This 2012 season for the Fighting Irish marks the first time Notre Dame football has gone undefeated in a season since 1988. This is Brian Kelley’s third year as head coach for the Irish, and they are in the BCS National Championship against the Alabama Crimson Tide.  Many people say that the Irish are not worthy to be in the national championship because they’re not good enough on offense and they are led by a freshman quarterback, Everett Golson.
In the preseason, Notre Dame had the hardest schedule in college football. Everyone thought the Irish would not succeed because the strength in the schedule, but that just made them hungrier to work harder. Notre Dame is led by senior Manti Te’o, a 6-2, 255-lb. linebacker from Laie, Hawaii. In September Manti suffered the losses of two close people–his grandmother and girlfriend died hours apart from each other. Manti wanted to play for them, as did the rest of the Irish; and that was the week Notre Dame played and defeated the 10th ranked Michigan State Spartans. Notre Dame won, and from that game, they took
their momentum to upcoming games.
At the end of the regular season, Manti won seven college football awards, and came in second for the Heisman Memorial Award. Tyler Eifert tight end won the award for the best tight end, head coach Brian Kelly won the Coach of the Year award, and
assistant coach Bob Diaco won Assistant Coach of the Year, as well.
In Notre Dame’s history, the third year of coaches, Ara Parseghian and Lou Holtz both won national championships, and I do not believe that it is just coincidence that it is also Brian Kelly’s third year coaching.
In the national championship, the Irish will still be the underdog, just like the start of the season. But they will take that as an
advantage. Alabama knows what they are going to get from Notre Dame: a great defense and a balanced offense. Notre Dame
doesn’t know what they are going to get with Alabama because the Crimson Tide really only played three powerhouse teams in LSU, Texas A&M,and Georgia. They barely beat LSU and Georgia and lost to Texas A&M.
The game will be played on January 7th in Miami, Florida. The Irish have a lot of time time to prepare and I believe that no team will get in their way to win the national championship. Just remember the Notre Dame Fighting Irish always has luck on their side.