Big Game Hunting: Is Notre Dame at Duke good timing or bad timing for the Irish?

Notre Dame’s Jaden Greenhouse runs with a catch against Ohio State. (Michael Reaves/Getty Images)

Well, let’s try this again.

Notre Dame ended in agony last weekend, a 17-14 loss to Ohio State fouling up what had been such a tantalizing few hours in South Bend. The Irish were good enough to beat the Buckeyes, that much became obvious. They were good enough to beat anyone on their schedule, reason to suspect they’d been underrated by pollsters and experts. And not only that, but they had the marks of a well-coached team: no turnovers committed in that game, no sacks allowed, penalties a non-issue, a physical running game on point.