... Saturday. The Irish enter the contest on the heels of two close, last-minute losses and in desperate need of a win. Fortunately, recent history is on their side—since 1997 Notre Dame has won nine of the last 13 (0.692) in the series, including six straight at home. Unfortunately, this isn’t your typical Cardinal squad.

Stanford enters the weekend 3-0, having beaten their opponents (Sacramento State, UCLA, and Wake Forest) by an average margin of 38 points. Despite losing running back Toby Gerhart, who led the country in rushing yards (1,913) and touchdowns (28) in 2009, the Cardinal offense hasn’t lost a beat. And the porous Stanford defense that ranked in...

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