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LIVE. Duke vs Notre Dame 2020 Live Online
September 11, 2020
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the Duke Blue Devils will face off at 2:30 p.m. ET Sept. 12 at Notre Dame Stadium to kick off their 2020 seasons. After an 11–2 record last season and a another quality season. On the other hand, last year was nothing to brag about for Duke (5–so the squad is looking forward to a new start.
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Date: Saturday, Sept. 12 | Time: 2:30 p.m. ET
Location: Notre Dame Stadium — South Bend, Indiana
TV: NBC | Live stream: fuboTV (Try for free)
Game prediction, picks
Two offensive numbers to keep in mind before kickoff: The Fighting Irish were eighth best in the nation in passing touchdowns, finishing the 2019 season with 37. Less enviably, the Blue Devils ranked 17th worst in the nation with respect to yards per game last year, where the team accrued for it.
Notre Dame has the odds in their favor, so they’ll need to guard against complacency. These early season matchups can go either way as both teams get back into playing shape.
Have you heard that No. 10 Notre Dame is a member of the ACC. Or, I should say, for now. With COVID-19 turning the college football season on its head, Notre Dame agreed to join the ACC . While the Irish have played five ACC opponents as a partial member of the conference for a few years now, that number has doubled for 2020.
Notre Dame is even eligible to play for the ACC championship. How incredible would that story be? Notre Dame joins the ACC for a season, wins the conference and then returns to life as an Independent.
Of course, there’s a long way to go for that potential scenario to play out, and the first step is on Saturday afternoon in South Bend when the Irish will start the season against the Duke Blue Devils. The teams do have some familiarity with one another.
They met in Durham Duke has had success in South Bend, Indiana, however, winning the last time it made the trek north in 2016. The Blue Devils won that game 38-35.Storylines,Notre Dame: I don’t want to harp on the potential of Notre Dame winning the ACC too much, but it is somewhat funny to me that the Irish joined a Power Five conference this year.
and you can make a strong argument their schedule got easier in the process. While the Irish aren’t a a lot of production from its 2019 squad, though that is offset quite a bit by having Ian Book back at quarterback. Having an experienced QB might be more important than ever before during the 2020 season due to a lack of preparation time for all. Of course, Notre Dame also has a new play-caller on offense in former QB Tommy Rees.
Duke: While Duke doesn’t get a whole lot of attention as a football powerhouse, you can be sure that plenty of NFL scouts will have their eyes on the Duke defensive line this season. That’s where you’ll find Chris Rumph, one of the best defensive linemen in the country. This line. Elsewhere, eyes will be on transfer QB Chase Brice.
Brice transferred in from Clemson, and the team is hoping he can give the offense more from the QB spot in 2020 than it got last year. Duke finished 12th in the ACC in both passing yards per game and passing efficiency, and has to improve on that if it’s hoping to put together a winning season in 2020.