Notre Dame Football: Meet NC State
Notre Dame will square off against the 3-1 NC State Wolfpack
NC State will face off against Notre Dame Saturday for the second time in school history. Their first meeting was in the 2002 Gator Bowl, where the Wolfpack dominated the 11th ranked Irish, 28-6. The Wolfpack are 2.5 point favorites.
Offense
Defense
How Does Saturday Shake Out
At 2-3, Notre Dame is in a must win situation against a 3-1 Wolfpack team. The Irish must prevent turning the ball over and score early and often. The Irish’s defense has yet to prove that it can be trusted so they could struggle against a Wolfpack team that has an efficient quarterback and solid running game.
Notre Dame’s defense’s ability to get off the field on third down could be the key. If they can force 3 and outs, Notre Dame’s offense could take advantage of short fields and they have proven they will put up points in that situation.
The Irish will also need to run the ball successfully if the defense is struggling. Keeping the defense off the field another plan of attack Kelly could look for. Last week, Josh Adams and Dexter Williams combined for 182 yards rushing versus Syracuse.
Win or lose, Notre Dame needs to show more improvement on defense especially after they fired Brian VanGorder. Just like most Notre Dame games expect a lot of points to be scored and for the game to come down to the 4th quarter.
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