Big day for Notre Dame. Plenty of visitors in town.

ESPN GameDay is doing its show live in South Bend. NBC also brought its studio crew of Liam McHugh, Doug Flutie, and Hines Ward to town for its coverage of the Irish-Stanford game.

Meanwhile, Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly is doing his best not to let himself or the team get caught up in the hoopla.

During an interview, McHugh asked Kelly to grade his team. He said:  “On toughness I give them an A. On execution and fundamentals a C.”

When asked if he is OK with all the “noise” around their great season, Kelly said as long as there is an “atmosphere of success,” he is fine with people beating the drum.

The beat could get louder with a win today.