Still holding on to their Week 2 upset in South Bend, the Northern Illinois Huskies sent a backhanded message to the Notre Dame Fighting Irish ahead of tonight's CFP title game.

Here are some parting thoughts as the 2024 college football season officially came to a close for the major programs around ...

Northern Illinois wished Notre Dame good luck in Monday night's title game but also reminded the Irish of their lone loss this season.

On Thursday night, Northern Illinois football coach Thomas Hammock was in Orlando, Fla., to support two players who are competing in Saturday’s Hula Bowl, a postseason game for NFL draft prospects.

Seven days after the highest of highs, it was the lowest of lows — and below — for Notre Dame (14-1) when it lost its home opener (16-14) to 28-point underdog Northern Illinois. Notre Dame ...

Notre Dame, paradoxically, used it as a springboard as well. “We have to keep the pain,” coach Marcus Freeman told his players in a team meeting the Monday after the loss to Northern Illinois.

How a Loss to Northern Illinois Set the Table for Notre Dame's Run to the CFP Title Game MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — The toughest game Notre Dame will play this season is obviously going to ...

aka “Touchdown Jesus,” on the Hesburgh Library before an NCAA college football game between Notre Dame and Northern Illinois, Saturday Sept. 7, 2024, in South Bend, Ind. (AP Photo/Michael Caterina, ...

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. -- On Sept. 7, Notre Dame fell to Northern Illinois, a 28-point underdog, in one of the most stunning defeats in the program's storied history. The then-No. 5 Fighting Irish ...

Ahead of the College Football Playoff National Championship on Monday, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish received a message from the one team they couldn't defeat this season -- the Northern Illinois ...

“But it’s true.” Here’s why: Notre Dame was coming off a stunner of a Week 2 loss, 16-14 to Northern Illinois. All week long, the Irish heard the whispers. Not good enough and not tough enough after a ...

Ahead of the College Football Playoff National Championship on Monday, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish received a message from the one team they couldn't defeat this season -- the Northern Illinois ...