Notre Dame At Clemson Predictions
Night Game, College Gameday Crew, rain and Clemson ranked #12 – what more could you want for a college football game?
Let’s look at Clemson:
- W 49-10 Wofford
- W 41-10 Appalachian State
- W 20-17 Louisville
So 2 cupcakes and 1 so-so team. 8 new starters on defense and 3 new on offense. A good dual threat QB and best the QB ND has faced so far.
Their game plan on defense – load the box and force Kizer to pass – so what else is new.
On offense Clemson wants to get to the outside and go for quick hit short passes. They also must be drooling over the 80 yd draw play UMass ran last week.
By the way, on that play the runner ran right past Jaylon Smith who was screened out of the play. Both Smith and Schmidt have to get a whole lot better in fighting off blocks. Further drooling over the ND Safety play.
Well, ND with a massive OL must simply beat the hell out of Clemson and run for 300 yds. to beat them. This is the toughest test so far and this game will tell us just how good the OL is – I’m not convinced yet about them.
Clemson has 8 new starters on defense and I doubt they can cover Fuller – so bet they double him. I worry about Kizer and short to mid passes and that’s why I see Wimbush passing him down the line. This kid must play in this game – not clean up but when it counts.
ND on defense – I’d go basically the GT scheme (except for last 2 minutes) but our Safety’s must play. They seem to brain freeze when facing movement and misdirection. I think this game and USC will determine BVG’s tenure at ND.
If healthy, Andrew Trumbetti DE has to get on the field and Jaylon Smith has to prove he’s legitimate and not hype.
I expect a sloppy game with turnovers determining who wins.
ND 31 Clemson 20