After only an eight-week lay-off, the Notre Dame football program returns to the practice field this week. The Fighting Irish are set to kick off spring practice Tuesday. It will be the first time Marcus Freeman’s team is together on the field with the coaching staff in an official capacity since facing Ohio State in the national championship game

Notre Dame will enter a very unique spring in terms of the wide receiver room as several young players look to make a lasting impression.

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (WNDU) - The Notre Dame football team has had one of the nation’s best defenses the past few years under defensive coordinator Al Golden. That success prompted the Cincinnati Bengals to offer Golden their defensive coordinator position and he accepted.