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Notre Dame's BYU loss

Sports · Heat 3.6 / 10 · 12 shows · 1h 53m airtime

Notre Dame lost to BYU on the road on October 17, 2026, as a 10-point favorite, with BYU going 4-for-4 in the red zone to Notre Dame's 3-for-5. BYU was without running back LJ Martin, a potential top-100 pick. The Big 12 later admitted a second should have been left on the clock. The Irish dropped two spots to No. 4, and the discussion has settled on what they must do from here: Brady Quinn says they have to finish 11-1 and beat Miami to make the playoff. Steve Young says he went onto the field on instinct after the last play, not to lead the storming.

How 12 podcasts covered it

  1. The Athletic Football Show: A show about the NFL, 2026-10-14 (1:02:29 to 1:06:03)
    Reports LJ Martin out for Notre Dame game
    Preview of Notre Dame at BYU, framed as the Irish's biggest test yet. Goes to the NFL prospects on both sides and reports that BYU running back LJ Martin, a potential top-100 pick, will miss the game.
    New angle: BYU running back LJ Martin, a potential top-100 pick, will miss the Notre Dame game.
  2. First Take, 2026-10-16 (14:54 to 17:08)
    Previews the BYU trip and the untested Irish
    Previews Notre Dame's trip to BYU with Finebaum, who calls the Irish untested and says the Miami game defines them; Smith argues an independent schedule leaves no room for more than one loss. Stays inside the playoff-path framing already on the record.
  3. The Pat McAfee Show, 2026-10-16 (31:58 to 33:25)
    Questions the 10.5-point line for BYU
    Previews Notre Dame at BYU through the betting line, calling 10.5 points a little much given two strong defenses and BYU's ball-control run game, then notes the Irish have won 16 straight by double digits. Stays inside the pregame framing.
  4. The Pat McAfee Show, 2026-10-16 (1:31:29 to 1:47:59)
    Previews the BYU trip with Freeman
    Freeman joins ahead of the BYU trip and covers preparation for altitude and crowd noise, his evolution since 2022, C.J. Carr's leadership and the Pop-Tart Bowl opt-out. A preview interview that stays inside the ground already covered.
  5. The Pat McAfee Show, 2026-10-16 (42:06 to 44:55)
    Breaks down the tape on BYU's pressures
    Saban breaks down the BYU-Notre Dame tape: Notre Dame has not been tested, BYU's simulated pressures and man coverage will test C.J. Carr, and Bear Bachmeier has improved as a passer. Analysis and preview, not a development.
  6. Nightcap, 2026-10-18 (4:42 to 13:55)
    Recaps BYU's 28-24 win over Notre Dame
    Recaps BYU's 28-24 win over Notre Dame: the fast start, the failed fake punt on BYU's own 27, Bachmeier's number 47, and the final incomplete pass in the end zone. It stays inside the game itself, with no new development in the story.
  7. The Right Time with Bomani Jones, 2026-10-18 (30:05 to 31:58)
    Reacts to BYU's landmark home win
    Reaction segment on BYU's win over Notre Dame, framed as a landmark home game for the Big 12 program. Bomani stays skeptical of the whole week's results, singling out C.J. Carr as unimpressive, but adds no new reporting.
  8. Josh Pate's College Football Show, 2026-10-19 (27:02 to 35:28)
    Walks through BYU's red-zone plan
    Walks through the game itself: BYU's third-down plan, Bachmeier's line, the red-zone split and Carr's 49 attempts. Adds the final score and the box-score detail the earlier coverage did not carry, then turns to whether the Big 12 is a three-bid league.
    New angle: BYU beat Notre Dame 28-24, going 4-for-4 in the red zone to Notre Dame's 3-for-5.
  9. First Take, 2026-10-19 (18:21 to 23:00)
    Turns the BYU loss into a Miami ultimatum
    Finebaum and Stephen A. Smith retell the BYU loss and turn it into the Miami ultimatum: lose on November 7 and the Irish are out. Smith adds a pass interference no-call complaint and a Wisconsin-and-North Carolina schedule critique.
  10. The Dan Le Batard Show, 2026-10-19 (18:49 to 20:27)
    Replays Bachmeier's postgame jab about recruiting
    Recaps the end of the BYU-Notre Dame game and replays the Big 12's admission of the missing second, then plays and re-plays Bachmeier's postgame jab about Notre Dame disrespecting his family in recruiting. Reaction and sound, no new development.
  11. The Dan Patrick Show, 2026-10-19 (8:12 to 16:10)
    Adds the new rankings and playoff math
    Callers and Dan work through the officiating complaints, including the one second left in the Notre Dame game, then turn to the Irish's playoff math. It puts the new rankings on the record: Notre Dame fell two spots to No. 4 and Indiana slipped from five to six.
    New angle: Notre Dame dropped two spots to No. 4; Indiana fell from No. 5 to No. 6.
  12. PTI, 2026-10-20 (9:26 to 12:49)
    Argues the Irish got hosed on the ending
    Runs through the weekend's five top-seven upsets, then settles on Notre Dame-BYU as the best game of the season and argues the Irish got hosed on the controversial ending. Reaction and opinion, staying inside the loss already on the record.
  13. The Dan Le Batard Show, 2026-10-20 (18:59 to 21:09)
    Flags the Big 12's admitted missing second
    Rushed reaction to the BYU loss: Smetana is fine with the no-call but flags that the Big 12 admitted a second should have been on the clock, blames the defensive coordinator, and says whether Miami is an elimination game depends on this year's field.
    New angle: The Big 12 admitted a second should have been left on the clock in Notre Dame's loss to BYU.
  14. The Rich Eisen Show, 2026-10-21 (33:14 to 35:54)
    Proposes a pool reporter for officials
    Pate's rant on officiating accountability, built on the one second left in the Notre Dame-BYU game. He says the crew left town and the conference issued its next-day statement, and proposes a pool reporter to question officials after games. The admission itself is already on the record.
  15. The Herd with Colin Cowherd, 2026-10-21 (22:48 to 26:33)
    Argues the BYU loss makes Miami a must-win
    Opens a new story: Notre Dame's road loss to BYU. Cowherd argues the loss isn't punitive but the Miami game is now a must-win; Quinn says the ceiling is a title but there's no room for error at 11-1, and calls for a national officiating group.
    New angle: Quinn says Notre Dame must finish 11-1 and beat Miami to make the playoff.
  16. Josh Pate's College Football Show, 2026-10-21 (8:47 to 15:21)
    Recaps the apology and argues transparency
    Recaps the one-second controversy and the Big 12's apology, then widens into a general argument about officiating transparency. Pate says a head official texted him feedback, but stays off the record on specifics.
  17. The Ryen Russillo Show, 2026-10-22 (24:33 to 26:14)
    Debates whether 10-2 Notre Dame gets left out
    Kanell and Russillo debate whether a 10-2 Notre Dame, with a loss to Miami, gets left out of the playoff. It restates the 11-1-or-bust math already on the record and adds only the committee's top-12 provision as context.
  18. The Ryen Russillo Show, 2026-10-22 (30:06 to 34:35)
    Relays Kelly's praise of BYU's lines
    Kanell, bullish on BYU since picking them against Notre Dame, relays Brian Kelly's praise of the Cougars' lines and Bachmeier's improvement; Russillo pushes back on the SEC comparison. Reaction and evaluation of the team Notre Dame lost to, not a new development in that game.
  19. The Ryen Russillo Show, 2026-10-22 (55:44 to 57:20)
    Praises BYU's defense against Notre Dame
    Praise for BYU's defense in the win over Notre Dame: batted-down passes, no throwing lanes for C.J. Carr, and a couple of missed throws that could have flipped the game. Stays inside the post-mortem already on the record.
  20. The Herd with Colin Cowherd, 2026-10-24 (16:48 to 35:45)
    Retells the BYU loss and calls for officials
    Quinn retells the BYU loss - the 10-point road line, the botched punt, the failed fake punt, the red-zone misses, CJ Carr's off day and Chris Ash's man-coverage reluctance - and repeats that 11-1 with a Miami win is the path. He adds a call for a national officiating body, but the substance stays inside the week's coverage.
  21. The Dan Patrick Show, 2026-10-28 (39:56 to 43:30)
    Retells the final play and the field storming
    Dan needles Young over being first onto the field with a second left; Young retells the final play, says he reacted with his body, and argues officials would have cleared the field if anyone had noticed the clock. Stays inside the storming story already on the record.
  22. The Dan Patrick Show, 2026-10-28 (21:32 to 25:06)
    Adds Young's account of the field storming
    Puts Steve Young on the record about the field storming after BYU's win: he says he went onto the field on instinct after the final play and that the field would have been cleared for another snap anyway. Dan's charge that the rush cost Notre Dame a play is the argument, not a new fact.
    New angle: Steve Young says he went onto the field on instinct after the last play, not to lead the storming.
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