On Saturday at 7:30 p.m. ET, the Florida State Seminoles (1-8) will take on the Notre Dame Fighting Irish (7-1).The Fighting Irish faced the Navy Midshipmen in their most recent outing, winning

No. 10 Notre Dame hosts Florida State in a game that was circled on many calendars before the season began. Now, however, the Seminoles are struggling at 1-8 and the Fighting Irish are playing good football but also in a position that likely requires them to win out to make the 12-team College Football Playoff.

Notre Dame has had issues starting slow, especially against lesser opponents, all season, and that could happen again. That said, Florida State is in such disarray that the Irish should roll. The Notre Dame versus Florida State game starts at 7:30 EST and can be seen on NBC.