With KJ having transferred to Georgia Tech, the Yellow Jackets' head coach Geoff Collins joins KJ & Kyle to about their shared connection with Matt Balis – the current Notre Dame strength coach who Collins coached alongside at Mississippi State, growing up in Atlanta and playing college ball at Western Carolina, his extensive coaching career that led him to his dream job at Georgia Tech, and how he plans to help the school bounce back and regain its standing as one of college football's...

Safety Tony Jefferson becomes the first of Kyle's new Ravens teammates to swing by ITG, and on this week's pod the eight-year NFL veteran talks to the guys about the six(!) different schools he committed to before finally winding up at Oklahoma, Brian Polian pulling for him to choose Notre Dame, going undrafted but then finding himself starting in a Cardinals secondary alongside All-Pros Patrick Peterson and Tyrann Mathieu, and  gives his first impressions of Kyle as Baltimore is getting...

Pro Bowl running back and Indiana University alum Jordan Howard joins the pod this week and talks UCLA and USC's decision to join Indiana in the Big Ten Conference in 2024, what it was like playing for University of Alabama Birmingham when they abruptly cancelled the entire program in 2014, making the jump from his stint at Indiana to the NFL after being drafted by the Chicago Bears, his breakout rookie year that landed him a spot in the Pro Bowl, and the story of his career since then where...

On this week's episode, Buffalo Bills star safety Jordan Poyer joins the guys to discuss playing for a Bills squad with real Super Bowl aspirations, the chemistry in his safety group alongside fellow All-Pro Micah Hyde, last postseason's OT thriller against Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs, getting drafted by the Florida Marlins and his decision to quit baseball to focus on football, the story behind his bout with alcoholism and the steps he took to getting sober, and why he wants...

ITG returns this week with a new format as the guys enter the new phases of their football careers. Safety Kyle Hamilton is now living in Baltimore after being drafted by the Ravens with the 14th pick of the NFL Draft, and he relays the valuable lessons he's learned from discussions with head coach John Harbaugh and playing against superstar quarterback Lamar Jackson in practice. Meanwhile, Cam and Conor are in South Bend as Notre Dame gears up for its anticipated Week 1 matchup with Ohio...

Notre Dame offensive coordinator Tommy Rees came through the garage to discuss his unique four-year career at quarterback in South Bend splitting time with Everett Golson, how the QB position is played and scouted has changed since his playing days with the emergence of quarterbacks like Russell Wilson and Kyler Murray, and how he and the rest of the Notre Dame staff handle situations where players are considering entering the transfer portal. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy...

It's a special week on Inside the Garage, with Marcus Freeman joining the guys at the table to detail his path from a standout linebacker at Ohio State to Notre Dame's newest head coach, the conversations he had with Mike Vrabel, Jim Tressel, and other coaches that helped him prepare for the coveted job, and what it is about Notre Dame – as a football team and as a university – that makes it such a rarefied opportunity for a young coach. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Former Notre Dame captain current San Francisco 49ers offensive tackle Mike McGlinchey joins the guys on ITG to discuss his career in South Bend, the bond he shared with fellow Notre Dame offensive line standout Quenton Nelson, their private conversations in 2016 after the Irish's disappointing 4-8 season, his transition to the NFL after being drafted 9th by the 49ers, and the 2019 season that resulted in a Super Bowl berth for his San Francisco team. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy...

Notre Dame's all-time leader in sacks and 2x Super Bowl winner Justin Tuck joins the podcast (sans Kyle) to talk about how his time at Notre Dame and in the NFL with the New York Giants prepared him for his current job at Goldman Sachs, his accidental recruitment that landed him in South Bend, how Jerome Bettis indirectly influenced that decision to commit to ND, and the ways he wants to help the next generation of Notre Dame athletes as they step out into the real world. See...

2013 NFL Defensive Player of the Year Luke Kuechly joins the guys on ITG to discuss his memories of playing Notre Dame while he was at Boston College – after the Irish had passed on him as a recruit, the 2015 Super Bowl run alongside MVP Cam Newton that put their Carolina Panthers squad up against the legendary Peyton Manning and Denver Broncos, his story of being on the field for the Odell Beckham Jr vs. Josh Norman fight, and what made former Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch so...

The ITG crew discusses the now infamous Will Smith-Chris Rock Oscars slap, whether they support the new overtime rules in the NFL, the Final Four of March Madness featuring Duke, North Carolina, Villanova, and Kansas, and later answer Outside the Garage questions. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jerome Bettis joins the guys inside the garage to share some of his favorite stories from his playing days at Notre Dame, the time Lou Holtz ripped him in front of the entire team, his NFL career, playing with Ben Roethlisberger, Troy Polamalu, and other legends, and what his experience has been like finishing his degree at Notre Dame. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Former Irish guard stops by the Garage to discuss his 5 years at Notre Dame and what has changed in the decade since he left. The guys and Golic discuss dealing with Notre Dame haters, the future of NIL and Golic's career in sports media. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For the first time in a long while, Kyle is back in the garage! The reunited crew sits down to discuss their childhood celebrity crushes, updates from spring ball in South Bend, the generational arguments about football becoming "soft," the modern recruitment pipeline is stunting kids' growth and robbing them of the teenage experience, Deshaun Watson to the Browns and what his $230 million guaranteed contract could mean for the future of NFL dealmaking, and Notre Dame's March Madness...

Coming back from spring break, Cam, KJ, and Conor reunite with Kyle to discuss their vacations all across the continent, Kyle's reaction to his Combine performance and what the NFL's top prospects go through behind the scenes of the NFL Draft's biggest evaluation day, and Tom Brady's unexpected return from his brief retirement. They wrap the show fielding fan questions, choosing between extreme heat vs extreme cold and giving the pros and cons of the podcasting life. Learn more about your...

The ITG crew made a special trip out to LA this month to visit The Volume founder himself, Colin Cowherd. They sit down with Colin to discuss why Notre Dame is such a unique college football program, the culture shift in South Bend as Marcus Freeman takes over for Brian Kelly, and how Colin feels about the NIL deals that are shifting the college landscape. And as the conversation expands beyond football, they talk about Colin's years at ESPN making SportsNation, Kanye's jeen-yuhs doc series,...

The all-time winningest QB in Notre Dame history joins the show on today's episode, as current New Orleans Saints Ian Book takes the guys inside the Saints' unique quarterback room with Taysom Hill, Jamies Winston, and Trevor Siemian, the wild Week 16 that resulted in his first NFL start, his Pro Day and NFL Draft experience, his ascent from unheralded recruit to Notre Dame's all-time wins leader, and his favorite games from his Irish career. Learn more about your ad-choices at...

Former Notre Dame superstar and current Cincinnati Bengal Khalid Kareem joins the pod this week to give an inside look into the Bengals' breakout postseason, Joe Burrow and Ja'Marr Chase's bond, and what former Cincy assistant and new Irish DC Al Golden is like in the locker room. They go on to discuss Khalid's unique NFL Combine experience in 2020, where he was on Draft night when he got the call that told him he'd be a Bengal, and some of the wild questions prospects get asked by teams in...

The Irish announced the hiring of Cincinnati Bengals assistant coach Al Golden as the new defensive coordinator on Wednesday, and on today's episode Cam and Conor share their first impressions of the new DC, what he's telling the team as he takes the helm of the defense, and what his NFL credentials mean to his new locker room. The guys break down Marcus Freeman's overhauled coaching staff, the team's emotional reaction to Nick Lezynski's departure to Vanderbilt, and how Notre Dame staved off...

After a thrilling conclusion to the NFL season this past Sunday, the ITG crew discuss the biggest moments from Super Bowl LVI, OBJ's $200k cleats, social media's all-out war on Eli Apple (and how he should've covered Cooper Kupp on the game-deciding TD), Vernon Hargreaves running on the field to celebrate, Super Bowl champion Ben Skowronek, and the best halftime show in recent memory. After, they break down the best NFL Draft prospects they played this year and some names that are getting...

This week Jim Harbaugh officially announced his return to Michigan after pursuing the Minnesota Vikings head coaching job in the NFL. On today's episode, the guys break down how coaches going after other jobs only to return to their team can lead to an awkward locker room, how the same situations are perceived when players seek new opportunities, stories from their recruiting years where coaches made some wild promises, and why Matt Balis is the bedrock of Notre Dame football culture. Moving...

NCAA.com released their way-too-early 2022 college football rankings and had Notre Dame slotted at #5. On today's episode, the guys analyze Notre Dame's place on the list, Texas A&M's unreal recruiting class, the hype surrounding USC and their rivalry with ND, the energy they expect from Clemson next season, and how Notre Dame's schedule compares to SEC schools. And with the Olympics and Pro Bowl going down, they discuss the toughest Olympic sports, the events they think they could...

Second ITG drop of the week! The guys discuss how Tom Brady must feel leaving the sport he's played for half his life, what's surprising and what isn't surprising about Brian Flores suing the NFL, why Harbaugh would want to leave Michigan for the NFL after this past season, Caleb Williams' transfer to USC and what it reflects about the state of college football, and the fastest way a new coach can lose a locker room. Learn more about your ad-choices at...

On today's episode, the guys share their thoughts on the NFL Championship Round matchups, their favorite memories of debatably-retired Tom Brady, where Gronk would rank in the all-time TE rankings if he retires with Tom, the dynamics between the Gronkowski / Watt / Bosa brothers, Tyrann Mathieu's hatred of the transfer portal, and the stress levels of the NFL Combine vs. performing surgery. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com