SOUTH BEND — Notre Dame football, despite pushing its winning streak to five games, remained at No. 11 in the latest US LBM Coaches Poll. Unbeaten Iowa State (7-0) jumped the Irish (6-1) despite Notre Dame’s solid showing in a 31-13 win over unranked Georgia Tech on Saturday in Atlanta.

Vanderbilt Commodores linebacker Jeffrey Ugochukwu (12) celebrates after knocking off the Alabama Crimson Tide 40-35 at Vanderbilt Stadium in Nashville, Tenn., Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024. | Denny Simmons / The Tennessean / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish are heavy betting favorites as they travel to take on the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. Here is a betting preview and best bet.

Notre Dame football faced the ultimate climb back toward any notion of the College Football Playoff after that loss to Northern Illinois.

Huge news came down on Friday afternoon just over 24 hours before kickoff between Notre Dame and Georgia Tech. Injury rumors and speculation has swirled all week but reports out on Friday say that Georgia Tech will be without quarterback Haynes King against the Fighting Irish.

Oregon made quite the statement heading into college football's midseason junction, holding off previously unbeaten Ohio State to move up in this week's national rankings. The victory validates the Ducks as one of the College Football Playoff national championship frontrunners and puts the Buckeyes in the unfamiliar position of needing to play flawlessly over their final six games in hopes of a rematch.

Despite losing to Northern Illinois earlier on in the season, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish are quietly making a case for themselves in the 12-team playoff.

One of the main storylines of Notre Dame's 2024 season, one of the things it will be most known for will be the vast amount of injuries the team has suffered. It has been an onslaught of unfortunate news in this regard since August camp.