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College football action on Saturday evening, and we will see the Notre Dame Fighting Irish travel to Stanford Stadium in Stanford, California, to grapple with the Stanford Cardinal. The Irish enter this game at 8-3 on the year and off of a 45-7 home win over Wake Forest. The Cardinal come in off of 27-15 home loss to Cal, which dropped them to 3-8 on the year. Notre Dame won this game 16-14 last year at home.
Notre Dame has not had the year they hoped for, but they are still playing hard. Just ask Wake Forest. Notre Dame had just come off of a tough road loss to Clemson but were able to bounce back with an easy 45-7 home win over Wake Forest. Sam Hartman had a dismal performance in the loss to Clemson, but he bounced back with one of his best showings of the year. The former Wake Forest QB threw for 277 yards with four TDs and no INTs against his former team. Last week, I said he would have a big game, and he did just that. Hartman has now thrown for 2549 yards with 22 TDs and just 7 INTs this year. Those numbers are good, but he had averaged 3672 yards and 35.5 TDs over his last two years at Wake Forest. He has this game and the Bowl Game to improve his numbers, but won't hit the marks of the last two years. Still, Hartman will be taking on the 2nd worst pass defense in the nation.
The Irish c ome in ranked 46th in passing, 60th in rushing, and 14th in scoring, putting up a solid 37.5 ppg. Audric Estime had another big game, rushing for 115 yards and a TD in the win over Wake. He now has 1103 yards rushing and 14 TDs. If the Irish get him going, then Hartman could have a MONSTER day against a porous Stanford pass defense. Speaking of defense, the Irish have one of the best in the nation as they come in ranked 6th in total yards allowed, 38th against the run, 3rd against the pass and 7th in points allowed, giving up just 16 ppg. They will look to to stay strong on that side of the ball against a less-than-stellar Stanford offense.
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