Army is currently in the No. 4 spot behind the Boise State Broncos, Tulane Green Wave and UNLV Rebels. With only a 19.3 percent chance to win the American Athletic Conference, and have a shot at clinching a playoff berth, the odds are stacked against them.

Oct 5, 2024; Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA; Army Black Knights running back Kanye Udoh (6) celebrates his touchdown with offensive lineman Brady Small (51) against the Tulsa Golden Hurricane during the second half at Skelly Field at H.A. Chapman Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Danny Wild-Imagn Images

The Army Black Knights started the year on an unreal run that saw them string together nine consecutive victories before taking their first loss.

Yankee Stadium was not built for Saturday night. Neither were the Black Knights. The Notre Dame Fighting Irish matched up bigger, stronger and more talented at nearly every position and looked it,

The Irish enter the game with an 8-game winning streak, but the Black Knights come in with a 13-game steak of their own. Obviously one of those will be broken tonight, but for Notre Dame, there is much more on the line as the No. 5 team in the College Football Playoff rankings.

Army was dropped from the ranks of the unbeaten by Notre Dame, and falls out of the College Football Playoff rankings, too.

The Army West Point Black Knights received a forgiving ranking in the AP Top 25 after their loss to Notre Dame. The College Football Playoff was far less forgiving. The CFP committee dropped the Black Knights out of the Top 25 on Tuesday,