Spring has sprung, or something like that, for Notre Dame football, which is back on the practice field doing football stuff for the first time since the 2025 season ended at Stanford over Thanksgiving weekend. There's talent all over a deep returning roster, which includes quarterback CJ Carr.

The Pod of Gold trio of Mike Berardino and Tom Noie of the South Bend (Ind) Tribune and WNDU sports coordinator Jackson Neill take a position-by-position look of what the Irish look like this spring.

They also discuss what the upcoming NFL draft might hold for Notre Dame and touch on the Dumpster fire that currently is Notre Dame basketball.

The episode ends with some significant transfer portal news for one of our three hosts.

Spring has sprung, or something like that, for Notre Dame football, which is back on the practice field doing football stuff for the first time since the 2025 season ended at Stanford over Thanksgiving weekend. There's talent all over a deep returning roster, which includes quarterback CJ Carr.
The Pod of Gold trio of Mike Berardino and Tom Noie of the South Bend (Ind) Tribune and WNDU sports coordinator Jackson Neill take a position-by-position look of what the Irish look like this spring.
They also discuss what the upcoming NFL draft might hold for Notre Dame and touch on the Dumpster fire that currently is Notre Dame basketball.
The episode ends with some significant transfer portal news for one of our three hosts.

NDInsider.com's "Pod of Gold" podcast is powered by The South Bend Tribune and recorded at the studios of WNDU-TV, South Bend Indiana's NBC affiliate. Notre Dame football beat writers Mike Berardino, Tom Noie and Austin Hough talk Irish sports, pop culture and the latest athletic news swirling around the Golden Dome with special guests. 

NDInsider.com's "Pod of Gold" podcast is powered by The South Bend Tribune and recorded at the studios of WNDU-TV, South Bend Indiana's NBC affiliate. Notre Dame football beat writers Mike Berardino, Tom Noie and Austin Hough talk Irish sports, pop culture and the latest athletic news swirling around the Golden Dome with special guests.

Pod of Gold: Notre Dame Football

Notre Dame Insider's Tyler James and Eric Hansen offer their takes on Notre Dame football, discuss the latest news and bring on guests with expert knowledge.

Spring has sprung, or something like that, for Notre Dame football, which is back on the practice field doing football stuff for the first time since the 2025 season ended at Stanford over Thanksgiving weekend. There's talent all over a deep returning roster, which includes quarterback CJ Carr.  The Pod of Gold trio of Mike Berardino and Tom Noie of the South Bend (Ind) Tribune and WNDU sports coordinator Jackson Neill take a position-by-position look of what the Irish look like this spring.  They also discuss what the upcoming NFL draft might hold for Notre Dame and touch on the Dumpster fire that currently is Notre Dame basketball.  The episode ends with some significant transfer portal news for one of our three hosts.

Pod of Gold: 2026 Notre Dame spring football thoughts

It was all there - right there - for Notre Dame football. Flex your No. 2 ranked muscle against a good, but not elite, BYU football team, win a big game in a big-time atmosphere and return to Northern Indiana with a likely No. 1 ranking in the national polls - something that has not happened for Notre Dame football in the month of October since ... 1990.

Instead, 28-24 BYU, which leaves Notre Dame ZERO room for error the rest of the way. Just like in 2024. Just like in 2025. Here the Irish are again, having to win out to feel good about getting back to the College Football Playoff.

What went wrong on defense? On offense? Everywhere? What's next. We discuss what the Irish need to be moving forward. No idle week for Pod of Gold. Give it a listen.

It was all there - right there - for Notre Dame football. Flex your No. 2 ranked muscle against a good, but not elite, BYU football team, win a big game in a big-time atmosphere and return to Northern Indiana with a likely No. 1 ranking in the national polls - something that has not happened for Notre Dame football in the month of October since ... 1990.
Instead, 28-24 BYU, which leaves Notre Dame ZERO room for error the rest of the way. Just like in 2024. Just like in 2025. Here the Irish are again, having to win out to feel good about getting back to the College Football Playoff.
What went wrong on defense? On offense? Everywhere? What's next. We discuss what the Irish need to be moving forward. No idle week for Pod of Gold. Give it a listen.

It was all there - right there - for Notre Dame football. Flex your No. 2 ranked muscle against a good, but not elite, BYU football team, win a big game in a big-time atmosphere and return to Northern Indiana with a likely No. 1 ranking in the national polls - something that has not happened for Notre Dame football in the month of October since ... 1990.  Instead, 28-24 BYU, which leaves Notre Dame ZERO room for error the rest of the way. Just like in 2024. Just like in 2025. Here the Irish are again, having to win out to feel good about getting back to the College Football Playoff.  What went wrong on defense? On offense? Everywhere? What's next. We discuss what the Irish need to be moving forward. No idle week for Pod of Gold. Give it a listen.

Pod of Gold 10/19: Unpacking the BYU game and what it means to Notre Dame

In this week's episode of Pod of Gold we touch (briefly) on the 58-7 win over Stanford that moved No. 2 Notre Dame to 6-0 before previewing the marquee game to date against BYU. What does this one mean to Notre Dame? Where might this game swing?

We then check in with former Notre Dame running back Jonas Gray and what playing at Notre Dame meant to him and what it was like when he knew he would have to move on in life without the game he loved.

Finally, it's a hot take and a prediction. Does Notre Dame return from the Wasatch Mountains 7-0? Tune in and find out.

In this week's episode of Pod of Gold we touch (briefly) on the 58-7 win over Stanford that moved No. 2 Notre Dame to 6-0 before previewing the marquee game to date against BYU. What does this one mean to Notre Dame? Where might this game swing?
We then check in with former Notre Dame running back Jonas Gray and what playing at Notre Dame meant to him and what it was like when he knew he would have to move on in life without the game he loved.
Finally, it's a hot take and a prediction. Does Notre Dame return from the Wasatch Mountains 7-0? Tune in and find out.

In this week's episode of Pod of Gold we touch (briefly) on the 58-7 win over Stanford that moved No. 2 Notre Dame to 6-0 before previewing the marquee game to date against BYU. What does this one mean to Notre Dame? Where might this game swing?  We then check in with former Notre Dame running back Jonas Gray and what playing at Notre Dame meant to him and what it was like when he knew he would have to move on in life without the game he loved.  Finally, it's a hot take and a prediction. Does Notre Dame return from the Wasatch Mountains 7-0? Tune in and find out.

Pod of Gold 10/14: Catching up with former Notre Dame RB Jonas Gray; previewing BYU

This week's Pod of Gold takes us back to rainy Chapel Hill, N.C., and Notre Dame's 37-26 victory over North Carolina that was close, but not as close as the final score might suggest. What did we like from that one? Dislike? What does it say about the Irish - really, the running game - moving forward. We also spend very little time previewing Stanford - for obvious reasons.

Notre Dame opened as a 37.5-point favorite in what was once a competitive contest.

We talk with guest Luke Stoddard, who created The Rooting Guide (therootingguide.com), which helps college football fans from coast to coast navigate their rooting interests as another College Football Playoff field rounds into view.

This week's Pod closes with hot takes and predictions as the Notre Dame season nears the halfway point.

This week's Pod of Gold takes us back to rainy Chapel Hill, N.C., and Notre Dame's 37-26 victory over North Carolina that was close, but not as close as the final score might suggest. What did we like from that one? Dislike? What does it say about the Irish - really, the running game - moving forward. We also spend very little time previewing Stanford - for obvious reasons.
Notre Dame opened as a 37.5-point favorite in what was once a competitive contest.
We talk with guest Luke Stoddard, who created The Rooting Guide (therootingguide.com), which helps college football fans from coast to coast navigate their rooting interests as another College Football Playoff field rounds into view.
This week's Pod closes with hot takes and predictions as the Notre Dame season nears the halfway point.

Pod of Gold: 2026 Notre Dame spring football thoughts

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