BC football hosts Notre Dame for the 27th all-time edition of the 'Holy War' on Saturday, Nov. 1, at 3:30 p.m. ET.

The US LBM Coaches Poll No. 13 Notre Dame Fighting Irish remain in the playoff hunt after a 34-24 victory over the USC Trojans last week, and now the Irish get a bye week before facing Boston College.

The Fighting Irish fought threw a rain-soaked second half and chances Southern Cal could take the lead. But it was an important win for Notre Dame.

The No. 23 USC Trojans are 5-3 and 3-1 in Big Ten play, a solid position to be entering the last five weeks of conference competition. Last season's 4-5 confer

This week's power ratings have good news and bad news for the Big 12. The good news is that, for the first time this season, the Big 12 has two teams that have cracked the top-12 of my power ratings. It's an accomplishment worth celebrating, and perhaps even hanging a banner for at the Big 12 Championship Game in December.

Texas A&M is 8-0 for the first time since 1992 and won in Baton Rouge for the first time since 1994 to stay at No. 1 among state's FBS teams.

As we are all set and ready to enjoy a Notre Dame Football bye week (also known as the cheeseburger bye week) the noise surrounding things OTHER than the college football playoff is starting to get turned up a notch or two.

Notre Dame football head coach Marcus Freeman was in West Palm Beach this week to visit a fellow Catholic gridiron powerhouse.