We talk a lot at Irish Breakdown about a player's contributions on the field and their impact on Notre Dame winning it's 12th National Championship. We talk about their playmaking ability, their ...

Kahanu Kia spent the 2021 season playing under then-defensive coordinator Marcus Freeman before the linebacker embarked on a two-year religious mission in North Carolina. Much to the excitement of his ...

Notre Dame added to its growing defensive class when it landed Hawai'i linebacker Kahanu Kia. The future Irish defender comes from a high school Notre Dame fans are quite familiar with, and he's a ...

Notre Dame linebacker Kahanu Kia will miss the 2024 season after tearing his ACL this summer. Kia is back at Notre Dame after spending the last two years on a mission trip. Marcus Freeman announced ...

SOUTH BEND — Nothing about the 2026 Notre Dame football season may unfold as planned for junior Kahanu Kia, but he will embrace everything about it with his every being. At best, he may be a backup to ...

The inaugural 12-team College Football Playoff has reached the semifinals, with two programs featuring Hawai‘i high school graduates still in contention for the national title. On one side of the ...

This week’s Hot Ticket is Punahou linebacker Ko’o Kia, who takes on ‘Iolani on Friday. Kia, a Notre Dame commit, will join his brother, Kahanu, in South Bend next fall. All the latest sports news from ...

Kahanu Kia flashed just prior (November 2021) and just after (BlueGold Game 2024) his religious mission. But a summer ACL tear waylaid his 2024 campaign. Now the sophomore with three seasons of ...