Notre Dame vs. Ohio State Preview
Ohio State has been outstanding against the run this season as they are ranked 3rd in the nation allowing just 89.9 rushing yards per game with 12 touchdowns and an average of 2.7 yards per rush. The Buckeyes have had 8 games where they held the opposing team to less than 100 yards with the most notable instance being when they held Oregon to -23 yards in the playoffs. Of the 7 teams that were able to rush for 100 or more yards on them, only 3 were able to rush for 150 or more yards, and 2 of those games were both losses as they allowed 155 yards to Oregon in the regular season and 172 yards to Michigan to conclude the regular season
Notre Dame vs. Penn State Preview
The Irish have been excellent when it comes to running the ball as they are ranked 11th in the nation averaging 217.5 rushing yards per game with 42 touchdowns and an average of 6.1 yards per rush. The Irish have rushed for 200 or more yards in 8 games this season with 1 game where they rushed for 300 or more yards. Jeremiyah Love leads with 148 attempts for 1,076 yards with 16 touchdowns and an average of 7.3 yards per rush. Quarterback Riley Leonard has 149 attempts for 831 yards with 15 touchdowns and an average of 5.6 yards per rush.
Notre Dame vs. Georgia Preview
The Bulldogs have heavily favored the pass this season as they are ranked 11th in the nation averaging 284.6 passing yards per game with 28 touchdowns, 13 interceptions, and a completion rate of 65.7 percent. The Bulldogs have passed for 300 or more yards in 6 games with 2 games where they passed for 400 or more. Georgia has been held to less than 200 yards in 4 games this season. The Bulldogs have had a completion rate of 70 percent or higher in 3 games while being held to less than 60 percent in 2 games. Carson Beck was lost for the season to injury in the SEC Championship win against Texas and on the season had 290 completions on 448 attempts for 3,485 yards with 28 touchdowns, 12 interceptions, and a completion rate of 64.7 percent.
Notre Dame vs. Indiana Preview
The Irish have been outstanding when it comes to running the ball this season as they are ranked 10th in the nation averaging 224.8 rushing yards per game with 40 touchdowns and an average of 6.3 yards per rush. The Irish have rushed for 200 or more yards in 5 consecutive games and in 8 games overall this season with 1 game where they had 300 or more yards. Jeremiyah Love leads with 134 attempts for 949 yards with 15 touchdowns and an average of 7.1 yards per rush. Quarterback Riley Leonard has 124 attempts for 721 yards with 14 touchdowns and an average of 5.8 yards per rush.
Notre Dame vs. USC Preview
The Irish are very impressive when it comes to running the ball as they are ranked 11th in the nation averaging 221.8 rushing yards per game with 37 touchdowns and an average of 6.3 yards per rush. The Irish have rushed for more than 200 yards in 5 out of the last 6 games as well using multiple players to do so. Jeremiyah Love leads with 121 attempts for 850 yards with 14 touchdowns and an average of 7 yards per rush.
Notre Dame vs. Army Preview
The Irish are coming off a 35-14 over Virginia on Senior Day and play in a neutral site matchup against the Black Knights at Yankee Stadium. Army is undefeated and coming off a bye week after a 14-3 win at North Texas. The Black Knights have largely dominated their schedule, but at the same time have played a very weak schedule. The schedule has featured just 2 teams that have winning records with 1 being a Division 1-AA team in Lehigh. Of the remaining 7 teams played, all but North Texas have a losing record and have either 2 or 3 wins as of writing.
Notre Dame vs. Virginia Preview
The Irish are coming off an impressive 52-3 win over Florida State where after they allowed them to score 3 points on there opening drive would not score again. The Cavaliers are coming off a 24-19 upset win at Pittsburgh to put them at 5-4 this season. The Irish continue to play very well on both offense and defense. With the importance of this game also being Senior Day, getting off to a strong start will be important.
Notre Dame vs. Florida State Preview
The Irish return home after an impressive win against Navy in a neutral site matchup and the second bye week of the season. Florida State is coming off a home loss to North Carolina and is now 1-8 on the season. They have only played 3 games outside of Florida and only 1 game since late September and this will most likely have the lowest temperature at kickoff that they will experience as well.
Notre Dame vs. Navy Preview
The Irish are coming off a solid 31-13 win over Georgia Tech in a neutral site matchup and are playing another neutral site matchup. Navy comes in undefeated and has a strong offense that is excellent on the ground and (considering they are a service academy) an improved passing offense. Navy has been nearly unchallenged so far this season with the best win being a 56-44 home win over Memphis (which is their only loss).
Notre Dame vs. Georgia Tech Preview
The Irish are coming off a balanced performance where they defeated Stanford 49-7 to complete a stretch of 3 consecutive home games. Now the Irish play in the first of 2 consecutive neutral site games before the second bye week. Georgia Tech is coming off a 41-34 win at North Carolina which saw quarterback Haynes King get injured late in the game.