For the first time since the USC game in 2019 I was at a Notre Dame game and boy did it feel good. Game day in South Bend is something special, but toss in a primetime game under the lights and it is even better. Before the season started, this looked like one of the bigger games on Notre Dame’s schedule. After the first few weeks of the season, that was no longer the case after North Carolina stumbled out…
Leading up to the game on Friday afternoon, everyone was talking about how great the North Carolina offense was. Rightfully so – they were putting up monster numbers behind their playmaking quarterback Sam Howell. This would be the second-best offense the Irish defense would face all season, behind Clemson, and the last true test for the Fighting Irish before a potential rematch with Clemson in 3 weeks at the ACC Championship game. The high-powered North Carolina offense was on full…
Notre Dame (8-0, 7-0 ACC) heads to Chapel Hill to face North Carolina (6-2, 6-2 ACC) in the final road test this season. North Carolina will also be the last team the Irish face that will be ranked this regular season. The Tar Heels come into the game ranked 19th in the nation. North Carolina’s strength is their offense, as they are averaging 563 yards of total offense per game. The Tar Heels are led by their sophomore quarterback Sam…