Michael Chen’s Notre Dame-Syracuse Prediction (8-1):
This game has letdown written all over it, but the 2020 season has been completely different for Brian Kelly and the Irish. Syracuse is not good, but they’ve battled, even though their 1-9 record wouldn’t show it. Kelly has seen his team grow and evolve each week, justifying their No. 2 ranking after every game played.
An undefeated regular season is right in front of them, having already qualified for the ACC title game. The focus will be there Saturday afternoon and the home finale will show that. The Irish roll, showing everyone that questioned how they’d do in a conference by finishing on top of the ACC standings in what could be their only conference title in school history.
Prediction: Notre Dame 42, Syracuse 10
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