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Notre Dame Special Teams: Ohio State Preview

New Year, New Opponent, Same Blogger

I am back! And with special teams goodies! The Notre Dame Fighting Irish face off against arguably their toughest opponent of the year on New Year's Day, Ohio State. The Buckeyes are, for the most part, almost flawless all around the field, special teams included. Let's get to it.

Kicker

I might as well start with the weakest link for Ohio State. Jack Willoughby, a 5th-year transfer from Duke University, has been Ohio State's primary kicker all season, but lost the job in the Illinois game to sophomore Sean Nuerenberger.