Game Day Central: Notre Dame football vs. Stanford Cardinal
No. 18 Notre Dame (8-3) wraps up its regular season slate on the road Saturday evening in the battle of the Legends Trophy against Stanford (3-8, 2-7 Pac-12). Blue & Gold gets you ready with what you need to know before today’s tilt.
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GAME DAY INFORMATION
Date: Nov. 25, 2023
Site: Stanford Stadium at Palo Alto, Calif.
Kickoff: 7 p.m. ET
Television: Pac-12 Network (how to watch here)
Radio: This game can be heard on Notre Dame IMG affiliates.
Series facts: Notre Dame leads the all-time series 22-14, though it is 8-9 in games played at Stanford Stadium. The Cardinal won the last meeting 16-14 in South Bend on Oct. 15, 2022.
Head coaches: Stanford — Troy Taylor (3-8, first season); Notre Dame — Marcus Freeman (17-8, second season).
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FIVE STANFORD PLAYERS TO KNOW
QB Ashton Daniels (#14): The Cardinal will likely use two quarterbacks against Notre Dame, and Daniels is the main passing threat. He’s thrown for 2,095 yards with 11 touchdowns and 7 interceptions on 176 of 300 attempts. He’s added 291 yards and 3 scores on the ground.
QB Justin Lamson (#8): More of a rushing threat, Lamson will probably get on the field Saturday evening. He’s completed 36 of 82 passes for 485 yards with 0 touchdowns and 2 interceptions. He’s ran for 252 yards with 4 touchdowns.
WR Elic Ayomanor (#13): The Canadian-born prospect picked Stanford over Notre Dame in the 2022 recruiting class. He’s had an outstanding season, hauling in 55 passes for 955 yards with 6 touchdowns.
S Alaka’i Gilman (#33): The younger brother of former Fighting Irish safety Alohi Gilman has 50 tackles, 1 interception and 3 pass break ups this fall.
K Joshua Karty (#43): The senior from North Carolina is a weapon. He’s connected on 20 of 23 attempts this fall with a long of 53 yards. He’s perfect on extra point attempts as well.
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GAME PREDICTIONS
Vegas line: Notre Dame -26 …. Over/under 49.5
Oddshark prediction: ND 43, Wake Forest 15
Tyler Horka: Notre Dame 42, Stanford 17
Jack Soble: Notre Dame 34, Stanford 10
Todd D. Burlage: Notre Dame 42, Stanford 10
Steve Downey: Fighting Irish 41, Cardinal 20
Kyle Kelly: Fighting Irish 31, Cardinal 16
