An orange-clad ACC football team is set to invade Notre Dame Stadium on Saturday, but that is the only similarity between this week’s opponent, Syracuse, and the Clemson Tigers. The Fighting Irish (9-0) will close out the regular season with a low-key Senior Day celebration, but the game itself against the 1-9 Orange appears to be a mismatch. Nevertheless, Coach Brian Kelly expects a focused effort from his starters and hopes to clear the bench before the afternoon is over. NBC will televise the game beginning at 2:30 PM Eastern time.
Syracuse Coach Dino Babers is in his fifth and arguably most challenging season at the school.