After absolutely throttling Purdue last weekend, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team returns home as Miami (OH) comes to town.
For the Irish to accomplish what they did last week, they’ll have to forget about it and focus on the Redhawks. Unfortunately, there will be multiple new starters, at key positions due to a myriad of injuries suffered against the Boilermakers.
That doesn’t matter much across the college football landscape, as Week 4 is set to take place. The Fighting Irish Wire crew of Geoffrey Clark, Tim Healey and Michael Chen pick the winner of the top games of the week along with Notre Dame against Miami (OH).
No. 24 Illinois Fighting Illini at No. 22 Nebraska Cornhuskers
Sep 7, 2024; Champaign, Illinois, USA; Illinois Fighting Illini tight end Cole Rusk (14) celebrates his team’s lead over the Kansas Jayhawks during the first half at Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Ron Johnson-Imagn Images
Game data: Friday at 7:00 p.m. EST on FOX
Clark – Illinois
Healey – Illinois
Chen – Nebraska
No. 11 USC Trojans at No. 18 Michigan Wolverines
Game data: Saturday at 2:30 p.m. EST on CBS
Clark – USC
Healey – USC
Chen – USC
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at No. 19 Louisville Cardinals
Game data: Saturday at 2:30 p.m. EST on ESPN2
Clark – Louisville
Healey – Louisville
Chen – Louisville
No. 12 Utah Utes at No. 14 Oklahoma State Cowboys
Game data: Saturday at 3:00 p.m. EST on FOX
Clark – Utah
Healey – Oklahoma State
Chen – Oklahoma State
No. 6 Tennessee Volunteers at No. 15 Oklahoma Sooners
Game data: Saturday at 6:30 p.m. EST on ABC
Clark – Oklahoma
Healey – Tennessee
Chen – Tennessee
Geoffrey Clark – Contributor
All the stars are aligning for Notre Dame to have an easy victory here. Unlike Northern Illinois, Miami (Ohio) isn’t coming to South Bend riding high and mighty after a dominant victory over an inferior opponent. In fact, the RedHawks themselves have been the inferior opponent in the games they’ve played so far. No reason to think this will be any different.
Notre Dame 54, Miami (Ohio) 7
Tim Healey – Contributor
Notre Dame has, hopefully, learned its lesson about overlooking MAC teams after the Northern Illinois debacle. Let’s also note here that perhaps the Huskies are a MAC title contender and they’re better than anyone expected. That’s likely not the case with Miami (OH). A focused, angry Irish squad that played much better at Purdue should be able to take care of business at home.
Notre Dame 35, Miami (OH) 10
Michael Chen – Site lead
Coming off a huge bounce back win, the Irish look to keep the good times rolling this weekend. Fortunately for Notre Dame, at least on paper, the Redhawks seem like willing participants. Like last week, this really isn’t about the opponent, it’s more about if this team comes out with an intent to dominate. I think they will, and everyone in Notre Dame Stadium will go home happy.
Notre Dame 48, Miami (OH) 10
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