Heading into the season, Stanford's trip to Notre Dame on Saturday seemed destined to have College Football Playoff implications. Reality had a wildly different idea.

Stanford has dropped two straight games in embarrassing fashion, losing 44-6 on the road at Washington and 42-16 at home against Washington State. The Cardinal are 3-2 on the season.

But the 2016 campaign has been a complete disaster for Notre Dame so far. Brian Kelly's team is 2-4 following a rain-soaked loss to North Carolina State.

Kickoff is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET on NBC. Per Odds Shark, the game opened as a Bleacher Report - College Football
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