Notre Dame football stumbled on the big stage with a loss at BYU on Saturday night. Now both teams are in the AP’s top 5 — No. 2 BYU and No. 4 Notre Dame — but the pressure on the Irish will be greater with a smaller margin for error.

As ND begins its off week, Blue & Gold’s Eric Hansen and Tyler James dive into the issues BYU exposed and what the Irish can do to correct them to make a College Football Playoff run.

On this week's Football Never Sleeps:
• The most troubling parts of Notre Dame’s loss to BYU
• What the Irish must improve before meeting No. 1 Miami
• The difficulty of balancing Navy preparation while addressing season-long development
• Our confidence level in ND’s CFP outlook

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