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The top-ranked Clemson Tigers travel to South Bend to take on the No.4 Notre Dame Fighting Irish on Saturday.
The Tigers enter their toughest matchup of the season at 7-0. The Fighting Irish enter the game undefeated, at 6-0. Notre Dame entered the ACC for the 2020 season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Furthermore, five of Notre Dame’s wins are in conference.
Notable losses
— Trevor Lawrence (@Trevorlawrencee) October 30, 2020
Clemson will be without arguably one of the best quarterbacks in the country on Saturday. On Oct. 29, Trevor Lawrence announced over Twitter that he had tested positive for COVID-19. In addition, Lawrence would miss the team’s next game against Boston College. Shortly after, it was also announced he would miss the matchup against the Fighting Irish.
Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney said Lawrence was in good spirits and would be cleared to travel with the team.
Clemson struggled without its Heisman candidate against Boston College. The team trailed early and won because of a second-half surge behind backup quarterback D.J. Uiagalelei and running back Travis Etienne. In addition, Swinney stated how the Eagles made the game a passing game, which made the game close.
Swinney said the Fighting Irish are going to be a “different animal” this week. Furthermore, Swinney stated Notre Dame has elite talent and plays with elite effort.
Notre Dame quarterback Ian Book leads his team into a rare matchup against the number one team. Additionally, the Fighting Irish can improve their chances to make the College Football Playoff with a win Saturday.
The team is averaging 32.5 points per game in its last four games. In addition, the Notre Dame offense has put up over forty points three times. Furthermore, the Notre Dame offense can give credit to Book and running back Kyren Williams.
The Fighting Irish have a past of shrinking in big moments. Notre Dame has rough losses in the College Football Playoff, and in previous ranked games. Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly doesn’t buy into that. Additionally, Kelly stated the Fighting Irish are ready to go.
How to watch
Clemson’s game against Notre Dame is Saturday, Nov. 7 at 7:30 p.m. on NBC.
