Since the beginning of the season, many felt that Notre Dame would be a lock for the College Football Playoff at the end of the year, especially after making it to the National Championship last season. However, some of those thoughts really changed when the Fighting Irish started out 2025 with two losses.
While the losses were not ideal, it was best that they came so early in the season and gave Notre Dame the ability to win 10 straight games to finish out the regular season. However, those two losses have hurt their spot in the College Football Playoff.