Lindy 's Sports ranked Notre Dame No. 11 in its preseason Top 25 released earlier this summer , while Sporting News slated the Irish at No. 10 .
Athlon Sports had Irish   at No. 8 .
Lindy 's Sports ranked Notre Dame No. 11 in its preseason Top 25 released earlier this summer , while Sporting News slated the Irish at No. 10 and Athlon Sports had Notre Dame at No. 8 .