No. 2 Notre Dame and No. 8 BYU meet Saturday in first top-10 game at LaVell Edwards Stadium
Both teams were left out of the College Football Playoff last season and enter the Provo game unbeaten.
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KUTV, citing the Associated Press, reported that No. 2 Notre Dame (6-0) and No. 8 BYU (5-0) meet in Provo on Saturday in the first game of a home-and-home series, with next year's game in South Bend. It is the first time both teams have been ranked in the series and the first top-10 matchup at LaVell Edwards Stadium. [1]
Notre Dame leads the nation in total defense at 214.2 yards allowed per game, and BYU leads the Big 12 at 254.4. BYU's top rusher, LJ Martin, is out until November with a lower-body injury, so sophomore quarterback Bear Bachmeier is expected to carry much of the run game. Notre Dame leads the series 7-2 after a 28-20 win in 2022. [1]
"You want to play against the best," Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman said. BYU coach Kalani Sitake said Notre Dame reached out for the game and that turning it down would have been "crazy." Notre Dame has prepared for the stadium's elevation of 4,649 feet since the summer, Freeman said. [1]
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