The Independent: A Notre Dame Football Podcast

Notre Dame-Stanford preview: Can the Fighting Irish name their score against The Cardinal?

The Independent: A Notre Dame Football Podcast

Show Notes

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?

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