Though No. 12 Notre Dame had no game to prepare for last weekend, coach Marcus Freeman knew there was no time for his team to rest on a five-game winning streak during its recent bye week.

The Fighting Irish (5-2) looked for every way to raise their level of play as they awaited Saturday afternoon's road challenge against "Holy War" rival Boston College (1-7) in Chestnut Hill, Mass.

"We had to elevate during the bye week," Freeman said. "I was pleased with the way we prepared. We worked on consistency in our fundamentals that will then determine more consistent play in our execution."

Notre Dame has plenty to carry over from a 34-24 home win over then-No. 20 Southern California on Oct. 18, including a season-best rushing effort (306 yards) featuring touchdown runs by both Jeremiyah Love

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