Champs Sports Bowl: Florida State vs. Notre Dame

Keys to the Game: Hold on to the ball

Tom Fornelli says the Irish are going up against a Seminole defense that finished the year sixth in total defense so Tommy Rees and the Irish offense can't afford to give up the ball. Read More >>

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Dodd	Feldman	McMurphy	Fornelli	Hinnen	Jacobi	Patterson
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Current Odds
Game	Opening Line	Current Line
Florida State @ Notre Dame	-3	-3
		46.5 o/u
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Standings
Team	Standings	Conference	Overall
Florida State	2nd Atlantic Coast Atlantic	5-3	9-4
Notre Dame	1st FBS Independents	0-0	8-5

Key Matchup: Manuel vs. Irish secondary

Tom Fornelli says in his first season as a starter, E.J. Manuel will need to be solid against the an Irish defense that finished 78th in the country. Read More >>

NFL Draft prospects to watch

Brandon Jenkins, Florida State, No. 4 ranked OLB: Almost exclusively used as a pass rusher, though he was occassionally asked to drop into coverage on zone blitz packages. Tyler Eifert, Notre Dame, No. 3 ranked TE: Finished second on the team with 57 receptions for 713 yards and five touchdowns. Complete Prospect Rankings | Mock Drafts | Updating blog

Team Stats

Florida State Passing Player Pct Yds TDs Int Manuel 65.4 2417 16 8 Rushing Player Att Yds Avg TDs Freeman 107 531 5.0 8 Thomas 61 279 4.6 1 Receiving Player Rec Avg TDs Yds Smith 32 16.5 4 527 Greene 33 15.1 6 497

Notre Dame Passing Player Pct Yds TDs Int Rees 65.9 2708 19 12 Rushing Player Att Yds Avg TDs Wood 199 1042 5.2 9 Gray 114 791 6.9 12 Receiving Player Rec Avg TDs Yds Floyd 95 11.6 8 1106 Eifert 57 12.5 5 713

Key Players

Florida State EJ Manuel Pass Att. 280 Pass Comp. 183 Passing Yds 2417 Passing TDs 16 Ints 8 Rushing Att. 100 Rushing Yds 163 Rushing Avg. 1.6

Notre Dame Cierre Wood Rushing Att. 199 Rushing Yds 1042 Rushing TDs 9 Rushing Avg 5.2 Receptions 26 Rec. Yds 181 Rec. TDs 0 Rec. Avg. 7.0