Notre Dame Obliterates Stanford: 3 Takeaways from the Irish’s 10th Win

Nov 29, 2025; Stanford, California, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish safety Luke Talich (28) runs for a touchdown on a fake punt against the Stanford Cardinal during the second quarter at Stanford Stadium. / Stan Szeto-Imagn Images

Marcus Freeman lobbies for Notre Dame CFP berth with 'best teams now' comment, updates Jeremiyah Love injury

Marcus Freeman issued a message to the College Football Playoff Selection Committee following his team's 49-20 win at Stanford. Notre Dame has 10 straight wins since an 0-2 start, and he wants the Fighting Irish discussed among the nation's best.

The 12-team College Football Playoff was supposed to eliminate chaos. Whoops.

The 12-team bracket was designed to fix hurt feelings by creating an automatic bid system for the five highest-ranked conference champions. That was clearly created to protect the Power Five schools, especially teams in the Big 12, the Pac-12 and the ACC, who were constantly concerned about SEC and Big Ten bias.

Notre Dame’s Nightmare Scenario: How Championship Weekend Could Derail the Irish

Notre Dame appears to be in good standing for the College Football Playoff, but there is one scenario for it to look out for Saturday.
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Meet the Notre Dame Fighting Irish football class of 2027 commitments

Get to know the class of 2027 prospects committed to the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in this feature from Blue & Gold. See below for background on each of the commits (listed in chronological order from newest to oldest).
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