Coming off two consecutive wins, Notre Dame returned home to host Boise State in arguably the most underrated matchup of Week 6 of the 2025 college football season. The Irish entered the game as sizable favorites, but suffered a big loss early with offensive tackle Aamil Wagner exiting in the first quarter. As the only offensive lineman to start every game of Notre Dame's 2024 runner-up season, Wagner was making his 21st consecutive start in Week 6, per Drew Mentock of Irish Illustrated. Wagner's loss did not hurt Notre Dame much in the first quarter, as it accumulated 142 yards on its first two drives. The Irish stifled Boise State's first two drives, holding the Broncos to just 21 yards of offense after 15 minutes.