{
  "id": 5365705,
  "title": "No. 4 Notre Dame seeking faster start to season as it opens against Wisconsin at Lambeau Field",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/no-4-notre-dame-seeking-faster-start-to-season-as-it-opens-against-5365705",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-03T16:44:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/no-4-notre-dame-seeking-164415181.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Fourth-ranked Notre Dame seeks a stronger start to the 2025 football season as they take on Wisconsin at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Head coach Marcus Freeman emphasized the importance of this game, recognizing it as their first of the year and the key to their season. Notre Dame's coaching staff has vowed to avoid the early mistakes that marred their 2024 campaign, during which they lost their opening two games, which cost them a playoff berth.\n\nThe Fighting Irish previously failed to make a College Football Playoff appearance last year despite a 10-game winning streak, and they are determined not to repeat that early-season stumble this year. Quarterback CJ Carr and All-America cornerback Leonard Moore will lead an offense and defense, respectively, that Notre Dame hopes will prove their worthiness. Wisconsin, on the other hand, views this matchup as an opportunity to demonstrate they have evolved since their 4-8 record last season. The Badgers recruited 34 transfer players, including former Old Dominion quarterback Colton Joseph, who expressed his belief in their ability to compete against any team.",
  "summary": "After a 10-game winning streak to end the regular season couldn’t get Notre Dame into last year’s College Football Playoff, the fourth-ranked Fighting Irish have vowed to leave no doubt about their worthiness this time.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "No. 4 Notre Dame seeking faster start to season as it opens against Wisconsin at Lambeau Field",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/no-4-notre-dame-seeking-faster-start-to-season-as-it-opens-against",
        "published": "2026-09-03T10:11:43.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}