Conference battles are well underway across the country, with pivotal matchups taking place during the Week 5 college football schedule. None of them are more important than Saturday night's SEC showdown between No.

Has Notre Dame grown under Marcus Freeman? If so, Saturday is very important to win for the head coach of the Fighting Irish.

Another home game against a team from the Mid-American Conference should be an easy home game for Notre Dame, except for what happened first time out