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Five keys for Notre Dame to defeat South Carolina

What the Irish need to do to get a Gator Bowl win

The wait between the regular season finale and bowl games is always difficult, but for [autotag]Notre Dame[/autotag], game week is finally here. Their opponent, [autotag]South Carolina[/autotag] makes it two USC’s in-a-row and there are certainly similarities between them.

[autotag]Marcus Freeman[/autotag] will coach his second bowl game and will look to find a way into the win column after last year’s difficult loss to [autotag]Oklahoma State[/autotag] in the [autotag]PlayStation Fiesta Bowl[/autotag].

This venue is different, the [autotag]TaxSlayer Gator Bowl[/autotag] but the objective is the same, get a bowl win and momentum going into the 2023 season. For the Irish to do that, there are keys to their success and here are five of them.

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247Sports: ‘Things have been relatively quiet in the QB market with Notre Dame’

Not the best news, but not the worst

The Irish need to add another quarterback ahead of the 2023 season. [autotag]Drew Pyne[/autotag] has already entered the portal and even though [autotag]Tyler Buchner[/autotag] is healthy for the [autotag]TaxSlayer Gator Bowl[/autotag], the need is still there to add another sign caller.

The news that we would have liked to hear was that they are trending towards one of the elite quarterback, but unfortunately according to a report by 247Sports Chris Hummer, “things have been relatively quiet in the quarterback market with [autotag]Notre Dame[/autotag], but that doesn’t mean the Irish aren’t shopping.”

What it means to me, is that no one is currently buying, as Hummer has linked former [autotag]Texas[/autotag] quarterback [autotag]Hudson Card[/autotag] to the Irish “but here are some other QB options that could end up popping up down the line.” He also mentioned [autotag]Devin Leary[/autotag] as an option but it looks like [autotag]Kentucky[/autotag] might be the leader for the former [autotag]NC State[/autotag] quarterback.

As [autotag]Marcus Freeman[/autotag] and offensive coordinator [autotag]Tommy Rees[/autotag] continue to try and sell quarterbacks on what [autotag]Jack Coan[/autotag] did two seasons ago as a transfer, we continue to take the wait-and-see approach with the Irish’s pursuit of a transfer quarterback.

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The Athletic suggesting that Notre Dame is going after a MAC portal defensive end

A very interesting development

When Irish defensive end [autotag]Isaiah Foskey[/autotag] decided to forgo his senior season and also the [autotag]TaxSlayer Gator Bowl[/autotag], it came as no surprise. Brother’s Justin and[autotag]Jayson Ademilola[/autotag] are seniors who could stay another year, the only returning significant contributor for sure returning is[autotag]Rylie Mills[/autotag].

There is a big hole that needs to be filled on the defensive line, even if the Ademilola brother’s return. With that in mind, The Athletic’s Max Olson went over what he’s hearing on transfer portal (subscription required) prospects and he mentioned Notre Dame going after Western Michigan’s [autotag]Braden Fiske[/autotag]. Olson has heard that [autotag]Florida State[/autotag], [autotag]USC[/autotag], and [autotag]Oklahoma[/autotag] are going after the defensive end, so the competition is fierce for the transfer.

Fiske has already visited Florida State and it is unsure of where his next visit could be. If [autotag]Marcus Freeman[/autotag] was able to get him to South Bend, it would surely be a very interesting development.

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Where LSU lands in Way-Too-Early 2022 Bowl Predictions

Let’s talk 2022 season for LSU.

Despite the fact that the 2021 season is in the rearview mirror, in the words of Bill Belichick, we are on to 2022.

Brett McMurphy of the Action Network recently released his never-too-early for bowl predictions.

The LSU Tigers are coming off a 6-7 season where they finished 3-5 in the conference and a loss in the TaxAct Texas Bowl to the Kansas State Wildcats. A lot has changed since then. A new head coach, Brian Kelly, a top-10 recruiting class, and a ton of super talented transfers bring some high expectations heading into 2022.

Where do the Tigers land on McMurphy’s list? According to McMurphy, the Tigers will be playing in the Taxslayer Gator Bowl against the Pittsburgh Panthers. Great…another tax-centric bowl. Because that went so well in 2021.

The Pitt Panthers finished the 2021 season 11-3, ACC Conference Champions, and with a loss to Michigan State in the Peach Bowl.

They were led by Heisman finalist quarterback, Kenny Pickett, and 2021 Biletnikoff winner, Jordan Addison. Pickett is headed to the NFL so the Panthers looked into the transfer portal for a new quarterback and they found the former Southern California quarterback, Kedon Slovis.

The hypothetical spread for this game would be 16.5 in favor of Pitt according to McMurphy. LSU had a down year last year, but that spread seems a bit far-fetched. They had a great team in 2021 and still only beat a 7-6 Tennessee team 41-34. I don’t think Pitt will be as good next year and I think LSU will be a lot better.

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Rutgers vs Wake Forest Prediction, TaxSlayer Gator Bowl Game Preview

Rutgers vs Wake Forest: TaxSlayer Gator Bowl prediction, game preview, how to watch, lines, and why each team might or might not win.

Rutgers vs Wake Forest: TaxSlayer Gator Bowl prediction, game preview, how to watch 

Rutgers vs Wake Forest: TaxSlayer Gator Bowl How To Watch

Date: Friday, December 31
Game Time: 11:00 am ET
Venue: TISAA Bank Field, Jacksonville, FL
How To Watch: ESPN, Live stream on ESPN+
Record: Rutgers (5-7), Wake Forest (10-3)
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Rutgers vs Wake Forest TaxSlayer Gator Bowl Preview

– Well look at what we’ve got here. It’s an interesting curveball that might make this one of the more fascinating bowls of the late part of the season.

Texas A&M couldn’t go because of COVID issues, so in comes a Rutgers team that had the highest APR – Academic Progress Rate; the first criteria among programs that didn’t get to six wins – among 5-7 teams.

There’s a plus side to that. Even a healthy Texas A&M would’ve been missing a slew of key parts. It just means more to Rutgers.

– Which style can take over the game early on? Wake Forest wants to go fast, keep the Scarlet Knight defense on its heels, and strike in a hurry with its exiting offense that can score points in bunches. Rutgers wants to grind this down to a dead stop.

– There’s no sugar-coating this – Rutgers can’t and doesn’t score. There’s a chance Wake Forest turns the lights on on this game in a hurry with a whole slew of early points, but the Scarlet Knight defense has been able to crank up the defense at times with a whole slew of takeaways.

The best Rutgers win was against … Illinois? The team didn’t have a win over anyone that went to a bowl game and failed to score more than 16 points in any of its seven losses.

– Wake Forest had a magnificent run with an ACC Championship appearance. The loss to Pitt obviously wasn’t a plus, but it was great moment for the program just to get there. Win this, and a great season becomes something special. Lose, and it becomes the team that lost to the 5-7 fill-in.

Why Rutgers, Wake Forest Will Win
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