For the third straight week, Brian VanGorder’s Fighting Irish defense made me look foolish with my pregame predictions. In week 1’s game against Texas, I expected the Notre Dame defense to show some weaknesses, especially against the run. They completely shut down the Longhorns. Fresh off that dominant display, I predicted they would dominate a pretty poor Virginia offense, and instead they struggled mightily. For week 3, I assumed they would have various problems with the number one rushing offense in the country, Georgia Tech. I could not have been more wrong.
Brian VanGorder had his squad prepared and disciplined for the Yellow Jacket offense, stonewalling them for the majority of the game until they finally converted a couple of late touchdowns before the final whistle was blown for ND’s 30-22 victory.