Notre Dame Football: Game-by-game predictions for 2022 season

6 of 6

Oct 23, 2021; South Bend, Indiana, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish wide receiver Lorenzo Styles Jr. (21) runs the ball as USC Trojans safety Xavion Alford (29) attempts to tackle in the second quarter at Notre Dame Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Matt Cashore-USA TODAY Sports /

Former Notre Dame gunslinger Phil Jurkovec will be hoping to finally beat his former school but I don’t think he has the pieces around him to pull off a massive upset like that in South Bend in his final season.

Tyler Buchner will win the quarterback battle here and the Irish will rush for over 250 yards as a team to roll to an easy victory over Boston College and potentially knock the Eagles from bowl contention.

Prediction: Win (9-2)

In the spring, I pegged this game as a third loss for Notre Dame, but I just think the Irish will be rolling by this point in the year and they’ve seen two tougher teams on the schedule already. I think they win at least one out of the three against Ohio State, USC, and Clemson. This is the win.

Lincoln Riley has pieced together a solid team through the portal with Caleb Williams and Jordan Addison, but Notre Dame will step up to the plate and win a big boy game on the road to finish with 10 wins and a New Year’s Six berth.

Prediction: Win (10-2)

Next. Projected preseason AP Top 25. dark

Home/Notre Dame Fighting Irish