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vs Air Force: Keys to the Game  E-mail Print PDF  This is a game
Notre Dame should win easily if the game was played on paper. 
Of course, the game isn’t going to be played on paper, which
means the Irish will be in for a battle this afternoon.   Air
Force presents a number of challenges for Notre Dame on both
sides of the football.  Not only does Air Force run a difficult
to defend triple option offense, the Falcons are also athletic
on the offensive side of the football.  There are at least five
players on the Air Force offense that are capable of ripping off
big gains against even the best of opponents.   Defensively, the
Falcons are not nearly as talented as they are on offense, but
they have enough players to give the Irish fits when combined
with their aggressive and multiple defensive looks.  Air Force
does throw a lot of different looks up front at an offense, but
their seconda