CFP Showdown: Will Notre Dame’s Underdog Spirit Topple Ohio State’s Empire?
Putting a safety over top of Smith is, of course, the most obvious idea in the world. Day pointed out this week that most teams have done just that. Still, Smith managed to finish tied for third in the nation with 16 touchdown burns. But most teams don’t have safeties as good as Texas’, and Notre Dame happens to be one of the few that does.

All-American safety Xavier Watts is going to get an intimate look at Smith in this game, as will, most likely, a whole collection of Notre Dame cornerbacks. I might see if Leonard Moore, who allowed a team-best 28.8% burn rate this year on 52 targets in coverage, was interested in following Smith around for most of the night.


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