Football

The full Week 2 college football schedule for September 10 to 12, 2026, headlined by No. 1 Ohio State at No. 5 Texas, with kickoff times, TV channels and the games that matter.

Notre Dame’s 2026 football roster is reported at $40.4 million, sixth nationally. CJ Carr’s $3 million valuation, how the Irish pay without a conference, the NBC money, the House settlement cap and where the program ranks against Texas, Miami, Ohio State and LSU.

Notre Dame’s live 2026 College Football Playoff odds and national championship odds, refreshed every two minutes, with the independent’s path to the 12 team field, why the 2025 exclusion matters, and the games that decide it.

The Shamrock Series is Notre Dame’s traveling home game. Every game since 2009 with venue and score (the Irish are 12 and 0), the uniforms, why the series exists, and the 2026 edition against Wisconsin at Lambeau Field.

Notre Dame leads USC 51 to 37 with five ties in 96 meetings since 1926. The Jeweled Shillelagh, the streaks, the greatest games, the vacated results, why the rivalry is on hiatus in 2026 and the August 31, 2030 return at the Coliseum.

Marcus Freeman’s contract: the December 2025 restructure that runs through 2031 with top tier compensation after NFL interest, the $9 million plus extension from December 2024, what tax filings show he actually earned, and how the buyout works at a private school.