Despite high expectations and intense scrutiny, Marcus Freeman has Notre Dame thriving under immense pressure this season.
Going into this season, I felt that an 11-1 Notre Dame team would comfortably make the new 12-team CFP field. I always felt that the Irish had a game of leeway to play with.
Everyone knew, fans, media, and the team itself, that to make the playoff the Irish would have to win out from that week on. After the disappointment and embarrassment of the NIU loss, and after suffering a rash of serious and unfortunate injuries, Notre Dame could've folded and ended up going 8-4 or 9-3. But instead, the team has knocked off eight wins in a row by an impressive combined score of 343-85.
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