en-us SportSpyder - Notre Dame Fighting Irish Football (Chicago Tribune) SportSpyder - Notre Dame Fighting Irish Football (Chicago Tribune) https://sportspyder.com/cf/notre-dame-fighting-irish-football/sources/10001/news [Chicago Tribune] - 4 things we learned on Illini Night at Wrigley Field, including Bret Bielema’s CFP expansion preference Coach Bret Bielema, safety Matthew Bailey and defensive lineman Joe Barna represented Illinois football during Tuesday night’s Cubs-Athletics game. Thu, 04 Jun 2026 11:14:45 GMT Colleen Kane https://sportspyder.com/cf/notre-dame-fighting-irish-football/articles/56843098 https://sportspyder.com/cf/notre-dame-fighting-irish-football/articles/56843098 false false [The Denver Post] - Here’s why Broncos, Sean Payton are targeting so many players from Illinois Miles Scott is a kid, one of his coaches at Illinois said, who ‘would give you the skin off his back if he could.’ Illinois and Denver both keyed in on him for that same reason. Sun, 17 May 2026 12:18:05 GMT Luca Evans https://sportspyder.com/cf/notre-dame-fighting-irish-football/articles/56648614 https://sportspyder.com/cf/notre-dame-fighting-irish-football/articles/56648614 false false [Chicago Tribune] - ACC formally backs Big Ten’s push to expand the College Football Playoff to 24 teams ACC Commissioner Jim Phillips pointed to unbeaten Florida State getting snubbed from a four-team CFP field in 2023 and Notre Dame getting left out of last year’s 12-team format. Wed, 13 May 2026 18:01:16 GMT Mark Long https://sportspyder.com/cf/notre-dame-fighting-irish-football/articles/56608559 https://sportspyder.com/cf/notre-dame-fighting-irish-football/articles/56608559 false false [Chicago Tribune] - Who’s playing where? A cheat sheet on college sports realignment. Realignment among major college athletic conferences has slowed, but there’s been movement elsewhere. Other FBS leagues, especially the Pac-12, have new faces in some places. Thu, 07 May 2026 11:08:07 GMT Associated Press https://sportspyder.com/cf/notre-dame-fighting-irish-football/articles/56539278 https://sportspyder.com/cf/notre-dame-fighting-irish-football/articles/56539278 false true