The staff here at Fighting Irish Wire of Geoffrey Clark, Tim Healey and Michael Chen pick the top games of Week 12, along with who wins Notre Dame’s matchup against Virginia. Find out below who each of them believe will come out victorious this weekend.

With Notre Dame shellshocked, Virginia rallied for two touchdowns to take a 27-26 lead with 1:54 left. Notre Dame would not be denied, though, as backup QB DeShone Kizer found his stride on the game-winning drive. Kizer drove the Irish 80 yards, culminating in a 39-yard strike to Will Fuller for the winning touchdown with 12 seconds remaining.

While the game means little for Florida State, Notre Dame needs a win to keep marching toward a playoff spot in the 12-team field.

Preview the Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs. Virginia Cavaliers college football matchup, with score predictions, stats, and game information.

Notre Dame football has one remaining game against a CFP-ranked team: Nov. 23 at Yankee Stadium against No. 24 Army (9-0).

T he Notre Dame Fighting Irish continued their early season dominance by taking down the James Madison Dukes 92-46 inside Purcell Pavilion. From the ND press release: Koval has 6

The second College Football Playoff rankings were released on Tuesday night, and these came back extremely favorable for Notre Dame. The 8-1 Fighting Irish moved up to No. 8 in the standings and the path to Notre Dame hosting a playoff game this December appears crystal clear.