The annual matchup between Notre Dame and Navy carries heavier weight than usual this year. Both teams are ranked coming into this game, and that’s big given the expanded College Football Playoff.
The panel on “The Big College Football Show”, which airs on the Chicago Sports Network, discussed the playoff implications for this game. The stakes for the Irish are obvious in that they’re on shaky ground and certainly would have been out of the running already under the old four-team format.
The Midshipmen are putting their perfect record on the line against the Irish, and a victory here would give them a convincing argument to be the Group of Five representative in this year’s bracket. To have one of the service academies included during the first year of the playoff would be one terrific story.
Only one team can emerge victorious in this contest, and the outcome could determine the course of the rest of both teams’ seasons.
Contact/Follow us @IrishWireND on X (formerly Twitter) and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Notre Dame news, notes and opinions.
Follow Geoffrey on X: @gfclark89