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

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