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It’s the final game of the regular season for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish as they travel out to Palo Alto, California to take on the Stanford Cardinal. It may not be the biggest game on the national radar this week, but make no mistake about it... it’s a HUGE game for Notre Dame.
If the Irish can win this game, they end the regular season at 10-2, ranked inside the top 10 (maybe top 5), and on their way to a major bowl game (most likely the Cotton Bowl). If Notre Dame should lose, it’s another Whatever Bowl and possibly a win over IDK University.
The staff pick-em contest is a heated battle to watch as well. There is still a lot of movement possible in the top half with one more week to go after this one.
OFD Staff Picks: WEEK 13
| Staff / Pick | Legends Ttophy | Ohio State vs Michigan | Georgia vs Georgia Tech | Florida vs Florida State | Kentucky vs Louisville | Clemson vs South Carolina | Iron Bowl | Apple Cup | Tennessee vs Vanderbilt | Oaken Bucket | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staff / Pick | Legends Ttophy | Ohio State vs Michigan | Georgia vs Georgia Tech | Florida vs Florida State | Kentucky vs Louisville | Clemson vs South Carolina | Iron Bowl | Apple Cup | Tennessee vs Vanderbilt | Oaken Bucket | Overall |
| Ryan Chichester | ND | OSU | GA | FL | UL | CLEM | BAMA | WAZZU | V | PU | 52-17 |
| Pat Sullivan | ND | OSU | GA | FSU | UL | CLEM | BAMA | WAZZU | T | IU | 50-19 |
| Jessica Smetana | ND | OSU | GA | FL | UL | CLEM | BAMA | WAZZU | V | PU | 49-20 |
| Wes Sweigert | ND | OSU | GA | FSU | UL | CLEM | BAMA | WASH | T | PU | 49-20 |
| Austin Gallagher | ND | OSU | GA | FSU | UL | CLEM | BAMA | WASH | V | PU | 48-21 |
| Philip Gough | STAN | OSU | GA | FSU | UL | CLEM | AUB | WAZZU | T | IU | 47-22 |
| Martin Sweigert | ND | OSU | GA | FSU | UL | CLEM | BAMA | WASH | V | IU | 47-22 |
| Matt Greene | ND | OSU | GA | FL | UL | CLEM | BAMA | WASH | V | IU | 47-22 |
| Jude Seymour | STAN | OSU | GA | FSU | UL | CLEM | BAMA | WASH | T | PU | 45-24 |
| Joshua Vowles | ND | OSU | GA | FSU | KEN | SC | BAMA | WAZZU | T | IU | 44-25 |
| Jeff Czerniakowski | ND | OSU | GT | FSU | UL | CLEM | BAMA | WASH | T | IU | 44-25 |
| Brad Wechter | ND | M | GA | FSU | UL | CLEM | AUB | WAZZU | V | PU | 42-27 |
| Bobby Norell | ND | M | GA | FSU | KEN | CLEM | BAMA | WAZZU | V | IU | 41-28 |