We are steadily creeping into the 2021 preview and preview magazine season for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and college football. There already have been — and will continue to be — a bunch of preseason rankings put out into the universe, and it’s been a subject of quite a bit of debate for Irish fans.
Next up on the docket is PFF and their army of math nerds (with all due respect and love). They ranked Notre Dame #8 — which is only one spot below where Phil Steele has predicted the Irish will be in the AP Poll in August.