Notre Dame football started out its season with an 0-2 record. Since that start, the Fighting Irish are slowly climbing back into the College Football Playoff picture. Notre Dame is now 2-2 , after back-to-back wins over Purdue and Arkansas.

The Fighting Irish thrashed Arkansas Saturday, in Fayetteville. Notre Dame won 56-13 behind a fabulous performance from their quarterback CJ Carr. It was the second consecutive game where Notre Dame scored 56 points.

The contest turned out to be the final game for Arkansas coach Sam Pittman . Pittman was fired by Arkansas on Sunday, after he struggled out to a 2-3 start to the year.

While the squad was nearly left for dead, it appears that Notre Dame still has a path to the CFP this season . Here are some reasons why.

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