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Notre Dame Football: 3 reasons the Irish will defeat Temple

By Andrew Miller

EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ - OCTOBER 01: Equanimeous St. Brown #6 of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish celebrates the win over Syracuse Orange at MetLife Stadium on October 1, 2016 in East Rutherford, New Jersey.The Notre Dame Fighting Irish defeated the Syracuse Orange 50-33. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ - OCTOBER 01: Equanimeous St. Brown #6 of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish celebrates the win over Syracuse Orange at MetLife Stadium on October 1, 2016 in East Rutherford, New Jersey.The Notre Dame Fighting Irish defeated the Syracuse Orange 50-33. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images) /
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Notre Dame football takes on the Temple Owls from the AAC in one of the better games of the opening weekend of college football. Here’s why the Irish will win.

Head coach Brian Kelly needs a better season in 2017. Kelly admitted that he did not do the best he could for the program in 2016. He does have the pieces to get Notre Dame back where they belong in the top 25. How he pieces the puzzle together ultimately determines ND’s success this year.

With the departure of star quarterback DeShone Kizer, it’s now time for Brandon Wimbush to step up. Running back Josh Adams could be the best player on the Notre Dame offense. Wide receiver Equanimeous St. Brown might also stake a claim for that title. The offensive line is led by potential first round NFL Draft pick Mike McGlinchey. Even tight end Durham Smythe is a talented option for Wimbush to throw to.

Temple has been good over the past few seasons. However, they did lose their head coach that brought them success when Matt Rhule left for Baylor. The Owls have two consecutive favorable games against Villanova and UMass after their matchup with the Fighting Irish.

Notre Dame has the chance to build some early season confidence against a solid Group of Five program. They face No. 15 Georgia next week. With sophomore quarterback Jacob Eason leading UGA’s offense, it will be a tall task for Notre Dame to defeat the Dawgs.

For now, Notre Dame needs to focus on defeating Temple. The Owls won 10 games in each of the last two seasons. They have significantly improved in each of those seasons. Here are three reasons Notre Dame will beats Temple in Week 1.

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