SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — No. 8 Notre Dame hasn’t even taken a snap on its home turf and coaches and players are already using the word urgency.

Early-season losses do that to a playoff hopeful — something nobody knows better than the Fighting Irish, who lost coach Marcus Freeman’s debut in 2022 and in Week 2 last season.

So for the third time in four years, Notre Dame (0-1) will spend Saturday trying to get its season back on track when No. 16 Texas A&M (2-0) comes to town. It’s a lesson the Irish have learned the hard way.

“Last year gives us confidence, playing teams like that, playing NFL caliber guys and playing ranked top 10 teams,” running back Jadarian Price said when asked about starting this season against two ranked teams. “It just makes us feel good as a team and just getting

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