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#16 BYU (4-1) vs. Notre Dame (2-2)
Line: ND -3.5
Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas, NV
Saturday, October 08, 2022
7:30 PM
NBC / Peacock
Votes are public. Poll closes on Saturday, 10/08 at 7:00 PM EST.
Notre Dame is fresh off the bye week riding a two game winning streak as they head out west to the desert to take on BYU. The Cougars have looked vulnerable against weak competition the past two weeks yet find themselves up to #16 in the polls, due more to the attrition from teams ranked ahead of them in recent weeks than the product BYU has displayed on the field.
The Cougars looked very dangerous in the early goings of the season but have a couple of chinks in their armor after getting boat-raced against Oregon, followed by a couple of underwhelming, clunky victories over Wyoming and Utah State at home. Their win over Baylor in week two looked like a solid W but Baylor has lost some of their shine with a loss at home vs. Oklahoma St last week that wasn't as close as the score indicated, and a close, gritty win over Iowa State two weeks ago.
Make no mistake, this is a BYU offense that can score if you don't pressure the QB. Jaren Hall has a very impressive stat line through the first five games, completing 70.2% of his passes for 1,438 yards with 12 TDs to only 1 INT. On the other side of the ball, the BYU defense has looked particularly leaky and vulnerable, especially against the run. They gave up over 200 yards and over 4 yards per carry against a bad Utah State team, who they were tied with at 17 last Thursday at home.
I believe the keys to this game will be similar to the UNC game; we need to establish the run early to open up the PA and RPO game that Pyne absolutely feasted with in Chapel Hill and keep the defense on their heels. BYU sure looks like a front we can run against as long as the OL that showed up in the last 6 quarters is up to the task and we don't see the OL from weeks 1 or 2. Defensively, we need to pressure Hall early and often or he will carve our secondary up. This is an offense that does NOT turn the ball over, as they have only one TO through five games. So, we need to focus on creating negative plays and keeping them behind the chains on the early downs. He's shown a knack for getting happy feet when facing consistent pressure, so look for the front 4 to have a monster game and for Golden to dial up some blitzes on 2nd and 3rd and long situations.
I like ND's chances coming off of the bye week rested, focused, and excited to get back out there to extend Freeman's first winning streak as head coach. ND pulls of a nail biter in Vegas to get Freeman to .500 as a head coach and get the 2022 Irish squad above .500 at 3-2.
Notre Dame 31- BYU 27
Line: ND -3.5
Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas, NV
Saturday, October 08, 2022
7:30 PM
NBC / Peacock
Votes are public. Poll closes on Saturday, 10/08 at 7:00 PM EST.
Notre Dame is fresh off the bye week riding a two game winning streak as they head out west to the desert to take on BYU. The Cougars have looked vulnerable against weak competition the past two weeks yet find themselves up to #16 in the polls, due more to the attrition from teams ranked ahead of them in recent weeks than the product BYU has displayed on the field.
The Cougars looked very dangerous in the early goings of the season but have a couple of chinks in their armor after getting boat-raced against Oregon, followed by a couple of underwhelming, clunky victories over Wyoming and Utah State at home. Their win over Baylor in week two looked like a solid W but Baylor has lost some of their shine with a loss at home vs. Oklahoma St last week that wasn't as close as the score indicated, and a close, gritty win over Iowa State two weeks ago.
Make no mistake, this is a BYU offense that can score if you don't pressure the QB. Jaren Hall has a very impressive stat line through the first five games, completing 70.2% of his passes for 1,438 yards with 12 TDs to only 1 INT. On the other side of the ball, the BYU defense has looked particularly leaky and vulnerable, especially against the run. They gave up over 200 yards and over 4 yards per carry against a bad Utah State team, who they were tied with at 17 last Thursday at home.
I believe the keys to this game will be similar to the UNC game; we need to establish the run early to open up the PA and RPO game that Pyne absolutely feasted with in Chapel Hill and keep the defense on their heels. BYU sure looks like a front we can run against as long as the OL that showed up in the last 6 quarters is up to the task and we don't see the OL from weeks 1 or 2. Defensively, we need to pressure Hall early and often or he will carve our secondary up. This is an offense that does NOT turn the ball over, as they have only one TO through five games. So, we need to focus on creating negative plays and keeping them behind the chains on the early downs. He's shown a knack for getting happy feet when facing consistent pressure, so look for the front 4 to have a monster game and for Golden to dial up some blitzes on 2nd and 3rd and long situations.
I like ND's chances coming off of the bye week rested, focused, and excited to get back out there to extend Freeman's first winning streak as head coach. ND pulls of a nail biter in Vegas to get Freeman to .500 as a head coach and get the 2022 Irish squad above .500 at 3-2.
Notre Dame 31- BYU 27
