Following an exemplary first half of football in the season-opener against Michigan, Kelly’s Irish have been the epitome of inconsistency. This Notre Dame Fighting Irish team struggled in consecutive games against much lesser opponents, as we all know, beating Vanderbilt and Ball State by a combined 13 points.
This paradigm stretches back to last season, though, specifically beginning just after the wheels fell off the wagon against Miami.
Beginning with Navy in 2017, and leading up to this past Sunday against Vanderbilt, the average score of Notre Dame’s past five wins has been 23 - 16.