For the second week in a row, Notre Dame struggled against an inferior opponent that they should have been able to handle easily by struggling to do all the things they do so well over the last four seasons. Fortunately, it didn’t cost the Irish too dearly as they escaped with another win, but Notre Dame has been playing with fire in the early part of the 2021 season, making these “5 things I didn’t like columns” a little too easy to write through two weeks.
More big plays allowed
Notre Dame had given up four plays of 60 yards or more the last three seasons.