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Staff Predictions: Notre Dame vs. Wisconsin

By Observer Sports Staff · Friday, Sept. 24, 2021

The Irish are going to need a similar game plan against an even better Wisconsin team. I don’t expect a ton of offensive fireworks on Saturday, as both teams enter this game with defenses that have figured out how to stop the run. Neither team wants to let the opposing quarterback heat up, and both sides will bring the pressure all game long. Wisconsin is a run-first team, and quarterback Graham Mertz hasn’t thrown a touchdown pass through two games. Even though the unit improved against Purdue, the Irish still have holes on the offensive line. Expect a game where both defenses bend but don’t break in the red zone.

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