Two of Notre Dame's ACC foes have a bye the week before facing the Irish: Pittsburgh and Syracuse. N.C. State faces FCS-level Campbell as a prelude to its trip to South Bend, while Boston College plays at Louisville, and Stanford hosts archrival California the week before facing Notre Dame.

Notre Dame football's season had unforgettable moments. Take a look back and appreciate the journey that made it truly special.

Thomas has had a good career with the Notre Dame football team, and he is now ready for a new chapter of his playing career. The Fighting Irish have played a lot of ACC teams over the year, so Thomas is pretty familiar with Virginia and a lot of the opposition that he will go up against.

The risk associated with composing a pre-national championship panegyric on the University of Notre Dame’s football team in a Jesuit publication is above average.