Notre Dame continues to face Big Ten foes, heads to Northwestern tonight

The Irish close out their non-conference regular season in Evanston

The Irish have faced off against multiple Big Ten teams this spring, which has included games against Michigan State (three times), Illinois, Minnesota, and Michigan. The Irish’s next B1G opponent, Northwestern, were supposed to square-off in March in South Bend but a myriad of issues prevented that game from happening.

This game will have a different location, Evanston, Illinois, as the #8 Irish enter the contest with a 31-11 record, their opponent Wildcats are a few games under .500 at 22-25.

If the stats go right, the Irish should get yet another road victory. Under head coach [autotag]Link Jarrett[/autotag], Notre Dame has a .711 (32-13) winning percentage on the road. Their pitching staff as a whole has been phenomenal all season, ranked currently at the 14th best ERA in the country, allowing just 3.76 runs per game.

This is the start of the last road trip for the Irish, as they will finish the regular season in Coral Gables, Florida as they are set to square off in their last ACC series. At the current moment, Jarrett’s team hold a slim .5 game lead over Louisville for the Atlantic division lead.

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Notre Dame up into top 2 in Amway Coaches Poll

Notre Dame moves up in the latest Amway Coaches Poll after upsetting former No. 1 Clemons in South Bend.

Notre Dame got their signature 2020 win last night, a double-overtime thriller against Clemson, where the Irish outlasted the Tigers 47-40. Yes, presumed No. 1 overall pick Trevor Lawrence didn’t play, but does that really matter at all?

No, Clemson has been a dominant force in college football without Lawrence and will continue after he moves onto the the NFL. What the Irish did last night was something no other ACC opponent can claim to do since 2017, beat the Tigers in a conference game.

This is a night many Irish fan’s wont forget, we certainly won’t. They were rewarded for their effort in the latest Amway Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports by being ranked No. 2, two spots ahead of Clemson who they just defeated.

In other games in the ACC, No. 10 Miami, FL barely got by NC State, 44-41, Liberty beat another member of the conference on the road in Virginia Tech, and No. 24 North Carolina waxed Duke, 56-24.

Here is the full Amway Coaches poll, with ACC teams in bold and last weeks ranking in parenthesis.

1 Alabama (2)

2 Notre Dame (4)

3 Ohio State (3)

Clemson (1)

5 Florida (8)

6 Texas A&M (7)

7 Cincinnati (6)

8 BYU (9)

Miami, FL (10)

10 Indiana (13)

11 Georgia (5)

12 Oregon (14)

13 Oklahoma St. (12)

14 Wisconsin (11)

15 Marshall (15)

16 Iowa St. (17)

17 Coastal Carolina (16)

18 Oklahoma (19)

19 SMU (18)

20 USC (20)

21 Auburn (21)

22 Liberty (NR)

23 Northwestern (NR)

24 Texas (NR)

25 Army (21)

Dropped out: No. 23 Boise St., No. 24 UNC, No. 25 Michigan

Notre Dame up into top 2 in Amway Coaches Poll

Notre Dame moves up in the latest Amway Coaches Poll after upsetting former No. 1 Clemons in South Bend.

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Notre Dame got its signature 2020 win last night, a double-overtime thriller against Clemson in which the Irish outlasted the Tigers 47-40. Yes, presumed No. 1 overall pick Trevor Lawrence didn’t play, but does that really matter?

No, Clemson has been a dominant force in college football without Lawrence and will continue after he moves onto the the NFL. What the Irish did last night was something no other ACC opponent can claim to have done since 2017, beat the Tigers in a conference game.

This is a night many Irish fan’s will not forget; we certainly won’t. The Irish were rewarded for their effort in the latest Amway Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports by being ranked No. 2, two spots ahead of Clemson.

In other games in the ACC, No. 10 Miami barely got by NC State, 44-41, Liberty won on the road at Virginia Tech and No. 24 North Carolina waxed Duke, 56-24.

The full Amway Coaches poll, with ACC teams in bold and last weeks ranking in parenthesis:

1. Alabama (2)

2. Notre Dame (4)

3. Ohio State (3)

4. Clemson (1)

5. Florida (8)

6. Texas A&M (7)

7. Cincinnati (6)

8. BYU (9)

9. Miami, FL (10)

10. Indiana (13)

11. Georgia (5)

12. Oregon (14)

13. Oklahoma St. (12)

14. Wisconsin (11)

15. Marshall (15)

16. Iowa St. (17)

17. Coastal Carolina (16)

18. Oklahoma (19)

19. SMU (18)

20. USC (20)

21. Auburn (21)

22. Liberty (NR)

23. Northwestern (NR)

24. Texas (NR)

25. Army (21)

Dropped out: No. 23 Boise St., No. 24 UNC, No. 25 Michigan

Notre Dame drops in latest Amway Coaches Poll

Notre Dame played up to their ranking but in the latest Amway Coaches Poll they dropped. Find out where the Irish are ranked now.

That was fun last night, wasn’t it? The Irish finally gave the nation no reason to complain about their top 3 ranking, but was it enough for them to stay in that spot?

Well, the Amway Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports  showed that it wasn’t. The Irish fell one spot to No. 4, but this shouldn’t come as a surprise. In all honestly, this probably is a week late, but with Ohio State getting a fairly impressive win over Nebraska in their season opener, the Buckeyes jumped the Irish and Georgia.

Around the ACC, Clemson started off slow but ultimately beat Syracuse at home, North Carolina beat up North Carolina State in the only ranked matchup in the conference, while Miami, FL escaped with a win over Virginia. Wake Forest upset Virginia Tech, so movement for some of the ACC teams wasn’t surprising at all.

Here is the updated Amway Coaches Poll, with the ACC members in bold, and their rankings from last week in parentheses.

Clemson (1)

2 Alabama (2)

3 Ohio State (5)

Notre Dame (3)

5 Georgia (4)

6 Oklahoma St (6)

7 Cincinnati (10)

8 Texas A&M (9)

9 Florida (8)

10 BYU (11)

11 Wisconsin (14)

12 Miami, FL (11)

13 North Carolina (13)

14 Michigan (17)

15 Oregon (15)

16 Kansas St (19)

17 Penn St (7)

18 Marshall (25)

19 Indiana (NR)

20 USC (23)

21 Costal Carolina (24)

22 Iowa St (18)

23 SMU (16)

24 Oklahoma (NR)

25 Army (NR)

Dropped out: No. 20 Virginia Tech, No. 21 Minnesota, No. 22 NC State