It was quite the productive bye week for Brian Kelly and his football team. They entered week eight undefeated at 7-0, ranked 4th nationally, and having navigated the toughest portion of their schedule. They will enter week nine at #3, with Ohio State’s loss to Purdue knocking them backward in the polls, and with a healthier football team for the final stretch run. Kelly announced the return of redshirt freshman running back Jafar Armstrong at his weekly press conference. He returns from a knee infection that sidelined him for three game weeks. In addition to Armstrong, Troy Pride is back into the starting lineup following his ankle injury, and Khalid Kareem, Robert Hainsey, and Tommy Kraemer have also been aided from having a week off.
Notre Dame Football 2018 Post-Bye Stock Report
