Notre Dame focused on B.C., not playoffs

SOUTH BEND, Ind. — No. 3 Notre Dame refuses to play the numbers game. Sure, it improved its playoff position by beating top-ranked Miami last week. And, yes, the Fighting Irish (8-1, No. 5 CFP) are trying to make sure they don’t lose ground Saturday when they host struggling Boston College. But they say they are not worried about the rankings, even after being left out of the playoff last season. They just want to continue to win. “We just have to keep doing our job, keep playing the games, winning the games, and if we take care of our business each day and each week, then the results should add up, and we should get to where we should be at,” running back Nolan James Jr. said. “We’re not result driven in that aspect. It’s just something where we’ve got to do our job each and every day, and hopefully the rankings take care of themselves.” On paper, this game looks like a mismatch.

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