One Foot Down · Dec 17, 2020
Notre Dame vs. Clemson ACC Championship: The Analytics Preview
Matt Cashore- USA Today Notre Dame has completed an undefeated regular season and now face their first and perhaps only conference championship appearance in program history.
Dabo Swinney and the Clemson Tigers were perfect outside their stumble in South Bend, and will bring a few players to Charlotte who weren’t on the field for that game. Most notably, quarterback Trevor Lawrence and linebacker James Skalski will suit up for the rematch. The Irish will need to be sharp to overcome these gains for Clemson, and we have the stats to show how they can pull another upset. For a primer on the stats we explain in this preview, please follow this link to our analytics primer.
