Blue-Gold Review + 2025 Notre Dame Quarterback Derby, Vol. III + Transfer Headlines
Rakes Report: A Notre Dame podcast
Release Date: 04/14/2025
Instant Reaction: Notre Dame 56 Purdue 30
Rakes Report: A Notre Dame podcast
Jessica Smetana joins to break down the Fighting Irish getting their first win of the season against the Boilermakers, including an incredible offense and still so many questions about the defense. Then (50:50) a look at the Paige Bueckers-Sonia Citron WNBA Rookie of the Year and some light schadenfreude. Sign up for the newsletter and/or browse the merch here:
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Week Four College Football Games To Watch
Rakes Report: A Notre Dame podcast
A stacked noon slate kicks off what looks to be another fun Saturday that ends in Boulder and with some more potential Golden Bear magic. Sign up for the newsletter and/or browse the merch here:
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Instant Reaction: Texas A&M 41 Notre Dame 40
Rakes Report: A Notre Dame podcast
Sam Werner of the Three-Point Jesus podcast joins to file a report from the Irish's second loss of the 2025 season. Chris Ash, C.J. Carr, what the next ten games might look like and much more. Sign up for the newsletter and/or browse the merch here:
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Week Three College Football Games To Watch
Rakes Report: A Notre Dame podcast
Start your Saturday in the City of Brotherly Love and end it at the Golden Bowl in Berkeley. Sign up for the newsletter and/or browse the merch here:
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Evaluating The Validity of Various Notre Dame Football Concerns Post-Bye Week
Rakes Report: A Notre Dame podcast
Michael Bryan joins to judge the severity of concerns about the Fighting Irish after their opening loss with another big game ahead of them on Saturday night. We also take a look at lessons learned from the first two weeks of the college football season. Sign up for the newsletter and/or browse the merch here:
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Looking Ahead to Notre Dame's Monster Game vs Texas A&M
Rakes Report: A Notre Dame podcast
returns to preview the Aggies' upcoming trip to South Bend. Topics include the improvement of Texas A&M's passing attack, optimism about a run game that started slowly and a whole lot of questions about Mike Elko's defense. Sign up for the newsletter and/or browse the merch here:
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Week Two College Football Games To Watch
Rakes Report: A Notre Dame podcast
There isn't a lot of sizzle this weekend but if you dig there's plenty of steak. Sign up for the newsletter and/or browse the merch here:
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Instant Reaction: Miami 27 Notre Dame 24
Rakes Report: A Notre Dame podcast
Jessica Smetana joins to discuss the Fighting Irish losing their season opener to the Hurricanes. A real loopy one trying to work through this so apologies for that. Sign up for the newsletter and/or browse the merch here:
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2025 Notre Dame Football Season Preview: Excitement Draft
Rakes Report: A Notre Dame podcast
Jessica Smetana joins to close out the offseason with our annual discussion of things to be excited about for the upcoming Fighting Irish campaign. Sign up for the newsletter and/or browse the merch here:
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Week One College Football Games To Watch
Rakes Report: A Notre Dame podcast
Recommending some of the most interesting games of the opening weekend, from an important G6 clash to Top Ten tilts. Sign up for the newsletter and/or browse the merch here:
info_outlineJessica Smetana joins to talk about where Notre Dame football stands as spring practice winds down. Updates on the quarterback race and a how the projected 2025 depth chart compares to last year's team as well as a look at The Shirt and what a couple major transfers mean for for college sports.
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