Notre Dame does have the advantage of this being the first game of the season as they have had time to work on defending the option offense of Navy. I think Hatman will make a huge difference to the Irish offense and he makes them more dynamic. Navy is suspect in Pass defense and Hartman should be able to exploit it. Taking away their most recent meeting, Notre Dame has won by 20+ points in their last three matchups. Notre Dame has not scored less than 34 points against Navy in the last four years and that should improve in this one. Since ND has had time to practice defending the option, I like them to cover in this one.

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