There was a lot of noise heading into this game, ever since the matchup was announced during the Bowl Selection Show on December 8th. First, it was sort of anticlimactic that a 10 win Notre Dame squad would have to face off in this game, but it quickly turned into how well coached and good Iowa State was for a 7-5 squad — both of which were correct thoughts. Matt Campbell’s Cyclones had lost all 5 of their games by combined 21 points – which included one point defeats at the hands of Oklahoma and Baylor.
Notre Dame Bowl Victory: Irish tune out noise en route to 11th win
