SOUTH BEND, Ind. — A somewhat surprising No. 5 ranking in Tuesday’s initial College Football Playoff poll elicited similar responses from the Notre Dame football team this week.
“We could be ranked five or 55,” Irish middle linebacker Joe Schmidt said. “It doesn’t really matter until the last week of the year. We have a game this week.”
“The rankings can do whatever they want,” Irish defensive tackle Sheldon Day said. “It’s all about what happens in this building. We have to focus on each and every day here.”
“As long as we go 1-0 each week, we’ll see where we end up at the end,” Irish quarterback DeShone Kizer said.