The Texas win over Vanderbilt ends up being a huge help to Notre Dame. First off, it hands Vanderbilt a second loss on the year. That's the same amount of losses that Notre Dame has, and with a trip to Tennessee still to come, winning out certainly isn't a given for the Commodores.

The Eagles (1-8) battled for three quarters but were undone in the fourth after Jeremiyah Love's 94-yard TD run sealed a 25-10 victory for the Fighting Irish (6-2).

Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman sent a warning to three of his players about playing time after beating Boston College.

The top-seeded Irish, which tied Princeton 1-1 in double-overtime earlier this season, found themselves in the same position, except this time it was in the final of the Colonial Valley Conference Tournament at Hopewell Valley High School.

No. 12 Notre Dame travels to Chestnut Hill to take on Boston College at Alumni Stadium (3:30 p.m. ET, ESPN) on Saturday, and the Fighting Irish are looking to continue their ascent up the rankings with a sixth straight win.

The first game of the weekend saw the Wolverines jump out to a 4-0 lead, thanks to a pair of goals from Will Horcoff. Though the Fighting Irish tried to make things interesting later in the game, Michigan was able to batten down the hatches and hang on for a 5-3 win.

Kiffin remains in headlines as the coaching carousel heats up, joins list of potential candidates in Baton Rouge.

Quarterback Wyatt Brown rushes 18 times for 165 yards and was also 12 for 29 with 143 yards and three total touchdowns in a 27-21 win.