Notre Dame vs. Navy Showdown: Key Matchups and Predictions

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00:00We've got five ranked versus ranked top 25 tilts on this final Saturday in October,

00:04including the 97th all-time meeting between Notre Dame and Navy,

00:09the midshipman number 24 in the country, the Irish number 12 in the nation.

00:13A matchup inside MetLife Stadium today.

00:16Coach Bowden, as you break down this game, what is that key matchup?

00:20Oh, the key matchup is talent versus scheme.

00:23Can Notre Dame have great assignment football and know who to pick up?

00:27I mean, unbelievable offense.

00:28If you've watched the highlights like I have this weekend,

00:31Navy will get talented people to run the wrong way and not have to block them one-on-one.

00:35That's their key.

00:36But Notre Dame is going to get penetration to the backfield,

00:39going to mess up too many plays.

00:40Notre Dame's just too talented.

00:42I'm going to stick with Notre Dame to cover because they're so talented

00:45and Navy has not played a Power Four team all year.

00:48Coach, let's look at the Notre Dame offense as well.

00:51You look at Wright Lee Leonard.

00:52We talked about it all week.

00:54He's starting to come on.

00:55In regards to the passing attack, do you think Notre Dame attacks Navy over the top

01:00with the passing game because of Leonard's success

01:02or do they look to run it and pound and wear down a smaller defensive front?

01:08You know, either way because one, they're going to be physically more talented

01:12and they're going to be able to beat one-on-one blocks

01:15and win all those and run the football.

01:17But you're talking about a team that never gets to practice a sophisticated passing attack.

01:22They're playing their offensive style.

01:23They do throw for a lot of yardage, but it's all play action, misdirection,

01:27hit wide open people.

01:28Notre Dame has so much skill in the passing game and so much power.

01:32They'll mix it up to score more points

01:34because at times you've got to outscore a team like Navy.