Gator Bowl national predictions: Notre Dame vs. South Carolina

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Gator Bowl national predictions: Notre Dame vs. South Carolina

No. 21 Notre Dame (8-4) is a 2.5-point favorite over No. 19 South Carolina (9-3) in the Gator Bowl (3:30 p.m. ET, ESPN). The game is taking place on Friday. The BlueandGold.com staff has made its picks for the game. The team is down two potential first-round draft picks and the quarterback who started 10 games (Drew Pyne). South. Carolina is without their offensive coordinator (Marcus Satterfield), two tight ends (Austin Stogner and Jaheim Bell), leading rusher (MarShawn Lloyd) and a stud defensive lineman (Zacch Pickens).