For Irish fans and media, verbal commitments need to be taken with a grain of salt. Until a player officially signs with Notre Dame, they are a free agent, even if and while verbally committed to the Irish, and content should responsibly reflect that.

The Irish don't always hit in the transfer portal, but they rarely miss. Here's how their additions stack up over the past 10 years.

In addition to that 7:30 p.m. kickoff, the seven-game home slate for the Irish includes 7:30 starts against USC on Oct. 18 and Navy on Nov. 8. Notre Dame has won 13 of its past 15 nighttime kickoffs at Notre Dame Stadium,