Nick Shepkowski’s Notre Dame-Syracuse Prediction: 9-0
Senior Day always brings strange emotions, especially in games against incredibly inferior foes.
Last year it was Boston College that Notre Dame slept walk through for a half before earning a 40-7 blowout victory.
I expect the Irish to come out and dominate the game but maybe not the scoreboard quite like some are thinking. Like we’ve seen against Duke, Georgia Tech, Boston College and North Carolina to some degree as well, I think the Irish roll but don’t win by the complete blowout in the eyes of those who just look at the final score.
It’ll be a show of running backs for the Irish as Syracuse allows over 200 yards on the ground per game this year and Notre Dame is clearly built to pound, pound and pound some more.
Syracuse’s awful run offense (2.7 yards per carry) won’t do it any favors, either.
Notre Dame wins easy as Ian Book walks out of Notre Dame Stadium as a player for the final time alone atop the wins list of all-time Fighting Irish quarterbacks.
Prediction: Notre Dame 34, Syracuse 9