Irish Football Fix

On the November 11th, 2024 edition of Notre Dame Federal Credit Union's Irish Football Fix, host Chuck Freeby chats with one of his long time friends, Andrew Budzinski in our Focus on Faith interview. Andy has the unique experience of going from Notre Dame leprechaun to a Catholic priest.

In this candid conversation, Fr. Andy explains his journey to simply getting into Notre Dame and once he did, why he wanted to become the leprechaun. He shares vivid memories of the 1993 Game of the Century between Notre Dame and Florida where he served as the leprechaun, hosting the pep rally the night before and have a sideline view of Notre Dame taking down the #1 Seminoles.

A South Bend native, Fr. Andy now serves as the Pastor at St. Matthew Cathedral in South Bend.

Fr. Andrew explains how he decided he wanted to become a priest, presiding over the funeral of his father this year and the hilarious story of how he told he convinced his dad that Notre Dame had hired Jim Harbaugh as its next head coach.

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On the November 11th, 2024 edition of Notre Dame Federal Credit Union's Irish Football Fix, hosts Chuck Freeby and Angelo Di Carlo look at state of the Irish following a 52-3 thumping of Florida State and preview this week's matchup with Virginia.

In segment 1, we look at where Notre Dame stands in the playoff picture, the dominance from the defense against FSU, the explosiveness of the running backs and Notre Dame's habit of not scoring for long stretches in the 1st half.

In segment 2, Chuck chats with former Notre Dame leprechaun turned Catholic Priest, Fr. Andrew Budzinski in our Focus on Faith interview.

In segment 3, Irish coach Marcus Freeman discusses the team's confidence and the guys breakdown the matchup with Virginia.

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On the November 4th, 2024 edition of Notre Dame Federal Credit Union's Irish Football Fix, host Angelo Di Carlo chats with Notre Dame running back Jadarian Price in our Focus on Faith interview.

Price has had a rollercoaster ride at Notre Dame that began with an injury before he ever played for the Irish to having a massive kickoff return for a touchdown against USC last year. This year too from fumbling against Louisville this season and being benched for the rest of the game to bouncing back from the fumble to be a key piece for the Irish offense the last several weeks.

How does he get through the good and the bad? Faith. It started when Price was a kid in faith filled home, grew when his mom battled cancer and he had to step up and help take care of his siblings and has grown even stronger since coming to Notre Dame.

Price says he loves going to Mass before games & one way he centers himself---by listening to gospel music, sometimes even before games.

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On the November 4th, 2024 edition of Notre Dame Federal Credit Union's Irish Football Fix, hosts Chuck Freeby and Angelo Di Carlo look at where the Irish stand 2/3 of the way through the regular season and preview their home matchup against Florida State.

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In segment 1, the guys breakdown the importance of the Irish not falling into the trap of Florida State being 1-8, where ND stands in the big picture for the College Football Playoff Race and who the newcomer of the year is.

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In segment 2, we give out our grades position by position for the 2nd time this season and discuss where Notre Dame has improved and where they've regressed since the 1st bye week.

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In segment 3, it's our Focus on Faith segment as Riley Leonard discusses how he's built his confidence in the last month with faith being at the center of it. And then our Focus on Faith interview is with Irish running back Jadarian Price.

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In segment 4, Chuck delivers an epic rant on how bad Florida State is.

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On the October 28th, 2024 edition of Notre Dame Federal Credit Union's Irish Football Fix, host Angelo Di Carlo chats with Notre Dame women’s basketball superstar Hannah Hidalgo in our Focus on Faith interview.

Hidalgo burst onto the scene as a freshman, leading the nation in steals while averaging 22.6 points per game and earning All American honors. She’s a preseason pick to be an All American again this year as the Irish have very high hopes for the upcoming season.

After getting Notre Dame to the Sweet 16 last season, Hidalgo was asked in the postgame press conference “what pushes you?” She answered.... Jesus Christ. On one of the biggest stages, Hidalgo went out of her way to put her faith front and center.

Hidalgo has a deep faith that started thanks to her parents but enhanced greatly when she time during the pandemic to dive into the Bible. She’s intentional about prayer as a college student and makes time to pray whenever she can, including before games. She has a special bond with Irish head coach Niele Ivey. The two even go to Church together.

Hannah also discusses the upcoming season and how scary the Irish backcourt could be with Olivia Miles back in the fold.

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On the October 28th, 2024 edition of Notre Dame Federal Credit Union's Irish Football Fix, hosts Chuck Freeby and Angelo Di Carlo recap Notre Dame’s lopsided win over Navy, look at where the Irish are at the 2nd bye and turn their attention to Notre Dame men’s and women’s basketball.

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In segment 1, the guys breakdown ND crushing Navy 51-14 to improve to 7-1 on the season. They look at Notre Dame dominating in all three facets, the progression of the offense and how Marcus Freeman has continued to show clips of the loss to NIU to keep his players humble.

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In segment 2, we look at where Notre Dame stands at the 2nd bye and what they want to accomplish to be prepared for the final four games of the regular season. They also look at where Notre Dame sits in the College Football playoff picture.

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In segment 3, we turn our attention to Notre Dame basketball including our Focus on Faith interview with women’s basketball standout Hannah Hidalgo and an additional 1-on-1 interview with Notre Dame men’s basketball veteran and Michiana native JR Konieczny.

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On the October 21st, 2024 edition of Notre Dame Federal Credit Union's Irish Football Fix, host Angelo Di Carlo sits down for an in depth conversation with Notre Dame basketball legend Ruth Riley.

Ruth Riley is a winner. She led Notre Dame to its 1st national title in basketball, won 2 WNBA titles and captured Olympic Gold.

Life wasn’t always easy. Being tall comes with many benefits. But being the tallest person in your class as a girl in middle school—that can actually be pretty hard. Thankfully for Ruth she had some great mentors–from her mom to Muffet McGraw. And she had her faith–which she says ran parallel with her incredible basketball journey.

You’ll hear stories about overcoming adversity, how she is giving back now, becoming a mom and about that faithful weekend in St. Louis in 2001 when the Irish won it all.

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On the October 21st, 2024 edition of Notre Dame Federal Credit Union's Irish Football Fix, hosts Chuck Freeby and Angelo Di Carlo recap Notre Dame’s win over Georgia Tech and preview the upcoming matchup vs Navy.

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In segment 1, the guys look at the big picture of where Notre Dame stands at 6-1 and ranked 12th in the country ahead of a top 25 showdown with Navy. They recap the Georgia Tech game and breakdown where the Irish have improved during the course of the season.

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In segment 2, it’s our Focus on Faith interview with Notre Dame basketball legend Ruth Riley.

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In segment 3, it’s a full breakdown of the matchup with Navy. Navy has developed a passing game within the option and they are excellent in the red zone. We wrap up the show with predictions, including a bold one from Angelo.

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On the October 14th, 2024 edition of Notre Dame Federal Credit Union's Irish Football Fix, host Angelo Di Carlo chats faith, family and football with Notre Dame offensive lineman Aamil Wagner.

Our Focus on Faith segment is o-line centric as we begin discussing center Pat Coogan’s reception from the Stanford game and what quarterback Riley Leonard called a gift from god. From there, we transition into the interview with Wagner who is in his first season as Notre Dame’s starting right tackle. We discuss studying under Joe Alt and Blake Fisher, growing up with a strong faith, how that faith has grown even more since coming to Notre Dame and how a gameday at Notre Dame is special because of the faith elements that are present.

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On the October 14th, 2024 edition of Notre Dame Federal Credit Union's Irish Football Fix, hosts Chuck Freeby and Angelo Di Carlo look at where Notre Dame stands at the midway point of the season amid the news of losing All American cornerback Benjamin Morrison for the season.

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In segment 1, the guys address the major news of the day and the fallout of the Morrison injury on the team. They also recap the 49-7 win over Stanford and looking at the improving play of both Riley Leonard and the offense.

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In segment 2, it’s a big picture look at the Irish and where the confidence of the team is at plus where Notre Dame sits in the College Football Playoff picture at the moment.

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In segment 3, it’s our Focus on Faith interview with right tackle Aamil Wagner.

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In segment 4, it’s a full breakdown of the matchup with Georgia Tech including our game predictions.

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Thank you to Notre Dame Federal Credit Union for being the title sponsor of the Irish Football Fix: www.notredamefcu.com

Thank you to Tony Letcher with Health Markets for being our presenting sponsor: www.tletcher.com

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