Back home again in Indiana…
The 2024 home opener for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish is finally here, and the boys welcome the Northern Illinois Huskies to South Bend for some midwest fellowship. The Irish are riding high after the 23-13 win over the Texas A&M Aggies in College Station, and we’ve already seen a lot of ND doubters do a little bit of a 180.
Still — there is plenty more we need to see from the Irish if they are to truly make a run in the college football playoff, and that’s what the 11 games remaining on the schedule are for (and for fun — this is supposed to be fun).
As promised, the Earned 5-Star Podcast now has a separate episode for the picks — so here you go:
The rest of OFD staff has their picks in for the game along with a handful of interesting games from around the country.
Michigan Wolverines VS Texas Longhorns
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets VS Syracuse Orange
Iowa Hawkeyes VS Iowa State Cyclones
NC State Wolfpack VS Tennessee Volunteers
Nebraska Cornhuskers VS Colorado Buffaloes
Arkansas Razorbacks VS Oklahoma State Cowboys
Pittsburgh Panthers VS Cincinnati Bearcats
Kansas Jayhawks VS Illinois Fighting Illini