
ND BLUE-GOLD: Attendance spikes with anticipation growing for Fighting Irish football in 2026
SOUTH BEND — The second-largest attendance in Notre Dame spring game history showed up to Saturday’s Blue-Gold scrimmage to get an early taste of what could be an extended season for the Fighting Irish. The crowd of 45,308 watched a nail-biter as Spencer Porath converted a 43-yard field goal to give







