Ohio State's biggest early season threat awaits on Saturday with Notre Dame featuring a fresh weapon at quarterback, a strong running game and a top-tier pass defense.
With no disrespect to Indiana, Youngstown State or Western Kentucky, none of those three teams presented a legitimate threat to defeat the Buckeyes without a lot going wrong for the scarlet and gray. The same can’t be said of the team’s fourth opponent.
Drew Pyne took over following Buchner’s injury but still only managed a hair over 2,000 passing yards on the year in 11 game appearances. Hartman’s already tossed for 1,061 yards, despite exiting multiple games early due to lopsided scoreboards, with 13 touchdowns and no interceptions. He’s spread the ball to a variety of targets, with five Notre Dame pass catchers over 120 yards already this season but none over 220.
Behind an offensive line anchored by left tackle Joe Alt, who landed first-team All-American honors from the Associated Press, CBS Sports, PFF and ESPN in 2022, Estime has picked up 521 rushing yards across Notre Dame’s four contests at a blistering rate of 8.3 yards per carry. That ticked him over 1,500 career rushing yards, and he’s averaged 6.6 yards per tote over the course of his career in South Bend.
Central Michigan entered halftime trailing the Domers 21-14 Saturday, but it was a 20-3 drudging by Notre Dame from there for a 41-17 final. The Fighting Irish held their first two opponents to three points each while scoring 42 points against Navy and 56 against Tennessee State.Aerial attacks grounded
On the whole, Notre Dame possesses the country’s No. 15 scoring defense and No. 4 total defense, with a front seven anchored by linebacker Jack Kiser. Kiser has collected 26 tackles this season, most on the team by a nine-takedown margin.Freeman isn’t the only additional former Buckeye player now in Notre Dame’s program.
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