The Navy Midshipmen have overachieved this season, but their luck is about to run out vs. the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, who can expose their biggest weakness.
Notre Dame has rebuilt its College Football Playoff hopes after an early season upset loss, but Navy has returned to prominence with an undefeated start to the season.
Clearly, this Notre Dame offense has found its identity and has become one of the top rushing attacks in the country. Riley Leonard has the offense ranked 18th in SP+ with him, Jeremiyah Love, and Jadarian Price being a three-headed monster on the ground. And on the other side, the Midshipmen haven’t had to go up against a defense like the Fighting Irish’s this season. While Navy’s Blake Horvath is the best triple option QB they’ve had in years, running into Notre Dame’s front seven is a lot different than running against an AAC team.
Between Navy’s penchant for explosive plays on offense and inconsistencies on defense, I think they’ll hit the Over again and wouldn’t be surprised if this game total moves up a point or two by kickoff on Saturday. Navy’s likely going to need to sell out to stop the run, which should make things easier on Leonard as a passer. After a slow start to the season, he’s been far more consistent through the air as of late with three straight games registering an adjusted completion rate of 75% or better while throwing five touchdowns to just one interception.
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