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No. 9 Notre Dame enters its regular-season finale at rival Stanford looking like a College Football Playoff team. Can Marcus Freeman's Fighting Irish squad continue to dominate the way it has these past three weeks? The Irish look for a second 10-game winning streak in two years, and Jeremiyah Love looks to make his Heisman Trophy case as well. Matt Fortuna and Pete Sampson are here to break it all down. Plus, they are joined by ESPN's Bill Connelly, author of "Forward Progress: The Definitive Guide to the Future of College Football." The guys talk CFP possibilities, the Miami debate and more!
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"Notre Dame-Stanford Preview and more with ESPN's Bill Connelly" is an episode of The Independent: A Notre Dame Football Podcast. Runtime 1 hr 5 min. Published November 25, 2025. Hit play above to stream it here, or open the free Spot Sports app for background play and offline downloads.