Rakes Report: A Notre Dame Podcast

Jamie Uyeyama of Irish Sports Daily joins for Part 1 of this year's Frosh O series to talk about every scholarship freshman on the Notre Dame offense. Included: The present and future of the line arrives in Anthonie Knapp and Guerby Lambert. Which tailback has the best chance to contribute this season between Kedren Young and Aneyas Williams. An exciting trio at wide receiver, including Cam Williams and Micah Gilbert. How Jack Larsen fits into the legacy of Irish tight ends. C.J. Carr's tremendous upside potential. Subscribe to the Rakes Report newsletter at rakesreport.substack.com.

Irish Sports Daily's Greg Flammang and 18 Stripes' Michael Bryan dive into the nitty gritty of nine position groups. There's unanimity about who's first and who's last (with some breaking news on the latter) along with a promising amount of gray area between them. Subscribe to the Rakes Report newsletter at rakesreport.substack.com.

A run through of where things stand as we enter a month where the Fighting Irish will play a real (and real important) football game. Subscribe to the Rakes Report newsletter here.

Our USC Insider Nick Tresnowski joins to discuss the Trojans. Topics include life after Caleb Williams, ditching Alex Grinch, pressure on Lincoln Riley and adjusting to the Big Ten. Subscribe to the Rakes Report newsletter here.

Carter Karels of Gigem247 joins to talk about Texas A&M. The Aggies have a new coach, an elite defensive line, promise at quarterback and some questions yet to be answered in camp.  Subscribe to the Rakes Report newsletter here.

Jessica Smetana joins to talk offseason campus visits, the expectations game, home field advantages, interesting preseason win totals, possible/probable playoff arguments, prophetic EMTs of cinema and much more. Subscribe to the Rakes Report newsletter here.

Inside ND Sports' Eric Hansen joins to talk about how the Fighting Irish football team is handling the high expectations for this season, Pete Bevacqua's first weeks on the job, roster questions and more. Then (49:00) Paul Coletti of The Irish Alert Substack walks through the state of the Notre Dame women's basketball roster after exciting additions from the transfer portal, freshman class and injury list. (Apologies for contrast in CW audio quality between the two segments.) Subscribe to the Rakes Report newsletter here.

Irish Sports Daily's Jamie Uyeyama joins to take a deep dive on where Notre Dame football stands at the conclusion of spring practice. What do we feel better about and what questions still remain to be sorted out before the season begins? Topics include QB depth/upside, a potentially dominant front seven, wide receiver improvement, running back reps, questions at corner, offensive tackles and much more. Then a discussion of the series Shogun (1:13:30). (No spoilers to start then they're clearly flagged.) Subscribe to the Rakes Report newsletter here.

Hoops hoops hoops. Supersized episode to get you ready for the tournament and review the first season of Micah Shrewsberry's tenure. Segment 1: Sabreena Merchant (The Athletic) on Notre Dame's chances and what she's most excited for this March. Segment 2 (33:11): Jessica Smetana on storylines to follow, pre-tournament nerves and how the coverage of the women's bracket has evolved. Segment 3 (57:14): Sam Werner (Three-Point Jesus podcast) and Joe Schueller (18 Stripes) on whether expectations were met for Shrewsberry's inaugural season and what the team might look like next season.

The Athletic's Pete Sampson joins to talk about many things including but not limited to Max Bullough, Mike Denbrock, where support for Marcus Freeman stands among both the administration and fans, NIL and transfer portal, a change in approach to strength and conditioning, bowl selection chicanery and the large expectations for 2024. Subscribe to the Rakes Report newsletter here.

Greg Flammang (Irish Sports Daily) and Michael Bryan (18 Stripes) join to talk about early offseason thoughts, 2023 numbers that stand out, what the offense might look like in 2024 and Depth Chart Power Ranking accountability. Then (48:00) a discussion of the Amazon Prime series Reacher.

Jessica Smetana joins to talk about the dominant 40-8 win in El Paso and how to feel about the Fighting Irish program going into the offseason. Donate to the Center for the Homeless in South Bend here.

Donate to the Center for the Homeless in South Bend here. Irish Sports Daily's Jamie Uyeyama stops in to talk about what Duke quarterback Riley Leonard coming to Notre Dame means for the 2024 offense. Other topics include Kris Mitchell, Beaux Collins, Jordan Clark and what we're hoping to see in the bowl game. The Christmas shirt designs are available here, with all proceeds going to the CFH.

Donate to the Center for the Homeless in South Bend here. Inside ND Sports' Eric Hansen joins for a conversation on the confusing Sun Bowl selection process, Marcus Freeman's handling of his coaching staff, signs of transfer portal progress and much much more. The Christmas shirt designs are available here, with all proceeds going to the CFH.

Donate to the Center for the Homeless in South Bend here. The Athletic's Sabreena Merchant joins to talk Hannah Hidalgo, early thoughts on this Notre Dame, where they fit into the ACC hierarchy, Jackie Young being awesome and where the sport of women's hoops sits after a big year.  The Christmas shirt designs are available here, with all proceeds going to the CFH.  

Donate to the Center for the Homeless in South Bend here. Jessica Smetana and Mike Golic, Jr. join to talk about processing 9-3, Sun Bowl memories, transfer portal frenzy, the potential of Riley Leonard, Sam Hartman's legacy and much more. The Christmas shirt designs are available here, with all proceeds going to the CFH.

Donate to the Center for the Homeless in South Bend here. Jessica Smetana joins to talk about the committee finally being put into a tough spot, the ACC's normal bowl selection process, how to approach the early craziness of the Notre Dame offseason and a whole lot more. The Christmas shirt designs are available here, with all proceeds going to the CFH.

Jessica Smetana joins to discuss Notre Dame's 56-23 win over Stanford and early takes on the season as a whole.

Jessica Smetana and 18 Stripes' Michael Bryan join to talk through the state of things after Notre Dame fell to 7-3. What should we want from the final two regular season games, offseason checklist, potential bowls, all of that and much more in an extended therapy session.

Sam Werner joins to break down Notre Dame's 58-7 win over the Pitt Panthers.