Earlier this week, I spoke with Zach Klonsinski of the Notre Dame student newspaper, The Observer, to learn about how each team may fare in this weekend’s game between the Fighting Irish and Demon Deacons.
Kyle Tatich: If it weren’t for a two-point loss to Clemson in early October, Notre Dame would arguably be in the top four of the College Football Playoff standings right now. What do you think the Irish need to do in the season’s final few games to prove its place in the Playoff?
Zach Klonsinski: (Going off the new standings) The College Football Playoff committee has shown with its decision this week that the Irish control their own destiny, especially with a potential elimination game over the Thanksgiving weekend out on the West Coast against Stanford.