Notre Dame assistant athletic director of alumni engagement Hunter Bivin, a former Irish offensive lineman, discusses the creation of Notre Dame football's Legacy Network, head coach Marcus Freeman's push to make Legacy Weekend a part of the Blue-Gold Game week, what ND's current and former players get from the experience, who's expected to be in town this year, why Bivin returned to ND after graduation, the impact the director of football player development can have, the adversity he faced during his ND career and more.

Then Tyler James and Eric Hansen answer questions from Twitter and The Insider Lounge (17:54).

Hunter Bivin on the execution and value of Notre Dame football's Legacy Weekend

On this week's edition of "Football Never Sleeps" on YouTube, Eric Hansen and Tyler James discussed Notre Dame's special Pot of Gold Day for football recruiting, the bluster and the reality of where the Irish stand in both the 2026 and '27 cycles, how new GM Mike Martin can evolve the current recruiting trend lines and his vision for future Irish football roster-building. They also previewed Notre Dame's upcoming spring football season, and they answered questions live from viewers.

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Football Never Sleeps: Notre Dame football recruiting reset and spring preview

Notre Dame freshman forward Kate Koval discusses experiencing her first Selection Sunday, what she's done since the ACC Tournament, how she adapted to the length of a college basketball season, the adjustment from starting to coming off the bench, how those starts in big wins will help her in NCAA Tournament, how often her family gets to see her play, the connection with former Irish women's basketball players, the key to getting back on track in the NCAA Tournament and more.

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Kate Koval on freshman season, preparing for NCAA Tournament

On this week's edition of "Football Never Sleeps" on YouTube, Eric Hansen and Tyler James discussed Notre Dame's early returns on the three-man spring quarterback race as well as impressions of freshman quarterback Blake Hebert on the latest edition of "Football Never Sleeps." They also assessed how the talent is shaping up around them on the Irish offense and spun forward into week 2 of spring football and ND's upcoming Pro Day. They gave the latest on recruiting, and answered questions live from viewers.

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Football Never Sleeps: Early impressions of the Notre Dame QBs and the talent around them

On this week's edition of "Football Never Sleeps" on YouTube, Eric Hansen and Tyler James discussed interviews with Notre Dame defensive coordinator Chris Ash and offensive coordinator Mike Denbrock, spring developments on ND's defensive and offensive lines, conversations with defensive newcomers and the latest in recruiting. They also answered questions live from viewers.

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Football Never Sleeps: How Notre Dame newcomers surprises are impacting Irish spring football

Longtime football recruiting analyst Tom Lemming from the road, currently visiting recruits on the West Coast, joins Inside ND Sports' Eric Hansen for a special live Notre Dame recruiting edition of Football Never Sleeps. They discussed the state of Notre Dame football recruiting, how players during Lemming's 11,000-mile trip perceive the new GM, Mike Martin, and his staff, and what to make of former GM Chad Bowden, now at USC. Lemming also answered questions live from viewers.

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Football Never Sleeps: Special recruiting edition with Tom Lemming

On this week's edition of "Football Never Sleeps" on YouTube, Eric Hansen and Tyler James predicted the eventual starters (and key rotational players) for all 22 positions for the 2025 Notre Dame football team. They also discussed what they learned in this past Saturday's open-to-the-media scrimmage, what they hope to learn in this Saturday's Blue-Gold Game, and what came out of Monday's big court hearing regarding revenue-sharing and the ever-changing college sports model. Plus, they shared the latest recruiting updates and answered questions live from viewers.

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Football Never Sleeps: Predicting Notre Dame's eventual position battle winners

On this week's edition of "Football Never Sleeps" on YouTube, Eric Hansen and Tyler James discussed what they saw in the Blue-Gold Game that should lead to good things for Notre Dame this fall, the biggest questions left unanswered this spring, expectations for the upcoming transfer portal window and the latest in recruiting. They also answered questions live from viewers.

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Football Never Sleeps: Reasons to be excited about Notre Dame from Blue-Gold Game

On this week's edition of "Football Never Sleeps" on YouTube, Eric Hansen and Tyler James discussed Notre Dame's quarterback competition becoming a two-man battle with Steve Angeli in the transfer portal, how the Irish have fared overall with the portal this offseason, if more big moves could be coming and the latest in recruiting. They also answered questions live from viewers.

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Football Never Sleeps: Notre Dame's quarterback battle trims to two

On this week's edition of "Football Never Sleeps" on YouTube, Eric Hansen and Tyler James discussed Notre Dame's 14 summer additions and which have the potential to be most impactful in the 2025 season. They also discussed the relatively quiet spring transfer portal period for ND, the recently completed NFL Draft and its implications about ND's talent development and the latest on the Irish recruiting front. They answered questions live from viewers as well.

 They also answered questions live from viewers.

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