Editor's note: This story was updated to reflect the recent news event of a fire at the iconic landmark. It was originally published in the May/June 2017 issue of National Geographic History Magazine.

The ACC's recent lack of top-end depth leaves Notre Dame with limited hope that its scheduling agreement with the league will take a sudden turn for the better. Justin Casterline / Getty Images SOUTH ...

It’s a little rich hearing Notre Dame cry about unfairness. For the better part of a half-century, Notre Dame has insisted on playing by its own rules. It has its own TV deal. It has refused to join a ...

Pablo Legasa (Frollo) et Amandine Albisson (Esmeralda), lors de la prégénérale de « Notre-Dame de Paris », de Roland Petit, à l’Opéra de Paris, en décembre 2025. YONATHAN KELLERMAN/ONP Star éternelle ...

A 12-year scheduling series with Clemson alters the delicate balance of what Notre Dame needs from partial ACC membership. Michael Reaves / Getty Images SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Two days before the abrupt ...

Notre Dame values its independence more than it cares about college football’s postseason. Potential for CFP bracket expansion is another reason for Notre Dame to not join a conference. Irish ...

On Monday, Notre Dame athletic director Pete Bevacqua claimed on "The Dan Patrick Show" that the ACC had done "permanent damage" to their business relationship after the conference appeared to take ...

With a No. 11 ranking when the final bracket was released on Sunday, Notre Dame failed to receive the final at-large bid for the College Football Playoff. Had the same set of circumstances happened ...

Upon further review, what members of the College Football Playoff selection committee did to Notre Dame by leaving the Fighting Irish out of their 12-team tournament despite everything was predictable ...

Two days after Notre Dame followed its snub by the College Football Playoff by withdrawing from the postseason entirely, the school's athletic director likened the selection committee's shifting ...

LAS VEGAS --Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark publicly backed his ACC counterpart Tuesday after Notre Dame's athletics director tore into the league over the Irish being left out of the College ...

Jeremiyah Love, the star Notre Dame running back and Heisman Trophy finalist, made it official Tuesday night and declared for the 2026 NFL draft. Love made the announcement on social media, thanking ...