Notre Dame fans didn’t think they would see [autotag]Tyler Buchner[/autotag] for the rest of the season, let alone in the Gator Bowl. But with Buchner healed from an early-season injury and Drew Pyne off to Arizona State, the time has come for [autotag]Marcus Freeman[/autotag] to trust the man who won the starting job in training camp.
Sadly, we can’t have a complete picture of what Buchner will bring to this game because we haven’t seen him play for three-and-a-half months. Nevertheless, he surely hoped to be leading the Irish in a bowl game at the start of the season, and that hope will come to pass.
Unlike Pyne, Spencer Rattler feels he owes it to South Carolina to play in this game, and he might be entering the NFL draft. Just look at these numbers, and all signs point to him being ready for the next step. That alone gives him the edge in this matchup, though anyone can see that already. The Irish’s defense definitely will have its hands full, and [autotag]Al Golden[/autotag] knows it.
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