Preseason hype for Notre Dame’s title chances continues to build.
While all preseason predictions should be taken with heavy doses of salt — unexpected things can and do happen — another influential college football account on social media has given the Fighting Irish a good chance at taking home the hardware.
College Football Report has put out its listing of national title contenders, organized by tiers. Notre Dame is in Tier 2 along with Ole Miss and Michigan.
Tier 1 is Georgia, Ohio State, Texas, Oregon, and Alabama.
One level below the Irish in Tier 3 sit Penn State, Missouri, Florida State, Utah, LSU, Clemson, Tennennesse, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, and Boise State.
There are six total tiers, with Tier 4 being “Darkhorse Contenders”. Those include USC, Miami, Kansas, Arizona, and Virginia Tech.
Preseason College Football Team Tier List 🏟️ pic.twitter.com/nKqNT5BEIK
— College Football Report (@CFBRep) August 13, 2024
One can quibble with any one outlet’s predictions. That said, with an expanded College Football Playoff, more teams have a shot at the title than ever.
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