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The Stanford Cardinal fans better hope the squad plays one heck of a game on Saturday as the odds are decidedly against them. They have the luxury of staying at home another week and will welcome the Notre Dame Fighting Irish at 4 p.m. ET at Stanford Stadium. Stanford is limping into the game on a three-game losing streak.
It was all tied up 10-10 at halftime, but the Cardinal were not quite the California Golden Bears' equal in the second half when they met last week. The Cardinal were within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 24-20 to California. No one had a big game offensively for Stanford, but they got scores from RB Cameron Scarlett and WR Donald Stewart.
Meanwhile, Notre Dame ran circles around the Boston College Eagles, and the extra yardage (493 yards vs. 170 yards) paid off. Notre Dame blew past BC 40-7. Notre Dame QB Ian Book did work as he picked up 66 yards on the ground on 12 carries and threw three passing touchdowns.
The Fighting Irish's defense was a presence as well, and it made life painful for the quarterback and got past BC's offensive line for a total of four sacks for a loss of 21 yards. Leading the way was DL Adetokunbo Ogundeji and his two sacks.
Notre Dame's victory lifted them to 8-2 while Stanford's defeat dropped them down to 4-7. Two offensive stats to keep in the back of your head while watching: The Cardinal are stumbling into the contest with the fourth fewest rushing touchdowns in the nation, having accrued only seven on the season. To make matters even worse for the Cardinal, the Fighting Irish rank ninth in the league when it comes to passing touchdowns, with 32 on the season. So the cards are definitely stacked in the Fighting Irish's favor.
