After a dominant performance over Wisconsin (5-3, 3-2) this past Saturday, the Wildcats move on to host Notre Dame (8-0) this Saturday. The Wildcats, still atop the Big Ten West, are hoping to give the Fighting Irish their first loss of the season. Here are three things to know about Northwestern’s Week 10 opponent, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish:
Notre Dame began the season using returning senior Brandon Wimbush at quarterback, yet after some early season struggles he was superseded by junior Ian Book in Week 4. Book threw for 325 yards and two scores in his first start and hasn’t looked back.