This week’s throwback revisits a November night in Hawaii when the Irish escaped with a 48–42 win over the Rainbow Warriors — a game filled with explosive offense, defensive questions, special teams heroics, and just enough late drama to ensure no one truly slept easy, no matter the time zone.

Get to know the class of 2027 prospects committed to the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in this feature from Blue & Gold. See below for background on each of the commits (listed in chronological order from newest to oldest).

The interest in Hill isn’t a major surprise. Rivals Industry Rankings place him as a four-star recruit, the No. 15 cornerback and the No. 160 player in the nation. As a junior at St. John Bosco High School, he had 11 tackles, six interceptions and three pass deflections.

After being snubbed by the College Football Playoff, Notre Dame has pulled itself out of the postseason entirely. Hours after being left out of the 12-team playoff, the Fighting Irish announced that “as a team, we’ve decided to withdraw our name from consideration for a bowl game following the 2025 season,” the football team posted on X.

Could Notre Dame football's future schedules be trashed because of its undisclosed College Football Playoff (CFP) agreement?

It's been a wild week for some of college football's top programs, but even with the drama surrounding the Michigan Wolverines it hasn't taken away the attention from the Notre Dame Fighting Irish during bowl season.

A look at how Notre Dame is building toward what could be a special 2026 campaign and the changes coming to the Irish roster and coaching staff this offseason.

To Notre Dame fans as well as to a certain portion of the American Catholic populace, Knute Rockne remains a mythic figure—the founding father of the legend of the Fighting Irish.

Notre Dame football had its season end abruptly in 2025, but that doesn't change the fact that the future for the program is still incredibly high. Head coach Marcus Freeman and the Fighting Irish staff have done an outstanding job of finding talent,