This is going to be the Phil Jurkovec show. All eyes will be on him and Ian Book. Phil left ND after sliding down the depth chart and was especially awful in the Spring game. He just needed a change and BC provided it. Both HC Jeff Hafley and OC Frank Cignetti are fully behind
Clemson had a helluva time with BC without Trevor Lawrence. They now have D.J. Uiagalelei – a rookie 5 Star giant 6’4″ 250 lbs who is a dual threat and very difficult to bring down whether he’s passing or running. Travis Etienne RB is in a class by himself and I expect he’ll go for
Outside of a returned fumble 93 yards, Georgia Tech could barely do anything against the ND defense. Especially against Kyle Hamilton, D. Hayes and finally the reinsertion of Jack Kiser at the Buck LB position. Hayes got the game ball. On offense Book was 18/26 200 yds. with 2 TD’s including a perfect endzone pass
Under 2nd year HC Geoff Collins, Georgia Tech has been an up and down team with a 2-4 record. Collins in his 2nd year has a mishmash of personnel transitioning from Paul Johnsons option offense to a spread. Current record 2-4: W 16-13 vs Florida State L 49-21 vs UCF L 37-20 vs Syracuse W
After ND thoroughly waxed Pitt, they dropped in the polls from 3 to 4 to Ohio State, after OSU only played and won 1 game. ND was hitting on all cylinders with Northwestern transfer Ben Skowronek scoring on 2 long pass and runs. Freshman TE Michael Mayer had a great catch for a TD and
ND better not play like they did last week or they will lose. Pitt brings a very good defense especially against the run. They could duplicate what Louisville did last week. Shut down the run and force Ian Book to pass. Pitt has a very gritty front seven and ND must be able to pass
Couldn’t believe I was watching the number 4 team in college football (now #3). Louisville has some good players and gave ND all they could barely handle and provided the defensive playbook for future opponents. Namely stop the run or at least slow it down and force Ian Book to beat them passing and it
This game should be easier than most of the upcoming games. Scott Satterfield is into his 2nd year at Louisville after a good start last season. This year is a rebuilding year and they are thin throughout their roster. They are small on the DL so ND’s OL should be able to push them around