A few things went right for No. 10 Notre Dame early during the conference championship weekend.
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Boise State, who the Fighting Irish beat earlier this season, knocked off UNLV 38-21 in the Mountain West Championship on Friday night, giving ND a win over a conference champion.
On Saturday, No. 4 Texas Tech beat No. 11 BYU in a convincing 34-7 Big 12 Championship Game, keeping the Big 12 from likely having two conference teams in the College Football Playoff .
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Still, ND needs No. 3 Georgia to beat No. 9 Alabama by a few scores to hope the CFP selection committee bumps the Irish over the Crimson Tide. If not, the selection committee coul

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