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Bryan Driskell – A former college football coach, Bryan has been covering Notre Dame football for over a decade.
Sean Stires – A long-time radio host in South Bend, Sean is the host of IB Nation Sports Talk and the play-by-play announcer for the Notre Dame Women’s Basketball team.
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Wednesday means Irish Breakdown is answering listener questions about Notre Dame football on today's show. IB has plenty to talk about on the eve of ND's College Football Playoff Orange Bowl semifinal matchup with Penn State. Some of today's topics include:
* We start with Marcus Freeman's update on running back Jeremiyah Love's health status for Thursday's game.
* How important is Notre Dame losing a day of recovery after the Sugar Bowl delay last week?
* Will Penn State head coach James Franklin's Wednesday press conference comments make the Irish play more intensely?
* Thoughts on Jim Harbaugh and John Harbaugh.
* Should we be worried about Thursday's game against Penn State or is it overthinking it?
* Thoughts on the national narrative that Notre Dame can't win if Riley Leonard doesn't pass more effectively.
* If Anthonie Knapp struggles at left tackle will Charles Jagusah play?
* Thoughts on Freeman wanting the Irish to play with "violent intent".
* Will Notre Dame have at least one special teams trick up its sleeve in the Sugar Bowl?
* Have our expectations changed since the Irish won their first two playoff games?
* Rank the four remaining College Football Playoff quarterbacks.
* More!
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Today's Rapid Fire topics include:
* We react to comments from Penn State head coach James Franklin, who says every FBS team should be in a conference.
* Fill-in the blank...To this point Notre Dame’s season has BLANK.
* We react to comments from Irish defensive coordinator Al Golden, who was asked about his name being linked to the Cincinnati Bengals' defensive coordinator vacancy.
* We react to comments from Irish quarterback Riley Leonard on why he's hard to tackle as well as having a week to prepare to play Penn State.
* Who’s under more pressure to win this week: Marcus Freeman or James Franklin?
* Fill-in the blank...It’s BLANK that Notre Dame will have the ESPN Sean McDonough/Greg McElroy broadcast team for a third straight game for the Orange Bowl this week.
* We go through some player props for Notre Dame and Penn State for the Orange Bowl!
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Notre Dame takes on Penn State in the Orange Bowl, and if the Irish are going to win the game they must handle multiple key matchups on both sides of the ball.
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Today's Rapid Fire topics include:
* Who’s been Notre Dame’s MVP through the first two CFP games?
* Fill-in the blank...If the knock on Penn State head coach James Franklin is that he doesn’t win big games...that means BLANK after his first two playoff wins.
* We hear comments from Marcus Freeman on Junior Tuihalamaka and then: Fill-in the blank...Notre Dame needs BLANK from Tuihalamaka and RJ Oben this week.
* We hear comments from Freeman on nickel DB Jordan Clark and then: Fill-in the blank...Clark has been BLANK for the Irish this season.
* Notre Dame players are again wearing their names on the back of their jerseys for the postseason. Do you Buy or Sell them always putting names on their jerseys?
* Fill-in the blank...The Bears requesting permission to interview Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy is BLANK.
* The Raiders fired head coach Antonio Pierce. Do you Buy or Sell…Pierce is exhibit A on why you shouldn’t hire the interim coach as your head coach?
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Irish Breakdown previews this week's College Football Playoff seminfinal game between Notre Dame and Penn State. We take a look at several matchups for the Orange Bowl game and pick who has the advantage. Notre Dame's run game vs Penn State's defense, the Irish defense vs Penn State's run game, receivers and tight end Tyler Warren as well as quarterbacks Drew Allar and Riley Leonard.
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Bryan and Trevor break down how the Notre Dame defense stacks up in the run game and pass game against the Penn State offense.
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Notre Dame's defense has been outstanding all season, but the unit will need to be at its best once again against a Penn State offense that has several dynamic weapons and a talented quarterback.
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Part two of the show breaks down how the Notre Dame offense stacks up against Penn State's talented defense with both its run game and pass game.
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The Notre Dame offense struggled in the first two rounds of the College Football Playoff, and the unit will need to improve in the matchup against a very good Penn State defense.
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Today's Rapid Fire topics include:
* Fill-in the blank...Marcus Freeman’s extension looks BLANK today.
* Sports media reporter John Ourand hosts a sports media podcast called The Varsity. He had College Football Playoff executive director Rich Clark as a guest this weekend and Clark talked about how they came to the decision to have last Thursday’s Sugar Bowl kickoff at 4 Eastern/3 Central Time when they had to push it back a day last week. We discuss his explanation.
* We hear more from Clark on why the CFP couldn't flip flop the Orange Bowl and Cotton Bowl semifinal games to give Notre Dame an extra day of preparation after their game was delayed by a day last week.
* We hear Irish defensive coordinator Al Golden's thoughts on defensive tackle Gabe Rubio and discuss Rubio's play vs Georgia after the loss of Rylie Mills.
* We hear and discuss Freeman's description of the preparation the Irish did for the 4th and 1 play in the fourth quarter that drew a key offsides call on Georgia.
* We hear more from Freeman on offensive lineman Pat Coogan and discuss Coogan's fiery pregame speeches with his teammates.
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