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SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Nearly eight minutes had ticked off the game clock Saturday afternoon at Notre Dame Stadium when the Irish offense — powered by Heisman Trophy candidate Jeremiyah Love at running back and rising freshman star CJ Carr at quarterback — took the field for the first time.

Notre Dame already led Syracuse by 21 points.

As the No. 9 Irish (9-2) try to complete their march from an 0-2 start to the College Football Playoff, they can’t control the quality of opponents they face in the home stretch. Syracuse and Stanford, Notre Dame’s final regular-season opponent next weekend, entered Saturday with three wins apiece.

The Irish can, however, control how thoroughly they beat those two opponents. And Notre Dame’s start in a 70-7 win ov

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