Irish Insider

Development, not recruiting, possible culprit for Notre Dame’s struggles on big stage
Aidan Thomas | Friday, January 1, 2021
Back in 2012, Notre Dame ran the table in the regular season and entered the BCS National Championship as an unbeaten squad, with their major strength being their vaunted defense. The Irish ran into a Crimson Tide team that was better all the way around and predicated on their physicality in the trenches, which led