Notre Dame lacrosse started its title defense with a resounding victory over host Ohio State on Sunday afternoon.

Jordan Faison enters NCAA play with just 11 points through 10 games for Notre Dame lacrosse: eight goals and three assists.

There's new talk about expanding the College Football Playoff to 16 teams in 2026 and Irish Breakdown is talking about it on today's show. We look at the format and guaranteed bids for each conference and what it would all mean for Notre Dame. There's more to discuss and debate in Rapid Fire as well. See the list of topics below!

Our list includes the usual contenders, but teams like Bridgewater-Raynham, Marshfield, Rockland and Archbishop Williams have been pleasant surprises.

Once-beaten Westwood impressed on attack in its win over Cohasset, and Notre Dame (Hingham) continued its resurgence by topping unbeaten Walpole.

Richmond outscored UNC 11-5 in the second half of Saturday's NCAA Tournament first-round matchup, leading the Spiders to a 13-10 upset win.

Chris Kavanagh has far and away been Notre Dame’s best men’s lacrosse player this season. Turns out, he’s one of the five best men’s lacrosse players in the country. Kavanagh was named a 2025 Tewaaraton Award finalist on Thursday.