Another first for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish arrives on Saturday afternoon when they welcome the Virginia Cavaliers to the Golden Dome for the first time ever. These two teams have faced off on two other occasions, though the most recent instance came in a 2015 clash at Charlottesville in which the Irish came away with a 34-27 win.
The Irish are coming off a loss at third-ranked Georgia in which a bad third quarter doomed them, and a furious late comeback fell short. That means that running the table over the remainder of the regular season is the only possible path for a playoff berth.