The College Football Playoff clash between Notre Dame and Indiana hinges on one key battle: the Irish run game vs. the Hoosiers’ defense.
Statistically speaking, Indiana has had the best run defense in America. Throughout the course of the regular season, the Hoosiers only allowed an average of 71 rush yards per game in 2024, just 2.74 yards per carry.
Notre Dame is the 10th-best rushing offense in America averaging a robust 225 YPG. This number is vastly higher than what Indiana gives up by about 150 yards. Something must give. Have Indiana's run defense numbers been overinflated against bottom-tier Big Ten teams or will the Hoosiers hold the Irish well under their per-game average?
Notre Dame ran for fewer than 137 twice. Once was against Louisville in a good battle decided by a touchdowns. The other was against - yeah, Northern Illinois. The Irish beat everyone else by double-digits.
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