# Herbstreit Picks Notre Dame to Win It All | Notre Dame Fighting Irish Football News Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/notre-dame-fighting-irish-football-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7470854/herbstreit-picks-notre-dame-to-win-it-all-notre-dame-fighting-irish-football-news Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/notre-dame-fighting-irish-football-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7470854/herbstreit-picks-notre-dame-to-win-it-all-notre-dame-fighting-irish-football-news.md Podcast: [Notre Dame Fighting Irish Football Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!](https://stenobird.com/podcast/notre-dame-fighting-irish-football-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7470854) Published: 2026-07-23T11:58:11+00:00 Episode link: https://sources.thednn.ai/66975909707e427e Audio file: https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/cf0e053b-08de-4178-bd25-f5640bd46ebb.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/notre-dame-fighting-irish-football-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7470854/episodes/herbstreit-picks-notre-dame-to-win-it-all-notre-dame-fighting-irish-football-news Duration seconds: 86 ## Resource Kirk Herbstreit boldly predicts Notre Dame will win the national championship, spotlighting QB CJ Carr as the real deal—despite the Irish missing the playoffs last year. He also names Miami and Texas A&M as top contenders, the only teams to beat Notre Dame last season, adding fuel to the “leave no doubt” mission. With pressure mounting for Marcus Freeman to deliver consistent dominance, the Irish are also ramping up recruiting efforts, with the women’s basketball team on the road and former pitcher Jack Radel chasing Nolan Ryan greatness. Freeman stresses relationships over money when it comes to landing elite talent, showing Notre Dame’s athletic department is buzzing across all sports. Listen in comfort: Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting. Report issues to feedback@thednn.ai. View sources & latest updates: https://sources.thednn.ai/66975909707e427e ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/notre-dame-fighting-irish-football-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7470854/episodes/herbstreit-picks-notre-dame-to-win-it-all-notre-dame-fighting-irish-football-news/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/notre-dame-fighting-irish-football-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7470854/herbstreit-picks-notre-dame-to-win-it-all-notre-dame-fighting-irish-football-news.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.