If you’re a Notre Dame fan looking for clarity in mid-November, stop. “ You need a little bit of chaos because a lot of the teams that are sitting right in front of you have stronger finishes to the season… So, you need an upset or two ,” ESPN’s Greg McElroy said. Marcus Freeman got his eighth straight win on Saturday, a clean 37-15 dismantling of No. 22 Pittsburgh. Jeremiyah Love’s highlight-reel touchdown run, followed moments later by a Tae Johnson pick-six, slammed the door on Pitt. With only Syracuse and Stanford left, both limping at 3-7, the Irish look playoff-bound. But what kind of playoff-bound?

As Greg McElroy put it, “ They’re very much at the mercy of what happens right in front of them .” Lincoln Riley’ s USC vs Dan Lanning’s Oregon. O

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