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Rakes Report: A Notre Dame podcast

Release Date: 08/30/2023

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Rakes Report: A Notre Dame podcast

Inside ND Sports' Eric Hansen joins to talk about how the Fighting Irish football team is handling the high expectations for this season, Pete Bevacqua's first weeks on the job, roster questions and more. Then (49:00) Paul Coletti of  walks through the state of the Notre Dame women's basketball roster after exciting additions from the transfer portal, freshman class and injury list. (Apologies for contrast in CW audio quality between the two segments.) Subscribe to the Rakes Report newsletter .

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Rakes Report: A Notre Dame podcast

Irish Sports Daily's Jamie Uyeyama joins to take a deep dive on where Notre Dame football stands at the conclusion of spring practice. What do we feel better about and what questions still remain to be sorted out before the season begins? Topics include QB depth/upside, a potentially dominant front seven, wide receiver improvement, running back reps, questions at corner, offensive tackles and much more. Then a discussion of the series Shogun (1:13:30). (No spoilers to start then they're clearly flagged.) Subscribe to the Rakes Report newsletter .

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Rakes Report: A Notre Dame podcast

Hoops hoops hoops. Supersized episode to get you ready for the tournament and review the first season of Micah Shrewsberry's tenure. Segment 1: Sabreena Merchant (The Athletic) on Notre Dame's chances and what she's most excited for this March. Segment 2 (33:11): Jessica Smetana on storylines to follow, pre-tournament nerves and how the coverage of the women's bracket has evolved. Segment 3 (57:14): Sam Werner (Three-Point Jesus podcast) and Joe Schueller (18 Stripes) on whether expectations were met for Shrewsberry's inaugural season and what the team might look like next season.

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Rakes Report: A Notre Dame podcast

The Athletic's Pete Sampson joins to talk about many things including but not limited to Max Bullough, Mike Denbrock, where support for Marcus Freeman stands among both the administration and fans, NIL and transfer portal, a change in approach to strength and conditioning, bowl selection chicanery and the large expectations for 2024. Subscribe to the Rakes Report newsletter .

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Rakes Report: A Notre Dame podcast

Greg Flammang (Irish Sports Daily) and Michael Bryan (18 Stripes) join to talk about early offseason thoughts, 2023 numbers that stand out, what the offense might look like in 2024 and Depth Chart Power Ranking accountability. Then (48:00) a discussion of the Amazon Prime series Reacher.

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Jessica Smetana joins to talk about the dominant 40-8 win in El Paso and how to feel about the Fighting Irish program going into the offseason. Donate to the Center for the Homeless in South Bend .

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Rakes Report: A Notre Dame podcast

Donate to the Center for the Homeless in South Bend . Irish Sports Daily's Jamie Uyeyama stops in to talk about what Duke quarterback Riley Leonard coming to Notre Dame means for the 2024 offense. Other topics include Kris Mitchell, Beaux Collins, Jordan Clark and what we're hoping to see in the bowl game. The Christmas shirt designs are available , with all proceeds going to the CFH.

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Rakes Report: A Notre Dame podcast

Donate to the Center for the Homeless in South Bend . Inside ND Sports' Eric Hansen joins for a conversation on the confusing Sun Bowl selection process, Marcus Freeman's handling of his coaching staff, signs of transfer portal progress and much much more. The Christmas shirt designs are available , with all proceeds going to the CFH.

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Rakes Report: A Notre Dame podcast

Donate to the Center for the Homeless in South Bend . The Athletic's Sabreena Merchant joins to talk Hannah Hidalgo, early thoughts on this Notre Dame, where they fit into the ACC hierarchy, Jackie Young being awesome and where the sport of women's hoops sits after a big year.  The Christmas shirt designs are available , with all proceeds going to the CFH.  

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Rakes Report: A Notre Dame podcast

Donate to the Center for the Homeless in South Bend . Jessica Smetana and Mike Golic, Jr. join to talk about processing 9-3, Sun Bowl memories, transfer portal frenzy, the potential of Riley Leonard, Sam Hartman's legacy and much more. The Christmas shirt designs are available , with all proceeds going to the CFH.

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Jessica Smetana joins to discuss the trip to Ireland, a fun Notre Dame victory and what we're looking forward to in Week 1. (This is a loopy one, sorry.)

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