The Notre Dame Fighting Irish just completed their 5-game stretch before their Bye Week, culminating with a win this past Saturday against the Louisville Cardinals. This ranked matchup provided an opportunity for the Irish to showcase a true win in a tough test in a revenge game, this time at home. It was not the prettiest win, but they did win. That was what I think a lot of us wanted, was at least to win the game, no matter what happened.
Unfortunately, that is what occurred. The game was weirdly tight even after ND took a 21-7 lead in the first quarter.