{"podcast":{"title":"Locked On Irish - Daily Podcast On Notre Dame Fighting Irish Football & Basketball","slug":"locked-on-irish-daily-podcast-on-notre-dame-fighting-irish-football-basketball-350902","podcast_index_feed_id":350902,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/MBMdx979","website_url":"https://lockedonpodcasts.com/podcasts/locked-on-irish/","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/72e06fb5-61af-4797-a3aa-39de21f06e94/c61af400-1335-4fd9-840b-32e95f1c05cf/3000x3000/uploads-2f1573702068151-9fufror6d5h-800783971b10669f3ffa209dfc4d2805-2flocked-on-irish-podcast-bg.jpg?aid=rss_feed","author":"Locked On Podcast Network","episode_count":500,"summary":"Locked On Irish is your daily home for all things Notre Dame athletics. Hosted by Notre Dame alum Tyler Wojciak, the show delivers smart analysis, recruiting insight, and in-depth coverage of Fighting Irish football year-round. Tyler has been covering Notre Dame since 2020, bringing detailed game breakdowns, recruiting analysis, and interviews with top beat reporters, national analysts, and former players to give listeners perspectives they won't find anywhere else. Whether it's breaking news, game previews, postgame reactions, or the latest on the recruiting trail, Locked On Irish keeps Notre Dame fans informed every day. Part of the Locked On Podcast Network—your team, every day. Follow Tyler on Twitter: @TylerWojciak Subscribe on YouTube: Locked On Irish","last_synced_at":"2026-10-04T02:29:20.965200+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/locked-on-irish-daily-podcast-on-notre-dame-fighting-irish-football-basketball-350902"},"episode":{"title":"Mailbag! Notre Dame’s Preseason Hype, Most Important Players to Watch Week 1, Position Battles, and More!","slug":"mailbag-notre-dame-s-preseason-hype-most-important-players-to-watch-week-1-position-battles-and-more","published_at":"2026-08-28T08:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/locked-on-irish-daily-podcast-on-notre-dame-fighting-irish-football-basketball-350902/mailbag-notre-dame-s-preseason-hype-most-important-players-to-watch-week-1-position-battles-and-more","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/locked-on-irish-daily-podcast-on-notre-dame-fighting-irish-football-basketball-350902","url":"https://lockedonpodcasts.com/podcasts/locked-on-irish/","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pdrl.fm/c67699/lockedon.simplecastaudio.com/72e06fb5-61af-4797-a3aa-39de21f06e94/episodes/aaae56ab-bb91-4681-8018-991d9a19498a/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=72e06fb5-61af-4797-a3aa-39de21f06e94&awEpisodeId=aaae56ab-bb91-4681-8018-991d9a19498a&feed=MBMdx979","summary":"Notre Dame enters the 2026 college football season with legitimate national championship expectations, but what must the Fighting Irish prove against Wisconsin to show that the preseason hype is justified? Tyler Wojciak opens the Friday mailbag by comparing this Notre Dame team to the 2024 national championship runner-up, identifying what he needs to see from CJ Carr and the Irish in Week 1 and revealing his most intriguing players to watch against Wisconsin; then, he projects Notre Dame’s captains, breaks down the kick-return battle and explains how Kedren Young and the tight ends could improve the short-yardage offense before assessing Cam Williams’ place in the wide receiver rotation; finally, Tyler explains how to interpret comments from Marcus Freeman and Mike Denbrock, dives into the challenges of evaluating tight ends in recruiting and looks ahead to his trip to Lambeau Field and a packed week of Locked On Irish coverage.","meta_description":"Notre Dame enters the 2026 college football season with legitimate national championship expectations, but what must the Fighting Irish prove against Wisc…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2213,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/locked-on-irish-daily-podcast-on-notre-dame-fighting-irish-football-basketball-350902/episodes/mailbag-notre-dame-s-preseason-hype-most-important-players-to-watch-week-1-position-battles-and-more/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/locked-on-irish-daily-podcast-on-notre-dame-fighting-irish-football-basketball-350902/mailbag-notre-dame-s-preseason-hype-most-important-players-to-watch-week-1-position-battles-and-more.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}