No. 10 Notre Dame renews its historic rivalry with Navy in South Bend, Indiana, after its first-ever break in the series. The two schools had the college football record for longest intersectional rivalry with 93 consecutive meetings, but the scheduling adjustments in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic forced a year off. The Fighting Irish hold a 79-13-1 advantage heading into Saturday afternoon’s game, with head coach Brian Kelly holding an 8-2 record against the Midshipmen.
The Fighting Irish were named the No. 10 team in the country by the College Football Playoff selection committee in its first rankings, and maintaining their status as one of the top one-loss teams in the country now becomes a weekly storyline for the team as long as it continues to win.
Notre Dame’s one loss of the season, to No. 6 Cincinnati, certainly counts for quality. At the moment, however, there’s also one win on the schedule against another team in the selection committee’s top 25. As long as that’s the case, the best path to the playoff is to continue to stack wins and finish the year 11-1. Depending on what happens elsewhere, that could be good enough to land in the top four.
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Kyren Williams is having a midseason breakout: Some changes to the offense, including an up-tempo approach, have helped springboard Williams back into the spotlight as the featured player on this Notre Dame The 2020 Offensive Freshman of the Year in the ACC had a 91-yard touchdown run against North Carolina as part of a career day with 261 all-purpose yards. That’s the most by a Notre Dame player since Golden Tate in 2009. This performance came on the heels of rushing for 138 yards against USC, his previous season high.
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