Notre Dame, Brian Kelly Subtly Looking Ahead Again

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The 11th-year head coach who recorded his 100th win — on paper as well — at Notre Dame earlier this season broke the coaching code of publicly not looking too far ahead when he acknowledged in October that the showdown with No. 1 Clemson on Nov. 7 was on the team’s mind as motivation to get better and to position themselves for an ACC title and national championship. With the conquest of the Tigers in the books and a No. 2 national ranking at 8-0 heading into this week’s bye and final examinations, Kelly noted how his Fighting Irish have already completed a “full season,” so to speak, in The Year Of COVID-19. Among this week’s Associated Press top 25, Notre Dame joins No. 4 Clemson (7-1), No. 8 Brigham Young (8-0), No. 12 Miami (7-1), No. 21 Liberty (8-0) and No. 24 Louisiana (7-1) as the teams to have already played eight games.

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