I actually love this play from Kal. Notre Dame is a paper giant. They play a fringe top 20 team on the road, and if they lose respectfully it's a win. If they win (would not shock me), they'll get credit like they beat a Florida or Oklahoma on the road.
Much better than the bullshit Oregon did, scheduling ND St. to open the season. ND St. would be a fringe top 25 team in FBS, but they gain nothing by beating them and lose everything by losing to them.
And yes, Oregon could absolutely lose their opener with a new QB to ND St. Which would knock the Pac12 down to depth we haven't yet seen. Nothing like the conference flag bearer losing to an FCS team at home to kick off the season for the Pac12.