Idle Notre Dame gets a bump in US LBM Coaches Poll

SOUTH BEND — Notre Dame football moved up two spots in the US LBM Coaches Poll on Sunday Oct. 25 despite sitting home on its only off week off the regular season.The Irish (6-1) climbed from eighth to sixth despite BYU’s overtime loss at Central Florida. The Cougars, fresh off their 28-24 win over Notre Dame, dropped six spots to No. 9 in this week’s poll with the loss.Top-ranked Miami (7-0) visits Notre Dame Stadium on Nov. 7, while the Irish also have a home meeting with No. 16 SMU (6-1) coming up on Nov. 21.In the media poll, Notre Dame dropped one spot to fifth. BYU fell six spots to No. 8.Reset button: How Notre Dame football benefits from Shields Hall recovery suiteNotre Dame meets unranked Navy at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, MA on Oct. 31.The rest of the top five in the coaches’ poll includes No. 2 Ohio State (6-1), No. 3 Georgia (6-1), No. 4 Indiana (7-1) and No. 5 Utah (7-0).BYU and Utah square off on Nov. 7 in Salt Lake City.Mike Berardino covers Notre Dame football for the South Bend Tribune and NDInsider.com. Follow him on social media @MikeBerardino.This article originally appeared on South Bend Tribune: Idle Notre Dame gets a bump in US LBM Coaches Poll