With eighth-ranked Notre Dame on track for a spot in the College Football Playoff, the concern might be whether the Irish have burned their best fakes.

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish have moved up in the AP Top 25 poll after beating the Virginia Cavaliers 35-14 on Saturday. That's the highest the Irish have been since being No. 5 earlier this season.

With massive playoff implications for Georgia, he believes the Bulldogs will show up an Notre Dame ran a gutsy fake punt for a 73-yard touchdown in the second quarter against Virginia, but it was called back due to illegal formation — a ruling with which head coach Marcus Freeman vehemently disagreed.

Virginia suffered a lopsided, but expected 35-14 loss to No. 8 Notre Dame on Saturday in South Bend. As we break down what we saw from the Cavaliers in their loss to the Irish on Saturday, let's hand out some report card grades for various players,

Notre Dame didn't need to do anything fancy to close out Virginia. Never mind that it failed to score on fourth-and-goal to cap a lengthy drive that began in the third quarter. It already had done enough to secure a 35-14 victory,

The Irish beat the Virginia Cavaliers 35-14 in Week 12 of the 2024 CFB season. With this victory their win streak is up to eight wi