Game Day Central: Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs. North Carolina Tar Heels
Notre Dame is looking to get another win under its belt in a game starting at 3:30 p.m. ET, as the Fighting Irish head to North Carolina to battle the Tar Heels. Blue & Gold gets you ready with what you need to know before today’s tilt.
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GAME DAY INFORMATION
Date: Sept. 24, 2022
Site: Kenan Stadium
Kickoff: 3:30 p.m. ET
Television: ABC
Streaming: ESPN+
Radio: Can be heard on Notre Dame IMG affiliates.
Series Facts: This is the 23rd time the two programs have met. Notre Dame holds an all-time series lead of 20-2 (though one of the two UNC wins was vacated for NCAA violations). Notre Dame won the most recent meeting 44-34 in South Bend on Oct. 30, 2021.
Head coaches: North Carolina — Mack Brown (262-134-1, fourth season of second stint); Notre Dame — Marcus Freeman (1-2, first season).
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FIVE NORTH CAROLINA PLAYERS TO KNOW
QB #10 Drake Maye: The first-year starter has tossed 11 touchdowns with just 1 interception in his first three games, averaging 9.6 yards per attempt. He also has 146 rushing yards and 3 touchdowns.
RB #28 Omarion Hampton: A true freshman and a former top-150 recruit, Hampton has a team-high 228 rushing yards and 5 touchdowns on 6.0 yards per carry.
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WR #11 Josh Downs: The first-team All-ACC receiver is expected to play after missing the last two games due to a knee injury. Downs set program records with 101 catches and 1,335 receiving yards in 2021. He had 10 receptions for 142 yards against Notre Dame last year.
DL #7 Noah Taylor: The Virginia grad transfer has a team-high 2.5 sacks through three games, to go with 11 tackles and 8 quarterback pressures. He starts opposite junior Kaimon Rucker, who has a team-best 9 pressures and 4.0 tackles for loss.
CB #1 Tony Grimes: A former five-star recruit, Grimes, leads North Carolina with 3 pass breakups and has allowed just 5 catches for 49 yards on 11 targets.
— Patrick Engel, Blue & Gold
GAME PREDICTIONS
Vegas line: North Carolina -1.5 … Over/under 55.5
Oddshark prediction: ND 35, Cal 32
Patrick Engel: Notre Dame 30, North Carolina 27
Tyler Horka: North Carolina 31, Notre Dame 27
Todd Burlage: North Carolina 30, Notre Dame 24
Mike Singer: Notre Dame 27, North Carolina 24
Steve Downey: Notre Dame 34, North Carolina 31
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