After parting ways with Chip Long after the regular season, Brian Kelly turned to former starting Quarterback, then Quarterbacks coach and now Offensive Coordinator, Tom Rees, to call the plays in the bowl game against the Iowa St. Cyclones. The Notre Dame Fighting Irish were somewhat disappointed to draw an unranked 7-5 Big 12 team as their bowl opponent, but were only a 3.5 favorite in what many expected to be a close game. As always, please follow this link to the first installment in this series for a primer on the statistics that will be used if you are unfamiliar with the analytics that will be used.
Notre Dame Football Analytics Driven Recaps: Iowa State Cyclones
