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Notre Dame Football: 3 Bold Predictions vs. Florida State

By Chase Eyrich

SOUTH BEND, IN - OCTOBER 13: Miles Boykin #81 of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish reacts with Chris Finke #10 after scoring the touchdown to take the lead against the Pittsburgh Panthers in the second half at Notre Dame Stadium on October 13, 2018 in South Bend, Indiana. (Photo by Quinn Harris/Getty Images)
SOUTH BEND, IN - OCTOBER 13: Miles Boykin #81 of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish reacts with Chris Finke #10 after scoring the touchdown to take the lead against the Pittsburgh Panthers in the second half at Notre Dame Stadium on October 13, 2018 in South Bend, Indiana. (Photo by Quinn Harris/Getty Images) /
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EVANSTON, IL – NOVEMBER 03: Ian Book #12 of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish rushes for a touchdown during the second half of a game against the Northwestern Wildcats at Ryan Field on November 3, 2018 in Evanston, Illinois. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images)
EVANSTON, IL – NOVEMBER 03: Ian Book #12 of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish rushes for a touchdown during the second half of a game against the Northwestern Wildcats at Ryan Field on November 3, 2018 in Evanston, Illinois. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images) /

Notre Dame breaks 50

It normally happens once a season. 50-points is a hard mark to pass. It normally means it was a blowout, or there was no defense in the game.

The Irish have already passed this marker this season with a 56-point performance against Wake Forest. They were close again with Virginia Tech and Navy.

This has the potential to be a heavy run game for Notre Dame. Between Williams and Jafar Armstrong, the Irish could find a lot of success. Not only around the goal line, but deep in downs.

It hasn’t been a secret that Kelly is comfortable going for it on close fourth down situations. It was something that FSU struggled with against North Carolina State and it could be what keeps a lot of drives alive for Notre Dame this week.

On top of what could be a big rushing game for the Irish, their quarterback is only getting better. The Northwestern outing was the least accurate game of Book’s season at 64.7 percent – still good enough for most teams.

Even with that, Book his coming off of career games the last two times out. Throwing for 330-yards versus Navy and 343-yards against Northwestern – Book is locked in.

He was also able to get the speedster Michael Young into the game last week, something that can also open up the run game. Young is also a great compliment to the Book/Miles Boykin connection.

The Irish could find a lot of success in the air against a secondary that’s allowed 23 passing touchdowns this season. Florida State is the second opponent that we could see Notre Dame dropping over 50-points on this season.

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