Picking up the pieces after their national championships hopes were shattered, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish close out the home portion of their schedule with a dangerous opponent in the Navy Midshipmen. Powered by their triple-option offense, Navy is hoping that the Irish suffer a hangover from the devastating loss at Miami.
One of the few certainties in this contest is that the Midshipmen will almost exclusively run the ball, a game plan that’s served head coach Ken Niumatalolo and his recent predecessors well. Navy enters the game with a 6-3 record and is coming off a game against SMU that they nearly watched slip away in the second half.