One thing that didn’t help Notre Dame this weekend was with their strength of schedule. Texas A&M did dismantle Missouri on Saturday, who was ranked as the No. 9 team in the cou

Notre Dame was in desperate need of a break after its 31-24 win over Louisville, which meant the bye week came at a perfect time. The Irish had won its third straight game, but the Irish were scuffling a bit offensively and it was becoming a very banged up football team.

Notre Dame is 3-1. Notre Dame opened the season with a 23-13 victory over Texas A&M in College State, Texas, before falling in its home opener to Mid-American Conference school Northern Illinois, 16-14, in a stunner for the Irish. The Irish bounced back with a 66-7 victory at Purdue and then dispatched Miami (Ohio), 28-3, last weekend at home.