Since starting the season 0-2 with last-second losses to major playoff contenders, Notre Dame has settled in as one of the most reliable teams in college football. The Irish sit at No. 9 in the College Football Playoff Rankings with only games against bottom feeders Syracuse and Stanford remaining.

Franklin’s Hokies might contend quickly. Virginia Tech just hired a coach who, earlier in this very same calendar year, was a play away from the national title ga