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Question of the Day By JOHN FINERAN - Associated Press - Wednesday, April 7, 2021
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) - Getting to the College Football Playoff hasn’t been a problem for Notre Dame. Staying in it has for Brian Kelly’s Fighting Irish, who suffered double-digit semifinal losses to eventual national champions Clemson in the 2018 season and Alabama in 2020.
Kelly knows that if Notre Dame wishes to legitimize the point that it is among the nation’s elite programs, it will have to score more than the 17 points combined it produced in losses to the Tigers (30-3) and Crimson Tide (31-14).
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Notre Dame Lands A Commitment From Linebacker Josh Burnham
Notre Dame picked up a commitment from Top 100 linebacker Josh Burnham
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Burnham dominated on both sides of the ball for the Trojans, thriving as one of the nation s best linebackers, and he was also the team s quarterback. He racked up 76 tackles and made five stops behind the line on defense, and on offense he passed for 1,215 yards, rushed for 903 yards and accounted for 34 touchdowns while leading TCC to a 9-2 record.
The Traverse City Central star ranks as the nation s No. 85 overall player according to 247Sports, and Burnham is ranked as the sixth best outside linebacker in the land.
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