The Irish Illustrated team has its finger on the pulse of Notre Dame transfer portal news, recruiting, coaching staff moves and more after the Irish lost to Ohio State in the CFP National Championship

The Notre Dame football program came up just short on Monday night in the College Football Playoff national title game against Ohio State. Still, it was a fantastic season, especially after an early upset loss to Northern Illinois in South Bend.

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (WNDU) - Several reports have surfaced that the Notre Dame football program has lost a crucial part of its recruiting efforts and recent success. Several media outlets are reporting that assistant athletic director and general manager Chad Bowden is leaving the program to take a similar position at USC.

Bowden played a huge role in reshaping Notre Dame's approach to talent acquisition. Can he do the same at USC?

With Benjamin Morrison off to the NFL, a look back at Notre Dame's best cornerbacks since the start of the Lou Holtz era.

With the news that Notre Dame football defensive coordinator Al Golden was taking the Cincinnati Bengals DC position, it left the Irish with a fairly sizable hole that needed to be filled.

The Cincinnati Bengals didn't want a bronze or silver candidate to be their new defensive coordinator; only a Golden opportunity piqued head coach Zac Taylor's interest. Al Golden is back in Cincinnati and beginning the process of applying everything he's learned from the past three years of leading Notre Dame's defense.