INTEL: Irish May Need Blast From Pass

Brandon Wimbush hasn’t lived up to expectations as a passer midway through his first season as Notre Dame’s starting quarterback, but there’s a confidence within the program that that’ll change.

It’ll need to change quickly as USC is expected to force the junior signal-caller into making throws to win Saturday night’s primetime showdown.

“To beat USC, you’ve got to throw it,” one source told us this week.