Notre Dame was everyone´s darling a year ago as they ran through the first part of their season undefeated and brought back rememberance of the old days. Notre Dame fans must confront the fact that the Fighting Irish won many of those games last season by the skin of their teeth. There is a lot of revenge on the table for them this season and they are still a team with marginal talent as it relates to the upper echelon of college football. This was proven in their bowl game vs. NC State. Despite all of that, the oddsmakers and the public are still treating this Notre Dame team like they are the Fighting Irish of 1988. There will be a price to pay for that and it could start as early as this week.
Washington St. comes into this game after a so - so performance vs. Idaho in their last contest. Their defense certainly came to play in that contest and held down the shut out. Look for the Cougars to be quite fired up about making this trip to South Bend and about being underdogs. The Cougars have the advantage of having played a game already and that will certainly help them here. I like the way their defense looks right now and the potential for their offense to bust out makes them an intriguing choice as a dog of almost a touchdown in this game. Take Washington St.
Washington 24 Notre Dame 21
Washington St. comes into this game after a so - so performance vs. Idaho in their last contest. Their defense certainly came to play in that contest and held down the shut out. Look for the Cougars to be quite fired up about making this trip to South Bend and about being underdogs. The Cougars have the advantage of having played a game already and that will certainly help them here. I like the way their defense looks right now and the potential for their offense to bust out makes them an intriguing choice as a dog of almost a touchdown in this game. Take Washington St.
Washington 24 Notre Dame 21
