Behind enemy lines: Previewing Notre Dame with the Fighting Irish experts

Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty ImagesWith the Virginia Cavaliers kicking off against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish on Saturday at 7:30 on ABC, we talked to the experts from SB Nation’s Notre Dame site, One Foot Down to preview the matchup.

1. This seems to have been a bit of an odd season for the Irish. With so much turnover from last season and some early season (relative) stumbles, it seems like the team is back on track. Is that how you see things? Has this team lived up to expectations?

I do think your assessment of the team being “back on track” is accurate, in terms of how they’re FINALLY starting to perform how a top-10 team should perform against such a not-tough schedule. This slate…