Sep 21, 2024; South Bend, Indiana, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish head coach Marcus Freeman prepares to lead his players onto the field for the game against the Miami Redhawks at Notre Dame Stadium. / Matt Cashore-Imagn Images

As the calendar flips to October and the first of two bye weeks for Notre Dame football, here are a few arguments on both sides of the CFP ledger.

Notre Dame's secondary showed off its depth against Louisville, but the Irish need to make some improvements to get into the CFP.