Notre Dame stumbled last week in a 24-13 home defeat at the hands of Cincinnati. While the Bearcats now look ahead to trying to crash the College Football Playoff party, Notre Dame tries to pick up the pieces and still reach a New Year’s Six bowl game.
Can they?
Growth and adjustments will remain required even if the next seven weeks don’t appear to be as daunting as they once did for the Irish.
Here is where a few of the major outlets are projecting Notre Dame to head this postseason: