After jumpstarting its season with a 23-13 win over Texas A&M at Kyle Field, Notre Dame suffered a stunning Week 2 loss to NIU. On Thursday, Blue and Gold‘s Tyler Horka explained how the loss may affect Notre Dame’s chances to reach the College Football Playoff. “You got to win out,” Horka said. “The loss is bad and the CFP committee takes that into account. Who have you beaten that’s really good? Maybe who have you lost to that’s not so good? And look, NIU’s ranked now No. 25 in the country. If that holds, maybe this loss isn’t as bad as we would believe. NIU could end up winning the MAC and …