Whether Notre Dame can replicate or exceed its run to the College Football Playoff national championship game remains to be seen. But the Fighting Irish definitely don’t lack star power. Three Notre Dame players made On3’s list of the top 100 players in college football,

There's new talk about expanding the College Football Playoff to 16 teams in 2026 and Irish Breakdown is talking about it on today's show. We look at the format and guaranteed bids for each conference and what it would all mean for Notre Dame. There's more to discuss and debate in Rapid Fire as well. See the list of topics below!

Notre Dame and Clemson already know each other pretty well in football. That relationship will become even more familiar in the future after the two college football powers announced a 12-year home-and-home scheduling agreement on Tuesday that will pit them against each other annually from 2027 through 2038.