After Ian Book led Notre Dame to the College Football Playoff last season, expectations for him this year were through the roof. Everyone, including Book himself, expected him to improve and become an even better QB than he was last season and lead Notre Dame back to the CFP.
None of that has happened. Book has regressed — for whatever reason — and Notre Dame is most definitely not returning to the CFP after dropping games to Georgia and Michigan and just barely scraping a win against Virginia Tech this past Saturday.
Everyone was ready for Ian Book to come into this season and become the next great Notre Dame QB — the next Joe Montana.