Notre Dame has set up a live webcam to watch the construction of the Shields Family Hall for Notre Dame's football program.

There's not much going on yet, but you can see that ground has already been cleared in some areas and the tennis courts are being removed.

This may be more interesting in the future, but I'm sharing it now.

It's early in the 2026 recruiting cycle, but I like how Notre Dame is positioned for these 10 recruits.

Malik Brooks, a 2026 defensive tackle at Downey (Calif.) St. Piux X-St. Matthias Academy, reported a Notre Dame offer Wednesday.

The Irish joined an offer list that includes USC, UCLA, Georgia, Alabama, Oregon State, SMU and San Diego State.

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Jamarion Phillips, a 2026 linebacker from Dallas South Oak Cliff, reported a Notre Dame offer Wednesday.

Notre Dame defensive coordinator Al Golden was recruiting in the Dallas area on Wednesday.

Phillips totaled 95 tackles, 23.0 tackles for loss, and 14 sacks as a sophomore last season. His offer list of 20-plus schools includes Ohio State, Texas A&M, Texas Tech, Nebraska and Missouri.

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Texas and Nevada will be major focuses for Notre Dame today on the recruiting trail.

Lisa Bluder just announced her retirement as Iowa's women's basketball coach.

The letter she wrote to Iowa fans is here:

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Our story on the kickoff time for Notre Dame's season opener.


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Here are the former Notre Dame players on WNBA rosters to start the season tonight:

G Lindsay Allen - Chicago Sky
G Skylar Diggins-Smith - Seattle Storm
G Jewell Loyd - Seattle Storm
G Marina Mabrey - Chicago Sky
G Kayla McBride - Minnesota Lynx
G Arike Ogunbowale - Dallas Wings
F Brianna Turner - Chicago Sky
G Jackie Young - Las Vegas Aces

According to Notre Dame, those eight players account for the third-most for amongst colleges. UConn has 16. South Carolina has 10.

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Latest story from Ross Dellenger of Yahoo Sports:

Docs: NCAA could face $20B in damages, bankruptcy if proposed settlement offer isn't agreed upon​

AMELIA ISLAND, Fla. — If they reject a proposed settlement offer, officials from the NCAA and power conferences stand to face a catastrophic $20 billion in back damages as well as risking a bankruptcy filing, according to documents obtained by Yahoo Sports.

The two-page document was circulated among power conference presidents and administrators on Tuesday as ACC leaders met at their annual spring meetings in Florida. It details terms of a potential settlement in the House, Hubbard and Carter antitrust cases, a trio of legal challenges brought against the NCAA and its five power conferences seeking back pay for various athlete compensation elements.

The settlement, believed to be in the final stages of adoption, consists of three main concepts: billions in back damages; a new compensation model permitting schools to share as much as $22 million annually with athletes in a capped system; and an overhaul of the NCAA scholarship and roster structure.

The document outlines settlement concepts in detail as well as particulars around the new compensation model. It also provides university leaders with new information on hot-button topics such as how a settlement protects the NCAA from future legal challenges, Title IX’s application and the enforcement of booster-led collectives in a “new infrastructure.”

Documents specify, perhaps for the first time in writing, the total amount in back damages owed to athletes for the use of their name, image and likeness (NIL) before the NCAA lifted NIL prohibitions in 2021.

The amount is $2.776 billion.

The NCAA is responsible for paying the amount over a 10-year period, roughly $277 million annually. About 60% of that will come from a reduction in distribution to its schools. The NCAA is responsible for closing the 40% gap through other means, such as reserves, other net incomes and a significant reduction in operating expenses of as much as $18 million annually.

School distribution will be reduced by about one-fifth over the decade period of the settlement, or about $160 million per year. The NCAA annually distributes more than $700 million to its members, most from ticket sales and television rights agreements of the men’s basketball tournament.

Power leagues are anticipating a reduction of $1-2 million per year in distribution, according to the document.
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Ukraine native Nikita Konstantynovskyi plans to play the 2024-25 season for Notre Dame men's basketball. He announced his commitment to transfer to the Irish on Tuesday.

Notre Dame will be the fourth program for the graduate transfer after stints at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M, Tulsa and Monmouth.

The 6-foot-10, 245-pound Konstantynovskyi started 32 games for Monmouth last season and averaged 23.5 minutes per game. He scored 9.3 points and grabbed 9.1 rebounds per game.

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Joe Rudolph is expected to see one of Notre Dame's top 2026 offensive line targets in Pennsylvania, and three Irish defensive coaches remain in California.

Former Notre Dame linebacker Paul Moala signed a contract with the Chicago Bears after his performance last week in a rookie minicamp tryout.

Moala was on a path to medical retirement after four seasons at Notre Dame, but he entered the transfer portal in 2022, played one season at Idaho and his final season at Georgia Tech.

Moala left Notre Dame after his junior and senior seasons were cut short by Achilles tendon injuries in each leg.

I once named Moala as the biggest reach in Notre Dame's 2018 recruiting class as a local kid out of nearby Penn High. Now he's signed an NFL contract. Good for Paul.


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Here are some clips of Noah Grubbs, one of Notre Dame's top 2026 quarterback targets, in spring scrimmage action.

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Notre Dame is expected to have a recruiting presence in California on Monday with three defensive coaches.

Four-star running back James Simon, a 2025 recruit from Shreveport (La.) Calvary Baptist Academy, plans to make his commitment announcement May 29.

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Texas A&M, Texas, Notre Dame, LSU and Alabama are the five finalists in Simon's recruitment. He visited Notre Dame twice, but he's been a more frequent visitor at Texas A&M, Texas and LSU.

The buzz I've been hearing has been in favor of Texas, so I'm going to put a FutureCast in for the Longhorns.

Simon recently discussed his top contenders with Rivals national recruiting analyst Marshall Levenson. Levenson described LSU and Texas the two top contenders.

Notre Dame is evaluating other running backs as potential targets if Simon commits elsewhere.

Four-star cornerback Mark Zackery, a 2025 recruit from Indianapolis Ben Davis, plans to make his commitment announcement May 25.

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Notre Dame, Michigan, Florida and Cincinnati are the four finalists in Zackery's recruitment. He's visited Notre Dame six times.

I've had a FutureCast in predicting Zackery will commit to Notre Dame since February. I still like my pick.

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UPDATE (5/12):

Former Notre Dame cornerback Micah Bell intends to transfer to Vanderbilt and will apparently be taking a run at a position switch, too.


PREVIOUSLY (4/23):

Notre Dame sophomore-to-be cornerback Micah Bell has announced he will enter the transfer portal.

Bell played in just three games as a freshman last year. He played well in Saturday's Blue-Gold Game with two tackles and two pass breakups.

He was Notre Dame's backup nickelback and fourth or fifth in the pecking order at outside cornerback. This should heighten Notre Dame's need to bring in Rice CB Tre'shone Devones, who visited last week.

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No. 1 Notre Dame will start its NCAA Tournament run shortly (5 p.m. EDT on ESPNU) against Albany at home in Arlotta Stadium.

The Irish (12-1) are looking to defend last year's national championship, the first in program history.

Notre Dame has won 10 straight since its only loss of the season on Feb. 25 to Georgetown, 11-10 in overtime. If the Irish win, they will meet Georgetown again in the quarterfinals.

Alabany advanced to play against Notre Dame by defeating Sacred Heart, 13-7, on Wednesday night.

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GAME RECAP



Photo credit: Jeff Myers/ND Athletics
Pictured: Will Lynch (22)

Albany came to play Sunday in Arlotta Stadium.

The underdog Great Danes put No. 1 overall seed Notre Dame into a halftime deficit for just the third time this season.

But Notre Dame established its dominance in the second half for a 14-9 victory in the NCAA Tournament's first round. The Irish used a 10-4 margin in the second half to advance to the quarterfinals for a rematch with No. 8 seed Georgetown, the only team to beat the Irish this season.

Albany jumped out to a 5-4 halftime lead thanks to 11 Notre Dame turnovers and a strong start by freshman goaltender Landon Whitney, who saved five shots in the first half. The Great Danes also cashed in two extra-man opportunities in the first two quarters.

Notre Dame kicked its offense into gear in the third quarter and scored the next four goals to take an 8-5 lead. Albany responded with a goal by Graydon Hogg, but that's all it could muster in the third quarter. Notre Dame scored once more in the third and the first two goals in the fourth to open up a five-score lead for the first time.

After a Chris Kavanagh penalty led to an Albany goal on an extra-man advantage, the Irish bounced back with goals by Jake Taylor and Pat Kavanagh to create a comfortable 13-7 lead with 9:17 left.

The Kavanagh brothers each scored five points in the Irish victory. Pat Kavanagh, a grad senior, scored three goals and added two assists. Chris Kavanagh, a junior, assisted on four goals and scored a goal of his own.

Devon McLane led Notre Dame with four goals. Taylor also registered a hat trick.

Notre Dame goalie Liam Entenmann, a Tewaaraton Trophy finalist, saved six shots with nine goals allowed for a save percentage of 40%, which tied his worst mark of the season. He's saved at least 50% of the shots on goal he's faced in nine games this season.

Georgetown (13-3) advanced into the quarterfinals with a 12-9 victory over Penn State on Sunday. The Hoyas beat Notre Dame in overtime, 11-10, in South Bend on Feb. 25. The Irish have won 11 games since then.

The two teams will meet Saturday in James M. Shuart Stadium on the campus of Hofstra University in Hempstead, N.Y.

Notre Dame's focus at linebacker has narrowed to three targets in the 2025 class. Now all three linebackers have scheduled official visits.

The latest is Nathaniel Owusu-Boateng, the No. 1 outside linebacker in the 2025 class and half brother of former Notre Dame linebacker Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah. Owusu-Boateng tells me he will make an official visit to Notre Dame on June 7-9.

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Linebacker Madden Faraimo is also scheduled for an official visit to ND that weekend. Owusu-Boateng's IMG Academy teammate Gavin Nix's official visit is slated for the following weekend.

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Former Illinois State forward Myles Foster, who entered the transfer portal in April, will visit Notre Dame on Wednesday, Inside ND Sports has confirmed with a source. CBBcontent first reported the news on Twitter.

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The 6-foot-7, 235-pound Foster led Illinois State (15-17) in rebounding (8.1 per game) and finished second in scoring (12.4 points per game). He was one of five players named to the All-Newcomer Team in the Missouri Valley Conference last season.

Foster transferred to Illinois State following three seasons at Monmouth. He finished his junior season at Monmouth by starting in all 33 games he played in, scoring 12.5 points per game and grabbing 6.6 rebounds per game.

Foster is a product of Brooklyn, N.Y., and completed his high school career at Brooks School in North Andover, Mass.

Foster doesn't have the typical size of a post player, but he spends his time in the paint. Foster attempted just 13 3-pointers in 2023-24 and made only one of them. He shot 52.5A% from the field.

Foster scored 20 points and added 15 rebounds in a Dec. 29 loss at Kentucky, 96-70.

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