Notre Dame is good. Florida State is not.
Florida State vs. Notre Dame 2018 live stream: Time, TV channel, and how to watch online
This seemed like a good idea back in August.
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So, Notre Dame is one of four remaining undefeated teams in the nation. The Fighting Irish’s 8-0 record includes wins over Michigan (good!), Stanford (much more impressive at the time), Virginia Tech (who, uh, also lost to Old Dominion), and Northwestern (...who might be good?). That’s been enough to slot them in at the No. 3 spot in the latest edition of the College Football Playoff rankings.
Florida State, on the other hand, has stumbled out to a 4-5 start in its first season under head coach Willie Taggart. The Seminoles need a 2-1 finish in their final three games, all of which come against programs currently ranked in the top 20 of the AP poll, to become bowl eligible. Since their top win this fall came over Northern Illinois, this seems very unlikely.
Florida State vs. Notre Dame prediction:
The S&P+ ratings dub the Irish as the nation’s No. 6 team. Florida State comes in 75th. The good news is that’s two spots higher than Vanderbilt, who nearly upset Notre Dame on the road way back in September. The bad news is the Seminoles are still probably going to lose by 30.
Time, TV channel, and streaming info
- Time: 7:30 p.m. ET
- Location: Notre Dame Stadium, South Bend, IN
- TV: NBC
- Streaming: NBC Sports, fuboTV
- Odds: Notre Dame is favored by 17.5 points.
Florida State vs. Notre Dame news:
- Nothing’s worked well in the Seminole secondary, so Florida State is turning more opportunities over to its young studs.
- Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly has made it his priority to turn South Bend into his battlefield.
One of our goals this year was to defend our home field. This will be our last opportunity to do that. We certainly want to be able to finish that goal off. One of them internally we had was to protect this stadium. Finishing that off against Florida State is certainly very important to us.
Last home game for a number of seniors. That’s obviously important, as well. But I think just playing to that standard that I talked about in terms of that sense of urgency is most important.
- There was some speculation over exactly with Florida State QB would get the chance to underwhelm against the nation’s No. 3 team.
- Notre Dame got tested by Northwestern last week. So what did that tell us about the Irish’s vulnerabilities?
Is Ian Book going to do bad things to the Seminoles?
Book has been masterful since taking over as Notre Dame’s starting quarterback, throwing for 260 yards per contest while recording a 15:4 touchdown-to-interception ratio in seven games. On Saturday, he’ll face a passing defense that ranks 121st in the nation. There are only 129 teams among the FBS ranks, so...
UPDATE: Book is out due to an injury:
So now the game’s in Brandon Wimbush’s hands. He was the guy who led Notre Dame to a victory over Michigan in Week 1, so it’s not exactly a catastrophic downgrade — but it’s certainly bad news for the Irish.
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