Notre Dame football team came out of the gates on fire last season, but a litany of injuries, bad defense and turnovers derailed the Irish's championship hopes and sent them spiralling out of the national spotlight. 2015 could very well be a different story, but there's still plenty to address before we punch Notre Dame's ticket to the College Football Playoff. Here's
5. Will The Defensive Line Step Up?
The Irish had just 26 sacks in 2014 -- not nearly to cause signficant distress to the majority of the opposing quarterbacks they faced.