Picking up a 33-point win to start the season shifts the focus from the 2016 woes of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and on the potential of the 2017 unit. While Temple might not be seen as representative of college football elite, especially considering their heavy underdog status, they remained dangerous enough that any positives that could be gleaned from this game were welcome.
Brian Kelly’s squad delivered on the positive news, putting up some eye-opening numbers and avoiding the specter of seeing their momentum blunted with the Georgia Bulldogs next on the docket.