For teams belonging to the Power Four conferences (ACC, Big Ten, Big 12 and SEC), regular-season schedules finish up next Sunday. That coming conclusion to regular-season conference competition amplifies the urgency of this Sunday’s games, with teams aiming to bolster their resumes and/or enhance their forms as the calendar turns to March.
Sunday’s slate includes four high-profile nationally-televised games, with ESPN’s College GameDay on site in Raleigh for the meeting between the Fighting Irish and Wolfpack:
- No. 1 Notre Dame vs. No. 13 NC State (12 p.m. ET, ESPN)
- No. 17 West Virginia vs. No. 10 TCU (12 p.m. ET, ESPN2)
- No. 9 North Carolina vs. Louisville (2 p.m. ET, ESPN)
- No. 7 LSU vs. No. 14 Kentucky (4 p.m. ET, ESPN)
Here’s one key question for each of those four contests:
1. 20-straight for Notre Dame?
No. 1 Notre Dame can secure their 20th-straight win with a victory at No. 13 NC State on Sunday. The Fighting Irish have romped through the ACC, undefeated with a point differential that approaches 27 points per game.
Those stats make the Irish’s lone two losses…
