Notre Dame Football: Best and Worst Case Scenarios for 2018

NASHVILLE, TN - DECEMBER 30: Brian Kelly the head coach of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish gives instructions to his team during the Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl against the LSU Tigers at LP Field on December 30, 2014 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images) /

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SOUTH BEND, IN – NOVEMBER 18: Brandon Wimbush #7 of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish passes against the Navy Midshipmen at Notre Dame Stadium on November 18, 2017 in South Bend, Indiana. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images) /

The 2018 Notre Dame football season is still four months away. Nonetheless, let’s take a look at some best and worst-case scenarios for the Irish in each game this season.

Spring practice is over, college football preview magazines are right around the corner, and before you know it, Notre Dame will open its 2018 schedule and face off with Michigan on September 1st.

The schedule, although providing its own set of challenges, appears manageable enough for the Irish to make a run at the College Football Playoff.

Of course, the Playoff is the best-case scenario for not just this team, but any team. However, rarely does everything go perfectly during the season. Balls bounce the wrong way, weather happens, injuries occur and every so often luck plays a huge role.

Today, we’ll look at those scenarios for the upcoming season and predict how — for better or for worse –they could impact every game on the 2018 Notre Dame football schedule.

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