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Notre Dame Football: 3 Bold Predictions vs. Navy

By Chase Eyrich

SAN DIEGO, CA - OCTOBER 27: Head coach Brian Kelly of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish walks onto the field at the end of regulation against the Navy Midshipmen at SDCCU Stadium on October 27, 2018 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Kent Horner/Getty Images)
SAN DIEGO, CA - OCTOBER 27: Head coach Brian Kelly of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish walks onto the field at the end of regulation against the Navy Midshipmen at SDCCU Stadium on October 27, 2018 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Kent Horner/Getty Images) /
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LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY – SEPTEMBER 02: Myron Tagovailoa-Amosa #95and Alohi Gilman #11 of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish celebrate after the Irish recovered a fumble against the Louisville Cardinals on September 02, 2019 in Louisville, Kentucky. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images) /

Alohi Gilman racks up 10+ tackles

If there is a game for Gilman to show out in, it’s this one. The former Navy standout is now an Irish star. With injuries racking up, the importance of his impact is rising.

Gilman is currently third on the team for total tackles this season with 52 and is only four behind the leader, Asmar Bilal.

But he been relatively quiet this season. The safety has had eight or more tackles in only three games in 2019. While his numbers haven’t been extremely overwhelming in every game, his consistency is there. Game after game, he has found a way to make an impact.

Last season, Gilman’s performance versus his former team set the pace for a strong finish to the season. He came away with seven tackles against the Midshipman, with six of them being solo — a number he topped only one other time last season.

That game was a strong performance that led the way to him acquiring double-digit tackles in four of the last three games of the season, including 18 total tackles versus Clemson.

Gilman’s ability to read Malcolm Perry will be a huge factor in how this game pans out. While his former teammate didn’t carry much weight in 2016, the season they played together, Gilman may at least know a few of his mannerisms.

He has at least been on the opposite sideline for this matchup once before and was a big reason why Perry was held to 151 total yards — a mark that would likely be considered a win if it were to happen again.

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Taking into account the injuries Notre Dame has dealt with this season, this is Gilman’s opportunity to have his most memorable game 2019.

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