It's hard to believe that
Jim McElwain is already in his 5th season in Mt. Pleasant. That's right, in case you forgot, that's the same guy who followed up Will Muschamp's tenure in Gainsville, FL and only survived 2.5 seasons.
I think ND will start a little slow in this one given the look ahead to pOSU, but they will get the ball rolling in the second quarter amid a bit of a tense atmosphere, leading only 10-3 after the first.
J Love is going to rip off a long TD of 70+ yards to kickstart this offense, and Sam Hartman will toss two more TDs (3 total) to give the Irish a 31-3 lead going into halftime, and the 2s take it from there.
CMU's athletic QB will make life a little frustrating for the backup D, and he'll manufacture two scoring drives in the 2nd half, one TD and a FG.
Angeli and the second stringers will also match that with a 10 point second half effort, giving the Irish the victory, with a final score of 41-13. The final score won't feel too impressive, as CMU will cover, but we will all chalk it up to a comfortable win while looking ahead to one of the biggest, if not THE biggest, game of the season.
Go Irish, beat Chippewas.
