Phil Steele's "Best Bets" For Saturday's Games

Here's what college football guru Phil Steele thinks about Notre Dame vs. Clemson...

LINK:  BEST BETS

Latest on Joaquin's Impact on ND vs. Clemson

ABC57 News - See the Difference Michiana

Hurricane Joaquin -- this morning a CAT 3 Storm -- will have an impact this weekend on the weather in Clemson, SC.  As much as 12' of rain is predicted through Sunday.

Looks Like Duke FB Needs a Notre Dame Game

Discounting tickets to Saturday's game because of Hurricane Joaquin -- you can't make this up...

LINK:  DUKE CAN'T SELL FB TICKETS

CBS FB Experts Talk Notre Dame vs. Clemson

Clemson Week: Dabo's ESPN Interview

ESPN'S Matich & McShay Pick ND to Win

ESPN's Herbstreit Breaks Down ND / Clemson

Clemson Week: Rolling Out a New Helmet?

This was "tweeted" by a Clemson coach...

Must Read: Dan Wetzel on ND's Independence

You may recall one of the coaches who spoke out about Notre Dame's independence was Clemson's Dabo Swinney...

I hope he reads this story.

LINK:  NOTRE DAME'S INDEPENDENCE

Headed to Clemson? -- Take Your Rain Gear!

Hurricane Joaquin will be lurking off the Atlantic Coast and creating some weather issues for the Carolinas this weekend -- looks like just rain...

ICON: Notre Dame's 62 - 27 Win Over UMASS

Clemson Week: Coach Kelly Press Conference

ACC Network: Foster vs. Notre Dame Defense

Clemson Coach: "I Couldn't Get Jesus Tickets"

Clemson Head Coach Dabo Swinney made this remark during his press conference earlier today...

Clemson Week: Tigers' OC Tony Elliott's Story

Brian Kelly on ESPN's SportsCenter With SVP

ESPN Feature: Injuries to Playoff Contenders

Episode 4 Tonight: A Season With ND Football

The #FightingIrish are 4-0 in their vie for gridiron glory, and #ASeasonWith brings you exclusive access to it all! https://t.co/vZYa6X6IkW

— A Season With (@ASeasonWith) September 27, 2015

The show airs tonight at 10 PM ET / PT on Showtime!

The ACC Officiating of Notre Dame FB Games

Here are the facts as we move into YEAR TWO of Notre Dame football using Atlantic Coast Conference officiating crews.

During the 2014 football season -- Notre Dame had ACC officials for nine of their twelve regular season games -- here's the results:

When Notre Dame played an ACC Team -- ACC Officials called:

• 7.5 penalties for 64.7 penalty yards (per game) on Notre Dame
• 9.0 penalties for 80.0 penalty yards (per game) for ACC opponent

When Notre Dame payed a non-ACC Team -- ACC Officials called;

• 2.4 penalties for 20.6 penalty yards per game on Notre Dame

Here's what the 2015 season looks like so far, in ND games officiated by ACC crews:

VIRGINIA GAME - 2015

• Penalties called on Notre Dame:  4 for 40 yards
• Penalties called on Virginia:  9 for 55 yards

GEORGIA TECH GAME- 2015

• Penalties called on Notre Dame:  8 for 55 yards
• Penalties called on Georgia Tech:  4 for 30 yards

UMASS GAME - 2015

• Penalties called on Notre Dame:  8 for 75 yards
• Penalties called on UMASS:  4 for 35 yards

LINK:  2014 OFFICIATING REVIEW OF ND FOOTBALL

How We Will Beat Clemson Saturday Night...

I'm going to share with you my five point plan for beating the Clemson Tigers this Saturday night -- ensuring we score more points than them:

1. Lead the game at the end of the 1st Quarter -- need to quiet this place down right from the get go.
2. Don't give up more than three "explosive plays on defense"  -- 20 yards or more.
3. No turnovers.
4. Turn Clemson over 2 times.
5. Rush the ball for more than 250 yards.

Accomplish 3 out of the 5 and we win the game.