Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs. Stanford, 1989
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Notre Dame’s biggest thorn in their side still remains on the quest for Marcus Freeman to lead the Irish on another deep playoff run
W ith only one regular season game remaining, Notre Dame football is one dominant victory over the Stanford Cardinal away from cementing a place in the College Football Playoff. In the most recent playoff ranking, head coach Marcus Freeman and the Fighting Irish remained at No. 9. That is where the team has been each of the last three weeks.
The No. 9 Fighting Irish, who cruised to a 37-15 victory over Pittsburgh last week, have won eight consecutive after an 0-2 start. Notre Dame (8-2) is favored by more than five touchdowns over Syracuse, which is the first of two 3-7 teams remaining on the Irish’s schedule (which concludes Nov. 29 at Stanford).
Notre Dame seems safely in the College Football Playoff, but could a certain head coach determine if the Irish end up hosting another postseason contest?