Less than a week ago, I was having a conversation with my family in which I expressed worries common to many Notre Dame Fighting Irish fans regarding the Irish community’s stance in the NIL era: namely, that Notre Dame - not only the university but the larger network of alumni and para-organizations around the country - didn’t have the stomach to match the funds on offer from the likes of the Texas Longhorns, Tennessee Volunteers, etc. It seemed unlikely that my alma mater, a school that has - rightly or wrongly - long prided itself on every following-the-rules cliche in the book, and whose university president and athletic director were once vocal opponents of pay-for-play, would be able to compete with teams unencumbered by such self-conceptions.
Notre Dame Football Friday Fire: Ponying Up for the Irish
