At Notre Dame Stadium on Saturday, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish (2-1) face the Miami (OH) RedHawks (0-2).In their most recent outing, the Fighting Irish won 66-7 over the Purdue Boilermakers. The

Maybe it's because Notre Dame football usually has a large audience. Maybe it's because neutral fans were curious to see if the Fighting Irish could bounce back after the loss to Northern Illinois at home.

Against, Miami (Ohio), Notre Dame will need to build on that success and make a much-needed statement. For the Notre Dame defense, they are coming off a brilliant performance against Purdue. The unit is now expected to shut down a struggling Miami (Ohio) offense that is averaging just 11.0 points per game so far this season.

Notre Dame football is back at home and back facing a second straight Mid-American Conference school at home. How can this game against Miami (Ohio) be different?

In that blowout, the Irish lost two starting offensive linemen in center Ashton Craig and right guard Billy Schrauth. They are replaced by veterans with starting experience, Pat Coogan at center and Rocco Spindler at right guard, but Coogan has never started at center, and that is thus a new fulcrum next to Spindler.

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NCAA football game against the Purdue Boilermakers at Ross-Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Ind. Notre Dame Fighting Irish won 66-7. / Alex Martin/Journal and Courier / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Notre Dame was just fine against Purdue last week,

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It’s a lesson Notre Dame didn’t want to have to learn so publicly, but it’s one Marcus Freeman won’t waste as the Irish further rebuild the credibility lost during that shock afternoon earlier this month.