Radio.com Notre Dame Pregame Show with Nick Shepkowski

It doesn't get any bigger than this in the regular season. Win and Notre Dame changes a narrative surrounding its program. Lose and its realistic chances of returning to the College Football Playoff take a significant hit. Get blown out and it's back to the drawing board and hope for a New Year's Six Bowl. Nick Shepkowski is back and previews what's easily the biggest game on the schedule for the Fighting Irish this season. It marks their first ever trip to Athens, Georgia and they take on a Bulldogs team that has been close to the top of the college football mountain in recent years. After a quick recap of Notre Dame's rout of New Mexico last weekend, Shepkowski delved into where his concerns lie in this marquee matchup with Georgia. Jackson Fryburger of UGA Wire (@UGAFootballLive and @JaxFryburger on Twitter) also joined the show to break down the game from the Georgia perspective before Shepkowski gave his prediction.  Check out the Radio.com Notre Dame Pregame Show each and every week.

In a new episode of the Notre Dame pregame show, Nick Shepkowski reflected on Clemsons domination of Alabama in the national championship game and how it made him feel better seeing the Tigers win in a rout. He was also joined by Lawton Swann of Clemson Sports Talk to discuss the state of Notre Dame's program in comparison to the national champions before getting into conversation about Rocket Ismail, who's in the news this week. Shepkowski also went over the landing spots for Brandon Wimbush and discussed an assistant coach who might be taking a head coaching job elsewhere. Please be sure to subscribe to the podcast.

Notre Dame fell in grand fashion against Clemson in the Cotton Bowl, suffering a 30-3 defeat. Nick Shepkowski was in Dallas, and he shares his audio from after the disappointing loss as well as his thoughts on why this setback had a different feel than the last time Notre Dame was on this kind of stage. He also revisited some tweets from players of a 2019 opponent that came back to bite their team a few days later and discussed why the Brian Kelly-Buccaneers rumors aren't all that surprising or that concerning.

Kickoff for the College Football Playoff semifinal between Notre Dame and Clemson is just days away, and Nick Shepkowski of 670 The Score in Chicago and Radio.com has the latest for you as the Irish continue their preparations. In the newest episode of the Radio.com Notre Dame Pregame Show Podcast, Shepkowski reveals his biggest key for a Notre Dame victory, shares audio from Irish coach Brian Kelly and gets you set for the big matchup.

Nick Shepkowski of 670 The Score in Chicago has the latest for you as Notre Dame continues to prep for the Clemson Tigers in the national semifinal on Dec. 29. In this new episode, you hear from Irish coach Brian Kelly and other key figures on the 12-0 team. Find out who Drue Tranquill ran into at the College Football Awards Show, hear how Jerry Tillery views the depth of this defensive line and discover what Ian Book thinks of the "Notre Dame haters." There's all of that and more as we get you set for the 83rd edition of the Cotton Bowl.

Notre Dame football is bound for the College Football Playoff for the first time in school history. Celebrate the excitement here with Nick Shepkowski from Radio.com and 670 The Score, as he recaps the 12-0 season how Notre Dame can use this opportunity to ascend from being a "nice story" to making this accomplishment more of the norm. In this episode, Shepkowski also discusses how Brian Kelly winning the Coach of the Year award isn't necessarily a great thing as well as how the Ohio State/Urban Meyer situation reminds him of Lou Holtz and Bob Davie.

In a new episode, Nick Shepkowski of 670 The Score recaps Notre Dame's 24-17 win against Southern Cal on Saturday night. We know about the explosive plays that scored touchdowns, but what were the three or four less memorable ones that won the game for the Irish? Shepkowski then looks back on the Irish's 12-0 regular season with Bryan Driskell of Blue and Gold Illustrated and guesses what conference championship weekend will bring. Also, who will be No. 4 in the College Football Playoff?

Nick Shepkowski of 670 The Score in Chicago hosts Radio.com's Notre Dame football pregame show. Notre Dame is aiming to finish the regular season at a perfect 12-0. Standing between the Irish and a berth in the College Football Playoff is a USC Trojans team that's looking to get to a bowl game of its own and perhaps save coach Clay Helton's job. In addition to the Notre Dame-USC preview, Shepkowski also takes a look back on the Irish's win last Saturday and the news of Notre Dame's newest commitment.

Nick Shepkowski of 670 The Score in Chicago hosts Radio.com's Notre Dame football pregame show. This week, Shepkowski breaks down Notre Dame's 42-13 win against Florida State on Senior Day last week before previewing the Iris's matchup against the Syracuse Orange at Yankee Stadium on Saturday. What does Syracuse do well that scares the hell out of Shepkowski? He explains that and other keys to the game. Additionally, Stephen Bailey of Syracuse.com joins the show to discuss what the Orange will do to try and ruin the perfect season for the Irish. Check it all out on the Notre Dame Pregame Show!

Nick Shepkowski of 670 The Score in Chicago hosts Radio.com's Notre Dame football pregame show. This week, Shepkowski recaps the team's win against Navy last Saturday and shares some relevant post-Navy statistics of recent years before turning his attention to previewing the game at Northwestern on Saturday. He welcomes in a couple guests in Teddy Greenstein of the Chicago Tribune and Jude Seymour from the One Foot Down blog to discuss a historical Notre Dame/Northwestern rivalry trophy that you probably know nothing about.

Nick Shepkowski of 670 The Score in Chicago hosts Radio.com's Notre Dame football pregame show. This week, Shepkowski breaks down No. 3 Notre Dame's matchup against Navy. The Irish have had some strange meetings with the Midshipmen in recent years, so that's examined as we look ahead. Additionally, Tim Murray from the Navy football radio team joins the show to preview the game.

Nick Shepkowski of 670 The Score in Chicago hosts Radio.com's Notre Dame football pregame show. With the Irish off this week with a bye, Shepkowski reacts at length to Notre Dame surviving a scare with a 19-14 win against Pittsburgh last Saturday. He also previews the upcoming weekend in college football and what lies ahead for the Irish, who have risen to No. 4 in the AP Top 25. Shepkowski welcome in Bill Bender of the Sports News to discuss Notre Dame and what a second unbeaten regular season might mean for Brian Kelly's legacy at the school.

Nick Shepkowski of 670 The Score in Chicago hosts Radio.com's Notre Dame football pregame show. This week, Shepkowski reflects on Notre Dame's big win at Virginia Tech last weekend and previews the matchup against Pittsburgh at Notre Dame Stadium on Saturday. Shepkowski also welcomes in a couple great guests to disucss the state of the Fighting Irish on a national level, as Matt Fortuna of the Athletic and Chris Mueller of 93.7 The Fan in Pittsburgh join the program. Check out the pregame show before the Irish take on the Panthers on Saturday afternoon.

It's far from a traditional rival as Notre Dame welcomes Bowling Green to South Bend on Saturday, but that doesn't mean there isn't still a ton to discuss. And Nick Shepkowski is back again with a couple of guests to discuss all the latest storylines. Is this the best pair of pass rushers we've seen at Notre Dame in the last 30 years? What were the biggest positives from the win against Virginia last Saturday? Where does the program sit compared to the other current top 10 teams and what can we find out about this Notre Dame team against Bowling Green? Jeff Feyerer (@jeff_feyerer on Twitter) joined the show to recap the Virginia game and the first one-third of the regular season and what the Irish's ceiling may be this year. Later, Shepkowski was joined by Lisa Kelly, Notre Dame class of 1993. She has started a project catching up with some of your favorite Fighting Irish athletes from years gone by and looking into the role the school continues to play in their lives today away from the athletic fields.

Notre Dame suffered a heartbreaking loss at Georgia last week. Will the Irish let that define their season? Or will Notre Dame bounce back with a win over a tough Virginia team in South Bend on Saturday?  Nick Shepkowski was back to break all that down on the Radio.com Notre Dame Pregame Show. He was also joined in studio by Notre Dame and NFL legend Jerome Bettis before sharing his prediction on the game between the Irish and Cavaliers.

With football season back, you can catch all 12 Notre Dame games on the Radio.com app. The return of football also means Nick Shepkowski is back to break down the Fighting Irish squad on a weekly basis and preview the upcoming game. This week, he discusses No. 9 Notre Dame getting started at Louisville on Labor Day night. Mike Rutherford from CardChronicle.com joined him to discuss the Cardinals before Shepkowski shared his prediction for the game and his record prediction for the Irish in this regular season.

Nick Shepkowski is back with another episode of the Notre Dame podcast for Radio.com this week. In this episode, he discusses the search for a new running backs coach and that individual will have to successfully do at Notre Dame that Autry Denson had troubles with. Shepkowski also checks in on a player making a splash at the Senior Bowl and shares some recruiting rankings bumping up some future Irish players before weighing in on a few different alums at the NFL level.

Nick Shepkowski continues to take a look ahead to the Notre Dame-Clemson matchup in the Cotton Bowl. As he does, he's joined by Tim Prister from Irish Illustrated to discuss the changes that helped lift Notre Dame to 12-0 and where the most concerning battle in this matchup will take place for the Irish. Shepkowski also discusses Notre Dame and the Heisman Trophy before expressing his displeasure for expanding the playoffs.

Nick Shepkowski of 670 The Score in Chicago hosts Radio.com's Notre Dame football pregame show. This week, Shepkowski recaps Notre Dame's win against Northwestern last week, a victory that propelled the Irish to a 9-0 record, and then weighs in on coach Brian Kelly's comments during the week. Shepkowski also reviews the College Football Playoff rankings and previews the Florida State matchup this Saturday.

Nick Shepkowski of 670 The Score in Chicago hosts Radio.com's Notre Dame football pregame show. This week, he looks back on the Fighting Irish's impressive 38-17 win against the Stanford Cardinal last Saturday, including analyzing some of the key players from the contest. He then previews the matchup at Virginia Tech, which will feature a crazy atmosphere as Notre Dame visits Lane Stadium for the first time in program history. Shepkowski is also joined by Evan Watkins of 247Sports and VTScoop.com to weigh in on the Hokies and the matchup.