SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman has watched missed extra points and errant field goals for two seasons.

He knows it's time to give that problem the boot.

The 10th-ranked Irish saw it happen again in last weekend's 25-10 victory over Boston College as three different kickers missed attempts, and Freeman knows it must change if they hope to stay in the playoff picture.

“There’s a technique to kicking a football," Freeman said. “But there’s a human element when all of a sudden, you’re out there on Saturday that can mess with your mind, mess with your head and get you to revert back to a technique that isn’t producing consistent results. So we have to really have a plan of attack for the human element that happens.”

The next chance comes Saturday when Notre Dame

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