Spotlight COMMENTARY Notre Dame is college football's main character — and favorite villain | Opinion Matt Hayes USA Today Aug 6, 2026 21 hrs ago 0 × USA Today - Vertical Notre Dame football captain Adon Shuler jokes that Irish players 'need a map' to find their way around 150,000-square-foot Shields Family Hall. Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Would you look at that, the inevitable has arrived and transcended time. Old is new again.kAm}@EC6 s2>6[ ;FDE 3J 36:?8 }@EC6 s2>6[ 92D 3:CE965 2 ?6H 86?6C2E:@? @7 92E6]k^AmkAmx7 E96C6 ECF=J :D 2 7:?6 =:?6 36EH66? 6?GJ 2?5 ;62=@FDJ 2?5 J@F >2<6 >6 H2?E E@ AF<6[ v6? + 4@==686 7@@E32== 72?D 2C6 BF:4<=J 2?5 A2:?7F==J 7:8FC:?8 @FE H92E |:==6??:2=D[ v6? ) 2?5 q@@>6CD 92G6 <?@H? 2== 2=@?8]k^AmkAm%96C6 2C6 5:776C6?E CF=6D 7@C }@EC6 s2>6 3642FD6 ?@ @?6 — ?@E ~9:@ $E2E6[ ?@E %6I2D[ ?@E p=232>2[ ?@E 6G6? 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Notre Dame football captain Adon Shuler on sheer size of Shields Hall Notre Dame football captain Adon Shuler jokes that Irish players 'need a map' to find their way around 150,000-square-foot Shields Family Hall.
