With eighth-ranked Notre Dame on track for a spot in the College Football Playoff, the concern might be whether the Irish have burned their best fakes.

Marcus Freeman has gotten used to stepping in front of the media on Monday following a big Notre Dame football victory. Today is no different. The Fighting Irish’s head coach will recap his team’s 35-14 win over Virginia and preview the upcoming Shamrock Series game against No.

Notre Dame head football coach Marcus Freeman touched on a handful of topics including his team's coast-to-coast travel from New York to California in consecutive weeks

Notre Dame (9-1) is No. 6 in the updated College Football Playoff rankings, but No. 8 in the projected bracket. That would earn the Irish a home game in the first round of the CFP and a date with No.

In my exclusive interview with Notre Dame football coach Marcus Freeman, he told me how he has kept the Fighting Irish motivated since their Northern Illinois collapse.

As the Notre Dame football team dominated FSU, head coach Marcus Freeman spoke about how proud he is of his group.

The Irish started off as the committees No. 10 team, then moved up to No. 8 in the second set of rankings. Notre Dame once again was the benefactor of teams around them taking another loss, and now sit at No. 6 in the third set, but No. 8 in the bracket.

With just three turnovers all year, Army ranks second in time of possession and sixth in turnover margin (plus-11).

Marcus Freeman celebrates a defensive stop with teammate defensive tackle (97) David Patterson against the Michigan Wolverines at Ohio Stadium. The Buckeyes beat the Wolverines 42-39. / Matthew Emmons-Imagn Images Last week brought the anniversary of the last time Notre Dame played in a regular season "Game of the Century" as Nov.