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Notre Dame Football: 3 reasons the Irish will upset BYU in Week 6

By Danny McCormick

Sep 10, 2022; South Bend, Indiana, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish head coach Marcus Freeman leads his team onto the field for the game against the Marshall Thundering Herd at Notre Dame Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Matt Cashore-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 10, 2022; South Bend, Indiana, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish head coach Marcus Freeman leads his team onto the field for the game against the Marshall Thundering Herd at Notre Dame Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Matt Cashore-USA TODAY Sports /
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Notre Dame football has had a bit of a rollercoaster start to the season starting the year at 2-2. Last time the Irish took the field they looked very impressive on both sides of the ball on the road beating North Carolina 45-32 in Chapel Hill.

The game against North Carolina was the most complete game of the year for both the offense and the defense. The defense has held their own for the most part, but the offense was finally able to play a complete game in both the run and the pass game.

Marcus Freeman and the rest of the Notre Dame program will come into this week six matchup fully rested after having a bye last weekend. The Irish will have their hands full facing another ranked team this season in the BYU Cougars.

BYU comes into this matchup with a record of 4-1. Their biggest win of the season came in week two when they had a thrilling home victory over then ninth ranked Baylor in overtime 26-20. The Cougars played last Thursday night so they also have a little bit more time to rest coming into this matchup against Notre Dame.

The Cougars are led by their quarterback in Jaren Hall. The junior signal caller under center is having a very impressive start to the season. Through five games Hall has completed 66 percent of his passes for 1,438 yards, thrown for 12 touchdowns through the air, and most importantly has only thrown one interception.

Notre Dame’s defense, especially their secondary will have to be on high alert all night long against this high powered offense through the air against BYU.

This game between Notre Dame and BYU is going to be played in Las Vegas at Allegiant Stadium as part of the yearly Shamrock Series. The Shamrock Series which started in 2009 is when Notre Dame plays one neutral site game away from campus.

Here are three reasons why Notre Dame will take care of business in Sin City and improve to 3-2 on the season.

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