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Notre Dame Coordinators Lea And Long Ready To Seize Their Playoff Moment

The favorite sports pundit thing to do when talking about Notre Dame on the big stage is to the reference the 2013 Orange Bowl against Alabama. It’s the only thing that informs their thinking about what might happen December 29th against Clemson in the Cotton Bowl. Interestingly, when folks talk about that game, it’s almost always in regards to the talent gap. Notre Dame could not match Alabama player for player, and subsequently got run off the field. And because that gap still exists, at least on paper, a similar result is likely, and as of today, Notre Dame is 13.