Notre Dame vs Cincinnati Predictions 2021 – 2:30 PM ET on NBC

I’m not buying the hype for this game. Even with a bad OL, Cincinnati has nowhere near the talent that ND has. I doubt they have one player who would be starting for ND.

Apparently Cincinnati has a decent QB in dual threat Desmond Ridder and a 6’7″ TE along with an Alabama transfer RB.
They have a good DE, but Cincinnati only has 4 sacks this year.

On the ND side we don’t know who will be the starting QB, but my money is on Drew Pyne who has been in the program for awhile. He can really zip the ball and one of the few QB’s that I’ve seen who can throw across his body for completions. We should go uptempo this game and run right at a smallish DL.

On defense I would have Jordan Botelho go after QB Ridder the whole game. This kid is a vicious hitter so he has to be reminded about late hits.

Cincinnati will put up a fight for one quarter then get the doors blown off.

Score Prediction: Notre Dame 45 Cincinnati 17

Here is the Brian Kelly pre-game press conference: