# Football Never Sleeps: Notre Dame prepares for November stretch with Brian Kelly fired at LSU

An episode of [Notre Dame football with Eric Hansen & Tyler James](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1603749412), 28 Oct 2025, 1 h 05 min.

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On this week's edition of "Football Never Sleeps" on YouTube, Eric Hansen and Tyler James break down No. 12 Notre Dame's outlook following an off weekend. Former ND head coach Brian Kelly was fired at LSU, which opens another job at a program that could covet current ND head coach Marcus Freeman. In this episode: • Takeaways from Marcus Freeman's press conference • What to make of Freeman's name being floated with so many openings • Which players have surpassed or failed to meet expectations • The reality of ND's defensive quality • The latest Irish recruiting buzz Plus, they answered questions live from viewers. Football Never Sleeps is presented by Academy Sports + Outdoors: https://www.academy.com/discount Blue & Gold subscription deal: New subscribers can sign up for $1 for the first week of an annual subscription to BlueandGold.com: https://www.on3.com/teams/notre-dame-fighting-irish/join/ Next week's "Football Never Sleeps" will be live on Monday at 7 p.m. EDT. Want to watch "Football Never Sleeps" on YouTube? Visit here: https://www.youtube.com/@HansenAndJames Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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