Notre Dame beat writer Tyler Horka breaks down Notre Dame quarterback Sam Hartman, the Irish's balanced offensive attack and predicts a score for Saturday's game.
, who breaks down the impact quarterback Sam Hartman has had on the Fighting Irish, Notre Dame's running attack spearheaded by Audric Estimé and how the secondary will hold up against Ohio State's wide receivers.A monster of a matchup is coming on Saturday, with two top-10 teams facing each other.
There’s that element of being a 24-year-old sixth-year quarterback where he brings something that, quite frankly, Tyler Buchner did not, then later in the year, Drew Pyne did not. It’s talent. You look at the two throws he made last week on a 75-yard touchdown to Tobias Merriweather and a 76-yard touchdown to Chris Tyree, that’s something that those two other QBs I just mentioned didn’t have. They also didn’t have the overall presence and moxie that Hartman has as well.
Benjamin Morrison is one of the best cornerbacks in the country and has seven interceptions now since the midway point of last season. He’s a threat to intercept you on every single possession. Cam Hart is a guy with length at the other cornerback spot, and a lot of people think he’s an NFL guy based on stature and he plays really well, too. The corners are good, and the safeties have played well, but they haven’t played a team that can throw the ball like Ohio State can.
Any players from Notre Dame that we haven’t talked about yet that Ohio State fans should keep an eye out for Saturday?: There’s actually a couple of freshman wide receivers that Ohio State wouldn’t have seen last year. Jaden Greathouse has three touchdowns already. Rico Flores Jr. had a nice 42-yard touchdown catch last week. This is the type of game being national television, all eyes on this, it feels like every time that’s the situation one of those freshmen step up.
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