Notre Dame will not be the most talented team Ohio State has seen these playoffs.
That honor probably goes to Texas or Oregon. Those rosters are comprised of more players likely to hear their names called in the NFL draft. It’s not that Notre Dame doesn’t have plenty of fantastic athletes, but between recruiting and the transfer portal, the Buckeyes, Longhorns and Ducks have assembled some of the most complete rosters in the sport.
But there are plenty of reasons beyond the quality of their players that the Fighting Irish possess the longest winning streak in college football, now up to 13 games.