Notre Dame wasn't perfect against Rice, but it did see its national championship chances increase according to the ESPN FPI this week.

As a national program, Notre Dame football doesn't release all of its start time information at the start of the season, it releases them as the season goes on. That was the case for the Purdue game.

Notre Dame's "revenge tour" is focused on Miami, but the Irish may be wasting energy on last season instead of chasing a title.

Notre Dame is in its national championship window under Marcus Freeman - something it didn't feel like it'd ever get back to for those of us a certain age.