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Notre Dame Football: 3 reasons the Irish will beat North Carolina in Week 9

By Danny McCormick

Oct 2, 2021; South Bend, Indiana, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish head coach Brian Kelly and his players wait to take the field before the game against the Cincinnati Bearcats at Notre Dame Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Matt Cashore-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 2, 2021; South Bend, Indiana, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish head coach Brian Kelly and his players wait to take the field before the game against the Cincinnati Bearcats at Notre Dame Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Matt Cashore-USA TODAY Sports /
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Oct 23, 2021; South Bend, Indiana, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish quarterback Jack Coan (17) looks to hand off to running back Kyren Williams (23) in the third quarter against the USC Trojans at Notre Dame Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Matt Cashore-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 23, 2021; South Bend, Indiana, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish quarterback Jack Coan (17) looks to hand off to running back Kyren Williams (23) in the third quarter against the USC Trojans at Notre Dame Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Matt Cashore-USA TODAY Sports /

1. Notre Dame is playing its best football right now

Notre Dame played its best football last week against USC. The Irish are 6-1 on the season but against the Trojans, they played a complete game for four quarters for the first time all year.

The quarterback duo of Jack Coan and Tyler Buchner are doing a good job of mixing in the passing and rushing scenarios to keep the defense on its toes, plus the running game and the offensive line are starting to click.

Playing without their star safety in Kyle Hamilton will not be easy. Especially when you are going up against a talent of Sam Howell on the other side. Defensive coordinator Marcus Freeman has the defensive unit playing fast and causing chaos as they have forced 16 turnovers throughout seven games this year.

Notre Dame in its last 28 home games is 27-1 with the one loss coming earlier in the month against Cincinnati. North Carolina is not Cincinnati and would need to play a perfect game on both sides of the ball. Do not see that happening with this Tar Heels team so far in 2021. Irish roll past North Carolina to improve to 7-1 on the season.

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