Bryan and Vince take a look at the defensive position battles for the 2024 season. The Irish need to solidify field corner, boundary safety and make sense of a crowded depth chart at both defensive line and linebacker. Whoever wins these battles will key to the success of Notre Dame in 2024.

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Bryan and Vince update IB Nation on the flipped commitment of 2025 safety Ivan Taylor. They discuss why the choice was made as well as where the Irish go next with the safety position.

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 Irish Breakdown lists and ranks some of the top accomplishments of Jack Swarbrick from his 16 years as Notre Dame athletic director. They include:

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Irish Breakdown has the latest in Notre Dame football recruiting on today's show. IB's Ryan Roberts updates where the Irish stand with wide receiver recruits Derek Meadows, Tanook Hines and Dylan Robinson with upcoming commitment dates set for all three. We also go over the decommitment of safety Ivan Taylor and the impact of JaDon Blair and where things stand with another safety prospect, Brandon Logan.  

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Today's Rapid Fire topics include:

* Breaking news that Notre Dame baseball alum Eddie Smith has been named head baseball coach at the University of Washington. 

* Fill-in the blank...It’s BLANK that Mitchell Evans didn’t play the entire month of November after tearing his ACL last season...but he still led Notre Dame in both receptions and receiving yards.

* Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow says there should be a second bye week during the NFL season if the league adds an 18th game to the schedule. He also says the entire league should take a break that week to play the Pro Bowl games. Buy or Sell the idea?

* Pittsburgh Pirates rookie pitcher Paul Skenes has been named to the All-Star team with 10 starts to his credit. There’s talk about whether or not Skenes should start for the National League. Do you Buy or Sell it?

* The New York Yankees have lost 16 of their last 22 games, including 6 of their last 7. Do you Buy or Sell manager Aaron Boone as the fall guy?

* Former Jaguars running back Maurice Jones-Drew is running with the bulls on his vacation in Spain. Would you ever run with the bulls? 

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In the final segment, the guys discuss how recruiting has evolved during the Freeman tenure. Things have certainly changed, and they discuss why recruiting under Freeman has been so much better. They also discuss areas where recruiting must continue to improve.

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In part two of the Notre Dame Recruiting Hour, the guys discuss the linebacker board, and what Notre Dame needs to do to have the elite finish they hope to have.

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In this week's Notre Dame Recruiting Hour, the IB team of Ryan and Shaun dive into 2025 wide receiver recruiting. They discuss what Notre Dame must do in order to land a strong finish.

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Irish Breakdown discusses several players who could emerge for Notre Dame over the course of the upcoming football season. We also talk about how difficult it is to find a true "below the radar candidate" considering how much we talk about virtually every player throughout the year.

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Rapid Fire topics include:

* On a scale of 1 to 10...What’s your confidence in Notre Dame as a playoff team with Riley Leonard as quarterback and what would it be if Steve Angeli was the starter with no Leonard on the roster?

* Transfer portal comments from Leonard from his time at the Manning Passing Academy. 

* Bigger deal: Howard Cross and Xavier Watts getting First Team Preseason All-American honors or Cassandre Prosper playing for the Canadian Olympic women’s basketball team.

* Fill-in the blank....It’s BLANK that Cal will travel 24,000 miles for its five road games this season at Auburn, Florida State, Pittsburgh, Wake Forest, and SMU in its first season in the ACC this fall.

* Fill-in the blank...Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese making the WNBA All-Star game which will pit the All-Stars against the US Olympic team means BLANK.

When you go to a baseball game, where does popcorn rank among your top food choices? 

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