Notre Dame survived scares the first three weeks of the season and overpowered Wisconsin in a slugfest for the final quarter last week but if it was good fortune, luck, or anything of the sort, it all ran out on Saturday afternoon as No. 7 Cincinnati gave the Irish a taste of their own medicine in a 24-13 win.
Cincinnati’s secondary is as good as advertised and took advantage of the opportunities they created and with a little help, may just be headed to the College Football Playoff in a few months.
We’re here to talk about Notre Dame’s side of things though on afternoon that so much went wrong. Here are our five instant takeaways: