This week’s Gridiron Spotlight highlights the matchup between No. 3 Notre Dame and Navy.
The Midshipmen are heavy underdogs, as the Fighting Irish are favored by a 24-point margin per ESPN. But if games were played on paper, there would be no need to take the field Saturday.
Notre Dame, which has defeated two ranked teams within its last three games, will be facing a team that has lost four straight games. To compound the Midshipmen woes, the Fighting Irish are better in almost every major statistical category. Despite all evidence to the contrary, Navy has a decent chance to pull an Old Dominion-esque upset against such a formidable opponent.