Notre Dame appears to have a clear edge over Boston College as the teams prepare to meet during senior day at Notre Dame Stadium. Some areas give the Irish a bigger advantage than others, which is no surprise in any matchup. The biggest ones include first downs, third-down success and scoring. Also, the Irish are a better team on both offense and defense, and that should play the biggest factor of all.
We know the Eagles have been struggling this season, but some areas are flat-out awful. Their rushing offense is the worst in the country, and they just don’t gain a lot of yardage. That said, they do have a much better passing game, but will that even play a factor given their uncertainty at quarterback and the wintry forecast for South Bend? While we won’t know for sure until the game is played, it doesn’t look great for the Eagles.
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