Marcus Freeman's Notre Dame teams get better as seasons move along, which is a great sign. The next step for the Irish head man is to make it through September in a better CFP position. Period. This means that Notre Dame must enter the season with a better feel for its own team and roster.

Marcus Freeman issued a message to the College Football Playoff Selection Committee following his team's 49-20 win at Stanford. Notre Dame has 10 straight wins since an 0-2 start, and he wants the Fighting Irish discussed among the nation's best.

The Irish have played two-and-a-half months of elimination games to get to this point, only to have to wait to see what the committee says.

In the final minutes of Saturday's blowout win at Stanford, the son of a Notre Dame great threw a touchdown pass against the Irish.

Tonight, the 9th-ranked Notre Dame Fighting Irish (9-2) look to close out their regular season on a high note when they travel out west to take on the Stanford Cardinal (4-7). The Irish are riding a nine-game win streak and are one of the hottest teams in the country.

Learn which TV channel or how to live stream the Stanford Cardinal vs. Notre Dame Fighting Irish game, Saturday, Nov. 29.

Just like that, Stanford football's 2025 season is over. Taking the field for the final time in the Frank Reich era, the Cardinal (4-8, 3-5 ACC) hosted No. 9 Notre Dame (10-2) in a rivalry renewed but were unable to pull off the upset victory, losing 49-20 in what was a contest completely controlled by Notre Dame.

Missouri visits the Notre Dame Fighting Irish after Jacob Crews scored 20 points in the Tigers' 86-59 win against the Cleveland State Vikings.