Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman expects his team to bring a playoff mentality to Saturday's showdown against Virginia. The eighth-ranked Fighting Irish have no choice. After winning steven straight to move back into playoff position,

After a frustrating week two performance against Northern Illinois, Notre Dame football has had quite the turnaround. They enter this weekend’s game against the Virginia Cavaliers in control of their own destiny.

The staff here at Fighting Irish Wire of Geoffrey Clark, Tim Healey and Michael Chen pick the top games of Week 12, along with who wins Notre Dame’s matchup against Virginia. Find out below who each of them believe will come out victorious this weekend.

Notre Dame and Virginia face off Saturday afternoon in South Bend in the final home game of the season for the Irish. Senior Day is always a day of reflection for any team, thinking back to a player's journey from their recruiting days to their final time running out of the tunnel.

Preview the Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs. Virginia Cavaliers college football matchup, with score predictions, stats, and game information.

The Virginia Cavaliers opened as more than three-touchdown underdogs in their week 12 road game at the Notre Dame Fighting Irish this Saturday at 3:30pm (NBC).

Notre Dame’s Week 12 opponent is Virginia. The team is coming into Saturday’s game with a 5-4 overall record and 3-3 record against ACC opponents. Even with that record they’re still sitting at #7 out of 17 in the conference standings.

Virginia football released its depth chart for its week 12 game against Notre Dame on Saturday at 3:30pm at Notre Dame Stadium. See UVA's complete depth chart f

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