Why Notre Dame Football WILL BEAT Penn State Football | Notre Dame vs Penn State Preview

[@timloftus1034]

I remember Ruffino yelling how ND couldn't beat any SEC schools this year......then beat the SEC champion

[@stevetasselli5473]

WITHOUT BECK!!!

[@connerlaws]

@@stevetasselli5473what about ND’s 6-7 missing starters? It’s January bud, everyone is injured

[@Ingavi]

@@stevetasselli5473Beck was bad!

[@j.brendenstookey3437]

@@stevetasselli5473ya’ll wouldn’t have even made the playoff without Stockton coming in the 2nd half and moving the ball against Texas. Beck looked like hot garbage! ND had 7 starters out, and lost 2 more in the 2nd quarter. Also, 2 are all Americans and our LT will be a top 20 pick. Ya’ll also got EVERY damn call.

[@bmanpsufan5722]

Penn state offense Is better than Notre dame Better tight end qb and 2 running backs Defenses the same

[@matthewlandis5776]

Love this game. Attended Penn State in Happy Valley in the late 1980's. Remember some great PSU/ND matchups. Wished they would play more often.

[@larrywalsh5173]

i was at 85&87 games. i was 28&30 back then. Go Irish

[@mattobrien6053]

ND is better than PSU. PSU struggled to beat USC, needing a 4Q comeback and OT. ND was ahead the whole time and up 49 to 21 before 2 garbage scores.

[@therealcoconut12]

ND fan here. That is not quite accurate. ND was up 35-21 entering the 4th but SC fought back and was driving to tie before ND got b2b pick sixes to ice it, SC then added a garbage time score to make it 49-35. I will add, however, that I don’t think SC puts up that many yards or points if ND is not coming off playing a triple option team the week before. Al Golden admitted the change of scheme and practice from triple option to air raid in a week was tricky and he didn’t make the adjustments in that time as well as he could’ve.

[@mattobrien6053]

Who do you trust more? Give me Freeman, Al Golden, and Riley Leonard. ND's defense is as good as OSU.

[@arrowguy_173]

THIS.

[@donaldsnead215]

I am convinced these two haven't watched much Penn State football this year.

[@kevinchandler179]

Agreed, I don't think they realize how dominant my Nittany Lions are in the trenches on both sides of the ball!!!! Ok, challenge accepted!!!! 27-17 my Nittany Lions 🦁 win!!!!

[@MarkTravis-pu5mh]

@@kevinchandler179man nd gone pump yall

[@Aaron-yw7ji]

@@kevinchandler179 I think it'll be close. I think ND closes it out in the 4th, 38-14. PSU will hang around for 3 quarters.

[@kevinchandler179]

@donaldsnead215 38, my Nittany Lions 🦁 don't give up 38, have you seen our elite defense and your offense???????? WE ARE, 27-17 my Nittany Lions roll

[@joseliano325]

While “others” play Texas A&M ?!? VERY bad example ! ND actually played them at College Station and won. The only reason ND played Army is because Miami was scheduled and UM cancelled the game. ND also scheduled FSU (which was ACC champ and undefeated last year) and perennial powerhouse USC. It is not ND’s fault that these teams were down this year. ND schedule was originally planned to be competitive.

[@AerynBella]

FACTS

[@Schaff1234]

I just love all the predictions and snarky smart comments. These are both two very good teams. Ohio State loses to Michigan but then handles Oregon. No one predicted that. Notre Dame Loses to NUI but then wins out. PSU is certainly better than NUI, but that means nothing. PSU loses to Oregon in a solid game and then plays Ohio State and were yards from winning it but lost. None of that matters at this level. Somedays a team is just on and other days they are not. I would not be surprised if PSU gets blown out. I would not be surprised if Notre Dame gets blown out. I would not be surprised if it comes down to turnovers or who has the ball last. Both teams deserve to be where they are and one of the teams will edge the other out. Here is my snarky smart comment.....whichever teams makes less mistakes will win (mistakes define: fumble, interception, bad snap, blocked punt, shanked kick, dropped passes, stupid trick plays, missed field goals from under 45 yards).

[@irishcole3516]

Logical assessments

[@CmhTX]

Blake is insufferable

[@jackmcalinney359]

I’m convinced these 2 haven’t watched a Penn state game all year

[@Ingavi]

I agree. Again Boise State game, I sensed the coaches were giving Allar LIVE REPS to continue strengthening his passing game

[@RSeaker]

Yep. The pundits stuck in their basements studios just repeat the mantra of Franklin not winning the big game, even when he wins a big game.

[@austinfigueroa4851]

I’m sure they watched them lose to Oregon and Ohio State like everyone else did

[@robertbosfield8027]

@@Ingaviexactly that. Knowing ND is a heavy blitz team its great prep for live. When AK needed to score they basically did. Watching Landon T breakdowns show how BSU is early prep for ND

[@samclark3370]

@@RSeakerDon’t tell me you think beating Boise State is a big win 😂

[@arisgod2749]

PSU sticks to the run should be the game plan. The big question for me is how healthy Abdul Carter will be. If he is ready to go then game on

[@RSeaker]

And that Coach K is more selective when calling his trick plays. I'd rather see more Allen, Singleton, and Warren, with some passes to the WRs sprinkled in.

[@hehateme542]

ND has a ton of defensive guys out. You gotta man up!

[@billnyedoesminecraftjoseph8379]

@@hehateme542and none of them are even close to abdul carters talent

[@hehateme542]

@@billnyedoesminecraftjoseph8379Riley Mills has 8 sacks and Morrison is a projected 1st rd pick.

[@robertbosfield8027]

AV15 did an awesome job taking over for AC11. I dont think we have a problem with getting home and stopping the run.

[@denbo74]

James Franklin is the only way ND wins the game

[@Tony-rz4ks]

hellO georgia only get one TD on a busted defence play basically a luckily play....what makes you think they will score a lot against ND??

[@joenolan4917]

Refs destroyed nds best drive in the red zone with that totally bogus illegal motion call

[@dbrasco22]

If notre dame wins Riley Leonard is the 2024 version of Tim Tebow talking about god Jesus Christ every interview and having bible verses on his wrists and willing his teams to big wins all season yeah Tim Tebow must love this guy

[@Stringerbell5]

Counter argument, the sec schedule isn’t that hard and the rankings were inflated. When you go and lay eggs in big bowl games to middle of the road big teams it just shows that the sos argument was irrelevant

[@bobp2389]

Does anyone know who will win?

[@edwardbutka4750]

How does that ND defensive unit shut down Tyler Warren?

[@MrJessejames317]

Xavier Watts

[@MrJessejames317]

ND has the best secondary in the country.

[@TOMMCLAUGHLIN-z7p]

WHO IS PENN STATES BEST WIN--SMU???BOISE???-BOTH HAVE HORRIFIC DEFENSES-PENN STATE LOST TO BIG TEN CHAMP-NOTRE DAME BEAT SEC CHAMP….

[@jonathanrolon7457]

People will continue to doubt ND can dominate. People were saying UGA and ND were evenly matched…look at the result. ND consistently makes the plays on all sides of the ball. Nobody can say the same about that level of consistency.

[@anthonyr6269]

That was Georgia’s qb first start lol relax

[@Redbirdsfan1970]

ND had three sustained drives that resulted in 3 FGs and 244 total yards. How is that dominating?

[@SteveKilgore27]

@@anthonyr6269he’s been with the program for 3 years and he played better than Beck. Not to mention Nd is down to about 50% of the starters on defense they had at the beginning of the season. Georgia got out-coached and out-physical’d.

[@robbengold2645]

I was right that ND would win but they in no way dominated. Georgia made more plays both good and bad. The bad outweighed the good and they lost.

[@stevetasselli5473]

Northern Illinois 😂😊 yea ok

[@MingoThePoet]

Freeman and them players al doing a great job 👏🏾 go Irish ☘️

[@PSUJIM]

ND got 17 points in 54 seconds because of GA"s incompetence. Not happening this time.

[@ShantyIrishman]

Are you kidding me? Nobody big brains themselves out of points like James Franklin.

[@evocativ]

or maybe it is because the defense created opportunities with a great turnover and our kick returning

[@CmhTX]

Nope, ND causes turnovers and big plays. Irish coming for you, ☘️

[@kevinward6141]

@@evocativ no Georgia with a Qb making his 1st had no business trying to score when it was 6-3. You get to half down 3

[@evocativ]

@@kevinward6141 that's not the point, we did a turnover, we caused it

[@kevinchandler179]

WE ARE 🏈 27-20!!!

[@TheDflan23]

33-10 PENN STATE

[@kevinchandler179]

I actually changed it to 27-17 my Nittany Lions 🦁 are going to dominate the trenches!!!! WE ARE

[@Aaron-yw7ji]

Eh, I don't trust PSU to win as underdogs. They can't win the big ones, & ND is dominant in the trenches. GA's lines & receivers are WAY more talented & NFL ready than PSU. ND 38 PSU 14

[@JFT6967]

Here we go again when he say they played Army and Navy! Both ranked teams at the time, and it’s a tradition to play those teams to show respect to the military! Sorry that we love to keep it alive then being aggressive! Again, football scheduling comes in several years in advance! They’re already scheduling games in 27,28 and 29! As I say, haters always fuel the Irish to success! Notre Dame beats Georgia in the Sugar Bowl! Here come the Irish to the Orange Bowl!! Lets go Irish beat the Nittany Lions!!🍀🍀🍀

[@jaredmcintosh4178]

Only ND can beat ND here. Penalties and turnovers are more likely than Penn State outplaying them.

[@billwalsh9149]

That isn’t what happened. ND was called for TEN penalties in the game. Most came at critical times. Basically, if there was no penalty, they scored. If there was a penalty, the drive was killed. If that game was called a little differently, ND would have score another 10-14 points. And how about the facemask that wasn’t called (grabbed Leonard’s mask) that was immediately followed by a PI that wasn’t called? That killed a drive too.

[@qwoodard6458]

We are ND!!!!

[@Ghost8o8o8o]

Does anyone think penn state would have beat Georgia the Dawgs would have smoked PSU by 4 tds

[@bryce8595]

Blake is trying so hard not to hurt Joes Feelings. But He Knows

[@Jay-pd9kc]

Yeah cause Blake has been right all season!!

[@oscarrobert4725]

PSU Fan here. I don't know. Both teams could win, or both could lose. We we find out Thursdsy

[@Ghost8o8o8o]

Best take I seen so far I agree Goooo Irish!!!!

[@Cavethug]

Penn State's defense is in a different league. That's just the truth. Their offensive line is far better than Georgia's, their QB is a future top 5 pick, they have two of the best backs in the country, the best TE in the country.... There's a reason people trash the WRs. They simply don't have to rely on them nearly as much as a team like ND has. If ND plays Penn State the way they played Georgia, this could get pretty ugly for ND.

[@irishcole3516]

Dream on 🤡

[@adamhunter5766]

Penn State's best talking point is that they kept the game close against OSU and Oregon

[@ThatPlantGuy9311]

Notre dame doesn’t rely on their receivers at all. Leonard hasn’t had a game with 300 passing yards this season. The 2 best RBs with the most yards after contact are both on ND’s roster. Love has more touchdowns, and yards than Allen. And he’s done it with 51 less carries.

[@Ghost8o8o8o]

Georgia would have beat Penn state by 4 TDs

[@petermason9870]

Lol, Penn State would have lost to Georgia. Penn State is Indiana with more tradition. Your opponent isn’t SMU/Boise this is real team and I’m not even a ND fan.

[@robwalls6057]

Drew Allar has matured a lot this season and is not afraid of tucking the ball and running when the pocket is collapsing. He has done it numerous times this season. Is he perfect? No, but he has progressed not just from last year but also from the start of this season. Also, understand that Penn State is a very, very resilient team. Numerous times this season, to include road games , they have dug themselves a hole in the first half and battled back in the second half to win. In the BIG 10 championship game against Oregon, Penn State dug themselves a huge hole, and Oregon had a commanding lead to start the game. In the second half, battled back to within a TD and simply ran out of time. In the Ohio State game, Penn State's defense held the Buckeyes to only 20 points. Late in that game, Penn State was on the goal line and wasn't able to punched it in to tie it up and lost by 7 points. Point being, they lost to both Ohio State and Oregon, both ranked in the top 5 by a total of two TDs. This is one game I would not bet on, let alone say without doubt who's going to win.

[@ryans4431]

"The Man" always finds a way to pin two brothers against each other

[@mspionage1743]

Buckeye fan - I honestly think PSU is the better team here. Both teams are pretty damn similar/even in terms of what they seem to like to do. But I just think PSU has the better players and is more tested. They played Oregon, they played Ohio State. Notre Dame played a weakened UGA so ND really hasn't faced a true top 5 team this season. I like PSU in this one though I think it will be the closest game of all the playoff games thus far.

[@hehateme542]

ND was weakened more than Georgia. Yeah Beck was out but otherwise they were healthy and Beck isn't great. But ND has lost 4-5 top defensive guys, a few OL guys plus Love for the 2nd half.

[@MrJessejames317]

Yea ok

[@arrowguy_173]

Fair except the haters always want SEC teams as comparisons and ND beat ALL THREE. And that’s WITH multiple stellar D linemen out and inconsistent offensive scoring. And what the hell is in the gatorade following the Michigan game??? Poisonous nuts are actually fun to watch all of a sudden.Good luck vs my Sooners’ rival.

[@Ghost8o8o8o]

Notre dame beat 7 ranked teams this year

[@Aaron-yw7ji]

Funny you include Oregon & tOSU like they're actually top 5 teams, & the top of the line to compare to. Give me a break. We see how the SEC like's to do their hypotheticals, Bama deserved a spot, ole Miss did, etc. Stop. Full Stop. ND has more star players, a higher blue chip rating, but is also down to their last scholarship DT, 4 players on DL, every OL is a new starter with 2 of those out. PSU collapses like a house of cards when it matters, I'm picking ND. Vegas is damn good at what they do, & so are the pundits. They're picking ND for a reason.

[@soulprovider7042]

It seems like the guy in the Notre Dame sweatshirt is a little biased.

[@peterwhite7428]

Haha ha. Good optics

[@billwalsh9149]

Hahaha. True. But the other guy clearly hasn’t watched ND play very much. I don’t know what the heck he was talking about.

[@kych2008]

He is glazing Norte Dame up

[@SlickSliver]

I’ll put it this way and just leave it at that: Vegas favors the Irish and so does FPI. There are reasons for that.

[@cornwallbuttersworth1908]

Notre Dame’s weakness is the pass defense, due to guys being hurt IE: Benjamin Morrison. Watts or whoever has to match up against Warren, and the only guy to do so was Caleb Downs. Penn St matches up so well with Notre Dame. I trust Allar over Gunner Stockton and Andy Kotelnicki compared to what we saw tonight.

[@DCSk8er529]

Underestimating Xavier Watts is a big mistake. He ate a Heisman winner for dinner.

[@michaeldonovan5254]

watts is better than downs, considerably, and UGA defense is better than penn states, it'll be a good game, but give me the irish 27-17

[@michaelkraus4135]

ALLAR is inconsistent !

[@gbaby1372]

That's literally their strength. The run game right now is looking like more of a strength lately though but that's because they are pretty much forcing teams to throw and test their corners.

[@gbaby1372]

Aye gunner was actually nice out some respect on the kid he will be good for GA and if they get wrs they may be back to being a deadly team

[@mikescatena5732]

Bro Trey Wallace and Omari Evan’s are EVERY bit as athletic as Georgias WR’s man. You’re just wrong here.

[@ericholmes7143]

AND they have been stepping up big time the past several games. Making tough catches. I think they are over-performing now.

[@azw2694]

Let them keep sleeping

[@billwalsh9149]

Why was he talking about Army and Navy like they stink? Army isn’t the best team in the country but they did finish ranked 22nd. They aren’t slouches. ND has the #3 SOR and they are 1st among the remaining 4 teams. They beat 6 teams that were ranked when they played. They beat every one of them by a touchdown or more. Most way more. There has been no point in any game since early September where it looked like they would lose. Such a strange take… When people aren’t up to speed, they just go back to what they used to know about a team.

[@TOMMCLAUGHLIN-z7p]

NOTRE DAME SHUTS DOWN WARREN-SAME WAY OHIO STATE DID-HE HAD 4 CATCHES…..

[@bugeyes5396]

If Notre Dame was in the Big Ten and they got paid money for their spot and added it to the other Big Ten teams pool , would have boosted it to be more equal or no?

[@ThereWentTheIrish]

This Blake dude is an absolute casual and doesnt know jackshit about ND. Typical SEC rider. ND wouldve whooped Georgias ass no matter WHO was at QB. And Beck was never putting up 30 something points against this ND defense. Omfg bahahaha youre in denial bro. ND is king over the SEC right now. And Penn St is not nearly as good as Georgia in a lot of aspects.

[@chaneycowboys2388]

I got Irish ☘️ 40-13

[@brettk9316]

🤣 If ND puts up 40 vs PSU I will give you my house, my car, and 100k!

[@thejuan113]

lol with what offense

[@usernamesmike]

Ohio state put up 20 on em . Hilarious take

[@ToddCrown-z9d]

Penn State is dominant on both sides of line of scrimmage vs inferior opponents!

[@Trullfasa]

I have a hard time seeing how we beat ND. In the Georgia game, they clearly showed they are a level above us. We will see though….

[@GMS8201]

Appreciate a non delusional Penn State fan for once! Very refreshing! PSU only wins if they win the turnover battle. If they try to match physicality, they'll lose! If they are creative on offense and opportunistic on defense, they can win! This is coming from a ND fan

[@BeerDrinker574]

I love my Irish, but Penn States tight end is a matchup nightmare

[@MrJessejames317]

Allar passing against that ND secondary no sir. Riley making plays with his legs against PSU defense yessir!

[@austinfigueroa4851]

Keep in mind the only time Penn State played anyone with a pulse they lost both times. Oh and James Franklin is still the coach. Hammer Notre Dame to cover

[@jaredmcintosh4178]

James Franklin is Brian Kelly wearing a James Franklin mask. Always blows it in the biggest moments.

[@dr.johnwhalen9348]

5:56, and they finally mention the best offensive player on the field for either team, Tyler Warren. Oh, and how about this tidbit: Notre Dame’s top WR, Collins, 37 catches, 458 yards, Penn State’s top WR, Harrison Wallace III, 46 catches, 723 yards. Which school’s WR were better this year?

[@arrowguy_173]

ND is not a pass heavy team this year. Triple threat run game and Madden defense (with multiple injuries) has led the way.

[@ChewTunes]

I’m anticipating Penn State takes advantage of Notre Dame’s aggression/single high safety by getting Nick Singleton one on one vs LBs. He could have a nice day in the receiving department that could be all the difference.

[@Aaron-yw7ji]

You don't think teams haven't tried that after 14 weeks & games? Lol.

[@ChewTunes]

@ which of those teams had anything comparable to a Tyler Warren and Nick Singleton as receiving threats out the backfield/in-line? Lol. Your LBs are about to be tested in a way they haven’t been all year.

[@PSUJIM]

I don't see how ND scores many points. This will be the best QB ND has faced all year and best RBs as well. Joe thinks that PSU has issues at WR. No one is scared of any receivers on ND. At least we have a TE. The best one actually. Leonard can not throw downfield. If we can stop Jeanty, we can certainly stop ND"s RBs. PSU 21, ND 10.

[@thekksinca824]

lol. Bring it. Seriously. Bring it.

[@DCSk8er529]

Underestimating Notre Dame is a big mistake. You're facing a defense with one of the greatest safeties ever in Xavier Watts.

[@TheSascatch]

Penn State fans overestimating themselves as usual. Notre Dame has the best defense in the country. ND also has very talented and skilled receivers and TE like Evans. You are completely downplaying the talent they have. You’re also quite arrogant to assume that you can stop Price and Love at RB with Leonard’s ability to run. And the biggest disadvantage yall have, is your coach. Franklin sucks. He can’t win big games, and Freeman is going to outcoach him every single step of the game.

[@ashleycornwell67]

You’re smoking crack thinking ND finishes with 10. 30+ easily. RBs are going to be going offfff

[@rizzo021]

Penn state is a very shaky squad who does not ever beat good teams. Very happy to see then before taking on Ohio state or Texas.

[@SelfJohnny]

Dam they just dont play anyone what sec fans say join a conference what the sec fans say. Cant win a big game what the sec fans say. Marcus freeman is 3-0 against the mighty sec and just knocked off the sec champs by 13 go irish. Bet brian kelly is still saying u cant win at notredame bahaaaaa

[@crambo765]

The best team Penn state has beat is Boise. Penn state has lost to every good big ten team they’ve player. ND has beaten more good teams. IU was light years better than smu.

[@Orchardson01Jw]

Doesn't mean we can't beat ND

[@brettk9316]

Ya you lost to a terrible team to NIU.

[@alexkaltenbach8059]

IU was not light years better than SMU…… lmao. Penn state still had to play ohio state and Oregon….. who did Notre dame play outside of the weakest Georgia team we’ve seen in a long time? I wouldn’t get cocky.

[@evocativ]

@@brettk9316 the grammar says it all

[@Shalom-Yo]

⁠@@alexkaltenbach8059how did those games turn out for penn state?

[@Andrew-pm9ws]

This one isn’t close. PSUCKS is stupid and arrogant. Defense creates at least 14 and offense lights them up. Irish win 42-16

[@jfeaser270]

Hittin the sauce a little early today? I guess its 5 o'clock somewhere.

[@bimosunupoernomo7120]

That’s it ND ENJOYehe you have it, NOMAD!!!!

[@dragotx21]

Drew Allar is a baller . Go Irish

[@kevinchandler179]

Wrong, my Nittany Lions 🏈 🦁 receivers A. Evans is going to torch their asses deep, and our elite running backs are going to feast!!!!!! WE ARE 🏈

[@evocativ]

because we all know your running backs are better than nd.... and not to mention Georgia's top rb got 38 yards against nd's elite defense.

[@heartbreak25]

As a PSU fan, I love being the underdog. Love it!

[@cadeezra315]

A lot of this felt like Joe wishcasting what he hopes will happen versus what is actually likely to happen. If you never watched a ND or PSU game and saw this video, you'd assume Penn State's offense is inept and ND is a worldbeater.

[@houseofclouse1509]

Harrison Wallace is better than any Georgia WR, Omari Evans is inconsistent but really athletic. I just don’t get this argument that Georgia is better at receiver at all. They can’t even catch easy passes consistently. Tyler Warren is a much better weapon than anyone Georgia has in the passing game and Singleton is one of the best pass catching RBs in the country. I have PSU winning 28-13, they match up quite well with ND due to their run defense and speed at all levels of their defense. I think it’s close throughout the first 3 quarters but PSU wins at the end of the 3rd quarter and the 4th.

[@gbaby1372]

No way😂 the only team to even put that many points on ND is USC who where playing catch up. The same USC that picked Penn State apart with a lesser QB. This is the playoffs though so I'm not saying Penn won't come to play.

[@gbaby1372]

ND plays navy every yr. Navy beat sorry ass Oklahoma. Army was only in place because weak ass Miami dropped out of the schedule. FSu failed not on us and USc failed but were definitely better than their record shows. Still every says we haven't beaten anyone but that's 8 ranked wins now and that's 12 wins in a row with a depleted roster

[@azw2694]

​​@@gbaby1372fun fact, SMU beat Louisville by the same margin (7 pts) as ND did. Also both ND and PSU played Purdue both resulting in blowouts lol. Also after seeing the ND Georgia game, the 8OT game between Georgia and GT seems much more reasonable. Should be a good game

[@billnyedoesminecraftjoseph8379]

⁠@@gbaby1372miller moss is objectively a better QB than jaydn in literally ever single stat, they scored 28 against you with almost 9 minutes left, and you didnt play their best runningback. Penn state can absolutely score 28 on notre dame though its not my prediction, but if you dont think PSU’s offense this far into the season is better than USC’s youre lost

[@brandonbeatty3329]

Joe is in a lot of denial here about how much better and versatile PSU is than Georgia this year. Gotta open them eyes boy. Penn State will come ready! WE ARE!!! Just remember you didn't beat the Georgia Bulldogs of the last few years, this is much weaker Georgia team.

[@irishcole3516]

U are in no position to talk with that bullshit draw u guys had.. SMU quarterback played so bad it looked like he was on the take.. we beat the SEC champs.. Georgia would have beaten u guys no doubt

[@Aaron-yw7ji]

GA would have cooked PSU. You do match up better with ND though. I still see them winning 38-14

[@brandonbeatty3329]

@@irishcole3516 🤣

[@brandonbeatty3329]

@@Aaron-yw7ji 🤣

[@kevinchandler179]

Apparently, Joe you haven't heard of A. Evans and Tre Wallace?????? Ok

[@KJdatdude77]

Even across the board, this is the best matchup of the playoffs. Penn State 27-20

[@dis6900]

ND’s defense can load the box with PSU’s below average WR’s and put pressure on Allar. UGA’s d line>>>>PSU’s d line. ND 24-17 win.

[@robertbosfield8027]

Drew Allar is only a second year starter.

[@luisprieto4589]

ND NEEDS a short field while PSU has shown they can march down the field. Both teams have mediocre air attacks but PSU has Warren and a much better qb.

[@Aaron-yw7ji]

ND has the highest scoring offense left in the CFP, believe it or not 🤣

[@luisprieto4589]

@Aaron-yw7ji against teams like Army and Navy. Less than 100 yards in the air vs Georgia is a bad look.

[@terrencewalker4880]

Riley better be careful doing all that running against PSU.

[@evocativ]

if he can do it against uga, I think he'll be fine bud

[@Rw5768]

@@evocativ Abdul Carter loves spying QB. I’d be careful what you wish for.

[@connerlaws]

@@Rw5768Abdul Carter can be made to look silly just as easy as Jalen Walker, Mikel Williams, etc.

[@Rw5768]

@@connerlaws 👌

[@Aaron-yw7ji]

@@Rw5768 Sorry, GA had the best LB core in the country.

[@kevinchandler179]

Riley is going to see a fast and aggressive and nasty elite defense!!!!

[@kagztv6660]

Jaylen walker and friends were the definition of that and he still ran for 80 on them boys😂😂😂

[@michaelkraus4135]

That's what GEORGIA SAID !

[@kevinchandler179]

GEORGIA was not the GEORGIA who won back to back titles, literally!!!@ WE ARE, 27-17

[@Aaron-yw7ji]

@@kevinchandler179 GA would have cooked PSU by 2 TDs, easy.

[@IsaacMSingleton1]

Penn state fans are very cocky right now, IU is better than SMU and Georgia is better than Boise state, both teams are very good but notre dame has experience and also played better teams and would be the more battle tested team at this point. Penn state has the ultimate playmaker in number 44 but Penn State doesn't have the same defense as Georgia, so it makes this an interesting game to pick.

[@alexkaltenbach8059]

Penn state has also had to player Ohio state and Oregon……

[@alexkaltenbach8059]

Play*

[@IsaacMSingleton1]

@@alexkaltenbach8059 in the playoffs I mean, but Penn State definitely played a tougher schedule

[@josephriley3658]

Who is cocky? Most PSU fans are weary that Franklin can’t win a big game. So I seriously doubt the majority of us are cocky.

[@DR-bp7bl]

@@IsaacMSingleton1Penn state literally has a first rounder and multiple 2-3 rounders on their defense, what are you going on about; because Georgia inside blitzes every down so it looks like they’re better?

[@connerlaws]

UGA lead in time of possession until the last drive. Time on the field had nothing to do with it

[@ericholmes7143]

PSU will just run the ball then run the ball then run the ball. ND D line has limited depth. PSU O line is really over-performing. I see PSU wearing them down in the second half. It's going to be a huge battle and should be close.

[@Aaron-yw7ji]

If GA's NFL talent couldn't do it, PSU won't. Sorry.

[@mikepatterson9351]

ND couldn't score when in redzone and had to kick field goals? 46, 47, 48 yrd field goals... They never made it to the redzone!

[@bobp2389]

What? Wearing a Notre Dame Shirt and touting Notre Dame?

[@kevinchandler179]

ND can't easily do anything to my Nittany Lions elite defense 😤!!!!!! WE ARE, enough said, and my Nittany Lions receivers are better than you think!!!! Your going to find out the hard way about my Nittany Lions 🦁!!! WE ARE

[@Venom-zi4ht]

If Beck plays Georgia wins that game period Bama fan

[@cabestherealist1108]

Also Georgia has more drops all year from their receivers then any other team in the country look it up haha do your research.

[@rteishe]

Does UGA have better recievers than Penn State though? I dont think so. I guess its the difference between whether youd rather have recievers that can create seperation, but literally cannot catch the football once they do, or recievers that struggle mightily to get open, but at least catch the ball in the rare instances when they do lol. Pick your poison there, but i feel like both UGA and PSU have had equally underperforming WR rooms this season

[@rteishe]

Had to look it up because this had me curious. Tot recieveing yards this season: UGA 3,700 PSU 3,611. That's about as even as it gets. I dont think ND is going to notice any measurable difference in recieveing prowess between these two teams. Its a coin toss. Whoever wins the trenches wins this game in a close one

[@rteishe]

Whooo boy...total rushing yards is a different story though. UGA 1,680. PSU 3,033 😮

[@raystudevent7446]

PSU knew they had BSU and SMU beat. Kept playbook vanilla and OC will open up book

[@connerlaws]

He opened up the book all year. Nothing new we haven’t seen and will be ready for🍀

[@RSeaker]

As long as he doesn't call his trick plays at the wrong time.

[@irishcole3516]

@@connerlawsfacts

[@mikescatena5732]

This is a better game than the Georgia game. Add in the history between the two and it should be an awesome one.

[@PSUJIM]

Penn States' defense is causing a lot of turnovers. And we very rarely turn it over on our end. ND offense is a one trick pony. Allar is light years ahead of Leonard as a passer. ND will lose.

[@DCSk8er529]

"We very rarely turn it over on our ened" Prepare to turn it over.

[@evocativ]

this nd defense is something you haven't faced.... the closest comparison would be osu, and you guys LOST. You will turn it over.

[@eddempsey1429]

We also have a lot of penalties and bone head play calling last week. PSU needs to get their act together.

[@Aaron-yw7ji]

ND 38, PSU 14

[@LiamKletter]

Guy in a notre dame hoodie picks ND …. Shocker

[@Rw5768]

ND dude says ND can load the box against Penn State? And who will be covering Warren in that case?

[@connerlaws]

Same man coverage played against UGA

[@Rw5768]

@ 👍

[@irishcole3516]

Warren is a big oafy clumsy player

[@Rw5768]

@@irishcole3516 😬

[@NDirish1083]

Blake. Cmon

[@Sports-xt6hk]

You’re not stopping the run or Tyler Warren. Nits to the ship!

[@EvanMattern]

The guy sitting here bashing Penn state with EXTREME ND bias is wearing a notre dame shirt. Go figure.

[@LiamKletter]

These the same guys that had Boise beating Penn state …… lions by a million

[@orincoon5585]

Let's Go Fighting Irish!☘☘☘

[@scottglasson1957]

Drew highest qb under pressure

[@MRBUCKNUTZ2]

Close game huge audience if its osu/nd but i think penn wins a close one reason Drew Allar and #44

[@CmhTX]

PSU went into multiple OTs with USC, Irish spanked the Trojans outright.

[@anthonyr6269]

Usc scored 35 against notre dame idk if thats a spank lol also nd lost to chicago institute of technology

[@CmhTX]

@ we just beat the SEC champion who also beat Texas, twice! PSU beat who? Boise State? SMU? lol, you have no idea what’s coming. ☘️

[@usernamesmike]

Hostility building… can’t wait for the game

[@RSeaker]

One OT, but who’s counting.

[@sizzlestreet9562]

Should be a great fucking game, decades in the making!

[@kevinward6141]

Theres a reason Georgia went out and brought in a new wr room they weren’t happy with who they have now. ND is going to play tons of m2m and you can hit Singlton on screens and get him on a lb like they did against Oregon.

[@GavinSchmavin44]

ND defense is light years ahead of Oregon

[@kevinward6141]

They gave up 250yards passing to Gunner making his 1st start.

[@connerlaws]

@@kevinward6141 almost like our DC was making the other team do what they didn’t want to do so we can create turnovers and eliminate the run game… know ball

[@kevinward6141]

@@connerlaws I know ball that is why i know penn state is winning by 10 points or more. Nd is banged up on the dline and is extremely one dimensional on offense

[@connerlaws]

@@kevinward6141 that banged up DL just went for 4 sacks and 9 TFL’s. 5 more days🍀

[@Aart.Vandelay]

This dude Blake picking Penn St to lose? Wow what a shocker...😂. Bloody 🤡

[@cabestherealist1108]

Notre Dames Defense is good but their offense is terrible lol they couldn't run the ball on Georgia they won't run it on Penn State. Penn State wins by a touchdown. Penn state won't give up a special teams TD they haven't in years.

[@Aaron-yw7ji]

I wouldn't base ND's offense 100% off that GA game, especially because they only played the way they had to, to win. Believe it or not, they have the highest scoring offense left in the CFP 🤣 No, seriously.

[@cabestherealist1108]

@Aaron-yw7ji no they don't lol they score points cause the defense puts them in position to their offense is very average.

[@mikescatena5732]

Penn states offense is far and away better than georgias man. Penn State has the run game and Tyler Warren

[@GavinSchmavin44]

Penn States offense had 0 offensive touchdowns against the only team with similar defense to ND.

[@Ghost8o8o8o]

Drew allur is extremely immature not what you want in a QB

[@christophernaples1315]

Cf playoffs a joke, the talent is so different across the country its like triple a double a and majors in a tournament

[@brettk9316]

I just don't see how NDs offense is going to score it's pretty awful. They have as bad of WRs as PSU but no Tyler Warren nor Drew Allar. And no one runs on Penn st really.

[@Shalom-Yo]

OSU ran for 176 against Penn state and they have a worse rushing attack than ND

[@Aaron-yw7ji]

Believe it or not, ND has the highest scoring offense left in the CFP. 🤣 No, seriously, lol. I wouldn't judge any team based off 1 game. Especially against a team loaded with NFL talent.

[@brandonbeatty3329]

I think Penn State will win. WE ARE!

[@irishcole3516]

Is Sandusky a grad? 😂

[@johnJ3241]

ND will win because of the James Franklin factor and Allard doesn’t play well in big games

[@Ingavi]

A laughable and irresponsible comment …

[@dr.johnwhalen9348]

Notre Dame Defense vs. USC- 557 total yards, 197 rushing, 360 passing Notre Dame Defense vs. Army- 206 yards rushing Notre Dame Defense vs. Virginia- 172 yards rushing Yea, not really seeing the “elite defense” here

[@donivanbrown]

Did Notre Dame need overtime to beat USC?

[@Aaron-yw7ji]

Wrong. Notre Dame Defense vs. Virginia - 172 yards PASSING, nearly ALL of those in GARBAGE TIME. LOOK AT THE BOX SCORE & SCORING DRIVES. Notre Dame Defense vs. Army, a TRIPLE OPTION team that isn't ran by ANY other FBS team besides Navy - 207 rushing yards, 92 of them coming on the LAST drive, ND up 49-7. Bryson Daily ran 38 TIMES for 145 yards. Notre Dame Defense vs. USC - This is fair. ND had to cover a mobile QB, & not Miller Moss. They could not key into the pass like PSU on Miller Moss. They still blew them out, & didn't need OT to win, along with Riley commiting 6 mistakes, nearly in a row, to destroy his teams chances at winning.

[@dr.johnwhalen9348]

@ I’m sorry, but looking at the stats, I do not see where “GARBAGE TIME” stats are located. Can you show me the difference? I’m sure you’re one of this ND IDIOTS who think ND will win by 2 TD’s.