Game Day Central: Cal Golden Bears vs. Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Notre Dame is looking to get its first win of the 2022 campaign on Saturday afternoon at 2:30 p.m. ET, as the Fighting Irish host Pac-12 foe California. Blue & Gold gets you ready with what you need to know before today’s tilt.
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GAME DAY INFORMATION
Date: Sept. 17, 2022
Site: Notre Dame Stadium
Kickoff: 2:30 p.m. ET
Television: NBC
Streaming: Peacock
Series Facts: This is the fifth meeting in series history. Notre Dame owns the all-time series lead 4-0 and won the last meeting 41-8 on Sept. 23, 1967.
Head coaches: California — Justin Wilcox (28-28, sixth season); Notre Dame — Marcus Freeman (0-3, first season).
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FIVE CAL PLAYERS TO KNOW
QB Jack Plummer (13): The grad student makes his second Notre Dame Stadium start in as many seasons. Plummer was Purdue’s starter in a 27-13 Irish win last September, but finished the game on the bench. He transferred to Cal this offseason and has thrown for 546 yards, four touchdowns and two interceptions in two games.
RB Jaydn Ott (6): Cal’s leading rusher in both games this year, Ott has 156 yards on 24 carries with one touchdown. He won the lead back job as a freshman.
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WR Jeremiah Hunter (3): The junior is Cal’s active leader in catches and has 11 receptions for 157 yards so far this season. He averaged 18.5 yards per catch in 2021.
DE Xavier Carlton (44): A Utah transfer, Carlton has a team-high 2.5 sacks this year. He played two seasons for the Utes, appearing in 26 games with four starts.
LB Jackson Sirmon (8): A grad transfer from Washington, Sirmon has a team-high 17 tackles so far this season, adding a pass breakup and a forced fumble. He made 147 tackles in 33 games (16 starts) for the Huskies, with 92 of those stops coming last season. His dad, Peter, is Cal’s defensive coordinator.
GAME PREDICTIONS
Vegas line: Irish -12 … Over/under 40.5
Oddshark prediction: ND 33, Cal 25
Tyler Horka: Notre Dame 21, Cal 20
Patrick Engel: Notre Dame 17, Cal 14
Mike Singer: Notre Dame 23, Cal 14
Todd D. Burlage: Notre Dame 24, Cal 17
Steve Downey: Notre Dame 23, Cal 17
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