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Notre Dame football vs. Cincinnati Bearcats: 4 Bold predictions in Week 5

By Daniel Morrison

SOUTH BEND, IN - SEPTEMBER 11: Kyle Hamilton #14 of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish is seen before the game against the Toledo Rockets at Notre Dame Stadium on September 11, 2021 in South Bend, Indiana. (Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images)
SOUTH BEND, IN - SEPTEMBER 11: Kyle Hamilton #14 of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish is seen before the game against the Toledo Rockets at Notre Dame Stadium on September 11, 2021 in South Bend, Indiana. (Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images) /
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CINCINNATI, OHIO – DECEMBER 19: Myjai Sanders #21 of the Cincinnati Bearcats attempts to sack Zach Smith #11 of the Tulsa Golden Hurricane in the American Athletic Conference Championship at Nippert Stadium on December 19, 2020, in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Photo by Justin Casterline/Getty Images)
CINCINNATI, OHIO – DECEMBER 19: Myjai Sanders #21 of the Cincinnati Bearcats attempts to sack Zach Smith #11 of the Tulsa Golden Hurricane in the American Athletic Conference Championship at Nippert Stadium on December 19, 2020, in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Photo by Justin Casterline/Getty Images) /

Notre Dame football vs. Cincinnati Bearcats: 4 Bold predictions in Week 5

Myjai Sanders Will Have Multiple Sacks

Coming into this season, the odds on favorite for AAC Defensive Player of the Year was the elite defensive end from Cincinnati, Myjai Sanders. To this point, Sanders has been a bit of a disappointment, at least statistically, but that’s largely due to how teams have to approach him.

That is to say, he’s constantly being double and even triple-teamed to throw him off, and it’s creating room for other Bearcats to make big plays.

The left tackle spot, this year, has been a disaster for Notre Dame. Four different players have gotten into the four games played. This is partially due to injuries, and partially due to players not developing properly during their time at Notre Dame. For a player like Sanders, it doesn’t matter what the exact issue has been.

It represents an open invitation to attack.

Notre Dame is allowing around five sacks a game on offense. That’s pretty terrible, and it’s going to cost them a game that they should have won eventually. Sanders is going to dominate this game, and he’s going to have multiple sacks against Notre Dame. Let’s just hope that he’s the only Bearcat who lives in the Irish backfield.

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