Notre Dame’s offense will enter the Sun Bowl looking nothing like it did during the regular season. The most prominent offensive players from the regular have opted out, so it seems almost unfair that we’re even having this listicle for this game. Even taking those key names out though, there still were some key players who contributed during the season that helped make these numbers what they are. Therefore, it make sense to bring the listicle back.
Oregon State enters having played a season with a pretty good defense, especially against the run. With [autotag]Audric Estime[/autotag] out, that could make life easy for the Beavers unless the Irish’s running back depth goes off. Plus, this defense can go into the game knowing this program has stopped the Irish twice in bowl games before, and it’s likely they expect not to break tradition.
Here’s a look at how the Irish’s offense matches up with the Beavers’ defense: