It’s game day! The undefeated and eighth ranked Notre Dame Fighting Irish host the undefeated and 14th ranked Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at 3:30 p.m. ET today at Notre Dame Stadium. To get you prepared for the game, let’s take a look about what’s been written about the team this week.
FROM OUR SITE
- Notre Dame Football vs. Virginia Highlights 2015: ND 34 – UVA 27
- Notre Dame vs UVA Review: Defense
- The Tragedy of Hope: A Tale from the Virginia Hillside
- #CostumeGameDay Playlist – Week 3
- FWIW: Irish at Eight in the AP
- TCB Poll: Week 2 Reactions
- HLS TV (Episode 17): Virginia Terror
- #HLSRecap: Notre Dame @ Virginia, a Twitter Summary
PODCASTS
- CBS Sports: PODCASTS: Dodd talks Arkansas, LSU; Fornelli on Notre Dame, more
- Irish Sports Talk: Notre Dame Offense Recap vs Virginia IST187
- Blue & Gold Illustrated: Podcast: Irish Huddle – Virginia Post-Game
- Irish Sports Daily: Power Hour Loaded
- Irish Illustrated: Podcast: Forward thinking
- Blue & Gold Illustrated: Podcast: Georgia Tech Preview
TODAY’S GAME
- Irish Sports Daily: Georgia Tech by the Numbers
- Bleacher Report: Notre Dame vs. Georgia Tech Complete Game Preview
- ESPN: Planning for success: Georgia Tech unsure what to expect from DeShone Kizer
- CSN: Notre Dame: Fixing defensive mistakes ‘an absolute must’ for Georgia Tech
- AP: Georgia Tech prepares for Top 25 showdown with Notre Dame
- Blue & Gold Illustrated: Irish Defense Faces Ultimate Challenge
- Inside the Irish: Johnson downplays rivalry with VanGorder
- Blue & Gold Illustrated: News & Notes: Georgia Tech
- From the Rumble Seat: Georgia Tech Football: Notre Dame Q&A
- Blue & Gold Illustrated: Defending the Triple Option
- Inside the Irish: And in that corner… The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
- Bleacher Report: Bleacher Report’s College Football Ultimate Guide to Week 3
- Irish Illustrated: For Johnson, it’s (always) personal
CURRENT TEAM
- UHND: An Unlikely Hero
- Notre Dame Insider: Analysis: DeShone Kizer on the spot, but so is Notre Dame defense
- Blue & Gold Illustrated: Three-Point Stance On Injuries
- CSN: Notre Dame leans on playmakers to give Kizer a soft landing
- USA Today: Notre Dame LB Jaylon Smith turns physical skills into football skills
- CSN: Notre Dame: Who is DeShone Kizer?
- Grantland: Who’s That Guy? Notre Dame’s New QB (and Savior) DeShone Kizer!
- Irish247: Kelly: Kizer a capable runner for ND offense
- Irish Illustrated: O’Malley’s Monday Musings
- ESPN: Irish stretched to limit just two weeks into season
- Subway Domer: Bagpipe Monday: Men Of Steel
- ESPN: Honoring DeShone Kizer Soze
- CSN: DeShone Kizer recalls late, quick recruiting process to get to Notre Dame
- Irish247: Irish captains, Kizer share stories in media session
- Irish Sports Daily: Joe Schmidt Back Against The Option
- ND Insider: Recruiting Flashback: Notre Dame QB DeShone Kizer
- Inside the Irish: Preparation and opportunity key to Kizer’s ascent
- Irish247: Notre Dame In Good Hands With Kizer
- UND.com: Notre Dame Student-Athletes Press Conference Transcripts
- News-Sentinel: Notre Dame injuries simply case(s) of bad luck
- Irish Illustrated: Beyond the Numbers
- Blue & Gold Illustrated: Building Around Kizer
- Blue & Gold Illustrated: Experience Wanted, And Needed
- Irish247: Notre Dame offense targets openings, not even distribution
QB MALIK ZAIRE OUT FOR THE YEAR
- AP: College football: Nine injured QBs form an unfortunate fraternity
- University Herald: Malik Zaire Injury Update: Notre Dame’s Starting QB Out for Season, DeShone Kizer Steps Up
- Sporting News: Notre Dame QB Malik Zaire has surgery on broken ankle, eyes spring return
- CSN: Revisiting Everett Golson’s Notre Dame departure with Malik Zaire out
- iSports Web: Notre Dame Football: Without Zaire, how do the Irish stack up at quarterback?
- One Foot Down: Examining the Irish: Ankle Fractures
TE DURHAM SMYTHE OUT FOR THE YEAR
- Inside the Irish: Report: Durham Smythe suffers season-ending injury
- Blue & Gold Illustrated: Durham Smythe Out For Season
- ND Insider: Report: Notre Dame TE Durham Smythe out for season with injuries
- Irish Sports Daily: 2015 Over For Smythe
- Irish Illustrated: Smythe lost for the season
- Sporting News: Notre Dame TE Durham Smythe out for season with knee injury
- Sports Illustrated: Report: Notre Dame TE Durham Smythe out for season
- Bleacher Report: Durham Smythe Injury: Updates on Notre Dame TE’s Recovery from Knee Surgery
- CBS Sports: Report: Notre Dame loses another starter for season in TE Durham Smythe
LAST WEEK’S GAME: NOTRE DAME 34, VIRGINIA 27
- The Virginian-Pilot: Cavs’ riveting loss an unexpected early pleasure
- UHND: Duranko’s Digest: What Did We See Against Virginia?
- Streaking the Lawn: STL FIRST LOOK: Meet “Sad Virginia Fan” from the Notre Dame football game
- One Foot Down: OFD Films: Notre Dame struggles in short yardage
- The Daily Wildcat: College Football Takeaways-Week Two
- Slap the Sign: Notre Dame Football: Defensive Grades vs. Virginia
- Irish Sports Daily: Virginia Play by Play Analysis
- Grantland: College Football Week 2 Wrap: It’s Always the Quiet Ones
- Subway Domer: VICTORY: Notre Dame 34, Virginia 27
- One Foot Down: Virginia Review: So Many Questions Following a 2-0 Start
- One Foot Down: Five Factors Review: Virginia (and looking ahead)
- One Foot Down: Notre Dame Special Teams: Virginia Review
- CBS Sports: Notre Dame football: Brian Kelly speaks to locker room after Malik Zaire injury
- Inside the Irish: Behind the scenes of the emotional Virginia win
SCHEDULE/POLLS
- ESPN: Still a contender
- WDRB: BOZICH | My week two college football Top 25
- Washington Post: The College Football Top 25: From the ecstasy of BYU to the agony of Tennessee and UVA
- College Spun: Kirk Herbstreit Believes Malik Zaire Injury Will Cost Notre Dame 2 Wins
- Bleacher Report: Is 2015 the Year of the Underdog in College Football?
- CBS Sports: College Football Power Rankings: Auburn falls, SEC market correction
- Subway Domer: POLL WATCH: Irish At #8 And #10
- The Emory Wheel: What You Missed In College Football: Week 2
- Fansided: Jim Harbaugh says he is open to rekindling Michigan-Notre Dame rivalry
- Sports Illustrated: Jim Harbaugh open to reinstating Michigan-Notre Dame series
- Rivals.com: Three-point stance: Texas, Oklahoma, Notre Dame
COACHING
- Radio Troy: BRIAN KELLY TALKS NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL
- South Bend Tribune: Notre Dame football: Brian Kelly-coached QBs fare well in 1st starts
- Lost Lettermen: Six Years After Being Fired by Notre Dame, Charlie Weis’ 10-Year Contract Extension Finally …
- ESPN: Meet the QB whisperer behind Notre Dame’s DeShone Kizer
RECRUITING
- One Foot Down: 2016 Notre Dame Recruiting Big Board: Defense
- Slap the Sign: 2016 Notre Dame Football Recruiting Big Board 3.0
- Dawg Nation: Notre Dame jumps into the mix for a top UGA target
- Irish247: Sharpley’s Notre Dame Recruiting Board: Sept. 14
- Irish247: Irish247 Notebook: Latest In Notre Dame Recruiting
- ESPN: How Notre Dame, others bought injury insurance on recruiting trail
- Irish Sports Daily: Recruit Roundup
- Irish Illustrated: Commit & Target Recap
- Irish Illustrated: Claypool explodes for four scores
- Blue & Gold Illustrated: Hansford Set To See Notre Dame
- Irish Illustrated: St. Brown debuts, tracks ND
- Irish Illustrated: Big time junior to visit Notre Dame
IRISH IN THE NFL
- Irish247: Notre Dame in the NFL: Week 1
- Scout Fantasy: Dolphins waive RB Jonas Gray
- Irish247: Five Notre Dame Talents NFL scouts Will Definitely be Eyeing
MISC.
- Orange County Register: Lev: Kudos to Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly for being unafraid to open his program to Showtime
- The Telegraph: George Gipp remains a Notre Dame great
- One Foot Down: Trick Shot Wednesday: Georgia Tech Week
- Washington Post: Notre Dame’s neverending internal conflict over academic excellence, athletic glory
- Hartford Courant: UConn Football Insider: Sarah Lawless Is Fearless As Director Of Operations
- UND.com: What Notre Dame Football Means to Me
- In Kelly-Harbaugh Recruit Fight, It’s Tied - January 19, 2017
- Catching Up With Matt Fortuna (Part 2) - January 6, 2017
- Catching Up With Matt Fortuna - January 5, 2017