Throughout the 2015 football season there were a number of narratives that surrounded the Notre Dame football team; so many in fact that in retrospect it’s hard to figure out exactly what team 127 amounted to. From the dominance against Texas to the heart breaking loss against Stanford, deciphering whether this was a great team that got unlucky or an immensely talented team that missed a golden opportunity at greatness isn’t the easiest task. But, hey, let’s give it a shot.
It began with the dawn of the Malik Zaire era at quarterback, as the previous season’s starter Everett Golson elected to transfer to Florida St.