How a loss to Northern Illinois set the table for Notre Dame’s run to the CFP title game
He walked into Hard Rock Stadium as a 38-year-old with a big chance. He walked out in the wee hours as a 39-year-old with now a bigger chance, one game away from adding his name to the list of coaches who have won national championships at Notre Dame. But in his household, his birthday evidently plays second fiddle to someone else.