The Irish and Tigers enter the Cotton Bowl undefeated and with a lot in common. Both teams changed quarterbacks midseason and caught fire against mostly underwhelming schedules. Clemson’s competitors in the Atlantic Division had the floor fall out from underneath them, while the Coastal was won by a Pitt team that is still in danger of going .500. Notre Dame’s open relationship with the ACC left them exposed to the same things Clemson went through (the Irish and Tigers have 4 common opponents in Pitt, FSU, Wake, and Syracuse), and not playing a ranked team out of Stanford/USC/FSU is more about those programs than you.
The Irish Offense Could Be A Handful
