Ohio State coach Ryan Day and Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman both appeared cautiously optimistic at their press conferences this week.
Both feel their team is prepared for their upcoming top-10 matchup Saturday in South Bend, and both have said they plan to coach aggressively. Beyond that, neither coach wanted to give much away in terms of their game plans for each other, which is to be expected ahead of a game of this magnitude.
From Ohio State's side, Day has been confident in the growth of both the offensive line and quarterback Kyle McCord, and expects both to fare well on Saturday.