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The Notre Dame Fighting Irish are 7-1 and ranked #10 after the first set of college football playoff rankings. Up next for the Irish are the Navy Midshipmen and their triple-option attack. According to DraftKings Sportsbook, Notre Dame is 21 point favorite with the over/under set at 47.5. Odds/lines subject to change. T&Cs apply. See draftkings.com/sportsbook for details.
Can the Irish do enough in a game that no one cares about to move up in the rankings this week? Obviously that means a loss 9or more) will be needed by the teams in front of them — but this is certainly the season for that craziness.
It’s week 9!
The One Foot Down staff is just as excited as all of you, and of course we have the staff picks again this year for a big handful of games from all over the country. This week we have 11 different matchups on the slate:
Notre Dame VS Navy
Wake Forest Demon Deacons VS North Carolina Tar Heels
Michigan State Spartans VS Purdue Boilermakers
Tulsa Golden Hurricane VS Cincinnati Bearcats
Auburn Tigers VS Texas A&M Aggies
LSU Tigers VS Alabama Crimson Tide
Arizona State Sun Devils VS USC Trojans
Army Black Knights VS Air Force Falcons
Indiana Hoosiers VS Michigan Wolverines
Tennessee Volunteers VS Kentucky Wildcats
Clemson Tigers VS Louisville Cardinals
We are once again using Tallysight this year as a staff, but I do encourage all of you to play along in the comments below (you don’t have to pick all the games BUT DO IT).