Notre Dame under Kelly hasn't been so hot on the road.
Road games in 2017:
Boston College
Michigan State
North Carolina
Miami
Stanford
Let's assume that 3-2 is the most reasonable, with the most likely being BC, MSU, and UNC (who lost a ton of talent)
Home games in 2017
Temple
Georgia
Miami (OH)
USC
NC State
Navy
5-2 is probably most reasonable here.
So you're 8-4 looks pretty good, I don't think that's best case, but the most likely. Best case for me is 4-1 on the road, 6-1 at home.