Notre Dame enters the College Football Playoff with more on its mind this time than just being happy to be there.
It's been a long time since Notre Dame football entered a postseason with as realistic national championship hopes as it does approaching the College Football Playoff.
Notre Dame's title hopes essentially died in 2012 the night Oregon and Kansas State were both upset and Alabama moved back into the No. 2 spot. The only hope Notre Dame had against that Alabama team was the Crimson Tide buses getting lost on their way to then-Sun Life Stadium. Quarterback Riley Leonard isn't going to throw the ball all over the field on anyone but is an elite runner himself.
Notre Dame's defense has been among the very best in the nation, surrendering just 13.6 points per game.
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