Pod of Gold: Notre Dame Football

ND Insider's Tom Noie and Carter Karels give their thoughts on Notre Dame's 45-31 win over Boston College on Saturday. Their discussion revolved around the Irish offense, quarterback Ian Book, wide receivers Javon McKinley, Ben Skowronek and Avery Davis, Eagles quarterback Phil Jurkovec and more. 

Former Notre Dame quarterback Malik Zaire joins the podcast to discuss the double-overtime Irish victory over No. 1 Clemson, the performance of ND quarterback Ian Book, the play calling of offensive coordinator Tommy Rees, the mindset of a transfer quarterback that Phil Jurkovec may be playing with at Boston College, why Chip Long didn't last at ND and more.

Then Tyler James and Eric Hansen offer predictions for the Notre Dame-Boston College game in the "Place Your Bets" segment (23:35) before answering questions from Twitter (31:10).

ND Insider's Tom Noie and Carter Karels were joined by Jessica Smetana of Sports Illustrated to discuss Notre Dame's thrilling 47-40 double-overtime upset over top-ranked Clemson. Their topics revolved around Irish quarterback Ian Book, offensive coordinator Tommy Rees, running back Kyren Williams, the defense slowing down Tiger running back Travis Etienne, fans at Notre Dame Stadium storming the field after the game and more.

Tyler James and Eric Hansen skipped the guest this week and dove straight into a long list of questions from Notre Dame football fans about Saturday's game against No. 1 Clemson. The topics included Brian Kelly's struggles in big games, expectations for quarterback Ian Book, Notre Dame's offensive game plan, which team has the advantage on the offensive and defensive lines and more (1:37).

Then Tyler and Eric offered game predictions in the Place Your Bets segment (53:35).

ND Insider's Tom Noie and Carter Karels give their thoughts on Notre Dame's 31-13 win over Georgia Tech on Saturday. Their discussion revolved around the Irish defense, defensive end Daelin Hayes, quarterback Ian Book and the showdown against top-ranked Clemson at Notre Dame Stadium on Saturday. Then, the discussion went off the rails with topics that include airplane drama, Halloween candy and dating.

Notre Dame quarterback commit Tyler Buchner, a four-star recruit in the 2021 class, joined the podcast to discuss missing his senior season because of COVID-19 precautions in California, his plan to enroll early with the Irish, how he watches Notre Dame's offense, what he's learned from Tommy Rees and Ian Book, the NFL quarterbacks he looks up to and more.

Then Tyler James and Eric Hansen make predictions for Notre Dame-Georgia Tech during "Place Your Bets" (23:20) before answering questions from Twitter (30:03).

Former Notre Dame WR Bobby Brown joins the podcast to discuss how the Irish can improve in the passing game, which wide receivers he'd like to see more of, the importance of chemistry off the field, how much blame belongs on QB Ian Book, if Notre Dame can compete for a title with only a strong running game and defense and more.

Then Tyler James and Eric Hansen preview the Notre Dame-Pittsburgh game with predictions in Place Your Bets (22:59) and answer questions from Twitter (31:53).

ND Insider's Tom Noie and Carter Karels give their thoughts on Notre Dame's 12-7 win over Louisville on Saturday. Their discussion revolved around Irish quarterback Ian Book's regression, the lack of production at wide receiver, a solid performance from the defense, a questionable decision from the special teams and an early look at the College Football Playoff picture.

Former Irish linebacker Rocky Boiman joins the podcast to discuss Notre Dame's outlook this season, how teams are being challenged by COVID-19 across college football, how defenses are impacted by fewer practices, trying to defend Ian Book, the challenge of playing linebacker in a rotation, his new book and more.

Then Tyler James and Eric Hansen make Notre Dame-Louisville prediction in Place Your Bets (25:35) and answer questions from Twitter (34:34).