By Jamie Uyeyama/Irish Sports Daily
It feels weird to say that Notre Dame finally got invited to the “big boy table” because 1) it’s Notre Dame and 2) it’s not like the Irish haven’t been on the fringe of this in recent years. Four out of the last five years they’ve looked like College Football Playoff contenders at certain points of the season, but this was the first time they actually followed through.
Their reward for an undefeated season is a Playoff berth. With that comes what will easily be their toughest test of the season as they face Clemson in Dallas on December 29th.