Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman introduced his team to the concept of delayed gratification this week.Sometimes, Freeman told them, you don’t get the thing you want right away. But with the right amount of patience and persistence, the prize is still attainable.No. 8 Notre Dame (0-1) will see if the lesson pays off when it squares off against No. 16 Texas A&M (2-0) on Saturday evening in South Bend, Ind.The Fighting Irish are looking to bounce back from a 27-24 loss against No. 10 Miami in their season opener. Notre Dame erased a 14-point deficit but fell short after the Hurricanes kicked a 47-yard field goal with 1:04 remaining.Freeman’s focus is on preventing the loss from snowballing into something more.”Outside of our building, you’re evaluated off one thing, and that’s wins and losses,” Freeman said. “But inside the building, we must continue to be mature enough to understand that the momentary success or failure is not what the goal is. Our goal and our focus has to be to reach our full potential.”That takes understanding of delayed gratification.”The idea carries weight for Texas A&M, too. The Aggies have waited for a full calendar year to try to avenge a home loss against Notre Dame.This time, Mike Elko’s team is headed north to one of the storied venues in college football. Elko said the Aggies were ready for the challenge.”Obviously, the schemes are similar (as last year),” Elko said. “They’re pretty well-entrenched in who they are and what they do.”Last year, there was a lot more unknown. It was Coach (Mike) Denbrock’s first game as the (offensive coordinator). It was our first game as a staff.”The Aggies lost 23-13 against Notre Dame last season before winning the next seven games in a row. They have started this season with back-to-back victories over UTSA and Utah State, surpassing 40 points in both contests.