The Notre Dame Fighting Irish enter the 2025-26 season ranked within the Top 10 (No. 6 in AP Poll and No. 5 in Coach's Poll). Expectations are high after the program reached the national championship, which resulted in a 34-23 loss to the Ohio State Buckeyes. With a new season ahead, it sounds like one college football Insider thinks the Fighting Irish are in store for a huge year.

Insider Andy Staples of On3 Sports firmly believes that head coach Marcus Freeman can lead Notre Dame to a top-four seeding in the College Football Playoff . Staples explains how the new rules set for the upcoming season give the Fighting Irish a real chance to earn a top-four seed.

“Remember, the commissioners who run the CFP changed the seeding rules after the original set — written for a world with

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