Notre Dame vs. Michigan Predictions
Notre Dame v. Michigan is so close you can almost reach out and grab it.
Less than 24 hours until Notre Dame and Michigan kick off for the 38th time in their shared history and it’s time to start making some predictions.
Across the board, college football experts expect the game to be fairly even. Vegas feels the same way — the Irish were favored by 6 to start the week and that dropped to 3.5 as of Friday afternoon. Read past the jump to see how the Legion feels. (more…)
Irish opponents look fallible on opening night
Three teams representing three of the toughest challenges on Notre Dame’s schedule opened their seasons last night — none looked like world-beaters. No. 14 USC pulled away from Hawaii for a 49-36 win and Utah upset No. 15 Pitt in an overtime thriller.
Despite being the only unranked team in the group, Utah looked the most impressive on Thursday night. The Utes went largely without the usual first game mistakes on their way to a very balanced offensive attack. Sophomore quarterback Jordan Wynn finished with three TDs and a 146.3 passer rating.
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He also had help from running backs Eddie Wide and Matt Asiada. Asiada has the combination of quickness and power that has given the Notre Dame defense major problems in recent years. Finally, the Utes defense did a good job of taking advantage of a young offensive line and a rookie QB (sound familiar?). (more…)
