Notre Dame has not played well on the road at all. Nearly got upset by a bad Virginia team, they lose to Clemson although they out played them, they gave Temple a shot to beat them, and they beat Pittsburgh 42-30. Stanford is a team that wants to run the ball, but is also very confident letting their experienced QB Kevin Hogan make plays down the field. They are very different than Stanford teams of past, and I think both of these defenses are actually not nearly as good as the ones we have seen in the past. However, Stanford has just as much to play for here, Notre Dame has really been playing like "Ohio State" for week's and already should have lost to one PAC 12 team (USC) at home.

I trust Stanford to make adjustments at this point more than I do Notre Dame. The Irish are -4 on the season in turnovers, they are allowing 4.85 yards per carry on the road this season. Their offense is converting just 33% on the road, and have struggled in the red zone all year long where this game will be decided. Notre Dame just 58% TD's in the red zone, 50% on the road, while their defense has allowed 71%. Stanford meanwhile comes in at 66.67%, and 70% TD's in the red zone at home. Stanford's defense has allowed 45.95%, and if they can avoid the big play they will win this game by a TD at least. That's not a given, and I wouldn't be shocked to see the Notre Dame receivers beating this secondary deep, but I think Stanford will do a good job of getting a lead early and controlling the clock. Stanford #1 in the nation in TOP, while Notre Dame comes in 59th.

Where to find Freddy?