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Game Thread | No. 7 Notre Dame at No. 3 Georgia

September 21, 2019
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No. 7 Notre Dame at No. 3 Georgia

Sanford Stadium |8:00 p.m. ET | CBS

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Prove It

You can talk about what Notre Dame does well and doesn’t do well as the Irish head to Athens to take on No. 3 Georgia this weekend. The Dawgs are loaded with athletes and enormous humans in the trenches, but Notre Dame needs to prove to itself they belong with the elite programs in college football. 

Notre Dame has overachieved in some regards by going 12-0 twice during the Brian Kelly era yet the Fighting Irish are at a crossroads as they head to Georgia. 

Clemson was at a similar fork in the road when “Clemsoning” was a thing. The Tigers beat Notre Dame (at home) and never looked back. Notre Dame will have a similar chance to get the “big game blues” off its back this weekend with a win in Athens. 


Five Players To Watch

Georgia RB D'Andre Swift
Maybe the best player the Irish will face this season. He's averaging over 9 yards per carry and is a threat to take it to the house whenever he touches the football. Notre Dame has to have 11 to the ball in order to slow him down.

Notre Dame DE Julian Okwara
His matchup with UGA offensive tackle Andrew Thomas will be watched closely by every NFL scout in attendance. Notre Dame needs him to play at the same level he did against Clemson last season.

Notre Dame WR Chase Claypool
Claypool has looked fantastic after the catch in the first two games. The Irish will need that and him winning contested catches against Georgia's very good cornerback duo. 

Georgia QB Jake Fromm
Fromm is not a threat to run the football, but he is deadly accurate from the pocket when he has time. That's often with Georgia's offensive line keeping him clean by only allowing one sack this season. The Irish must pressure him and force Fromm to beat them. He's 26-1 when throwing less than 30 times a game. He's 0-4 when throwing 30 or more passes.

Notre Dame S Alohi Gilman
Big games are for big-time players and Gilman has been a big-time player for Notre Dame's defense. They need him to be at his best on the biggest stage. He's going to have to make several solo tackles and produce some havoc plays to slow down the Georgia offense.


By The Numbers 

2 - Notre Dame’s visit to No. 3/3 Georgia will mark just the second time the Irish will
face a top-five SEC team on the opponent’s home field in school history. The No.
24 Irish fell 38-14 at No. 4 Tennessee in 1999.

3 - Notre Dame recorded at least 66 points in a game for just the third time since
1932 in its 66-14 win over New Mexico. 

7 - With ESPN’s College GameDay making an appearance in Athens this weekend, it
will mark the 30th time the pregame show will appear before a game featuring
the Irish and the 12th time in the Brian Kelly era. That is the seventh-most of
any program in the nation.

19.07 - Ian Book leads all Power 5 quarterbacks in yards-per-completion with a 19.07average (he ranks second among all FBS quarterbacks in that category).

20.2 - Notre Dame skill players have averaged 20.2 yards after the catch this season (31
receptions, 627 yards-after-catch) – the best among Power 5 teams. 

30 - Notre Dame has held its opponents to 30 points or less in 16 consecutive games.

41.5 - Notre Dame leads all FBS teams for opponent completion percentage, as Irish
opponents are 22-for-53 (41.5%) in the first two games.

2205 - Over the last eight games, Ian Book has thrown for 2,205 yards, the fifth-most
among all active FBS quarterbacks.


Quotes of the Week

Notre Dame QB Ian Book on being a 14-point underdog: 
"Honestly, we don’t care at all what anyone says. If we’re supposed to lose by double-digits, it’s kind of a chip on our shoulder and we’ll use that as motivation. It’s great. The pressure isn’t on us. We’re going down there to do what we have to do. We believe in ourselves. Everyone in this family knows we can do it. We know our potential, so we’re not worried – we’re confident.”

WR Chris Finke on being underdogs: 
“We’re fueled by our goals which are to win a National Championship. The way that goes is to win every week. We’re preaching this week that it’s not about proving anything to anyone. We know who we are. It’s about preparing and being precise in our preparation.”

DE Ade Ogundeji on Georgia:
“They do things the right way and they aren’t going to beat themselves. We have to go out and play hard. We have to beat them. We can’t have penalties and we have to play football the right way."


For Your Nerves 

Notre Dame vs. Georgia Hype Video

http://instagr.am/p/B2mpWrQF9Fh

TEAM STATS Notre Dame Georgia
Points Per Game 50.5 49.3
Points Allowed Per Game 15.5 7.7
Total Yards 507.0 565.3
Yards Passing 313.5 278.7
Yards Rushing 193.5 286.7
Yards Allowed 373.0 243.0
Pass Yards Allowed 142.5 182.3
Rush Yards Allowed  230.5 60.7

Game Thread | No. 7 Notre Dame at No. 3 Georgia

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MattPaulND
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Short yardage........ohh ohhh.
Sec26Row30
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I was thinking 4th an 1.....
geckovip
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Maybe but passing anyway
irishduffy
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Horrible spot. Should be 4th and 1
buffaloirish1
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Take a shot to the endzone on 4th down, gotta play to win.
irishcheesehead
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Yes that time out more about upset with spot
pshakes831
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Hey Tony...get the piano off your back!

That has to be a 1st down there!
usma95
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I like Kmet or Claypool here. Use the size
bmhend54
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I'm kicking FG here. I think we are going to be in this to the end. Take the 3.
REMND
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Need to get a run for Book. Gets rid of the butterflies
chrismcc7
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Staff
Welp...
ndsean44
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Good lord are you effing serious!?
socal4nd
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Aargh!
ejsjr
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OL not exactly covering itself with glory so far.
REMND
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Keys should have caught that
Cassin
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Choke
mattfreeman
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Staff
Notre Dame 4th-and-2. Bobbled snap. Ian Book gets it off. Lawrence Keys III drops it.
IrishRob
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What a mess
EnvEngIrish11
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tony is slow

and wowwwwwwww most ND thing ever
irish4life
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Bad snap but Keys could've caught that
ndsean44
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Lineman holding Lamb's facemask. No call of course.
chrismcc7
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Staff
Shot coming soon from UGA
Cassin
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Anyone see a hand up in Hinish's face on that pass rush?
Tripucka
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Need to set the friggin edge
ndsean44
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Holding? What is this?
NYNDBLUE
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Wow!

Is holding still a thing?
ndsean44
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k_c_l said:

Anyone see a hand up in Hinish's face on that pass rush?
Yep. Thought it was Lamb.
mattfreeman
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Staff
Jamir Jones in the game.
ndsean44
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Make the stop here boys.
REMND
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3 or 4 tacklers
chrismcc7
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Staff
Okwara with the pressure there on 3rd and long
ndsean44
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Julian! Smile for the camera sweetheart.
mattfreeman
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Staff
Julian Okwara brings pressure on 3rd down. Fromm's pass incomplete.

Notre Dame will start at its own 14.

2:34 | 1Q

Notre Dame's defense has brought it tonight through 2 drives.
irishcheesehead
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A field position flip on those 2 series
usma95
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Great defense so far. That's how you get after it!! Come on offense!!
 
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