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Jeremiyah Love helps No. 9 Notre Dame cruise past No. 22 Pitt

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Jeremiyah Love had 23 carries for 147 yards and a touchdown, and No. 9 Notre Dame sprinted to a 37-15 win over No. 22 Pitt on Saturday afternoon in Pittsburgh.

CJ Carr completed 21 of 32 passes for 212 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions for Notre Dame (8-2), which won its eighth game in a row. Malachi Fields caught seven passes for 99 yards and a pair of touchdowns.

Mason Heintschel completed 16 of 33 passes for 126 yards and an interception for Pitt (7-3), whose five-game winning streak ended. Backup quarterback Eli Holstein took over late in the game and completed 3 of 6 passes for 23 yards and a touchdown.

Notre Dame outgained Pitt 387-219, including a 175-70 advantage on the ground.

Love opened the scoring on a 56-yard run with 8:16 remaining in the first quarter. He dodged a defender with a sudden spin move and raced the rest of the way for the score.

The Fighting Irish defense notched a touchdown to make it 14-0 only 17 seconds later. Safety Tae Johnson intercepted Heintschel and took it to the house for a 48-yard pick six.

Pitt got on the scoreboard with Sam Carpenter’s 24-yard field goal early in the second quarter.

Carr put Notre Dame on top 21-3 late in the first half. He found Fields, who caught a jump ball down the left sideline for a 25-yard touchdown.

Carr and Fields connected again, this time on a 6-yard touchdown strike, to increase the Fighting Irish lead to 28-3 with 10:43 left in the third quarter.

Pitt notched its own interception return for a touchdown late in the third quarter. Rasheem Biles picked off Carr and returned it for a 10-yard score that cut the deficit to 28-9.

On an unlikely play moments later, Fighting Irish safety Adon Shuler intercepted Pitt’s two-point conversion attempt five yards into the end zone and sprinted to the opposite end zone for what’s officially a 100-yard return. The result gave Notre Dame two points instead of Pitt, which boosted the score to 30-9.

Carr made it 37-9 with a 5-yard rushing touchdown early in the fourth quarter.

Pitt capped the scoring on the final play of the game. Holstein completed a pass to Malachi Thomas, who sprinted into the end zone for a 21-yard touchdown.

-Field Level Media

Notre Dame wide receiver Will Pauling celebrates after getting a first down in the first half of a NCAA football game against NC State at Notre Dame Stadium on Saturday, Oct. 11, 2025, in South Bend.

No. 16 Notre Dame piles on ealry, dispatches NC State

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CJ Carr completed 19 of 31 passes for 342 yards, two touchdowns and one interception, and No. 16 Notre Dame pulled away for a 36-7 win over North Carolina State on Saturday afternoon in South Bend, Ind.

Jeremiyah Love rushed for 86 yards and two touchdowns for Notre Dame (4-2), which won its fourth game in a row. Will Pauling had 105 receiving yards and a touchdown.

CJ Bailey completed 17 of 30 passes for 186 yards, one touchdown and three interceptions for North Carolina State (4-3, 1-2 ACC). Terrell Anderson had 57 receiving yards and a touchdown.

The Fighting Irish outgained the Wolfpack 485-233.

Notre Dame opened the scoring early in the first quarter. Love punched through the middle of the line of scrimmage and scored standing up for a 2-yard touchdown.

North Carolina State pulled even at 7-all with 13:48 to go in the second quarter. Bailey fired a strike down the right sideline for Anderson, who caught the pass around the 15-yard line and jogged into the end zone for a 45-yard touchdown.

The Fighting Irish took a 10-7 lead on Noah Burnette’s 48-yard field goal as time expired in the first half. Malachi Fields caught a 20-yard pass with 12 seconds remaining to set up the score.

Carr threw his first touchdown pass of the game to put Notre Dame on top 17-7 midway through the third quarter. He connected with KK Smith for an 18-yard touchdown.

Carr struck again with a 12-yard touchdown pass, this time to Pauling, on Notre Dame’s next possession. The play gave Notre Dame a 24-7 lead with 2:46 to go in the third quarter.

Burnette added a 34-yard field goal to make it 27-7 with 12:48 remaining.

The Fighting Irish put the game out of hand with a safety and a touchdown in the final 10 minutes. Bailey fumbled a snap deep in Wolfpack territory and fell on the ball for a safety with 9:37 left, and Love capped the scoring with a 1-yard touchdown run with 5:13 to go.

–Field Level Media

Aug 31, 2025; Miami Gardens, Florida, USA; Miami Hurricanes place kicker Carter Davis (39) kicks the game winning field goal against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Hard Rock Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Sam Navarro-Imagn Images

No. 10 Miami boots late field goal to edge No. 6 Notre Dame

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Carter Davis kicked a 47-yard field goal with 1:04 remaining, Carson Beck passed for two touchdowns in his Miami debut and the No. 10 Hurricanes never trailed while recording a 27-24 victory over No. 6 Notre Dame on Sunday night in the season opener for both teams at Miami Gardens, Fla.

CJ Daniels made an acrobatic touchdown grab and Malachi Toney had six receptions for 82 yards and one score for the Hurricanes. CharMar Brown tacked on a rushing score and Rueben Bain had a key interception for Miami.

Redshirt freshman CJ Carr was 19-of-30 passing for 221 yards, two touchdowns and one interception and also rushed for a score in his first career start for Notre Dame. Micah Gilbert and Jordan Faison had scoring receptions for the Fighting Irish.

Star running back Jeremiyah Love had just 33 yards on 10 carries for Notre Dame, which lost to Ohio State in last season’s national championship game.

Beck, who transferred from Georgia, completed 12 in a row at one point and finished 20 of 31 for 205 yards.

After the Fighting Irish scored 10 straight points to tie it at 24, Miami moved 46 yards on 10 plays and Davis showed good length with his boot through the uprights to put the Hurricanes ahead.

Miami’s pass rush then kicked into a higher gear by forcing an intentional grounding — that resulted in a 10-second runoff — and notching a sack to finish off the victory.

The Fighting Irish made it a one-score game when Noah Burnette booted a 39-yard field goal with 5:32 remaining to cut their deficit to 24-17.

Notre Dame forced a three-and-out to quickly get the ball back. On the first play, Miami had a breakdown in coverage and Eli Raridon (five catches, 97 yards) was wide open at midfield and raced to the 10-yard line to complete a 65-yard play.

Two plays later, Carr scored on a 7-yard quarterback draw to tie the score with 3:21 to play.

Miami led 14-7 at halftime before opening the third quarter with a stellar 12-play, 75-yard drive that took seven minutes, 37 seconds. Brown finished the excursion with a 5-yard run to give the Hurricanes a 14-point advantage.

The Fighting Irish moved within seven on the first play of the final quarter when Carr tossed a 1-yard scoring pass in the right flat to Faison.

Notre Dame got the ball back less than three minutes later but Miami’s Keionte Scott tipped a pass thrown toward the sideline and two other players — one from each team — deflected the ball before Bain collected it and returned it 15 yards to the Fighting Irish 28.

The takeaway set up a 38-yard field goal by Davis as the Hurricanes took a 24-14 lead with 9:42 remaining.

Miami scored with 12 seconds left in the first half on Beck’s 20-yard pass to Daniels, who leaped and caught the ball with his right hand to give the Hurricanes a 14-7 lead.

–Field Level Media

Notre Dame quarterback CJ Carr, right, hands the ball off to running back Kedren Young during the Notre Dame Blue-Gold spring football game at Notre Dame Stadium on Saturday, April 12, 2025, in South Bend.

Notre Dame RB Kedren Yoiung out for season, TE Kevin Bauman retires

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Notre Dame running back Kedren Young will miss the upcoming season and tight end Kevin Bauman has opted to retire due to their respective knee injuries.

Young sustained a torn ACL in his right knee during a recent practice, the team announced Saturday. He had 21 carries for 116 rushing yards and a touchdown as a freshman last season for the Fighting Irish.

Notre Dame is expected to lean on running backs Jeremiyah Love, Jadarian Price and Aneyas Williams in 2025.

Bauman, a sixth-year senior, announced on Instagram that he will retire after injuring his articular cartilage in his left knee.

He had an 8-yard touchdown reception as his lone catch in 14 games last season.

Injuries have plagued Bauman. He was limited to four games in 2021 due to a fractured fibula. In 2022, his season ended after just three games due to an ACL injury. He missed the 2023 season while also recovering from an ACL injury.

–Field Level Media

Nov 9, 2024; South Bend, Indiana, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish tight end Mitchell Evans (88) scores a touchdown against Florida State Seminoles linebacker Omar Graham Jr. (9) in the second quarter at Notre Dame Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Matt Cashore-Imagn Images

Riley Leonard, No. 10 Notre Dame pound Florida State 52-3

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Riley Leonard passed for one touchdown and rushed for two more as No. 10 Notre Dame cruised over visiting Florida State 52-3 on Saturday night in South Bend, Ind.

Jadarian Price added 95 rushing yards and a touchdown for Notre Dame (8-1), which won its seventh in a row. Leonard completed 14 of 27 passes for 215 yards and a touchdown and carried the ball 11 times for 70 yards and two scores.

Lawrance Toafili had 15 carries for 74 yards to lead the Seminoles (1-9), whose nightmare season continued with their sixth consecutive loss. Brock Glenn completed 5 of 18 passes for 52 yards and two interceptions and Luke Kromenhoek completed 5 of 8 passes for 37 yards.

Notre Dame outgained Florida State 453-208.

Notre Dame built a 21-3 lead at halftime thanks to a pair of long rushing touchdowns and a shorter passing strike.

Leonard started the scoring with a 34-yard scramble to the end zone on the opening drive. He made a pair of defenders miss and sprinted down the left sideline before leaping past another defender on his way across the goal line.

After a Florida State field goal, Notre Dame struck again with a 65-yard rushing touchdown by Price. He found a hole and won a footrace down the left sideline.

Leonard added a 12-yard touchdown pass to Mitchell Evans with 17 seconds left in the half.

By the end of the third quarter, Notre Dame increased its lead to 31-3.

Leonard scored from 6 yards out for his second rushing touchdown of the game and 13th of the season. The Fighting Irish added a field goal late in the third quarter.

Three more Notre Dame touchdowns in the fourth quarter added to Florida State’s misery.

Jeremiyah Love scored on a 1-yard run with 10:53 remaining to cap a seven-play, 65-yard drive.

Backup quarterback Steve Angeli got in on the action with a 7-yard touchdown pass to Deion Colzie with 4:06 to go.

The final touchdown belonged to the Notre Dame defense. Luke Talich intercepted a pass by Glenn and returned it 79 yards to the house with 1:23 remaining.

–Field Level Media

Oct 26, 2024; East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish running back Jeremiyah Love (4) rushes for a touchdown during the first half against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish at MetLife Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images

No. 12 Notre Dame rolls past No. 24 Navy with 51-14 win

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Riley Leonard passed for two touchdowns and rushed for one more, and No. 12 Notre Dame rolled to a 51-14 win over No. 24 Navy on Saturday afternoon at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J.

Jeremiyah Love added 12 carries for 102 yards and two touchdowns for Notre Dame (7-1), which won its sixth game in a row. Beaux Collins and Kris Mitchell had one touchdown reception apiece, Kedren Young rushed for a score, and Jaylen Sneed had a fumble recovery for a defensive touchdown.
Blake Horvath completed seven of 13 passes for 88 yards and an interception for Navy (6-1), but he proved effective on the ground with 14 carries for 129 yards and a touchdown. Eli Heidenreich had 11 carries for 51 yards and a score.

Navy finished with six turnovers, compared with zero turnovers for Notre Dame. The Fighting Irish outgained the Midshipmen 466-310.

Notre Dame led 14-0 at the end of the first quarter and 31-7 at halftime.

Leonard played a key role in both of the Fighting Irish’s early scores. He rushed for a 1-yard touchdown and threw a 6-yard pass to Mitchell for a touchdown in the first quarter.

Horvath put Navy on the scoreboard with a 47-yard touchdown run early in the second quarter. That cut the deficit to 14-7.

Notre Dame answered with two more touchdowns and a field goal before the half. Love burst through a hole for a 64-yard touchdown and added a second score on a 2-yard run to make it 28-7 with 5:05 left before the break.

Zac Yoakam finished the first-half scoring with a 32-yard field goal.

Navy pulled within 31-14 on Heidenreich’s 1-yard touchdown with 8:44 remaining in the third quarter.

The Fighting Irish piled on three more touchdowns to put the score out of reach.

Leonard hit Collins for a 37-yard touchdown with 5:35 to go in the third quarter.

On the following drive, Horvath fumbled the ball near the end zone. Sneed spotted the loose ball as he rushed the passer and pounced on it for a touchdown to boost Notre Dame’s lead to 44-14.

Young put the Fighting Irish above the 50-point mark with 7:08 remaining. The freshman scored on a 4-yard rush for his first career touchdown.

–Field Level Media