After a record-setting performance against Connecticut last week in a 30-10 victory, all eyes are on sophomore quarterback Denard Robinson.

And against the Fighting Irish this week, Robinson’s first start on the road, the speedy quarterback will be keyed on early and often, leaving the rest of the Michigan offense to pick up some slack.

Safe to say, it should get interesting in South Bend.

Michigan run offense vs. Notre Dame run defense:

With 197 yards on the ground from the quarterback position, the Wolverines look like one of the strongest rush offenses in the country at the moment.

The Irish run defense is definitely better than Connecticut's, though, boasting linebacker Mante Te’o, who should be playing on Sundays soon. Te’o’s job on Saturday will be to stop Robinson in his tracks. But Robinson should be one of the fastest runners Te’o and the rest of the Irish see all season.

Rodriguez should also be able to use junior Mike Shaw and sophomore Vincent Smith more effectively against the Irish than they did last week against Connecticut, since much of Notre Dame’s rush defense will be focused on stopping Robinson.

Edge: Michigan

Michigan pass offense vs. Notre Dame pass defense

Purdue passed 42 times on the Irish last weekend, completing 31, but Boilermaker signal caller Robert Marve also threw two interceptions. Whether that’s a reflection of the Notre Dame secondary remains to be seen.

The Wolverines will most likely get top wideout Roy Roundtree for this game, as the injury report says he’s probable for Saturday’s matchup. Roundtree’s presence in the slot could be a huge coup for Michigan, despite the fact that he was a non-factor last week. If he plays like he's expected to, that won’t be the case as Robinson will definitely be in situations that require him to throw more often.

It’s hard to judge the Michigan pass game on last week’s win, considering the Huskies spent most of the game waiting for Robinson to burst into the open field. But he did make some huge throws under pressure, so expect to see the same sort of thing this week, just more frequently.

Edge: Michigan

Notre Dame rush offense vs. Michigan rush defense

Rodriguez said earlier this week that he’s just as concerned about the Irish’s two-headed rushing machine as he is about their talented aerial attack.

Armando Allen and Cierre Wood combined for 151 rush yards last week and both are pretty electrifying in space. They should force the Wolverines' defense to focus on good tackling again this week.

The rush defense against Connecticut was mediocre at best with the Michigan linebackers disappearing for long periods of time, allowing Jordan Todman to rack up a respectable 109 yards.

The Notre Dame offensive line is still extremely young, which Michigan could take advantage of, but the Wolverines still have a long way to go in this category. With two quality running backs probably getting into space, the Irish should take the cake in this category — but not by that much.

Edge: Notre Dame

Notre Dame pass offense vs. Michigan pass defense

This is where it could get ugly for the Wolverines.

Dayne Crist is a young quarterback, but he showed a lot of poise in the pocket last week against Purdue. The huge advantage for the Irish, however, is in Crist’s arsenal. Michael Floyd and Kyle Rudolph, a possible All-American tandem at wideout and tight end, will give the young Michigan secondary huge fits this weekend.

J.T. Floyd will go head-to-head with Notre Dame’s Michael, who should be Floyd’s most difficult matchup of the year. Here’s betting it doesn’t go well.

Rudolph, a definite NFL prospect, should also give the Wolverine linebackers a lot of trouble, as he provides matchup problems for nearly every team he plays against.