Despite having two losses by early October, Notre Dame still had plenty ahead of them. The Irish had a potential 10-win regular season still on the table as well as a chance to earn a major bowl victory for the first time in 30 years.
After Saturday’s 31-23 loss at Clemson, that’s all done. Notre Dame struggled offensively yet again, a trend that has been the norm for the Fighting Irish against good competition.
What went wrong for Notre Dame in the loss and where do they go from here? We look to answer those questions and more in our instant takeaways below.