Notre Dame Football: 3 takeaways from Week 13 win over Boston College

By Dante Pryor | Nov 23, 2019

SOUTH BEND, IN - NOVEMBER 23: Kyle Hamilton #14 of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish runs with the ball after intercepting a pass against the Boston College Eagles in the second half at Notre Dame Stadium on November 23, 2019 in South Bend, Indiana. Notre Dame defeated Boston College 40-7. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images) /

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SOUTH BEND, INDIANA – NOVEMBER 16: Chase Claypool #83 and Ian Book #12 of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish celebrate after scoring a touchdown in the first quarter against the Navy Midshipmen at Notre Dame Stadium on November 16, 2019 in South Bend, Indiana. (Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images) /

2. The Irish did it better

Philosophically, both the Eagles and the Irish want to do the same thing on offense and defense. Both teams want to run the football with physical running backs — A.J. Dillon for the Eagles and Tony Jones Jr. for the Irish.

They aren’t dynamic on the perimeter, but they like to throw to their big wide receivers on slants and crosses. Kobay White is the big-bodied receiver for Boston College and Chase Claypool is target No. 1 for Notre Dame.

Defensively, they play rock-solid team defense. The difference between the Irish and the Eagles on defense is that Notre Dame has some flat-out studs on defense. Boston College has had their struggles on defense this season as well.

Today, Notre Dame played that style better than Boston College. The Irish dominated the line of scrimmage on both sides, and were able to force both turnovers and three and outs all game long. Boston College simply didn’t have the athletes to compete with Notre Dame today.

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