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34 NOV. 5, 2022 BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED GAME PREVIEW: CLEMSON "DJ is our starter, and DJ is our leader," Swinney said. "Nothing changed there. Y'all can go ahead and type that up. He's our leader. He's our starter. He just had one of them days. He just missed a few plays. He's earned that. I'd go to battle with him any day." The defense Swinney brings to South Bend this time around, meanwhile, is up against a much different-looking Notre Dame offense. The Irish quarterback has changed. The running back room is no longer dominated by Kyren Wil- liams. The wide receivers are mostly fresh faces. In a sense, none of that matters to Swinney. He just wants his defensive unit to find some consistency. It's a group that allowed 125 rushing yards to FCS foe Furman one week and just 6 to Louisiana Tech the next. North 2022 NOTRE DAME SCHEDULE Date Opponent (TV) Result/Time (ET) Sept. 3 at Ohio State L, 21-10 Sept. 10 Marshall L, 26-21 Sept. 17 California W, 24-17 Sept. 24 at North Carolina W, 45-32 Oct. 8 vs. BYU* W, 28-20 Oct. 15 Stanford L, 16-14 Oct. 22 UNLV W, 44-21 Oct. 29 at Syracuse W, 41-24 Nov. 5 Clemson (NBC) 7:30 p.m. Nov. 12 vs. Navy^ (ABC/ESPN) 12 p.m. Nov. 19 Boston College (NBC) 2:30 p.m. Nov. 26 at USC TBD * at Las Vegas; ^ at Baltimore 2022 CLEMSON SCHEDULE Date Opponent (TV) Result/Time (ET) Sept. 5 vs. Georgia Tech* W, 41-10 Sept. 10 Furman W, 35-12 Sept. 17 Louisiana Tech W, 48-20 Sept. 24 at Wake Forest W, 51-45 (2OT) Oct. 1 NC State W, 30-20 Oct. 8 at Boston College W, 31-3 Oct. 15 at Florida State W, 34-28 Oct. 22 Syracuse W, 27-21 Nov. 5 at Notre Dame (NBC) 7:30 p.m. Nov. 12 Louisville TBD Nov. 19 Miami TBD Nov. 26 South Carolina TBD * Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game at Mercedes-Benz Sta- dium in Atlanta Head coach Dabo Swinney and Clemson are aiming to earn their seventh bid to the College Football Playoff in the last eight seasons. PHOTO COURTESY NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL Facts & Figures CLEMSON AT NOTRE DAME Date: Nov. 5, 2022 Site: Notre Dame Stadium Kickoff: 7:30 p.m. ET Television/Streaming: NBC/Peacock Radio: This game can be heard on Notre Dame IMG affiliates. Series Facts: This is the seventh overall meet- ing between Clemson and Notre Dame. The Tigers lead the all-time series 4-2 and won the last game 34-10 in the ACC Championship Game in Charlotte, N.C., on Dec. 20, 2020. Head coaches: Clemson — Dabo Swinney (158-36, 15th season); Notre Dame — Marcus Freeman (5-4, first season). Noting Clemson: The Tigers are 8-0 for the ninth time in program history; 5 of those in- stances have come during Swinney's tenure … Clemson tied Notre Dame for the longest home winning streak in FBS history (38 games) with the Tigers' win over Syracuse in Week 8 … The Tigers had the No. 7 rushing defense in the country through Week 8, only allowing 89.0 yards per game (one of 10 teams in the country to allow less than 100 yards rushing per game) … Clemson had the No. 91 passing defense through Week 8, allowing 244.6 yards through the air per game … The Tigers had the No. 40 rushing offense in the country through Week 8, going for 185.4 yards per game on the ground … Clemson had the 70th-ranked passing of- fense in the country through Week 8, throwing for 236.1 yards per game … Clemson ranks No. 2 behind Alabama in wins among Power Five teams since 2011; the Crimson Tide have 146, and the Tigers have 138 through Week 8 … Clemson has won at least 10 games in 11 straight seasons, which is the third-longest streak in FBS history.