YouTube live show, Blue & Gold’s Tim Hyde and Mike Singer discuss and react to the latest news and notes in the world of Notre Dame football and recruiting. Hyde was out this week though; Blue & Gold beat writer Tyler Horka filled in for this week’s show.

Notre Dame football head coach Marcus Freeman has been in the living room of many recruits, but on Monday night, the shoe was on the opposite foot. His son Vinny, who is an impressive wrestler, hosted one of the Irish’s bitter rival coaches into his home,

Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman enters a pivotal phase of his tenure. Can he elevate the program and meet rising expectations?

The Notre Dame football head coach was spotted ringside at this year’s WWE Royal Rumble alongside his family, including his wife Joanna Freeman and at least a few of their six children: Vinny, 17, Siena, 12, Gino, 11, Nico, 9, Capri, 7, and Rocco, 6.

Athletic director Pete Bevacqua believes Notre Dame has found the right kind of football alignment with Freeman at the center.

Notre Dame made the hiring of defensive coordinator Chris Ash official on Saturday, issuing a press release about the pending move (requires standard Notre Dame hiring protocol). In that release, Notre Dame head football coach Marcus Freeman issued a statement about the veteran assistant that will now call the Fighting Irish defense.

The Fighting Irish head coach has lost yet another member of the squad which reached the National Championship game this year, this time waving goodbye to one of his offensive lineman