Pod of Gold: Notre Dame Football

Former Irish running back Darius Walker, who rushed for 3,249 yards in three seasons with the Irish (2004-06), joins the podcast to discuss his experience as a co-host of NBC Sports Network's Notre Dame Fan Feed broadcast of the Boston College and shares his thoughts on the Irish season, how ND can get its running game back on track, how a freshman can break into the lineup at running back, the challenges of playing through injuries, his decision to leave early for the NFL and more (1:57). Then Tyler James and Eric Hansen made Stanford game predictions in the Place Your Bets segment (27:43) and answered questions from Twitter (32:25).

NDI's Tom Noie and Carter Karels preview the Senior Day game against Boston College, look back on Navy and even talk some Irish hoops in this episode.

Jessica Smetana, a 2016 Notre Dame graduate and producer for Sports Illustrated, will be co-hosting an alternate Notre Dame Fan Feed of Saturday's ND-Boston College game on NBC Sports Network. She joined the podcast to discuss what Irish fans can expect from the NBC Sports Network broadcast, how she got involved, how she became a popular Notre Dame voice on Twitter (@jessica_smetana), her experiences as a Clemson and Notre Dame student, her perspective of the Notre Dame football program, what it's been like watching this season as a fan and more (1:44). Then Tyler James and Eric Hansen made Boston College game predictions in the Place Your Bets segment (21:28) and answered questions from Twitter (27:15).

NDI's Tom Noie and Carter Karels take a look back at the road win over Duke and preview Saturday's home game against No. 21 Navy.

Jarron Jones discussed watching his younger brother, Jamir, take on a greater role as a Notre Dame defensive end, any advice he's given him, what it's like to play against the triple option, how to handle cut blocks, why he didn't play much in his final game against Navy, what's next in his professional football career and more (1:45). Then Tyler James and Eric Hansen made Navy game predictions in the Place Your Bets segment (19:01), highlighted LB Drew White in Junior or Jr. (25:05), and answered questions from Twitter (27:14).

NDI's Tom Noie and Carter Karels look back on Notre Dame's great escape against Virginia Tech and look ahead to another road night game Saturday against Duke.

Former Irish nose guard Chris Zorich, a two-time All-American in 1989 and 1990, joined the podcast to discuss Notre Dame's performance against Virginia Tech, the Irish defensive line, his disappointment with this season, if the Irish can win a national championship in the next five years, playing for Lou Holtz and more (1:49). Then Tyler James and Eric Hansen made Duke game predictions in the Place Your Bets segment (25:51), highlighted RB Jafar Armstrong in Junior or Jr. (32:07), and answered questions from Twitter (35:12).

NDI's Tom Noie and Carter Karels preview Notre Dame's home game against Virginia Tech and (sigh) take one more look back at what happened at Michigan

Former Irish quarterback Evan Sharpley joins the podcast to discuss Ian Book's performance against Michigan, his lack of improvement this season, what the Irish coaching staff needs to do to fix Book's weaknesses, if those changes can happen during the season, how Phil Jurkovec should handle this situation and more (1:45). Then Tyler James and Eric Hansen made Virginia Tech game predictions in the Place Your Bets segment (32:32) and answered questions from Twitter (39:57).

NDI's Tom Noie and Carter Karels preview Saturday's seismic showdown between No. 20 Michigan and No. 8 Notre Dame