No. 14 Notre Dame is never going to live down this month’s loss to Northern Illinois, especially with the Huskies dropping two of three since the upset in South Bend. But the College Football Playoff math still favors the Fighting Irish: win out and you’re (very likely) in the 12-team field.

SportsLine's model just revealed its college football picks for Louisville Cardinals vs. Notre Dame Fighting Irish on Saturday

The No. 15 Louisville Cardinals (3-0) travel to South Bend to take on the No. 16 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (3-1) in a ranked matchup with big stakes for both sides. It’s a rematch of the game that last year effectively ended Notre Dame’s 2023 College Football Playoff hopes as the Cardinals handed the Irish their second loss of the season.

Yahoo Sports' Caroline Fenton and Jason Fitz react to the Fighting Irish's 31-24 win over the Cardinals and whether they are impressed by Notre Dame's second win over a ranked opponent this season. Subscribe to the “College Football Power Hour” podcast on Apple Podcasts,

Notre Dame quarterback Riley Leonard was the target of a vicious late hit by the Lousiville defense and despite the referee's failing to throw a flag, the star returned just one play later

When Riley Leonard transferred from Duke to Notre Dame, things did not go as planned. In a bit of ultimate Notre Dame irony, Leonard ended up missing almost all of Spring ball due to medical work being done to care for an injury the Irish created in 2023.