![]() Navy runs the ball on 83.4 percent of its plays, which is the third-highest rate in the country, and should be able to move the chains against a defense that ranks 80th in rushing success rate and 70th in line yards. The Midshipmen’s offense is also set up to have some success against the Irish. ![]() ![]() The way to get margin against the Naval Academy is to pick apart its secondary, but that’s just not how Notre Dame operates.Īnd it’s not just Navy’s defense that should fancy this matchup. Notre Dame will want to keep feeding the ball to Audric Estime, but Navy will welcome that because the Midshipmen rank 18th in rushing success rate on defense. That’s a huge plus going against a team that runs the ball at the 11th-highest clip in the country. That sets up the tussle Saturday with the Midshipmen as a major letdown spot for Marcus Freeman’s Irish.Īdditionally, this is a pretty solid matchup for Navy and its stalwart run defense. The 35-14 Tiger-trouncing vaulted the Fighting Irish back into the Top 20 in the AP Rankings and gave them a realistic shot at a New Year’s Six Bowl in January. Notre Dame is coming into the weekend with all sorts of momentum after a program-lifting victory over Clemson.
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