We’re diving back into the transfer portal Throwback Thursday portal for what is seriously one of the more underrated games in Notre Dame history.
I think we are going to need do some backstory (briefly) here, before we move on. The 1998 Notre Dame team was 8-1 on the year and ranked #10 in the nation before its matchup against LSU. The Irish beat the defending national champion usurpers, the Michigan Wolverines, in the season opener — which was a great way to start off the year.
However, the very next week against the Michigan State Spartans, Notre Dame got took out to the woodshed and beat mercilessly.