Notre Dame vs Vanderbilt Predictions
**Reminder** – The game starts at 2:30 EST on NBC.
“We play in the SEC – I don’t worry about going to South Bend” sayeth Vanderbilt HC Derek Mason. This is Mason’s 2nd year having coached Defense at Stanford so he knows Kelly’s Offensive tendencies.
Vandy is 2-0 having defeated:
- Middle Tenn. State: 35-7
- Nevada: 41-10
If Ball State was not in awe of ND, Vandy sure as hell won’t be.
Their Offense is led by QB Kyle Shurmur, son of NY Giants HC Pat Shurmur – so he’s basically a gym rat. He’s a control QB completing 67% of his passes.
He is almost the same type ob QB as former ND QB Tommy Rees. He won’t get rattled. Vandy has good RB’s and receivers and an effective OL.
On Defense, they held 2 opponents to a combined 17 points.
Due to the coaches background, Vandy will be very similar to Stanford.
So Vandy won’t fold and they are better than Ball State. They want to contain Wimbush forcing him to pass and stay in the pocket and bring a ferocious pass rush to get into Wimbush’s head.
ND wins by a FG
Notre Dame 23 Vandy 20
Here is the Brian Kelly pre game press conference: