MIAMI GARDENS, FL - JANUARY 7: Kevin Norwood #83 of the Alabama Crimson Tide runs with the ball against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish during the 2013 Discover BCS National Championship Game at Sun Life Stadium on January 7, 2013 in Miami Gardens, Florida. Alabama defeated Notre Dame 42-14. (Photo by Joel Auerbach/Getty Images)
The Notre Dame football team has a chance to erase a lot of the demons that have plagued head coach Brian Kelly against Alabama in the Rose Bowl.
After what was a magical season for the Notre Dame football team, one where dreams of waking the echoes had leaped into the minds of Irish fans and people spoke in whispers of the magic of a third season for Notre Dame head coaches, with Lou Holtz, Dan Devine, Ara Parseghian, and Frank Leahy all won their first National Championships in said year, it was a quick death.