Notre Dame vs Syracuse head-to-head: position-by-position star ratings, experience, and composite grades on CFB Matchup. They meet Week 13, Saturday, November 28, 2026.
The Breakdown
#5 Notre Dame 69, Syracuse 59 — top-heavy Irish talent, and just 14% of starters arrived via portal.
When Notre Dame has the ball: Aneyas Williams, 4★, runs at a 3.0★ linebacker group; the 3.8★ O-line edges Syracuse's 3.3★ D-line.
When Syracuse has the ball: 2.7★ receivers averaging 1.7 years face a 3.8★ Irish secondary, plus a 4★ D-line chasing Steve Angeli.
Swing factor: CJ Carr, 4★ and two years in, against Steve Angeli: 3★ but four college seasons.
X-factor: Late-November Saturday, Week 13, indoors in Syracuse — a hostile home crowd awaiting a traveling Notre Dame.