Notre Dame football with Eric Hansen & Tyler James

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Football Never Sleeps: Former Notre Dame players make noise at NFL Combine Mar 03, 2026

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In this week's edition of "Football Never Sleeps" on YouTube, Eric Hansen and Tyler James discuss the NFL Combine, meeting another new Notre Dame coach and the early enrolled freshmen on offense.

Topics include:
• How former Irish players helped themselves at NFL Combine
• Early impressions of DBs coach Aaron Henry
• What we're learning from ND's early enrollees
• Will Schweitzer's touching story
• The latest Notre Dame recruiting buzz

Plus, they answered questions live from viewers.

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Third & Gold: Pete Nakos on the transfer portal and NIL markets and how Notre Dame fits in them Feb 27, 2026

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On3 national college football insider Pete Nakos discusses concerns over blind transferring, where Notre Dame football fits in the NIL/revenue sharing landscape, sorting through the legitimacy of NIL figures, the push for tampering enforcement, how ND fared in the transfer portal this offseason, if the college calendar will start to change soon, if the NFL is a real threat to hire Marcus Freeman, his personal rise as a national reporter and more.

Then Eric Hansen and Tyler James answer questions from X/Twitter and The Lou Somogyi Board (24:31).

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Football Never Sleeps: Breaking down Notre Dame's player development model Feb 24, 2026

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In this week's edition of "Football Never Sleeps" on YouTube, Eric Hansen and Tyler James discuss the upcoming NFL Scouting Combine, Notre Dame's participants and the NFL pipeline continuing in Marcus Freeman's program.

Topics include:
• Notre Dame’s 2026 NFL Combine invitees
• Best NFL Draft sleepers and Combine snubs
• Marcus Freeman’s player development track record
• What we’re learning from Notre Dame’s transfer additions
• Early impressions of DL coach Charlie Partridge
• The latest Notre Dame recruiting buzz

Plus, they answered questions live from viewers.

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Football Never Sleeps: Winter moments that matter for Notre Dame Feb 17, 2026

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In this week's edition of "Football Never Sleeps" on YouTube, Eric Hansen and Tyler James discuss Notre Dame's latest developments in February.

Topics include:
• Notre Dame’s expected additions to help coaching staff
• Expectations for first press gathering with defensive line coach Charlie Partridge and transfer enrollees
• An interesting transfer destination for former Irish player
• How redshirting has evolved for Notre Dame
• The latest Irish recruiting buzz

Plus, they answered questions live from viewers.

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Football Never Sleeps: Setting Notre Dame’s spring agenda Feb 10, 2026

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In this week's edition of "Football Never Sleeps" on YouTube, Eric Hansen and Tyler James set the spring agenda for Marcus Freeman and the Irish — and look ahead to what truly matters for Notre Dame’s 2026 championship push.

Topics include:
• Former Notre Dame football players Julian Love, Rylie Mills win Super Bowl with Seattle Seahawks
• ND's top spring practice objectives
• What can be fixed this spring — and what can’t
• Key takeaways from Notre Dame’s spring roster reveal
• Candidates for breakout players in the 2026 season
• Candidates to be late bloomers for ND
• Players who are question marks for the Irish
• The latest Notre Dame recruiting buzz and intel

Plus, they answered questions live from viewers.

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Third & Gold: Tom Lemming on the recruiting impact of Notre Dame's assistant coach changes Feb 06, 2026

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Prep Football Report's Tom Lemming discusses the impact of Notre Dame losing three assistant coaches on defense this offseason, the expectations for the coaches joining head coach Marcus Freeman's staff, what kind of transition should be expected, the impact Tre Reader makes on recruiting, how the skill set of a recruiter hasn't changed much throughout the years, projecting young prospects, his evaluations of incoming freshman quarterbacks Noah Grubbs and Teddy Jarrard, remembering Lou Holtz as a recruiter and more.

Then Eric Hansen and Tyler James answer questions from X/Twitter and The Lou Somogyi Board (29:06).

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Football Never Sleeps: Notre Dame finds defensive backs coach to replace Mike Mickens Feb 03, 2026

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On this week's edition of "Football Never Sleeps" on YouTube, Eric Hansen and Tyler James break down Notre Dame's expected hire of Aaron Henry as defensive backs coach and the latest in the linebackers coach search.

Topics include:
• Henry's track record as a DBs coach
• How Henry fits on ND's defensive staff
• Al Washington's departure as ND's linebackers coach
• Brian Mary-Jean becoming the leading candidate for LBs coach
• WR Malachi Fields' hot draft stock
• The latest Irish recruiting buzz

Plus, they answered questions live from viewers.

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Football Never Sleeps: Sizing up the loss of Mike Mickens and Notre Dame’s 2026 roster Jan 27, 2026

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On this week's edition of "Football Never Sleeps" on YouTube, Eric Hansen and Tyler James break down Notre Dame losing defensive backs coach Mike Mickens and the outlook of the 2026 roster.

Topics include:
• Mickens jumping to the NFL's Baltimore Ravens
• ND's best player at every position in 2026
• The player with the most to prove at every position
• The player who could raise the ceiling at every position
• Top performers from 2025
• Notre Dame's 2026 schedule
• The latest Irish recruiting buzz

Plus, they answered questions live from viewers.

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Third & Gold: Jay Hayes shares his college journey and why he returned to work at Notre Dame Jan 23, 2026

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Former Notre Dame defensive lineman Jay Hayes (2014-17) discusses his return to ND as a regional director of athletics advancement, what his job entails, what attracted him to Notre Dame as a high schooler in New York City, stories of former defensive coordinators Brian VanGorder and Mike Elko, his experience as a graduate transfer at Georgia, learning a new defensive system as a transfer, his short-lived NFL experience, moving beyond his football career, head coach Marcus Freeman's leadership, the state of college football and more.

Then Eric Hansen and Tyler James answer questions from X/Twitter and The Lou Somogyi Board (31:46).

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Football Never Sleeps: Notre Dame surges in transfer portal. What comes next? Jan 21, 2026

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On this week's edition of "Football Never Sleeps" on YouTube, Eric Hansen and Tyler James break down Notre Dame’s transfer portal class, what it means for the depth chart, and the evolving role of admissions in modern roster building.

Topics include:

• What to know about Notre Dame’s transfer portal signees
• How the newcomers project on the depth chart
• The most important lessons learned from this portal cycle
• Evaluating the full roster heading into spring practice
• Marcus Freeman’s appearance on College GameDay
• College Football Playoff National Championship Game takeaways
• The latest Notre Dame recruiting buzz

Plus, they answered questions live from viewers.

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