Hello, old friend. It's been a minute since Notre Dame and Michigan State last met on a football field, soemthing that will change Saturday, September 19 in what might be rainy Notre Dame Stadium when an old rival returns to the Irish schedule.

Before a deep dive into Michigan State with Chris Solari of the Detroit (Mich.) Free Press, the NDI trio of Mike Berardino, Tom Noie and Austin Hough recap Notre Dame's 52-0 victory over Rice and some of the concerns that came out of that Week Two win. Specifically, what's up with the Notre Dame run game. Can it get better? Will it get better? Then it's on to Michigan State and all things Spartans before we touch on some breaking scheduling news - Nebraska in 2032! - and end our Pod with predictions and hot takes.

Here's one - bring rain gear. Hopefully the wet stuff, and the thunder and lightning stuff, hold off.