It’s the home opener for the Irish in South Bend, Ind. as they host the Mountain West’s New Mexico Lobos. Former Notre Dame head coach Bob Davie won’t be on the sidelines after enduring a health scare in the Lobos’ opener. Both schools had byes last week and come into Saturday with two weeks of preparation.
Brian Kelly’s squad is coming off a successful, but inconsistent offensive performance vs. Louisville, in which they won 35-17. Quarterback Ian Book threw for 193 yards and one touchdown, but he had the tendency to bolt from the pocket early instead of looking for secondary receivers.