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Rewatch Notes | Notre Dame Defense vs Wisconsin

A splash of 4-4 matched against Wisconsin's heavy personnel worked wonders for Notre Dame when it came to stopping the run
September 27, 2021
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Wisconsin’s offensive identity hasn’t changed in the last three decades.

They are a program that plays “heavy”. They want to run the ball down the opposition’s throat and they can do that because they are often the more physical football team.

They weren’t on Saturday.

Marcus Freeman and the defensive staff had a great plan for this game. They were going to match personnel when WIsconsin played with 12 personnel.

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