Trust & Proof: Notre Dame Athletics | The Fighting Irish – Signal Evidence & AI Readability

Notre Dame Athletics | The Fighting Irish

(https://und.com) 📸 Data Snapshot: June 20, 2026
Trust & Proof — The Lens

Count trust words (review, testimonial, rating, verified) against real outbound proof links (Google, Trustpilot, Clutch, G2, Yelp). Lots of trust language with zero verification links is trust theatre. Unlinked logo galleries count against it.

Trust & Proof Verifiable evidence vs. Trust Theatre.
17 Impact Weight: 20 / 100
85% Reputation

The site contains a high proof_links_count (25-26 per page) which validates the news-centric nature of the site. There is minimal trust theatre; however, the presence of a ‘review_count’ of 1 or 5 without linked third-party review platforms (like Google or Yelp) for the ‘Official App’ represents a minor unverified claim. The trust_theatre_flag is false across the board because the site relies on institutional authority rather than customer testimonials.

Proof density is high, with over 10 specific proof points per page, including athlete names, game highlights, and official award designations. Vague assertions are non-existent; every headline is a specific data point from a recent or historical event. The ratio of substantiated news to marketing fluff is approximately 15:1.

Trust & Proof is read by weighing trust language against real verification. Below is the page-by-page tally of review mentions and external proof links, then the schema markup that may (or may not) declare verifiable ratings and identity proof.

🛡️ Trust Signals — reviews, proof links, trust-theatre check
8Review mentions (all pages)
101External proof links (all pages)
PageReviewsProof links
/ (home) 1 25
/sports/track/ 5 25
/sports/wbball/ 1 26
/sports/baseball/ 1 25
🔗 Identity & Technical Layer — schema JSON-LD: declared ratings, reviews & identity proof
Homepage — no schema detected (entity gap)
/sports/track/ — no schema detected (entity gap)
/sports/wbball/ — no schema detected (entity gap)
/sports/baseball/ — no schema detected (entity gap)
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