Lane Kiffin and the Ole Miss Rebels (8-1, 5-1 SEC) remain firmly in the College Football Playoff conversation after taking down the South Carolina Gamecocks in

AP Top 25: Notre Dame back in top ten after six-game winning streak originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Ohio State hold on to the No. 1 spot in the latest Associated Press Top 25 college football poll, while the Big 12 placed two teams in the top 10 for the first time in two years.

Notre Dame football emerged from Week 10 of the 2025-26 season with a 25-10 over Boston College. This victory places the team at 6-2 overall heading into the first release of College Football Playoff rankings.

In our weekly grading exercise, Notre Dame gets a C for its ugly win. Below, we hand out seven more grades from Week 10 -- one for every team that started or ended the day with national championship odds of +3000 or better. No. 3 Texas A&M (+950), No. 4 Alabama (+750) and No. 6 Oregon (+1000) were each off.

The No. 12 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (5-2) go on the road to take on the Boston College Eagles (1-7) at Alumni Stadium (Chestnut Hill, MA) on Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025. Date: Nov. 1 Time: 3:30 p.m. ET

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Ultimately, Notre Dame scored its 10th consecutive win over Boston College, and a key one before the first College Football Playoff rankings are released Tuesday. With the win, Notre Dame’s Playoff odds increased to 71 percent, according to The Athletic ’s Austin Mock.

This is Notre Dame, not some Division III program that would have a lot better reason for not having a capable kicker. I'm not asking for someone to be the next NFL kicker to come from Notre Dame, but could someone simply put the ball through the uprights on an extra point on a regular basis?