Five Things to Know About Notre Dame Before Its Season Opening Top-Five Clash With Ohio State

Game week is here.

We’re just five days away from Ohio State’s first contest of the season, and there’s even more excitement than usual due to the opponent that comes to Columbus Week 1.

The Buckeyes, ranked No. 2 in the preseason AP poll, match up with No. 5 Notre Dame under the lights at Ohio Stadium for the first meeting between the two legendary Midwest college football programs in seven years.

While the Fighting Irish still haven’t won a national title since 1988, they’ve consistently been in the mix as a College Football Playoff contender, making two appearances in the past four seasons alone. Notre Dame hasn’t lost more than two games in a season since 2017, and its preseason rank…