... Dame’s current 5-2 campaign has passed, this week presents a natural transition into the second phase of their schedule—particularly because they find themselves leaving the state of Indiana for the first time since their bus ride to Ann Arbor to play the Wolverines on Sept. 12.

Despite the Irish’s accommodating style of defense and lack of victories one could categorize as “convincing,” Notre Dame has many reasons to be optimistic that their best football lies ahead.

Through seven games, the Irish are playing a wildly entertaining and consistently gut-wrenching brand of football. Outside of the obvious story line of Jimmy Clausen’s heroics and emergence as a legitimate Heisman candida...

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