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Newsstand: Where Notre Dame football ranks in CBS Sports preseason top 25

IMG_9992by:Tyler Horka•08/03/23•

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The Notre Dame mascot waves a flag at a Fighting Irish home game. (Photo by Chad Weaver)

CBS Sports released its preseason rankings of all 133 FBS teams this week. The outlet is not as high on the Notre Dame Fighting Irish as some others.

CBS slotted the Irish at No. 15.

The Irish finished 2022 with a 9-4 record and a No. 18 ranking in the postseason Associated Press Top 25 poll, but they secured Wake Forest quarterback Sam Hartman from the transfer portal. Hartman significantly raises the team’s ceiling in 2023.

That said, the Irish face three teams ranked in CBS’ top 10. Head coach Marcus Freeman‘s team has to play No. 3 Ohio State, No. 6 USC and No. 9 Clemson. The Ohio State and USC games are at home in South Bend. A trip to Clemson’s Death Valley is scheduled for the first weekend of November.

Here is CBS’ full top 25.

  1. Georgia
  2. Michigan
  3. Ohio State
  4. LSU
  5. Alabama
  6. USC
  7. Penn State
  8. Florida State
  9. Clemson
  10. Washington
  11. Texas
  12. Utah
  13. Tennessee
  14. Oregon
  15. Notre Dame
  16. Kansas State
  17. TCU
  18. Oregon State
  19. Wisconsin
  20. North Carolina
  21. Ole Miss
  22. Tulane
  23. Texas Tech
  24. Texas A&M
  25. Iowa

Notre Dame tweets of the day

Hartman to Jayden Thomas could be quite a connection this year.

Graduate student defensive end Nana Osafo-Mensah is getting special vibes from this Irish team in fall camp.

Top 10

  1. 1

    Underranked SEC

    Lane Kiffin protests CFP rankings

  2. 2

    Saban chirped

    Big 12 comes after GOAT

    New
  3. 3

    DJ Lagway

    Fan flashes Florida QB to Pope

  4. 4

    Strength of Schedule

    CFP Top 25 SOS ranking

    Hot
  5. 5

    Alabama needs a prayer

    Tide can make the CFP but needs help

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Irish players have some different takes on their favorite Drake song.

Quotes of the day

“I’m in no rush. I want to feel 100 percent. I don’t want anything even a little like, ‘This hurts a little bit.’ I want this leg to feel exactly like my other leg before I go out there. It’s mainly just a confidence thing. I just want to feel really confident before I go out.”

“I’m still working my butt off trying to get back but it’s just a matter of time. I’m not trying to rush anything.”

— Sophomore tight end Eli Raridon on his recovery from ACL surgery last October

Headlines of the day

• How elite OT recruit Owen Strebig had another successful South Bend return visit

• Elite 2025 WR Talyn Taylor breaks down Notre Dame visit, offer

• Why Notre Dame is unconcerned with OL cohesion amid guard competition

• Notre Dame kicker Spencer Shrader named to Lou Groza Award Watch List

• How being behind Blake Fisher, Joe Alt helps freshman OT Sullivan Absher adjust to Notre Dame

• NBC announces broadcast crew for 2023 Notre Dame football games

• Why Notre Dame likes what it’s seen from freshman D-linemen in fall camp

• Lucky Charms: New prediction logged for Notre Dame football recruiting

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