The Independent: A Notre Dame Football Podcast
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The Independent: A Notre Dame Football Podcast

by The Independent: A Notre Dame Football Podcast

The Independent is the essential listen for fans of Fighting Irish football. Pete Sampson of the Athletic and Matt Fortuna of The Inside Zone are back to take you inside the Notre Dame program. With a combined 35 years + of experience on the ND beat, this twice weekly podcast has you covered for everything blue and gold.

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1
A Tribute to Lou Holtz: Notre Dame Coach’s Former Players Share Their Favorite Memories
1:13:56 Mar 13, 2026
2
Notre Dame basketball talk with Jordan Cornette, plus projecting Jeremiyah Love’s NFL destination
36:03 Mar 12, 2026
3
Recapping Notre Dame at the Combine, Previewing the Fighting Irish in the NFL Draft and more
48:23 Mar 5, 2026
4
Notre Dame's QBs beyond CJ Carr. Plus: Does ND hoops = Wisconsin football?
44:24 Feb 27, 2026
5
College Football Playoff scenarios, evaluating assistant coaching hires and more
58:11 Feb 19, 2026
6
Notre Dame in the Super Bowl, Draft Prospects, Future Schedules and more!
50:28 Feb 15, 2026
7
New Notre Dame coaching hires, Blue-Gold spring game date announced and much more
34:23 Feb 8, 2026
8
Notre Dame schedule release, Mike Mickens replacements and much more
56:14 Jan 29, 2026
9
Post-Marcus Freeman Press Conference, Portal Updates and More
36:30 Jan 15, 2026
10
Marcus Freeman is staying at Notre Dame
43:23 Dec 29, 2025
11
Notre Dame post-Playoff snub, NFL decisions, future scheduling and more
47:48 Dec 22, 2025
12
Post-Selection Sunday fallout, Notre Dame-ACC relationship and more
47:53 Dec 10, 2025
13
Notre Dame SNUBBED from College Football Playoff
1:22:43 Dec 7, 2025
14
Notre Dame in the College Football Playoff rankings, Signing Day and more
1:09:01 Dec 4, 2025
15
The Independent After Dark: Notre Dame wins 10th straight game, stomps Stanford, 49-20
1:05:13 Nov 30, 2025
16
Notre Dame-Stanford Preview and more with ESPN's Bill Connelly
1:05:40 Nov 25, 2025
17
Notre Dame beats Syracuse 70-7 (seriously)
57:15 Nov 23, 2025
18
Notre Dame-Syracuse Preview, plus CFP reaction and ND-Miami talk with Eric Mac Lain
1:13:19 Nov 19, 2025
19
Notre Dame beats Pitt, 37-15
50:47 Nov 16, 2025
20
Notre Dame at Pitt Preview, plus special guest Stanford Steve
1:21:31 Nov 12, 2025
21
Notre Dame beats Navy, 49-10
50:22 Nov 9, 2025
22
CFP Rankings Reaction, Notre Dame-Navy Preview plus special guest Stormy Buonantony
1:11:58 Nov 5, 2025
23
Notre Dame beats Boston College, 25-10
46:06 Nov 2, 2025
24
Boston College Preview, Brian Kelly fired and more. Plus: Special guest David Teel
1:21:27 Oct 30, 2025
25
Bye Week with Clark Lea & Tim Murray
1:00:46 Oct 23, 2025
26
Postgame Reaction: Notre Dame beats USC, 34-24
57:10 Oct 19, 2025
27
Notre Dame vs. USC Preview, plus special guest Bruce Feldman
1:29:39 Oct 15, 2025
28
Notre Dame beats NC State, 36-7
56:54 Oct 12, 2025
29
NC State at Notre Dame preview, plus special guest Joe Schmidt
1:03:27 Oct 9, 2025
30
Notre Dame beats Boise State, 28-7
47:30 Oct 5, 2025
31
Brady Quinn joins the show, plus a Notre Dame-Boise State Preview
1:15:53 Oct 1, 2025
32
Notre Dame beats Arkansas, 56-13
54:36 Sep 28, 2025
33
Notre Dame at Arkansas Preview, plus special guest Joshua Perry of NBC
1:13:59 Sep 24, 2025
34
Postgame reaction: Notre Dame beats Purdue, 56-30
56:47 Sep 21, 2025
35
Purdue vs. Notre Dame preview | special guest Ivan Maisel on Frank Leahy book
1:25:26 Sep 17, 2025
36
Notre Dame loses to Texas A&M, falls to 0-2
1:08:26 Sep 14, 2025
37
Texas A&M-Notre Dame Preview, plus special guest Father Nate Wills
1:07:06 Sep 11, 2025
38
The Independent Bye Week Edition with Mike Golic Jr.
46:05 Sep 4, 2025
39
Notre Dame falls to Miami, 27-24, in the season opener
1:02:49 Sep 1, 2025
40
Notre Dame at Miami Game Preview, Fighting Irish Season Preview with Tim Murray
1:05:33 Aug 28, 2025
41
Notre Dame names CJ Carr its starting quarterback
30:48 Aug 19, 2025
42
Notre Dame QB Battle is Real
38:22 Aug 7, 2025
43
Notre Dame training camp opens & catching up with Jack Kiser
45:43 Jul 31, 2025
44
Recruiting updates & catching up with Trey Mancini
49:07 Jul 15, 2025
45
2025 Notre Dame Football Fan Survey
50:43 Jul 2, 2025
46
Greg McElroy on the state of Notre Dame Football
57:50 Jun 25, 2025
47
Recapping the latest from Marcus Freeman
42:27 Jun 2, 2025
48
ESPN’s David Hale talks Clemson series & ACC
43:49 May 13, 2025
49
Recapping Notre Dame's spring season
56:22 Apr 24, 2025
50
Notre Dame Spring Game Preview
45:44 Apr 11, 2025
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