The good news is Notre Dame football bounced back last week vs Virginia Tech. The bad news is it was about as ugly as a win as you could get – one of those wins where you almost feel like they lost.
But, they didn’t. And a win will always be better than the alternative.
The Irish are now 6-2 and keeping their New Year’s Six Bowl dreams alive for at least another week. They inched ahead slightly to No. 15 in the AP Poll as well, and opened up in the same spot in the first CFP rankings released on Tuesday.