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FIW Exclusive: Interview with 2026 Notre Dame commit Sullivan Garvin

We got the inside scoop on the Irish’s latest commit.

Notre Dame now has five commits in its 2026 recruiting class. The newest is three-star interior offensive lineman [autotag]Sullivan Garvin[/autotag] from Allegan, Michigan, which is little more than an hour and a half’s drive from South Bend. Garvin made his announcement one day after National Signing Day for the 2025 class.

Although Garvin received offers from other programs after the Irish presented him with theirs Sept. 28, there was no doubt in his mind about where he wanted to go. So [autotag]Joe Rudolph[/autotag] has his first commit in this particular recruiting class.

Being the Irish’s latest commit, Garvin made the interview rounds in the hours after announcing his decision. Fighting Irish Wire was lucky to be one of the outlets to be granted an interview with him. This was made possible after communication with Tracy Garvin, his mother who took notice of us on social media when we reported on his offer from the Irish.

Here’s what Garvin had to tell us:

Our thanks to the Garvins for their time and effort with this, and we hope the younger Garvin has a fruitful career with the Irish.

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Notre Dame shares official message for Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours!

You most likely are a Notre Dame fan if not a student or alumnus if you’re a regular visitor to this site. Whatever your connection to the university is, this is the time of year to be thankful for everything it offers. It doesn’t even have to be related to athletics. It can be one of the many beautiful sites or exciting experiences on campus.

Notre Dame has worked all of that into its official message ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday. One look at the video, which features a brief appearance at the end by the [autotag]Rev. Robert Dowd[/autotag], the university’s new president, and you will be reminded of everything.

Notre Dame is one of the most exciting and beautiful places one can experience, and we should be thankful to identify with it during this special time of year. In case you need a reminder, here’s the video in full:

Happy Thanksgiving to all of our readers. We enjoy being of service to you.

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First Notre Dame football game on location for Fighting Irish Wire

We’re here in South Bend!

SOUTH BEND, Ind. – We like to mark milestones here at Fighting Irish Wire, and today is a big one. We have been credentialed for each of Notre Dame’s next five games, starting with today’s game at Northern Illinois. This is the first time we’ve been on location for a Notre Dame football game.

This is not our first trip to Notre Dame Stadium. As something of a training ground for us, we were here for the Blue-Gold Game in the spring. We now for the most part know what to expect whenever we come here. Hopefully, we can fit right in with those who have done this for years.

Make no mistake. We recognize how much of a privilege it is to cover the team that calls the House That Rockne Built home. So much history has happened here over almost a century, and we hope to do right by this treasured venue.

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Fighting Irish Wire makes Notre Dame Stadium debut at Blue Gold Game

Major stepping stone for our site.

SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The first Notre Dame event Fighting Irish Wire covered on location was the final edition of the Crossroads Classic. That was in late 2021. Since then, we have covered many Irish men’s and women’s basketball games at Purcell Pavilion and elsewhere. We also traveled to Boston a year ago when the baseball team played at Fenway Park.

However, we never have had media access to any football events, let alone one at Notre Dame Stadium. That changes today with the annual Blue Gold Game to wrap up spring practices. Yes, you read that correctly. Fighting Irish Wire is covering its first event inside the House That Rockne Built.

As of this writing, we aren’t entirely sure what we’ll be writing about today. What we are sure of is we’re excited to be here, and we hope this will serve as a dress rehearsal to covering at least some regular-season games here this fall. We appreciate your support on this big day for our site.

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Watch Notre Dame conduct draft for 2024 Blue Gold Game

Which team will you cheer for?

This Saturday will mark the most exciting day for Notre Dame football since the 2023 season ended with a win in the Sun Bowl. The Blue Gold Game that has concluded spring practices for nearly a century will take place at Notre Dame Stadium.

Since [autotag]Marcus Freeman[/autotag] took over as coach, it has been customary to live stream the draft for that game. In case you missed it live, the whole thing is available here:

Hopefully from this, you can determine which side you would like to root for. It really doesn’t matter though because everyone is on the same team at the end of the day. The important thing is to provide the fans who come out a great competition and not get injured.

Most importantly for us at Fighting Irish Wire, we will be on site at Notre Dame Stadium to cover this yearly program tradition. We can’t wait to do so.

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Notre Dame appearances at MLB ballparks through the years

The Irish have been well-represented during ceremonial first pitches.

This is an exciting week for Notre Dame. Not everyone can say they’ve been at MLB’s two oldest ballparks during the same week, but this year’s Irish will be able to make that claim. They’ll face Northwestern at Wrigley Field on Tuesday before meeting Boston College at Fenway Park on Friday. The best part for us at Fighting Irish Wire is that we’ve been credentialed for both games, so we’ll be reporting the action directly from these historic venues.

With these two games taking place during the final week of the regular season, we thought it would be nice to take a look back at Notre Dame figures making appearances at MLB ballparks over the years. We’re not talking about when the football team has played games there or former Irish players who have made the big leagues. We’re talking about when figures have made appearances on behalf of the university. If you have a really good memory, maybe you can recall at least one of these:

Noie: Starling, Campbell and Carmody enter transfer portal

The situation with the basketball program is going from bad to worse.

Less than 24 hours ago, we made a damning prediction about Notre Dame’s future. Specifically, we expressed doubts whether the 2023-24 Irish will make a run with the few returning rotational players, a couple of guys who have yet to see the court for the Irish and a new coach. It turns out even having those guys might have been an overly optimistic outlook.

Tom Noie of the South Bend Tribune is reporting the Irish stand to lose two freshmen, including the player who would be their highest returning scorer, and an oft-injured veteran to the transfer portal. That might just be the tip of the iceberg, too:

So again, we can’t emphasize enough just how much of a missed opportunity this past season was. Now, with the uncertainty of who will coach the program going forward, a bad situation is becoming worse fast. Stay tuned to Fighting Irish Wire for all of your roster changes, of which there appears will be many.

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Legendary coach Jim Boeheim done at Syracuse after 47 seasons

Another coaching legend is out the door.

Jim Boeheim, the second-winningest coach in Division I basketball history, has coached his last game for Syracuse. Only a few hours after the Orange were eliminated by Wake Forest in the ACC Tournament, the university announced that Boeheim’s 47th season at the helm was his final one. He will be succeeded by Orange assistant Adrian Autry, who played for Boeheim from 1990 to 1994.

Notre Dame’s first game against Boeheim’s Orange was a 65-62 loss Feb. 9, 1985 at Purcell Pavilion. Most recently, the Orange had a come-from-behind 78-73 victory Jan. 14 in Syracuse. Overall, the Irish went 16-31 in the rivalry during that time. The programs have battled every year as conference rivals since 1996 – first in the Big East with the Irish losing two of three meetings in that conference’s tournament, and then, in the ACC.

Fighting Irish Wire was lucky to be in South Bend for what turned out to be Boeheim’s final trip there. After his team’s 62-61 victory, we were able to sit in on his postgame news conference. We couldn’t pass up the opportunity to snap a photo of the Hall of Famer, which is what you’re seeing at the top of this story.

Much like [autotag]Mike Brey[/autotag], who coached his own final game for an ACC program he has become synonymous with less than 24 hours earlier, Boeheim will be missed, and we wish him well.

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Demetrius Jackson supporting both Notre Dame teams for weekend

Hope you’re showing as much support as he is.

SOUTH BEND – Fighting Irish Wire is on site to cover both Notre Dame basketball games this weekend. However, we are far from the only people who are enthusiastic about the next two days. [autotag]Demetrius Jackson[/autotag] was one of the Irish’s best players during their back-to-back Elite Eight trips in 2015 and 2016, and he hasn’t lost one iota of school spirit. If you don’t believe that, check out this tweet from the man himself:

And both programs are grateful for his support:

Jackson is acting as a cheerleader for the Irish during an important weekend. A win over Wake Forest would give the men consecutive wins for the first time since they started the season 5-0. Meanwhile, the women beating Duke would break a first-place tie between the programs and put the Irish in the driver’s seat in the ACC. This is the time to follow Jackson’s example and show just as much enthusiasm for both teams.

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Ven-Allen Lubin will miss Notre Dame’s game vs. Wake Forest

Will Dom Campbell get more minutes in light of this?

[autotag]Mike Brey[/autotag] had “hope” that [autotag]Ven-Allen Lubin[/autotag] would be ready for Notre Dame’s contest against Wake Forest. He said as much after the Irish beat Louisville ahead of a week off of games. It turns a week won’t be enough time for the tendon in his left ankle to heal. The freshman forward will not play against the Deacons.

Lubin aggravated his ankle in practice the day before the Irish’s win over the Cardinals. That opened up a spot for [autotag]Dom Campbell[/autotag] in the rotation for that game, but he only played four minutes. Many Irish fans didn’t like Brey giving Campbell so little time, but that also was part of the criticism for him not going deeper into his bench against an inferior opponent. It will be interesting to see if Brey mainly plays only six players again.

Fighting Irish Wire will be in South Bend for both basketball games this weekend, so keep it here for all of the best coverage!

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