Onward to Victory: A Notre Dame Football Podcast

Today on Onward to Victory, host Alex Painter does a dive on the most prominent Fighting Irish football family...the Millers of Defiance, Ohio. No one can hold a candle to these lads!

Five brothers (plus two nephews) worth of Notre Dame lore - phew! Some are famous, others are less so but nonetheless incredibly noteworthy. Buckle in and enjoy Irish fans!

Episode #50! It's pretty surreal - but man, thank you for being along for the ride. Make no mistake...what a ride it's been! 

Today, appropriately since it's episode fifty, we turn the clocks back fifty years. Even more appropriately (since it's our opponent this week during the 2021 season) we will revisit the long, storied Purdue/ND rivalry, and the 1971 game, featuring the infamous 'Genuflect Play'. What, you're kinda unfamiliar with it?! Did you know the 1971 Purdue/Irish game was decided by a bold coaching move compounded by a cunning play call? 

Oh, you better peep episode #50 then. Buckle up those chinstraps, Irish fans!

The day has arrived, Irish fans! The 2021 season is bearing down on us like linebacker Drew White on a ball carrier, and with that, the third annual Onward to Victory Season Preview episode!

Join Alex as he breaks down every position group, each game of the schedule, as well as the famous Onward to Victory 'All-Sleeper Team'! He may even make a prediction or two! Enjoy!

Folks...you simply can't miss this one. Hear George Gipp discussed in a manner seldom heard when Alex is joined by author/Notre Dame alumnus Bill Fuller!

Bill wrote 'The Forever Year', a historical fiction/romance novel about the Gipper and the mysterious relationship he had with Iris Trippeer over the last year of his life. As a pleasant bonus, hear Alex eat a bit of crow and explain why you should never judge a book by its cover as he gives his personal review.

Given their respective knowledge on the Gipper, Alex and Bill are able to hold a conversation about who may be one of the most misunderstood sportsmen in American history with a vigor and eloquence rarely heard.

Enjoy this one, Irish fans!

Today, Alex investigates the question perhaps you have asked yourself...when was the first documented time Notre Dame football team was called the 'Fighting Irish'?

To his surprise, the answer took him to shortly after one of the biggest moments in Notre Dame football history at the time! You won't want to miss this epic inquiry!

In 1985... a headline splashed across the front page of the Indianapolis Star:

'Boilermakers Crush Notre Dumb'

Gasp! Though the Irish faithful were up in arms with the not-so-subtle jab, the fall from grace experienced by the Notre Dame football program in the early 1980s was unmistakable. Curiously, though the team slogged through five mediocre seasons with head coach Gerry Faust, many found it literally impossible to dislike him. What's the story? Join Alex on a journey to a great decade with your favorite lads of the gridiron.

Buckle up those chinstraps, Irish fans! Today, Alex celebrates the two-year mark of the show by taking the class on a field trip down to tiny Rockne, Texas.

What's the story here? How did the unincorporated community get such a name? The town's methodology may surprise you. Pull up a locker room and stay for a while! 

Thank you all for two great years!

Today, Alex examines Memorial Day, the holiday's presence on Notre Dame's campus, as well as some of the former Notre Dame football players who gave the last full measure. 

Enjoy, Irish fans.

Continuing to celebrate those trailblazers of the Irish gridiron, Alex zeroes in on center Tommy Yarr, who played for the Irish from 1927-1931. Yarr, a Rockne recruit, team captain, and Consensus All-American, was the first self-identified Native American in program history. And he was exceptional.

Join host Alex Painter for another deep, rewarding dive into the lore of the Fighting Irish - with yet another captivating subject. You don't want to miss this one!

Signs of spring...flowers, rain showers, Blue and Gold Game!

Join Alex for a position-by-position breakdown of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish as they head into the annual Blue and Gold Game on May 1. Who is back? Who is new and exciting? Enjoy the blow-for-blow coverage!