Notre Dame’s first football game in October this season is a home game against a familiar foe — the Stanford Cardinal. The Irish and Cardinal both will play for the Legends Trophy, but what each team is playing for in 2024 are completely different things.
Stanford is now a full-time ACC member and is still trying to get back to where they were nationally under David Shaw — but would gladly take something like a six win season. Notre Dame is desperately trying to NOT be one of the more overrated programs of the year as they need to win out to make the college football playoff.