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Game Day Central: Boise State vs. No. 21 Notre Dame football

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The Fighting Irish (2-2) are set to host the Boise State Broncos (3-1, 1-0 MWC) on Saturday afternoon in the friendly confines of Notre Dame Stadium, which is where Marcus Freeman‘s team will play the rest of the month. Blue & Gold gets you ready with what you need to know before today’s tilt.

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GAME DAY INFORMATION

Date: Oct. 4, 2025
Site (Capacity): Notre Dame Stadium (77,622)
Kickoff: 3:30 p.m. ET
Television: NBC/Peacock
Radio: This game can be heard on Notre Dame IMG affiliates.
Series Facts: First meeting.
Head coaches: Boise State — Spencer Danielson (18-4, 3rd season); Notre Dame — Marcus
Freeman (35-12, 4th season).
Noting Boise State: The Broncos have the second-highest winning percentage (.807) amongst all FBS teams since 2000 … Only 11 FBS programs retained their entire full-time coaching staff from 2024 to 2025, and Boise State is one of them … Boise State returned 14 starters from a team that went 12-2 in 2024 … The Broncos had two preseason All-Americans in offensive tackle Kage Casey and defensive end Jayden Virgin-Morgan … The Broncos have the nation’s longest current streak of consecutive winning seasons with 27.

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GAME PREDICTIONS

BetMGM line: Notre Dame -20.5 …. Over/under 62.5

Eric Hansen: Notre Dame 45, Boise State 20
Tyler Horka: Fighting Irish 42, Broncos 27
Tyler James: ND 45, Boise State 27
Kyle Kelly: ND 48, BSU 24
Jack Soble: Irish 52, Broncos 20
Todd D. Burlage: ND 48, Boise State 35
Steve Downey: ND 44, BSU 23

Full staff predictions article

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