BYU-Notre Dame head to Las Vegas in a prime time matchup on NBC. We round up national pundits’ predictions of the game outcome below.
Stewart Mandel of The Athletic predicts a BYU victory.
“It’s good these two finally met in what wound up being BYU’s last season as an independent. It’s unfortunate the Irish aren’t ranked themselves. QB Drew Pyne inspired more confidence in his last outing against North Carolina, but for perspective, the Tar Heels defense is ranked 120th nationally. BYU (No. 38) is much stingier.