The Independent: A Notre Dame Football Podcast

Notre Dame may have an open date, but the Fighting Irish gave everyone plenty to talk about to fill the void of a non-game week.

ESPN’s Adam Rittenberg joins Matt Fortuna and Pete Sampson to talk about the fallout of the BYU loss for Marcus Freeman, Chris Ash and CJ Carr. Where does ND go from here?

The guys talk all that and more on the latest episode of The Independent.

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Notre Dame's shot at an undefeated season went incomplete on Saturday night as CJ Carr couldn't connect with Jaden Greathouse on the game's final play. Do the Irish have a problem heading toward Miami?

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No. 2 Notre Dame receives its first major test of the season, traveling to Provo, Utah to take on an undefeated, top-10 BYU squad. ESPN’s “College GameDay” will be on-site for the primetime showdown as Marcus Freeman, CJ Carr and Co. look to prove their championship mettle. Matt Fortuna and Pete Sampson are here to break it all down.

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The meat of the schedule is finally here. It’s Notre Dame-BYU week, and ESPN’s Roddy Jones joins Matt Fortuna and Pete Sampson to talk about Kalani Sitake’s Cougars, whose win over TCU Jones called two weeks ago. Jones also has the call for Miami-Florida State, so the guys talk a little Hurricanes with that matchup against Marcus Freeman’s Fighting Irish just three weeks away.

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The Irish won their 16th straight game – by double digits – as Marcus Freeman led a demolition of Stanford, setting Notre Dame up for its first big test of the season when it heads to BYU next weekend.

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Notre Dame is about to reach the halfway point of its season as the Fighting Irish ready to host rival Stanford. Will Marcus Freeman’s squad dominate, or is this a bit of a lookahead spot with BYU looming?
Plus, what does ND have at QB behind CJ Carr? Matt Fortuna and Pete Sampson are here to offer their predictions and much more.

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As Notre Dame turns the page from North Carolina to Stanford, ESPN’s Dusty Dvoracek joins Matt Fortuna and Pete Sampson after calling Saturday’s Fighting Irish game in Chapel Hill. Plus, Marcus Freeman’s squad is approaching school history with its continued stretch of dominance, and it was announced this week that the Irish’s next big test, at BYU, will kick in primetime on ABC on Oct. 17.

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Pete Sampson and Matt Fortuna break down Notre Dame's performance in a 37-26 victory over North Carolina.

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 No. 3 Notre Dame readies for a trip to Chapel Hill to take on North Carolina and the ACC. As Marcus Freeman’s squad looks to get to 5-0, Matt Fortuna and Pete Sampson look at the strengths of the Fighting Irish and put the Tar Heels series — and Bill Belichick’s tenure — into context. Is this a rivalry?

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No. 3 Notre Dame is turning the page to October after dominating Purdue to complete a perfect opening month. Matt Fortuna and Pete Sampson are here to talk about that win and about the news that WR Quincy Porter will not play this season. Plus, NBC analyst Yogi Roth joins the show after calling the Fighting Irish game for Peacock. Roth talks CJ Carr, Marcus Freeman and more as he goes down memory lane.

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