The Notre Dame football team made a thrilling run to the College Football Playoff national title game last season, so there is a lot of hope once again in South Bend. After a blowout win over Arkansas, Notre Dame's College Football Playoff hopes improved even more.

Notre Dame lost to Miami (FL) and Texas A&M by a total of four combined points, but blowout wins over Purdue and Arkansas showed the talent this team has.

After Week 5, college football analyst Joel Klatt still feels strongly about Notre Dame as a College Football Playoff team.

“Notre Dame is going to make the CFP. I think they are going to go 10-2,” Klatt said. “Their quarterback, I really am a big fan of…Their schedule is going to allow them to beat people really badly.” Expand Tweet

Ahead of the Arkansas game, Klat

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