At Notre Dame Stadium on Saturday, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish (2-1) face the Miami (OH) RedHawks (0-2).In their most recent outing, the Fighting Irish won 66-7 over the Purdue Boilermakers. The

In that blowout, the Irish lost two starting offensive linemen in center Ashton Craig and right guard Billy Schrauth. They are replaced by veterans with starting experience, Pat Coogan at center and Rocco Spindler at right guard, but Coogan has never started at center, and that is thus a new fulcrum next to Spindler.

Against, Miami (Ohio), Notre Dame will need to build on that success and make a much-needed statement. For the Notre Dame defense, they are coming off a brilliant performance against Purdue. The unit is now expected to shut down a struggling Miami (Ohio) offense that is averaging just 11.0 points per game so far this season.