It seemed like this year was going to be different, especially after the thrilling victory over Clemson during the regular season, but that wasn’t the case. Back-to-back blowout losses to Clemson and Alabama ultimately put this season along with many in recent times, a disappointing ending. The Notre Dame faithful just can’t seem to elude this glaring statistic:
Notre Dame is winless and has been outscored by 161 points in their last 7 New Year's Six/BCS Bowl Games pic.twitter.com/JMBuSiVaXr
— FOX College Football (@CFBONFOX) January 2, 2021
I’ve had a few days to digest the Rose Bowl loss to Alabama, looking at their sidelines and trying to figure out how to get to their level of competitiveness. Here are five ways Notre Dame can avoid being embarrassed on the big stage in the future.