WHO? No. 15 Notre Dame (10-2) vs. Iowa State (7-5).
WHAT? A chance at a program record-tying 33rd win across three seasons, a chance for Irish head coach Brian Kelly to reach 5-4 in bowl games during his decade at Notre Dame, and mostly a chance for the Irish to continue this stretch on a positive note rather than let questions overcome sustained success.
Those questions reached a peak this week when Kelly outright acknowledged lackluster practice performances when Notre Dame first arrived in Orlando. By Thursday, though, he had begun to change his tune, perhaps hesitantly.