# The Independent: A Notre Dame Football Podcast Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-independent-a-notre-dame-football-podcast-6580930 Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-independent-a-notre-dame-football-podcast-6580930.md RSS feed: https://feeds.simplecast.com/18GNLzZS Official site: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCV7zBZmhY8HS2HJb40z25jg Author: The Independent: A Notre Dame Football Podcast Episodes: 152 ## Resource The Independent is the essential listen for fans of Fighting Irish football. Pete Sampson of the Athletic and Matt Fortuna of The Inside Zone are back to take you inside the Notre Dame program. With a combined 35 years + of experience on the ND beat, this twice weekly podcast has you covered for everything blue and gold. ## Machine-readable JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-independent-a-notre-dame-football-podcast-6580930 Markdown: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-independent-a-notre-dame-football-podcast-6580930.md ## Episodes - [Notre Dame is No. 1 in ESPN’s Future Power Rankings with Adam Rittenberg](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-independent-a-notre-dame-football-podcast-6580930/notre-dame-is-no-1-in-espn-s-future-power-rankings-with-adam-rittenberg) — 2026-06-27T02:57:39+00:00 - [How much does Notre Dame's roster cost? Plus, Leonard Moore on CFB27 cover and more](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-independent-a-notre-dame-football-podcast-6580930/how-much-does-notre-dame-s-roster-cost-plus-leonard-moore-on-cfb27-cover-and-more) — 2026-06-04T21:17:47+00:00 - [Notre Dame at ACC spring meetings. Why the Irish are in favor of a 24-team Playoff and more!](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-independent-a-notre-dame-football-podcast-6580930/notre-dame-at-acc-spring-meetings-why-the-irish-are-in-favor-of-a-24-team-playoff-and-more) — 2026-05-15T03:44:23+00:00 - [Notre Dame Blue-Gold spring game recap, takeaways and more](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-independent-a-notre-dame-football-podcast-6580930/notre-dame-blue-gold-spring-game-recap-takeaways-and-more) — 2026-04-26T01:50:47+00:00 - [CJ Carr stars in Notre Dame Jersey Scrimmage, Blue-Gold Spring Game Preview, NFL Draft talk and more](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-independent-a-notre-dame-football-podcast-6580930/cj-carr-stars-in-notre-dame-jersey-scrimmage-blue-gold-spring-game-preview-nfl-draft-talk-and-more) — 2026-04-22T00:32:31+00:00 - [Notre Dame players in THE BEAST + more NFL Draft talk, spring ball updates and more](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-independent-a-notre-dame-football-podcast-6580930/notre-dame-players-in-the-beast-more-nfl-draft-talk-spring-ball-updates-and-more) — 2026-04-09T16:45:31+00:00 - [Marcus Freeman updates Notre Dame midway through spring ball and much more](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-independent-a-notre-dame-football-podcast-6580930/marcus-freeman-updates-notre-dame-midway-through-spring-ball-and-much-more) — 2026-04-01T21:01:22+00:00 - [Notre Dame Opens Spring Football, Pro Day Reactions and much more](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-independent-a-notre-dame-football-podcast-6580930/notre-dame-opens-spring-football-pro-day-reactions-and-much-more) — 2026-03-26T20:51:50+00:00 - [A Tribute to Lou Holtz: Notre Dame Coach’s Former Players Share Their Favorite Memories](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-independent-a-notre-dame-football-podcast-6580930/a-tribute-to-lou-holtz-notre-dame-coach-s-former-players-share-their-favorite-memories) — 2026-03-13T19:19:26+00:00 - [Notre Dame basketball talk with Jordan Cornette, plus projecting Jeremiyah Love’s NFL destination](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-independent-a-notre-dame-football-podcast-6580930/notre-dame-basketball-talk-with-jordan-cornette-plus-projecting-jeremiyah-love-s-nfl-destination) — 2026-03-12T20:19:35+00:00 - [Recapping Notre Dame at the Combine, Previewing the Fighting Irish in the NFL Draft and more](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-independent-a-notre-dame-football-podcast-6580930/recapping-notre-dame-at-the-combine-previewing-the-fighting-irish-in-the-nfl-draft-and-more) — 2026-03-05T01:37:30+00:00 - [Notre Dame's QBs beyond CJ Carr. Plus: Does ND hoops = Wisconsin football?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-independent-a-notre-dame-football-podcast-6580930/notre-dame-s-qbs-beyond-cj-carr-plus-does-nd-hoops-wisconsin-football) — 2026-02-27T04:11:12+00:00 - [College Football Playoff scenarios, evaluating assistant coaching hires and more](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-independent-a-notre-dame-football-podcast-6580930/college-football-playoff-scenarios-evaluating-assistant-coaching-hires-and-more) — 2026-02-19T05:30:11+00:00 - [Notre Dame in the Super Bowl, Draft Prospects, Future Schedules and more!](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-independent-a-notre-dame-football-podcast-6580930/notre-dame-in-the-super-bowl-draft-prospects-future-schedules-and-more) — 2026-02-15T14:31:21+00:00 - [New Notre Dame coaching hires, Blue-Gold spring game date announced and much more](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-independent-a-notre-dame-football-podcast-6580930/new-notre-dame-coaching-hires-blue-gold-spring-game-date-announced-and-much-more) — 2026-02-08T02:56:09+00:00 - [Notre Dame schedule release, Mike Mickens replacements and much more](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-independent-a-notre-dame-football-podcast-6580930/notre-dame-schedule-release-mike-mickens-replacements-and-much-more) — 2026-01-29T06:04:10+00:00 - [Post-Marcus Freeman Press Conference, Portal Updates and More](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-independent-a-notre-dame-football-podcast-6580930/post-marcus-freeman-press-conference-portal-updates-and-more) — 2026-01-15T01:28:19+00:00 - [Marcus Freeman is staying at Notre Dame](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-independent-a-notre-dame-football-podcast-6580930/marcus-freeman-is-staying-at-notre-dame) — 2025-12-29T20:21:09+00:00 - [Notre Dame post-Playoff snub, NFL decisions, future scheduling and more](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-independent-a-notre-dame-football-podcast-6580930/notre-dame-post-playoff-snub-nfl-decisions-future-scheduling-and-more) — 2025-12-22T21:40:14+00:00 - [Post-Selection Sunday fallout, Notre Dame-ACC relationship and more](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-independent-a-notre-dame-football-podcast-6580930/post-selection-sunday-fallout-notre-dame-acc-relationship-and-more) — 2025-12-10T00:55:20+00:00 - [Notre Dame SNUBBED from College Football Playoff](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-independent-a-notre-dame-football-podcast-6580930/notre-dame-snubbed-from-college-football-playoff) — 2025-12-07T20:59:11+00:00 - [Notre Dame in the College Football Playoff rankings, Signing Day and more](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-independent-a-notre-dame-football-podcast-6580930/notre-dame-in-the-college-football-playoff-rankings-signing-day-and-more) — 2025-12-04T21:49:01+00:00 - [The Independent After Dark: Notre Dame wins 10th straight game, stomps Stanford, 49-20](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-independent-a-notre-dame-football-podcast-6580930/the-independent-after-dark-notre-dame-wins-10th-straight-game-stomps-stanford-49-20) — 2025-11-30T15:25:14+00:00 - [Notre Dame-Stanford Preview and more with ESPN's Bill Connelly](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-independent-a-notre-dame-football-podcast-6580930/notre-dame-stanford-preview-and-more-with-espn-s-bill-connelly) — 2025-11-25T22:53:26+00:00 - [Notre Dame beats Syracuse 70-7 (seriously)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-independent-a-notre-dame-football-podcast-6580930/notre-dame-beats-syracuse-70-7-seriously) — 2025-11-23T02:03:03+00:00 - [Notre Dame-Syracuse Preview, plus CFP reaction and ND-Miami talk with Eric Mac Lain](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-independent-a-notre-dame-football-podcast-6580930/notre-dame-syracuse-preview-plus-cfp-reaction-and-nd-miami-talk-with-eric-mac-lain) — 2025-11-19T21:00:45+00:00 - [Notre Dame beats Pitt, 37-15](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-independent-a-notre-dame-football-podcast-6580930/notre-dame-beats-pitt-37-15) — 2025-11-16T01:19:54+00:00 ## Actions Episode pages expose an explicit `request_transcript` action. 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