The Notre Dame Fighting Irish will visit Fenway Park today to take on the Boston College Eagles.
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Irish sophomore QB DeShone Kizer finished the game with yards and two touchdowns, but threw three interceptions. The contest, technically a Notre Dame home game, was the first football game at Fenway since the Patriots beat the Bengals, 33-14, on December 1, 1968. The under is a ideal 6-0 in the last six meetings between these two teams and is 9-1 in the Eagles’ last 10 games coming off a loss.
The first of Notre Dame’s three red zone turnovers came on its first possession.
He did not return to the game, and left the field on crutches. Prosise left Saturday night’s game against Boston College in the first half with a leg injury.
With Baylor’s strength of schedule being highly questioned and then losing at home to the Sooners last week, there is no way that the Bears would jump Notre Dame should they win this matchup.
These are the kind of games where Notre Dame could use style points, but instead it seems the only thing it has done is provide the committee with ammo to use against it when debating the best teams in the country. They are clinging to the fourth and final spot in the College Football Playoff rankings, and another loss would make the Irish’s chances of making the four-team tournament impossible.
Up next: Notre Dame travels to Stanford for the regular season finale Saturday.
Will Fuller’s 32-yard reception sparked an eight-play, 73-yard scoring drive that gave Notre Dame a few breathing room late in the third quarter. But it’s been the rock of the Irish defense this season, especially with the advancement of Day’s leadership and the emergence of Okwara and his nine sacks so far, good for eighth in the nation – another unexpected from the preseason.
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The turnovers were a huge fault for Notre Dame, but it was really their only one offensively.
