Coming off a brutal two-point loss, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish are now in a position where another defeat could knock them from a potential bid for a national title. The fact that the Irish are currently 10-point road favorites offers little solace given that they were favored by nearly three times that amount last Saturday and somehow came up short.
On the bright side, the Marcus Freeman era has generally seen Notre Dame bounce back after a defeat. In the seven losses during his first two seasons, the Irish have won their following game six times. The lone failure came in Freeman’s home opener in 2022 after a loss at Ohio State.