Matt & Pete are joined by ESPN analyst and former Alabama quarterback Greg McElroy to get his perspective of the state of the Irish heading into the 2025 season.
Mar 13
A Tribute to Lou Holtz: Notre Dame Coach’s Former Players Share Their Favorite Memories
Former Notre Dame coach Lou Holtz passed away on March 4 at the age of 89. In this special edition of The Independent, former Holtz players Jeff Kilburg, Chris Zorich, Steve Roddy and Cornelius Southall share their favorite memories of their coach, from winning the national champ ... Show More
1h 13m
Mar 12
Notre Dame basketball talk with Jordan Cornette, plus projecting Jeremiyah Love’s NFL destination
March is here and that means NBC’s Jordan Cornette, Notre Dame’s all-time leader in blocks, joins The Independent to preview conference tournament week, look at where things have gone wrong for Fighting Irish men’s basketball and much more. Plus, Brian Kelly is in the news again, ... Show More
36m 3s
Mar 5
Recapping Notre Dame at the Combine, Previewing the Fighting Irish in the NFL Draft and more
Matt Fortuna and Pete Sampson are back for more Notre Dame news, nuggets and conversation. Notre Dame RB Jeremiyah Love showed out at the NFL Scouting Combine. Where will he and fellow Fighting Irish backfield mate Jadarian Price get drafted? Plus, what does the projected first r ... Show More
48m 23s
Jan 2025
PMS 2.0 1278 - Michael Lombardi, Aaron Rodgers, Dan Orlovsky, Coach Chuck Pagano, & AJ Hawk
On today’s show, Pat, Chuck Pagano, AJ Hawk, and the boys chat about the National Championship between Ohio State and Notre Dame and wonder why no one is talking about Ohio State Quarterback Will Howard as an NFL prospect. Chuck also goes through the entire divisional round slate ... Show More
3h 33m
Nov 2023
PMS 2.0 1008 - Thursday Night Football Preview, Michael Lombardi, Nick Saban, Vikings Head Coach Kevin O'Connell, The General Bobby Carpenter's Top 6, Coach Chuck Pagano LIVE In The ThunderDome, & AJ Hawk
On today’s show, Pat, Coach Chuck Pagano, AJ Hawk, and the boys chat about tonight’s Thursday Night Football game between the Titans and the Steelers, look at the tale of the tape and all the pertinent stats that matter before making their predictions against the spread. Joining ... Show More
3h 17m
Jan 2025
PMS 2.0 1281 - National Championship Recap, Kirk Herbstreit, Ohio State QB Will Howard, "The General" Bobby Carpenter, Darius Butler, & AJ Hawk
On today’s show, Pat, Darius Butler, AJ Hawk, and the boys recap last night’s National Championship which saw Ohio State hang on to win 34-23 after a furious comeback from Notre Dame, plus they recap the entire college football season as a whole that was arguably the best one we’ ... Show More
3h 13m
Oct 2019
PMS 2.0 117 - Undefeated NFL QB, Duck Hodges, & Recap Magic.. Last Zito Ad Read Ever? What A Day
On today’s show, Pat and the boys are joined by Pittsburgh Steelers starting Quarterback, all-time FCS passing yards leader, and Junior World Duck Calling Junior Champion, Devlin “Duck” Hodges. They discuss his rise from practice squad player to 3rd string QB, to 2nd string QB, t ... Show More
1h 23m