Brian Kelly predicts Notre Dame will go 12-0 in 2026
By Andrew Olson
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Brian Kelly sees a big season ahead for Notre Dame.
The former coach of the Fighting Irish has a new gig as an analyst with CBS Sports. On Wednesday, Kelly predicted Notre Dame’s 2026 schedule game by game, and he doesn’t see a loss on the schedule for the Irish. Kelly predicts Notre Dame will be 12-0 going into the College Football Playoff.
.@CoachBrianKelly gives us a game-by-game look at Notre Dame's 2026 schedule.
— CBS Sports College Football 🏈 (@CBSSportsCFB) August 5, 2026
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Kelly knows all about Notre Dame going undefeated in the regular season. He was the head coach of the Irish for their last undefeated regular season (2020) and their last 12-0 regular season (2018). Neither time, though, could Notre Dame stay undefeated in the postseason.
As usual, Notre Dame plays a handful of Big Ten and ACC teams. The Irish will also face BYU, Navy and Rice to round things out.
If Kelly is right about Notre Dame, the Irish will be back in the College Football Playoff! Predict CFP qualifiers today on Kalshi!
Andrew writes about sports to fund his love of live music and collection of concert posters. He strongly endorses the Hall of Fame campaign of Fred Taylor.
