Teams carry over 50 players, and only two or three from most teams will advance to the professional ranks.Maybe more at some of the best schools.
Tonight, we have the #2 team in the country taking on the #8.Do either deserve their ranking?This page may contain affiliate links to legal sports betting partners.
If you sign up or place a wager, FOX News may be compensated.This content was created by a team that works independently from the FOX newsroom.Notre Dame comes into the game with a 6-0 record for the season, but I’ll be the first to tell you that I don’t believe in this team.
I know there is plenty of talent on their roster, but they aren’t exactly challenged with their schedule.Notre Dame Fighting Irish quarterback CJ Carr (13) calls an audible at the line of scrimmage against the Pittsburgh Panthers during the fourth quarter at Acrisure Stadium on Nov.15, 2025.
(Charles LeClaire/Imagn Images)CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGEBeating up on teams that will combine to have a losing record isn’t exactly a major accomplishment.Are CJ Carr’s 1,378 passing yards and 16 touchdowns as impressive as, say, Julian Sayin’s 1,772 yards and 17 touchdowns? Sayin has at least faced Iowa and Texas this season.This season, the Fighting Irish have played Wisconsin, Rice, Michigan State, Purdue, North Carolina and Stanford.
That combination of teams isn’t the worst in football by any means, but they also aren’t ranked teams.They do have three teams coming up on their schedule who are ranked – today against BYU, Nov.7 against Miami and Nov.
21 against SMU.They haven’t really had a challenge this season, and only one game could be considered remotely close with an 11-point victory.BYU quarterback Bear Bachmeier (47) throws a pass during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Cincinnati, Saturday, Nov.
22, 2025, in Cincinnati.(AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)WHO'S REALLY PLAYED THE BEST THUS FAR THROUGH THE FIRST HALF OF THE COLLEGE FOO...