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Notre Dame nearly made it to the mountaintop last season but came up short in the College Football Playoff National Championship against Ohio State. The Fighting Irish went through quite a journey to get there, one in which Marcus Freeman proved his coaching chops.
The season looked as if it would quickly fly off the rails after a stunning Week 2 loss to Northern Illinois, which saw Notre Dame plummet from No. 5 in the AP Poll Top 25 to barely hanging on at No. 18. It also, at the time, knocked the Irish all the way out of the national conscience.
Turns out that was the ideal position. Notre Dame took the adversity and started stacking wins, beating ranked teams like Louisville, Navy and Army to increase its standings. Along the way, the Irish lost several key players — including top cornerback Benjamin Morrison and top pass rusher Rylie Mills — to injury.
In spite of that, Notre Dame still finished with an 11-1 regular-season record and an at-large spot in the playoff, where it dispatched upstart Indiana, SEC champion Georgia and Big Ten power Penn State to earn a date against the Buckeyes.
Now all eyes are on what Notre Dame does for an encore. Though those injuries were tough to get through last season, they did provide ample opportunity for several players that are expected to step into a bigger role moving into 2025, and it also helped Freeman and his staff develop crucial depth pieces.
Most win total projections have Notre Dame easily clearing the double-digit margin again. The Irish have a manageable, if front-loaded, schedule, and for my money, the base expectation is that they will be back in the CFP field while winning at least 11 games. Given the nature of the schedule, 12-0 is on the table — though it’s becoming…
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Author : Will Backus
Publish date : 2025-03-31 14:32:00
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