Entering their bye week with a 5-1 record, the 2019 season for Notre Dame’s Fighting Irish has mostly gone according to plan. The lone blemish was a competitive road battle against Georgia last month, while the two contests against outmanned New Mexico and Bowling Green resulted in a combined score of 118-14. In their other three victories, the Irish managed to get past some early adversity to stay in the hunt for a postseason playoff berth.
Given the juggernauts currently ahead of them, Notre Dame may not get that playoff opportunity when the decision is made in December.