Rebuilding Stanford Visits Rested Irish

Notre Dame (4-1) resumes its regular season on Saturday by hosting the Stanford Cardinal (2-3). The Fighting Irish had opened the 2024 campaign with a series of inconsistent performances and debilitating injuries. Last week’s bye provided an opportunity to rest, recover, and address the shortcomings on both sides of the ball. The Cardinal are coming off a pair of drubbings by new conference mates Clemson and Virginia Tech in the ACC. NBC will provide television coverage for this game starting at 3:30 pm Eastern time.

Coach Troy Taylor is in his second season in Palo Alto. He is making progress in his task to rebuild the program, although the path remains challenging. A mass exodus occurred…