We chatted with Pat Rick (@Psully226) from OneFootDown.com about the upcoming game against Notre Dame:
Rule of Tree: Notre Dame is currently a three-point favorite over Stanford. Why?
Pat: Notre Dame is probably slightly favored for a few reasons:
- This is a home game for Notre Dame
- Notre Dame's one consistently good unit is its passing offense, and Stanford's secondary has suffered some major losses that will likely lead to at least a few big plays through the air
- Christian McCaffrey might not play
- Although it's been against good competition, Stanford has been blown out twice in a row the past couple weeks.