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The Big Notre Dame Question: Can the Irish cover Tyler Warren?
For most teams, the answer has been “no.” Warren had a monstrous season and won the Mackey Award as the country’s top tight end, but his 98 catches and 1,158 receiving yards (plus some contributions as a runner and thrower) do not quite tell the story of how good he has been. Warren has been Penn State’s only consistent, reliable receiving option this season and has succeeded despite opposing defenses knowing that.
Warren is a 6-foot-6, 261-pounder with an athletic advantage on linebackers and a size advantage on safeties. There are no ideal matchups in college football against a player like him, but Notre Dame is, in theory, equipped better than most teams. The Irish have an All-American safety, Xavier Watts, and could align him over Warren for much of the game.


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