This is where, and this is when Notre Dame’s season truly rurns around. There’s a debate among friends that has been swirling around the interwebs — how would we talk about the Irish if thjey would have pulled off a victory over Marshall? Where would they be ranked?
Personally, in that scenario it’s not hard to imagine the Irish still ranked in the top 10 and chasing a playoff berth. As it is, Notre Dame is unranked and slotted to play in the Cheeze-It Bowl. While the former is definitely out of reach, the latter doesn’t have to happen either.