Notre Dame's Jayson Ademilola warns Ohio State about team's defensive line
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Number 5 Notre Dame will take on No. 2 Ohio State to kick off the college football season Saturday night, and it will be a good indicator of how the year is going to go.
Notre Dame defensive lineman Jayson Ademilola put it in blunt terms on Tuesday just how good his Fighting Irish feel ahead of their matchup.
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Jack Plummer, #13 of the Purdue Boilermakers, scrambles with the ball as Jayson Ademilola, #57 of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, reaches for the tackle during the first half at Notre Dame Stadium on September 18, 2021, in South Bend, Indiana. (Michael Hickey/Getty Images)
"We feel like we’re the strongest, most bada—mother---ers in the country," Ademilola told reporters, via On3Sports.
Ademilola is a fifth-year senior for the Fighting Irish. He played in all 13 games for Notre Dame last season and had career highs in total tackles (50), tackles for a loss (8.5) and sacks (4).
Notre Dame was 11-2 in 2021 with their only losses coming against Cincinnati and Oklahoma State in the Fiesta Bowl. Marcus Freeman took over for Brian Kelly for the final game of the season and was later named permanent head coach.
Notre Dame Fighting Irish defensive lineman Jayson Ademilola, #57, during the College Football game between the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the Syracuse Orange on November 17, 2018 at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York. (Rich Graessle/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
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Notre Dame’s schedule is not an easy one by any means. At the start of the year, the team has four ranked opponents on