SOUTH BEND, Ind. — No. 9 Notre Dame continues to look for style points in its quest to lock in a College Football Playoff berth.

Syracuse is looking for any kind of points.

Notre Dame (8-2, No. 9 CFP) is hopeful it can start angling its way into the top eight of the CFP rankings and earn a home playoff game with a big win against Syracuse (3-7) on senior day.

SENIOR DAY EMOTIONS

Coach Marcus Freeman wants to make sure his players stay focused.

“You run out there for what you know could be your last time in Notre Dame Stadium, but after you see your families and you get back to that sideline, you have to flip the switch back to competition mode,” Freeman said. “It’s something that you have to be proactive about as a coach to warn them and remind them, and then they have to do it.”

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