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.

Notre Dame enters at Week 13 with an 8-2 record, sitting No. 9 in the AP Top 25 and on track for a second straight College Football Playoff appearance. The 2025

Jeremiyah Love moves closer to breaking a 46-year-old Notre Dame rushing record as the Irish defense delivers against Pitt.

College Football Playoff selection committee chair Hunter Yurachek said Notre Dame is ranked ahead of Miami because of the quality of the teams' losses

Notre Dame quarterback CJ Carr throws a pass in the second half of a NCAA football game against NC State at Notre Dame Stadium on Saturday, Oct. 11, 2025, in South Bend. / MICHAEL CLUBB/SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Hunter Yurachek explained the CFP selection committee's choice to rank Notre Dame one spot ahead of Alabama football.

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Quarterback CJ Carr has also emerged as one of the most exciting young quarterbacks in the nation, completing 67% of his passes for 2,487 yards and 21 touchdowns. Next to Love, the star running back, the Notre Dame offense is incredibly potent and physical.

College football Week 13 odds, picks, predictions, TV channel, streaming for Syracuse Orange vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish on Saturday, Nov. 22, 2025.

The Pitt Panthers had equal opportunities as the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. Except one team capitalized and the other didn't.

The 8-2 Notre Dame Fighting Irish are gearing up to face the 3-7 Syracuse Orange this Saturday afternoon in their annual Senior Day game. This will be the fourth time since 2000 that the Irish host the Orange on Senior Day.