Irish Illustrated is also high on the Irish as they open their home slate. Managing editor Kevin Sinclair says “Notre Dame is the superior team on both sides of the ball, even if Northern Illinois carries a strong defense. I’m not sure there’s much we can take away from NIU’s win over Western Illinois last week, one of the worst team’s [sic] in college football right now.”
He’s not worried about an Irish offense that is still coming together struggling against NIU. His pick? ND 38, NIU 7.