Having sandwiched some high-scoring victories against weaker opponents between a one-point loss to Georgia, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish stay on the road with an intriguing and important matchup against the Michigan State Spartans. Last year, a victory at South Bend was the high point of the Spartans’ season before it then proceeded to fall off a cliff.
The intrigue stems from the fact that Michigan State is coming off a bye after having defeated a pair of MAC teams, which doesn’t offer a strong gauge how they’ll perform against the Irish.