6 Thoughts on a Thursday

It started out as message board hype. It’s far beyond that now. Even the Notre Dame haters know it.

The Irish have a legit defense.

There are doing pretty well in just about every category. 26th in yards per carry. Tied for 16th in yards per passing attempt. 12th in passing efficiency. 18th in yards per play. 21st in red zone touchdown percentage. This is against a pretty strong opening schedule too.

Add it all up and they are the 5th ranked defense in S&P+ through five weeks.