Navy vs. Notre Dame College Football Pick Prediction 8/26/2023 by Tony T.
Navy vs. Notre Dame—Game is played in Dublin Ireland. Navy concluded last season at 4-8 and missed a bowl game. They fell to Notre Dame in Week 11 last year 35-32 as a 17 point underdog. Brian Newberry makes his debut as head coach with the Midshipmen after serving as the defensive coordinator. An experienced team with eight returning on offense and nine to the defense. It is a defense that held opponents to 339 yards and 24.3 points a game. Improvement needed on an offense that averaged 21.9 points a game. Sophomores Blake Horvath and Tedros Gleaton are competing for the starting quarterback job with neither seeing action last year. The running backs have experienced as 2022 saw their top four backs exit the program. Notre Dame went 9-4 in 2022 and defeat South Carolina 45-38 in the Gator Bowl. Six starters return on offense with eight on defense.