Notre Dame football: Game-by-game predictions for 2023 season
![Oct 29, 2022; Syracuse, New York, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish running back Audric Estime (7) celebrates his rushing touchdown against the Syracuse Orange with running back Chris Tyree (25) and offensive lineman Blake Fisher (54) in the fourth quarter at JMA Wireless Dome. Mandatory Credit: Mark Konezny-USA TODAY Sports Oct 29, 2022; Syracuse, New York, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish running back Audric Estime (7) celebrates his rushing touchdown against the Syracuse Orange with running back Chris Tyree (25) and offensive lineman Blake Fisher (54) in the fourth quarter at JMA Wireless Dome. Mandatory Credit: Mark Konezny-USA TODAY Sports](https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/shape/cover/sport/9ba7be7d6751ff746045df90aec7ca08c2fcbb2c6d03d200d1677ea257139615.jpg)
Sam Hartman will get to face his former program one time before leaving college and I think this game is going to lead him to having a career game. The Demon Deacons’ offense will obviously take a huge step back and the defense has been bad for years.
Hartman is going to throw for 400 yards in this one as Tobias Merriweather, too, has a career game, catching 10 passes for 150 yards and two touchdowns.
Notre Dame will light up the scoreboard on Senior Day.
Prediction: Win (9-2)
To end the regular season, Notre Dame will have a chance to get revenge on Stanford. The Cardinal shocked Notre Dame last year in South Bend, 16-14, in David Shaw’s final season and Marcus Freeman is going to make sure that doesn’t happen again.
In order to save a 10-win regular season, the Irish will have to beat Stanford in Palo Alto and I think they do just that.
Notre Dame wins a close one.
Prediction: Win (10-2)
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