It was quite the Wednesday for Notre Dame football 2025 commit Christopher Burgess Jr.

It was announced Tuesday that the 2026 Navy-Notre Dame game will be played at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts.

The new ESPN FPI rankings are out as of Sunday morning. The top-five from last week remained unchnaged. 1. Texas 2. Ohio State 3. Alabama 4. Georgia 5. Notre Dame 6. Ole Miss 7. Oregon 8. Tennessee 9. Miami 10. Indiana 11. Penn State 12. LSU 13. Clemson

Notre Dame football hosted multiple prospects over this past weekend, and by most reports, it was a smashing success for the Irish. One of the visitors was New Jersey running back Nolan James, who committed to Boston College in December of last year.

Notre Dame football got another win on the recruiting trail, flipping a three-star running back from Boston College.

Notre Dame is looking to replace three-star running back Daniel Anderson who backed off his verbal commitment to the Fighting Irish earlier this fall. Stay tuned to Notre Dame on Sports Illustrated for all the latest regarding the big upcoming recruiting weekend in South Bend.

Another storied college football rivalry is headed to Gillette Stadium, which will host the Navy-Notre Dame game on Oct. 31, 2026.

Notre Dame football has one remaining game against a CFP-ranked team: Nov. 23 at Yankee Stadium against No. 24 Army (9-0).

The initial College Football Playoff rankings, which were unveiled Tuesday, brought good news to Boise State on multiple fronts. The Broncos (7-1, 4-0 Mountain West Conference) received a ranking of No.