McCormick arrived at Notre Dame in the fall of 2002 to begin his master’s of Divinity program, a basketball guy from Grand Rapids, Mich., who grew up around Wolverines. He knew about Notre Dame, mainly because it played Michigan. And that was about it.

Just four weeks remain before conference title races are settled in college football. We break down the biggest games of impact in Week 11.

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (WNDU) - Notre Dame freshman kicker Erik Schmidt will be the team’s starting kicker on Saturday against Navy, head coach Marcus Freeman announced on Thursday.

The Tigers fulfill the SEC requirement of one power-four opponent or the Fighting Irish as they prepare for a 2027 South Bend matchup before returning to Auburn in 2028.