Two of Notre Dame's ACC foes have a bye the week before facing the Irish: Pittsburgh and Syracuse. N.C. State faces FCS-level Campbell as a prelude to its trip to South Bend, while Boston College plays at Louisville, and Stanford hosts archrival California the week before facing Notre Dame.

Such is the way of the transfer portal. Michigan football longed to lure former Clarkston (Mich.) offensive guard Rocco Spindler to Ann Arbor, however, Spindler honored his departed grandfather’s wishes and ended up suiting up for Notre Dame instead.

The Notre Dame football team made it all the way to the national championship this season, but they fell just short as Ohio State ended up claiming the college football crown. Since the season ended,