After a brutal 0-2 start to the 2022 season, Notre Dame has bounced back with a narrow escape over Cal before thrashing North Carolina this past week. 2-2 might not be where Notre Dame fans expected to be at this point but compared to how things looked a couple short weeks ago, the 2-2 mark is pleasing.
How did the latest Notre Dame win change where prognosticators have the Irish heading this bowl season? The last few weeks we’ve seen a few baseball stadiums featured as possible landing spots for the Irish but none appear this week. Is that a sign that things are pointing up for Marcus Freeman and the Irish?
One outlet that hasn’t even had Notre Dame playing in a postseason game the last couple of weeks finally does again this week. Here are eight different national projections as to what bowl game Notre Dame will play in this year: