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Analysis: Notre Dame looks mediocre at best, but the Irish keep winning and that's all that matters

There is and has been very little that's pretty about Notre Dame other than the end results: four games, four wins and a place among those teams lurking behind the main contenders in the early College Football Playoff race.

Until a furious surge in the fourth quarter, the 41-13 win against Wisconsin was another underwhelming performance for a team that previously struggled to put away Florida State, Toledo and Purdue.

No. 10 Notre Dame is a flawed group with no clear answer at quarterback and a nonexistent running game to go with a defense that has rapidly improved since the opener against the Seminoles.