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Notre Dame Football 2021 Opponent Preview: Toledo Rockets

By Daniel Morrison

MOBILE, AL - DECEMBER 23: Mascot Rocky the Rocket of the Toledo Rockets prior to their game against the Appalachian State Mountaineers on December 23, 2017 at Ladd-Peebles Stadium in Mobile, Alabama. (Photo by Michael Chang/Getty Images)
MOBILE, AL - DECEMBER 23: Mascot Rocky the Rocket of the Toledo Rockets prior to their game against the Appalachian State Mountaineers on December 23, 2017 at Ladd-Peebles Stadium in Mobile, Alabama. (Photo by Michael Chang/Getty Images) /
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TOLEDO, OH – OCTOBER 17: Wide receiver Diontae Johnson #19 of the Toledo Rockets celebrates with running back Damion Jones-Moore #24 of the Toledo Rockets after scoring a touchdown during the game against the Eastern Michigan Eagles at Glass Bowl on October 17, 2015, in Toledo, Ohio. (Photo by Andrew Weber/Getty Images)
TOLEDO, OH – OCTOBER 17: Wide receiver Diontae Johnson #19 of the Toledo Rockets celebrates with running back Damion Jones-Moore #24 of the Toledo Rockets after scoring a touchdown during the game against the Eastern Michigan Eagles at Glass Bowl on October 17, 2015, in Toledo, Ohio. (Photo by Andrew Weber/Getty Images) /

Notre Dame Football 2021 Opponent Preview: Toledo Rockets

Bottom Line on the Toledo Rockets

Toledo has had one of the best programs in the MAC in recent years, with head coach Jason Candle working his way up at Toledo from tight ends coach in 2009. They’ll be a strong team in the MAC again in 2021, but this only going to get them so far when it comes to playing top-level competition.

They’ll need to rely on their speed and coaching to have any chance of scaring Notre Dame in South Bend.

The truth is that Toledo is incredibly undersized, and given their lack of experience at quarterback, things could get ugly quick for the Rockets if they don’t control the line of scrimmage. So, if Notre Dame’s offensive line is going to struggle as it tries to replace four starters, there could be issues.

Too Early Prediction

You can talk yourself into a lot of different teams on the schedule as being potential upsets, and Toledo is significantly better than a lot of teams in the MAC, like Bowling Green. You can even look at Notre Dame and see weak points, but the reality is that the natural talent gap here is ridiculous.

Notre Dame can put five to ten players in the NFL every year. Toledo might put in one. There’s no reason why this should be close at all.

Notre Dame 38 Toledo 17

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