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Notre Dame football at Stanford: 3 Cardinal to worry about in Week 13

By Brad Weiss

Oct 23, 2021; South Bend, Indiana, USA; The Notre Dame Leprechaun carries a Notre Dame monogram flag after a Notre Dame touchdown in the fourth quarter against the USC Trojans at Notre Dame Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Matt Cashore-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 23, 2021; South Bend, Indiana, USA; The Notre Dame Leprechaun carries a Notre Dame monogram flag after a Notre Dame touchdown in the fourth quarter against the USC Trojans at Notre Dame Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Matt Cashore-USA TODAY Sports /
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Nov 5, 2021; Stanford, California, USA; Notre Dame football takes on Stanford Cardinal cornerback Kyu Blu Kelly (17) during warmups against the Utah Utes at Stanford Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Stan Szeto-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 5, 2021; Stanford, California, USA; Notre Dame football takes on Stanford Cardinal cornerback Kyu Blu Kelly (17) during warmups against the Utah Utes at Stanford Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Stan Szeto-USA TODAY Sports /

The Notre Dame football team is looking to make another statement this weekend, and here are three Stanford Cardinal they need to worry about.

To cap off their 2021 regular season, the Notre Dame football team will travel West to take on the Stanford Cardinal in primetime. It has been an incredible season for the Irish, one that seemed to go off the rails early on, but they are now in a position to make a legitimate run at the College Football Playoff.

Against Stanford, these are three Cardinal the Irish have to worry about Saturday night.

Notre Dame football at Stanford: 3 Cardinal to worry about in Week 13

Kyu Blu Kelly, Cornerback

We start in the secondary, where the Cardinal have one of the better defensive backs in the Pac-12 in Kyu Blu Kelly. A ballhawk who is also sixth on the team in tackles this season, Kelly also leads the way with two interceptions, one that he ran back for a touchdown against USC back in Week 2 of the college football season.

The problem has been that Kelly hasn’t nabbed a pick since, but he has racked up a ton of tackles and has ten passes defended this season. If the Irish go to the air, they may want to find out where Kelly is before attacking his zone.

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