Notre Dame football: Reasonable expectations for Irish against Oklahoma State
By Brad Weiss
The Notre Dame football team will battle it out against Oklahoma State in the Fiesta Bowl, and here are some reasonable expectations for the Irish.
The time has come for the Notre Dame football team to cap off their 2021 college football season, as they will take on the Oklahoma State Cowboys in the Fiesta Bowl. For the Irish, seven straight victories to close the season got them on the brink of a College Football Playoff berth, finishing out with a New Years Six bowl game.
Here, we look at what we can expect from the Irish in this one.
Notre Dame football: Expectations for the Irish against Oklahoma State
The running game gets going
By now, unless you live under a rock, you know that Notre Dame star running back Kyren Williams will not be playing in the Fiesta Bowl. Considered one of the top running back prospects in the 2022 NFL Draft, Williams is going to sit this one out, which means players like Chris Tyree, Logan Diggs, and Audric Estime should get plenty of run in this one.
Despite Williams being out, the Irish should still be able to get their running game going, especially with Blake Fisher returning to the lineup at right tackle. The offensive line is stacked, have played at a high level for months now, and you can expect them to get push against what should be an outstanding defensive line for the Cowboys.