Will BYU be able to slow Notre Dame’s rushing attack?

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Notre Dame running back Chris Tyree runs against California in South Bend, Ind., Saturday, Sept. 17, 2022.

Notre Dame working again Chris Tyree runs in opposition to California in South Bend, Ind., Saturday, Sept. 17, 2022. The BYU protection may have its arms full containing the Irish run sport on Saturday in Vegas.

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BYU will take its No. 16 rating to Las Vegas and an NFL stadium to play the storied Notre Dame Preventing Irish on Saturday. To win will take a much better effort than the Cougars have confirmed previously three video games, two of them wins over Wyoming and USU. As an impartial program, that is what the Cougars have needed to pin their hopes and objectives upon and this sport represents an awesome alternative.

Cougar Insiders Predictions

Predict the rating of BYU-Notre Dame in Las Vegas and clarify your reasoning.

Jay Drew: The Cougars get a do-over, of kinds, to win an enormous sport on the nationwide stage Saturday after they meet the Preventing Irish in Las Vegas. They crapped out — that’s a playing time period — three weeks in the past at Oregon, taking part in flatly in a 41-20 loss. I count on a greater efficiency from the Cougars this time at Allegiant Stadium, however I'm selecting the Irish to win for 2 causes. One, Notre Dame is coming off a bye week, and coach Marcus Freeman readily admitted they used a whole lot of their bye week to make preparations for the Cougars.

Two, Notre Dame is taking part in higher soccer proper now. The Irish appeared dominant in that large win over North Carolina on Sept. 24, whereas the Cougars have appeared weak in wins over Wyoming and Utah State. BYU has the benefit at quarterback and may — ought to — have a greater offensive line, however ND is healthier nearly in every single place else. Backside line is I simply don’t see BYU having the ability to sluggish Notre Dame’s dashing assault.

Prediction: Notre Dame 38, BYU 28

Dick Harmon: When you give me the BYU group that defeated Baylor, performed extraordinarily clear, didn’t miss tackles and stopped the run in each overtimes that evening, I’d just like the Cougars in Las Vegas to defeat Notre Dame. However we haven’t see that group the previous three weeks. The query turns into, can BYU simply flip a change on and off and play error-free and get off to quick begins? There's doubt.

Baylor and Oregon had vital benefits in previous recruiting class rankings and that’s the case with Notre Dame this week solely the differential is way better. In previous years relationship again to 2018, the Irish recruiting lessons ranked by 247Sports had been tenth, fifteenth, seventeenth, ninth and seventh for a five-year common of 10. BYU’s is 78th, 81st, 78th, 72nd and fifty fifth for a five-year common of 66. That’s a whole lot of overachieving, nearly a name for excellent play to beat the expertise hole. 

BYU can do this, we’ve seen it in opposition to Baylor, Tennessee, Texas, Wisconsin, ASU and Utah. I agree with Aaron Roderick that his offense can transfer the ball on anyone within the nation. However based mostly on the previous three video games, sloppiness is a fear and so too is a sluggish begin. If BYU’s protection can’t cease Notre Dame’s run sport, Roderick’s offense will simply watch from the sideline. That is how Boise State, Coastal Carolina, Oregon and Alabama-Birmingham beat BYU. I’ll give Sitake the good thing about the doubt on this one as a result of I’ve seen him get it achieved earlier than.

BYU 31, Notre Dame 28.

Cougar Tales

Jaren Corridor and his merry gang of receivers exploded for big performs in main BYU previous Utah State in LaVell Edwards Stadium final Saturday. Listed here are headlines from our protection of that contest:

  • Gunner Romney glad to be again (Jay Drew)
  • No. 19 survives upset bid by USU (Jay Drew)
  • USU performed its finest sport of yr (Trent Wooden)
  • After uneven first half, BYU put hammer down (Dick Harmon)
  • Greatest Twitter response to BYU-USU sport (Ryan McDonald)
  • Will actual Cougars please arise (Jay Drew)
  • Concentrating on efficiently overturned (Jay Drew)

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Perhaps Fesi ought to be teaching the protection. They're undisciplined and deal with like my grandmother.

— Kent DeForest

Cross blocking additionally has been fairly good or not less than adequate to provide Corridor time to ship the ball to those guys, which were a lot better than anticipated in aid.

The offensive line is horrible at run blocking even in opposition to far smaller strains. Each strains can be a lot better in the event that they performed with a bit of extra enthusiasm and goal. They appear like they're simply going via the motions. Until the strains play higher, search for a 7-5 season.

— Periloustimes

I’m not predicting nor anticipating a BYU win in opposition to ND or Arkansas. For 3 weeks Kalani has stated it’s his fault his group isn’t taking part in properly and nothing adjustments. They preserve getting outplayed by some severely inferior groups, contemplating BYUs age, depth, and expertise. Kalani’s groups play right down to their competitors and by no means preserve the pedal down, however do usually handle to play as much as large time groups. It’s spectacular he has crushed groups like Wisconsin, USC, and Tennessee on the highway, of their home. That alone makes me assume that’s the rationale this group will likely be very prepared for this sport. It seems all of the receivers can be found and wholesome, and they'll want that to maintain up with the Irish who simply scored so many factors on the highway of their final sport.

— RR

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