Irish junior receiver Will Fuller hauls in the game-winning touchdown reception with 12 seconds left to push Notre Dame past Virginia 34-27 at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, Virginia, on Saturday. The Irish twice led by double digits but needed a late-game drive led by sophomore quarterback DeShone Kizer to top the unranked Cavaliers.

Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman wants his No. 8 Fighting Irish locked into playoff mode when they host Virginia.

While the US LBM Coaches Poll and AP Poll both give us a glimpse at how good teams really are, Notre Dame and many other college football teams really want to know where they stand in front of the College Football Playoff committee.

The head coach credited the captains for setting the tone and a captain credited an assistant coach for doing the same. As much as Notre Dame’s 52-3 demolition of Florida State is what winning looks like,

With tough matchups ahead, Notre Dame needs to sidestep November trap games to maintain its College Football Playoff aspirations

After a frustrating week two performance against Northern Illinois, Notre Dame football has had quite the turnaround. They enter this weekend’s game against the Virginia Cavaliers in control of their own destiny.

T he Notre Dame Fighting Irish continued their early season dominance by taking down the James Madison Dukes 92-46 inside Purcell Pavilion. From the ND press release: Koval has 6

No. 8 Notre Dame continues its College Football Playoff chase on Saturday in South Bend, Ind., against a Virginia team that is 3-1 on the road and held a lead in every game this season.