Ohio State vs Notre Dame prediction, game preview, how to watch. Week 1, Saturday, September 3
Ohio State vs Notre Dame How To Watch
Date: Saturday, September 3
Game Time: 7:30 ET
Venue: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, OH
How To Watch: ABC
Record: Ohio State (0-0), Notre Dame (0-0)
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Ohio State vs Notre Dame Game Preview
Why Notre Dame Will Win
If it’s possible to go into a College Football Playoff type of showdown like this with little to no pressure, that’s what Notre Dame is dealing with.
Of course there’s pressure considering the way the team couldn’t close against Oklahoma State in the Fiesta Bowl – the debut of new head coach Marcus Freeman. Of course the program is supposed to be good enough to win games like this and not merely give it the old college try. However, it’s Ohio State that’s expected to get off the bus and roll with ease.
Even more than that, the weight of the world is on the shoulders of a Buckeye defense coming off a wildly disappointing 2021 – relatively speaking.
The D was fine by any normal standards, but rational and reason need not apply here.
Ohio State is supposed to play for the national title. It’s supposed to win the Big Ten Championship. It’s supposed to beat Michigan. None of those three things happened last season, and the defense caught a bulk of the blame.
Enter the Notre Dame offense. It’s great at receiver, has a whale of a tight end in Michael Mayer, and after a year of rebuilding and rebooting the line, the payoff is about to come.
On the other side, Freeman is a defensive coach, his coordinator Al Golden knows what he’s doing, and between the great minds in the coaching room, a strong secondary loaded with NFL…
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