The season is finally upon us, as Notre Dame will start its year off on the road against the Miami Hurricanes on Sunday evening.
While it will be nice for Irish fans to sit back and relax on Saturday while the majority of other teams get to play, they still have work to do before the game. It will be an exciting weekend, as there are plenty of top matchups that we will be paying attention to.
The staff here at Fighting Irish Wire of Tim Healey, Dave Miller and Michael Chen all pick the winners of the best games of Week 1 along with who wins between Notre Dame and Miami.
No. 3 Ohio State at No. 1 Texas
Healey – Ohio State
Miller – Texas
Chen – Ohio State
No. 8 Alabama at Florida State
Healey – Alabama
Miller – Alabama
Chen – Alabama
No. 4 Clemson at. No. 9 LSU
Healey – LSU
Miller – Clemson
Chen – Clemson
Tim Healey
It won’t be easy for Notre Dame, as Miami should put up a pretty good fight against the Irish. The defense should carry the way, with help from the running game as first-time starter CJ Carr continues to get his feet wet. His play won’t inspire a ton of confidence, but it will be a good start off point to what we hope is a very good Notre Dame career.
I see this game going like Texas A&M of last year, as the two teams slug it out for four quarters, and the Irish pull away late.
Notre Dame 27, Miami 17
Dave Miller
Sure, Notre Dame could struggle, but I just don’t see that happening. The Hurricanes just don’t seem like they have as much talent as the Irish, and it should show during this game. Carr isn’t going to light up the stat sheet, but he’ll do enough to keep the chains moving, and the scoreboard lighting up.
The defense is where I’m most confident, I just don’t think that Miami will be able to move the ball. The defensive line is underrated, the linebackers and secondary are going to be elite. Not many teams will be able to score on the Irish.
Notre Dame 31, Miami 10
Michael Chen
If this game wasn’t the season-opener, I’d take Notre Dame in a blowout, but that isn’t the case. There are going to be times when the Irish are going to struggle moving the ball, but the defense will put them in a few good spots, or even score themselves.
The run game will look dominant, as there are plenty of players behind Jeremiyah Love who can get the job done. This alone should be enough to put points on the board, while the defense does its job.
Notre Dame 27, Miami 13
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