After a well-played and emotional win over USC, Notre Dame had its final in-season off-week before squaring off with Boston College. Irish nation hoped that Notre Dame would use the extra week to rejuvenate their minds and bodies, leading to a crisp, fired-up team that could easily cover a 30-point spread against the lowly 1-7 Eagles.
Notre Dame moved to 6-2 on Saturday with a rather unimpressive 25-10 win at Boston College. The win itself won't do a lot for Marcus Freeman's Fighting Irish besides check another week off the calendar, but what happened around the rest of college football certainly helps the Irish.
Notre Dame might have improved to 6-2 on Saturday with its 25-10 victory over Boston College but it returns home with perhaps more baggage than it'd prefer.
Notre Dame moved to 6-2 on the year with a 25-10 win at Boston College Saturday, the sixth-straight victory by the Fighting Irish. It keeps Notre Dame alive in the College Football Playoff race, but if it was looking for style points, for the majority of Saturday, it was anything but for the Fighting Irish.
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