Published 10/9/2008
by Mark Allen
at Bleacher Report - College Football
It was two years ago that Notre Dame was in the midst of a BCS season and North Carolina was right at the bottom of the ACC.
Two years later the roles have changed as Notre Dame hits the road for only the second time in 2008 this coming Saturday, this time against a potential BCS team, as crazy as it sounds to say. Butch Davis has done a great job at UNC—credit him for turning the program around. Notre Dame has shown growth offensively, specifically in the passing game where quarterback Jimmy Clausen has had career games in each of his last two contests. How will Clausen fare this weekend in Chapel Hill? Tough to say because he will be facing a defensive scheme that he is not used to seeing.
North Carolina will likely not be going after Clausen, which is a changeup compared to what Clausen has seen this year. Sure, the Irish have only allowed only five sacks so far in 2008, but Clausen has been blitzed fairly heavily as well.
Instead of looking for immediate openings due to the ...
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