When Notre Dame ended its regular season on a low note, Niele Ivey knew her team didn’t need reassurance or encouragement. None of that. They needed to get angry.

Notre Dame has routinely invited newly inaugurated presidents to deliver the university’s commencement address.

After a late-season slide, Notre Dame had a break, a cookout and a recommitment to defense that sparked its NCAA Tournament hopes.

Here's what else we learned on day one about the Irish quarterback competition, defensive transfers, the receiver spot and more.

SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Early in the season, Notre Dame built a sparkling resume with victories against two eventual No. 1 seeds — USC and Texas — and a pair of No. 2 seeds in UConn and Duke.

Brett Davis-Imagn Images Notre Dame enters the spring with its expected top receivers for the 2025 season largely unavailable either due to transfer rules or because of injury recovery.

The junior catcher transferred from Notre Dame to play for his dad but the family didn't move, so he had to sit out half the season. He's eligible April 1.

On a blustery Friday evening in South Bend, Georgia Tech baseball (18-4, 5-2 ACC) blasted its way past Notre Dame (12-7, 1-6 ACC) by mercy-rule, 18-7 (8 innings) from inside Frank Eck Stadium. Junior shortstop Kyle Lodise connected for three home runs and freshman Caleb Daniel scored five times as the Yellow Jackets dominated play from start to finish.