Irish Try to Impress at Stanford

Notre Dame (10-1) closes its regular season schedule on Saturday night with traditional rival Stanford (3-8). The teams did not meet in South Bend last year due to the PAC-12 COVID policy. The Fighting Irish beat the Cardinal in 2019 for the first time in Palo Alto during the Brian Kelly era and are aiming to continue that success. Stanford has struggled mightily in the past several weeks under the weight of significant injuries and general fatigue. This game will be nationally televised by Fox starting at 8:00 pm Eastern time.

The Cardinal are in the midst of a six-game losing streak after a 3-2 start that included wins over USC and Oregon. The recent slide has been fueled by injuries but…