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Notre Dame Defense Has Important Matchups It Must Win vs Georgia

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Sports, Nfl Draft, Football, Ncaa Team, Big Ten, Notre Dame

4.5828 Ratings

🗓️ 31 December 2024

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

Notre Dame has been outstanding all season on defense, and that must continue against Georgia. Bryan and Trevor break down the matchups the Irish defense must win in this matchup. Shop for Irish Breakdown gear at our online store: https://ibstore.irishbreakdown.com/  Join the Irish Breakdown premium message board: https://boards.irishbreakdown.com  Stay locked into Irish Breakdown for all the latest news and analysis about Notre Dame: https://www.irishbreakdown.com​ Subscribe to the Irish Breakdown podcast on iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/irish-breakdown/id1485286986 Like and follow Irish Breakdown on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/irishbreakdown Sign up for the FREE Irish Breakdown daily newsletter: https://www.subscribepage.com/irish-breakdown-newsletter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

So Trev, let's talk about this matchup.

0:20.0

So Trev, let's talk about this matchup between the Notre Dame defense and the Georgia offense.

0:24.4

Or excuse me, the Georgia offense.

0:26.5

And from a personnel standpoint, because we've talked a lot about the big picture stuff,

0:30.5

the run game battle against each other.

0:33.4

And in that run game breakdown I wrote today, I said, look, everything about this matchup favors Notre Dame.

0:39.9

On paper, it favors Notre Dame.

0:42.1

Notre Dame has elite skill at running back.

0:44.7

They've got a quarterback that's a matchup nightmare.

0:47.3

Georgia has played three offenses that rank in the top 40 in rushing offense.

0:51.8

That's it, three of them.

0:53.1

Those three teams averaged

0:54.3

193 yards rushing against Georgia and almost five yards of carry. None of them are as good

0:59.6

as Notre Dame. Now, Tennessee ranks ninth, but Tennessee also averages like a full yard plus

1:05.1

below yards per attempt than Notre Dame because that's just kind of what they do. And they've

1:09.7

had some plenty of their struggles as well.

1:11.4

And you start feeling really good about it.

1:13.5

And you say, boy, man, but then it comes down to line play.

1:17.6

I think kind of the same thing is true on the other side of the ball,

1:19.9

where you look at it on paper, this is not a great vintage Georgia offense.

1:24.4

It's not.

1:25.5

You know, they don't rank super high in scoring. They pass for a lot of yards,

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