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“Playoff Like A Champion Today” is Notre Dame’s new slogan as the College Football Playoff nears

As Notre Dame inches closer to a berth in the College Football Playoff, the iconic phrase gets a facelift before the Fighting Irish’s matchup against USC.

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It’s one of the most iconic phrases in football.

“Play Like A Champion Today.”

But after Notre Dame dismantled Syracuse 36-3 in Yankee Stadium last week, the Fighting Irish are now one game away from an undefeated regular season and almost certainly a spot in the College Football Playoff.

So with rival USC currently standing as the last team between the Irish’s undefeated season and its quest for a spot in the College Football Playoff, the famous slogan is getting a slight update this week.

We don’t think Notre Dame fans will mind too much, especially when it’s for a T-shirt like this.

With a win against USC, the Fighting Irish will cap off their first undefeated regular season since 2012. That season, Notre Dame made it to the BCS Championship Game where they lost to Alabama.

Notre Dame is also looking to snap its 30-year national championship drought, which dates back to when Lou Holtz was roaming the sidelines as head coach.

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