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With Heisman Trophy candidate running back Jeremiyah Love out nursing a rib injury, the Fighting Irish turned to backups Jadarian Price and Williams. Williams had a 10-yard run and 25-yard reception on what would end up being an 8-play, 54-yard touchdown drive that took 3:21.
Jeremiyah Love set Notre Dame’s single-season TD record with his 21st touchdown in the Fighting Irish’s 49-20 blowout win vs. Stanford.
In Notre Dame’s first series against the Stanford Cardinal on Saturday night, junior running back Jeremiyah Love looked the part of a Heisman Trophy winner. The Irish’s greatest showman put on a spectacle,
Love tied Jerome Bettis’ single-season mark of 20 last week against Syracuse, scoring three rushing touchdowns on just eight carries. Love had 19 total touchdowns a season ago, but that was across 16 games as Notre Dame made a run to the College Football Playoff national championship game.
No. 9 Notre Dame is full of special-teams tricks. The Fighting Irish were leading the Stanford Cardinal 14-0 and about to punt from deep in their own territory when the coaching staff called for a fake. Defensive lineman Joshua Burham, in for punt coverage, took the snap and passed to safety Luke Talich.
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These are the five stars from Notre Dame's 49-20 win over Stanford
No. 9 Notre Dame had one last chance to make its case to be part of the College Football Playoff, and the Fighting Irish did their part with a 49-20 blowout win on the road over the rival Stanford Cardinal. Here are the five stars from Saturday's game, which was Notre Dame's last of the regular season.
Luke Talich continues to force his way onto the football field. He makes plays. The Notre Dame safety most recently did it Saturday fooling Stanford's special teams unit on a fake punt.
The star running back should still get an invite to the Heisman Trophy ceremony, but his chances of winning the award fell significantly during the final week.
The final weekend of the college football regular season had several winners and losers. We sort them out and the playoff implications.
Calvary Baptist coach Rodney Guin knew exactly how the Notre Dame Pioneers felt after his Cavaliers survived a 34-28 overtime thriller on Friday in the Division III select state semifinals
For the first time in program history, Indiana is the Big Ten champion and No. 1 team in college football following Saturday night's 13-10 triumph over Ohio State. The win catapults the Hoosiers to the top spot in Sunday's updated AP Top 25 rankings.
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