Two of Notre Dame's ACC foes have a bye the week before facing the Irish: Pittsburgh and Syracuse. N.C. State faces FCS-level Campbell as a prelude to its trip to South Bend, while Boston College plays at Louisville, and Stanford hosts archrival California the week before facing Notre Dame.

Notre Dame just finished the 2024 college football team as the national runner-up. Second-best team in the land. Where should the Fighting Irish rank entering the 2025 season? Per eight reputable media outlets,

Thomas has had a good career with the Notre Dame football team, and he is now ready for a new chapter of his playing career. The Fighting Irish have played a lot of ACC teams over the year, so Thomas is pretty familiar with Virginia and a lot of the opposition that he will go up against.