VanGorder Golson give Notre Dame playoff look

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Don't get annoyed, Irish haters.Notre Dame is a College Football Playoff contender. The Irish sent Michigan Enos Slaughter Jersey out with a 31-0 win, the school's largest win in the series. So that busine s is out of the way.MORE: | | Here are a few takeaways about Notre Dame's convincing victory: Defensive coordinator Brian VanGorder looks like a good hire. The Irishdefense has a NFL feel to it, one that confused Devin John Brebbia Jersey Gardner all night. Notre Dame mixed blitzes, and shut down Michigan's run game and forced four turnovers. That wins at both levels. The defense is legit. Remember Manti Te'o as a difference maker, the one that finished second in the Heisman Trophy? Jaylon Smith is a better side-to-side linebacker. He made sure Gardner didn't find open lanes in the running game. Everett Golson's remarkable return continues. Golson Adolis Garcia Jersey made three clutch throws late in the first half, the first a fourth-down to s to William Fuller. He followed with a nifty spin move to elude a Frank Clark sack and found Ben Koyack for a first down. Golson hit Clark for a 24-yard touchdown for a 21-0 halftime lead. That was ball game. Golson is 12-1 as a starter now. If Paul DeJong Jersey Notre Dame can beat Stanford at home on Oct. 4 (it's doable), then the Irish will be 6-0 when they play at Florida State on Oct. 18. We repeat: There are only three true road Marcell Ozuna Jersey games on the schedule. Michigan coach Brady Hoke is going to feel the heat. This is Year 4, and he's now 4-5 against Notre Dame, Michigan State and Ohio State. He's also 0-5 against those teams on the road, and the Wolverines still have to visit the Spartans and Buckeyes.