Notre Dame Football vs Michigan Linebacker Comparison

After a bye week, 8th ranked Notre Dame Football (5-1) heads to The Big House, in Ann Arbor, Michigan to face the rival 19th ranked Michigan Wolverines (5-2).

Here is an in-depth positional breakdown of how Notre Dame football with the Wolverines in this matchup at the linebacker position:

Notre Dame

Asmar Bilal 6’2″, 230 pound, graduate student, 4-star recruit out of Indianapolis, IN

35 tackles

Drew White 6’1″, 230 pound, junior, 3-star recruit out of Boca Raton, FL

29 tackles, one sack, one pass deflection

Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah 6’1″, 215 pound, junior, 3-star recruit out of Hampton, VA

37 tackles, one sack, one forced fumble,

Khaleke Hudson 6’0″, 220 pound, senior, 3-star recruit out of Mckeesport, PA

64 tackles, one sack, two pass deflections

Michigan

Cameron McGrone 6’1″, 232 pound, sophomore, 4-star recruit out of Indianapolis, IN

21 tackles, three and a half sacks, one forced fumble

Devin Gil 6’1″, 236 pound senior, 3-star recruit out of Pembroke Pines, FL

four tackles

Josh Uche 6’2″, 250 pound, senior, 3-star recruit out of Miami, FL

23 tackles, five and a half sacks, one forced fumble. two pass deflections

Advantage-Michigan

Notre Dame linebacker Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah has had a breakout season for the Irish in his first year at the rover position.  Owusu-Koramoah has played like a man possessed this year, coming up large in big games for the Irish.

Fellow linebackers Asmar Bilal and Drew White have played admirably, considering that this is the first season that both have started at their respective positions for the Irish. While not overly flashy, the Irish linebackers are fundamentally sound and will not hurt Notre Dame.

The Michigan linebacking group is led by one of the best linebackers in the nation in Khaleke Hudson. Hudson is in the top 30 in college football in tackles this year and is an absolute wrecking ball at the viper position for the Wolverines. Hudson was listed on the preseason watchlist for the Butkus Award (nation’s best linebacker) and was joined on that list by fellow Michigan linebacker, Josh Uche.

Together, Hudson and Uche anchor one of the most athletic and hardest hitting linebacker groups in college football. As a result, the advantage at the linebacker position leans in favor of Michigan.