame.

11m
Dec 20, 2023
Instant Analysis: Everything You Need to Know For National Signing Day

The Irish Illustrated Crew reacts to Notre Dame Football Head Coach Marcus Freeman's National Signing Day Press Conference.

11m
Dec 20, 2023
Irish Illustrated Insider: Gerad Parker Moves On. Who’s Next OC For Notre Dame?

Irish Illustrated Insider offers a full handful of panelists today to evaluate Gerad Parker's hiring away and who might replace him at the controls of the Irish offense next season. We also discuss the linebackers for the bowl game and theorize on the potential hire of an NFL strength and conditioning coordinator and his forthcoming assimilation into the college game.

56m
Dec 18, 2023
Irish Illustrated Insider: Dissecting Notre Dame’s Roster Additions

Irish Illustrated Insider continues its portal discussions and takes a deep dive into the impact of roster additions Riley Leonard, Mitch Jeter, and RJ Oben. Plus, we take an early look at what you can expect to see in the Sun Bowl.

1h 2m
Dec 14, 2023
Irish Illustrated Insider: The Calm During the Storm

Irish Illustrated Insider continues its portal, coaching staff, and NFL departure discussions while looking ahead to the Sun Bowl’s youth movement and how it might affect the roster heading into winter conditioning.

57m
Dec 11, 2023
Irish Illustrated Insider: The Notre Dame Roster, a Reward, and Relocating Standouts

Irish Illustrated Insider discusses a projected bowl game depth chart in the wake of opt-outs (and future opt-outs). Which backups might thrive or struggle vs. Oregon State, and which potential transfers on campus will make the most significant impact next fall?

49m
Dec 07, 2023