The Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the Miami Hurricanes open the 2025 season in a Week One showdown at Hard Rock Stadium. Notre Dame finished the 2024 season in 2025, as in they played in the College Football Playoff National Championship Game against eventual champion Ohio State.
The Buckeyes took care of business against ND, but the Irish certainly put up a fight at times in a 34-23 final. ND finished the season 14-2 with loses to OSU and unranked Northern Illinois. The Irish faced eight ranked opponents over their 16 game run.