Flutie will be in the broadcast booth for NBC as the No.4-ranked Fighting Irish attempt to remain unbeaten in the Shamrock Series. Ever since Kizer replaced Zaire late in an early-season road win at Virginia, Notre Dame hasn’t been chaotic emotionally, and aside from the turnover-plagued loss to the Tigers (in a fierce rain storm), the Irish have played consistently well. Be sure to check out their site for all things Fighting Irish.
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Notre Dame and Boston College is a 7:30 kickoff Saturday night at Fenway Park in Boston.
– Boston College head coach Steve Addazio was an Irish assistant football coach from 1999-2001. “We didn’t have the big, explosive plays to (Fuller)”. You can’t continue giving up two, three goals to good teams and expect to win games.
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Boston College’s last 8 games. So the Eagles defense is not invincible by any means. Another key for the interior linemen will be sustaining their blocks and keeping the defenders off the running backs. If defensive coordinator Brian VanGorder unleashes Day, Boston College will be forced to build its game plan around slowing him down, which will make life easier on the nose guards and will help the Irish dominate the front. More Information For more on college football, follow Tom Davis on Twitter at Tom101010.
Did we call them the Boston College Eagles? Like really, really bad. Receiver Thadd Smith caught the only touchdown for Boston College.
While the Eagles’ offense has been inept, getting shut out twice, their defense has kept them in all of their games and prevented any games from getting out of hand. Before even stepping foot on the Notre Dame campus on Thursday, Flutie will have laid the groundwork for his broadcast on Saturday.
Although Kelly’s squad might have trouble putting points on the board against the Eagles, Boston College will certainly have the same problem with their anemic offense. “I can’t say how proud I am of him and what he’s accomplished so far”.
The Eagles are weak on offense, too. DeShone Kizer had a big game as well, totaling 262 yards and five TDs through the air.
Notre Dame deployed Okwara as both a defensive end and an outside linebacker during his first few seasons, and the Charlotte, North Carolina, product only logged one start and a half-sack in his first two years. We’ve got to try to find explosive plays, so that’s why [senior running back] C.J. Prosise needs to be in this game.
This week’s NCAA toughest schedule numbers (no games versus non-FBS teams are included) show Notre Dame’s cumulative schedule ranking 32nd (57-44 for.564), its past schedule 31st (48-35 for.578) and its future schedule tied for 61st (9-9 for.500). Run the frosh again this week and see if he can top 100 yards for the third straight week.
-DL Andrew Trumbetti’s interception was Notre Dame’s first return for a TD since Dan Fox ran one back 14 yards against Arizona State in 2013. I think you will see more the same this weekend.
“It’s really cool for me”, Flutie said. I just know that to be able to play the position that guys that are as respected as they is always an honor.
Boston College faces Notre Dame football at Fenway Park on Saturday night in what will be the first football game at the park since the Patriots last played there in 1968.
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Another national media member said he wasn’t a fan of using common opponents as a basis of quantifying teams, when asked about Notre Dame’s 38-3 throttling of Texas being a connector to how the Big 12 teams played the Longhorns.
