If I had to pick a team, you know, preseason we always have to make a pick, I would probably pick Notre Dame." Irish are LoadedSouth Bend, IN, USA; The Notre Dame Leprechaun runs with a Notre Dame flag after a touchdown in the first quarter of the game between the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the Miami Hurricanes at Notre Dame Stadium. Notre Dame won 30-27. Head coach Marcus Freeman has stocked the roster with top-flight talent at every level that Notre Dame has been unable to load up on in the past. If ever there was a year for Notre Dame to break their nearly 40-year title drought, then 2026 would be the one.