Even though Penn State head coach James Franklin wants to see every team in college football affiliated with a conference, Notre Dame continues to

Notre Dame remains bullish in its belief that its independent status is the right choice and has the Irish "in a very good spot now," athletic director Pete Bevacqua told ESPN on Friday.

Notre Dame heads to the College Football Playoff National Championship after taking out Penn State, 27-24, in Thursday night's Orange Bowl. The Fighting Irish erased a 10-point deficit and prevailed in the final seconds on Mitch Jeter's 41-yard field following an interception thrown by Penn State's Drew Allar.

Notre Dame is heading to the College Football Playoff National Championship after taking out Penn State, 27-24, in Thursday night's Orange Bowl. The Fighting Irish erased a 10-point deficit and prevailed in the final seconds on Mitch Jeter's 41-yard field following an interception thrown by Penn State's Drew Allar.

The first half of the Orange Bowl played out as expected between the No. 7 Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the No. 6 Penn State Nittany Lions, with both teams

There is early ACC women’s basketball action on Thursday, Jan. 9 with the No. 3 Notre Dame Fighting Irish taking on the Wake Forest Demon Deacons at Purcell Pavilion in South Bend, Ind.

Back in the 1920s, the Fighting Irish made what might have been their biggest push to join what would become the Big Ten but the athletic director at Michigan blocked it. Ever since, Notre Dame has been an independent.

In this CFP, the Irish are winning over some people. Or maybe they're just benefitting from the distaste many feel for their opponents.

It was some combination of religion, a grudge involving Knute Rockne and maybe the simple notion that some people just don't like Notre Dame. Back in the 1920s, the Fighting Irish made what might have been their biggest push to join what would become the Big Ten but the athletic director at Michigan blocked it.

Notre Dame clinched a thrilling, last-second 27-24 victory over Penn State in the College Football Playoff semifinal on Thursday. With a victory in the Orange Bowl, Marcus Freeman and his Fighting