5. Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Note Dame is a tough team to get a good read on. Everything about them screams that they are an elite team, but something about them also says that they should not be trusted.
Maybe it has to do with the fact that they lost to Northern Illinois earlier this season, but to be fair they have more than proven themselves since that embarrassing loss. The Irish are riding an 11 game win streak after knocking off Indiana on Friday 27-17. But don’t let that final score fool you, Notre Dame won this game without breaking much of a sweat.
Up next for the Irish is a Georgia team that is more talented than they are, but will be playing without their starting QB. That fact didn’t matter in the SEC Championship game for Georgia, but Notre Dame has time to prepare for Stockton when Texas had to adjust on the fly during that game.
Can Notre Dame beat Georgia? Absolutely. And if they do then they have a high chance of playing for a National Championship later in January.