Notre Dame is flying a bit under the radar this season, despite making it to the College Football Playoff finals last year. Much of this quiet has to do with two main assumptions. First, that their schedule isn’t particularly challenging, and second, that they lack true star power beyond a few promising players like Jeremiah Love and Leonard Moore. Head coach Marcus Freeman , now entering his fourth year, faces pressure to prove that the Irish can contend at the highest level consistently. While his defense remains solid, the offense is still finding its footing, and lingering questions remain about how well his young team can perform under the spotlight.

The idea that Notre Dame’s schedule is a soft one is flat-out wrong this year. Though they are favored in every game on pap

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