ND-USC Preview
19th Oct 2007
Notre Dame is taking on #14/13/9 USC tomorrow at 3:30 in South Bend, Indiana. USC is 5-1 and the Irish are only 1-6. Here are some stat comparison between the two rivals.
Notre Dame - 225.6 ypg - 13.3 ppg - 193.4 pypg - 32.1 rypg
USC - 441.5 ypg - 34.0 ppg - 243.3 pypg - 198.2 rypg
While Charlie Weis announced Sharpley the starter earlier this week, Pete Carroll will not tell the media. John David Booty broke his middle finger and sat out last week but could be healthy enough to play this weekend. Mark Sanchez, a sophmore quarterback got the call last week against Arizona and likely will be the starter again, against the Irish. EDIT: Mark Sanchez will Start. Notre Dame has listed Travis Thomas as the number one running back this week because of James Aldridge’s injury. Expect him to get more carries than usual, along with freshmen Armando Allen and Robert Hughes.
Notre Dame has had trouble running the ball all year and this week just makes it harder. I expect the Irish to pass most of the game because of USC’s great running defense. Sharpley gets his first career start and will have to play very well to keep his spot, and prevent Clausen from getting in to the game. If Evan struggles, don’t be surprised if Jimmy replaces him right away.
Charlie Weis and the Irish will have to play their best game of the season offensively, defensively, and on special teams in order to stay in the game. Even with one loss, Southern Cal is still one of the top teams in the nation. Go Irish!
One Comment to “ND-USC Preview”
Sir john
Good report. I simply can’t wait for this one and hope i don’t regret saying that. I think we got a bit more powerful