Notre Dame Football: Five must-see Fighting Irish games in 2015
Dec 30, 2014; Nashville, TN, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish platers celebrate after a win against the LSU Tigers in the Music City Bowl at LP Field. Notre Dame won 31-28. Mandatory Credit: Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports
How will Notre Dame fare in its biggest games? Is an undefeated season and College Football Playoff berth possible?
Notre Dame comes into 2015 with a pretty talented team and relatively few question marks. They face a pretty good schedule too, where they’ll start at home against Texas and will head west to Stanford at the end of the regular season.
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In between the two are some intriguing matchups, and whether you’re a Notre Dame fan or not, you will probably want to tune into them. The schedule appears to be manageable, but games against two teams I think could finish in the top-10 will probably decide whether Notre Dame will end up as one of the top teams this year. Overall, it’ll be impressive if Notre Dame does come out undefeated this year.
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ESPN’s FPI rates the Irish schedule number 30 in the nation. About half of Notre Dame’s opponents have a legitimate shot at winning a division or conference championship, including A few from the ACC, a pair from the Pac-12 and Navy in the American.
Some are even playoff contenders. The schedule sets up in a way where Notre Dame could well reach the Playoff with just one loss. So, don’t be surprised if Notre Dame is in the Playoff conversation for most of the season, but they’ll need to win some big games for a Playoff birth to actually happen.
Which games will be key factors in propelling Notre Dame into a Playoff or New Years Six game? Continue reading to see, and feel free to leave feedback in the comments section.
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