STORRS — After the sold-out home crowd let out the final “WOOF” of its pregame chant before tipoff between the UConn women’s basketball team and longtime rival Notre Dame, the Huskies’ packed student section added a new line to the end of the classic cheer.

We are all moving onward to the 2026 college football season, and in the dead of winter, that means we are looking at early point spreads. The Notre Dame Fighting Irish open the season with a Shamrock Series game inside the home of the Green Bay Packers, Lambeau Field, to take on the Wisconsin Badgers.

Latest Notre Dame football mailbag covers everything from the 2026 offense, a transfer portal recap, and some miscellaneous roster notes.