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Before the Boxscore: A Comparative Peek at Some Numbers for Notre Dame and Louisville

When the Notre Dame Fighting Irish take the field on Saturday evening at Louisville, it’ll be the third of four consecutive nighttime clashes. Thus far, the Irish have split their first two encounters, both of which went down to the wire. Another dramatic finish is something Marcus Freeman would like to avoid.

Like Notre Dame’s previous two foes, Louisville enters the game with a perfect record. They raised their mark to 5-0 with a tight win against North Carolina State last Friday night. That positive beginning will have first-year coach Jeff Brohm angling for the upset victory

Signal Calling Experience

The running ability of Sam Hartman isn’t the main asset he’s brought to Notre Dame this season.