The Notre Dame Fighting Irish are 8-3 and ranked #17 in the country after taking down the Wake Forest Demon Deacons, 45-7 on Senior Day in South Bend. Notre Dame was a 24.5 point favorite against the Demon Deacons, and covered that line quite easily.
Next up for the Irish is the bi-annual trip to what might be the worst field at any FBS program — the Stanford Cardinal on the farm. Stanford is 3-8 on the season with their only wins coming against the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors, Colorado Buffaloes, and Washington State Cougars. One of those eight losses came at the hands of Sacramento State — the school they just took head coach Troy Taylor from after the departure of David Shaw.