Former Notre Dame offensive tackle Mike McGlinchey (2013-17) discusses how he's experienced Notre Dame's playoff run while playing for the Denver Broncos, what he thought of the ND Stadium atmosphere while attending the Indiana playoff game, his perspective of Marcus Freeman, making halftime adjustments as an offensive line, the difficulty facing Charles Jagusah playing right guard last week and left tackle this week, being prepared to play after a season on the bench, what freshman Anthonie Knapp did to impress him, the importance of ND's 2017 season, his view on Brian Kelly's departure, his memories of Mike Denbrock, his ongoing relationship with Harry Hiestand, what his offseason looks like and more.

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On this week's edition of "Football Never Sleeps" on YouTube, Eric Hansen and Tyler James discussed Notre Dame earning a spot in the College Football Playoff's National Championship game with a win over Penn State, how the Irish match up against Ohio State, the latest injury updates on ND's roster, new transfer portal additions for the 2025 season and more. Plus they answered questions live from viewers.

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Eric Hansen and Tyler James discuss the biggest takeaways from Notre Dame's 27-24 win over Penn State in the College Football Playoff semifinal hosted by the Orange Bowl at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla.

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Former Notre Dame safety Tom Zbikowski (2003-07), who is the safeties coach at Brown, discusses what it means to him to see Notre Dame back in the national championship conversation, what he remembers about playing Penn State in 2007, how a coach emphasizes special teams, how to defend Penn State tight end Tyler Warren, how physical safeties make a defense better, what he thinks of Xavier Watts, how culture is instilled in a program, his respect for quarterback Riley Leonard, what head coach Marcus Freeman's aggressiveness does for the team, what he's learned as a college football coach, his most important lessons as a college athlete, his relationship with Jeff Samardzija and more.

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On this week's edition of "Football Never Sleeps" on YouTube, Eric Hansen and Tyler James discussed how Notre Dame can beat Penn State in the College Football Playoff semifinal round at the Orange Bowl, what Notre Dame proved against Georgia in Sugar Bowl, the latest on Notre Dame's injured players, key matchups against Penn State and more. Plus they answered questions live from viewers.

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Radi Nabulsi, publisher of UGASports.com, discusses Georgia's season so far, the reality of Georgia's lesser statistics, if Georgia's rushing offense and/or rushing defense will be better against Notre Dame, expectations for quarterback Gunner Stockton making his first start, the most dangerous pass catcher in Georgia's offense, his perspective on ND head coach Marcus Freeman, the gap between this Georgia team and its recent national championship teams, Kirby Smart's advantage as a head coach who's been in this spot before and more.

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On this week's edition of "Football Never Sleeps" on YouTube, Eric Hansen and Tyler James discussed Notre Dame's commanding win over Indiana, what the Irish need to improve to beat Georgia in the Sugar Bowl, the latest on Notre Dame's injured players, a transfer portal addition and more. Plus they answered questions live from viewers.

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On this week's edition of "Football Never Sleeps" on YouTube, Eric Hansen and Tyler James discussed what they saw and heard around Notre Dame football practice Monday, head coach Marcus Freeman's contract extension, what ND must do to beat Indiana on Friday night in the first round of the College Football Playoff, how the Hoosiers could pull off an upset, what to expect from the atmosphere in Notre Dame Stadium and more. Plus they answered questions live from viewers.

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Doug Lesmerises, cohost of Kings of the North on YouTube, discusses the presence of northern programs in the College Football Playoff, how many Big Ten teams have a chance to win the national championship, how important playing at home is for Notre Dame, Ohio State and Penn State, how good Indiana is, what's legit about the Hoosiers and what could get exposed, how far the Irish can go, his expectations for Ohio State in the playoff, if Penn State should make it to the semifinals, who would make sense as a replacement for Ryan Day, if Oregon is a dominant one seed, if Curt Cignetti's Indiana revival will last and more.

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Rivals national transfer portal analyst Adam Friedman discusses how the first few days of the transfer portal window this year compares to last year, how playoff teams are handling the portal, if academic calendars are impacting portal movement, the strongest position groups in the portal, if Notre Dame's covert portal activity is a good strategy, if ND can continue to rely on mostly graduate transfers, how ND measures up in NIL commitment in the portal, if the Riley Leonard acquisition was worth if for ND, how ranking portal players has evolved, his thoughts on Notre Dame 2025 signees JaDon Blair, Blake Hebert, Will Black, Elijah Burress and Nolan James Jr., and more.

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