What an adventurous day in Raleigh, North Carolina, right folks?
Fortunately for Irish fans, after the flashbacks to USF and other previous encounters at this particular venue subsided, Notre Dame downed the Wolfpack 45-24. This game was the biggest hurdle on the schedule between Notre Dame hosting Ohio State undefeated or doing so with a deflating loss on the ledger.
It was an absolute must-have. The Irish got it.
Did Notre Dame look perfect? No. Are the Irish a finished product? No. Are there position groups that must step up? Certainly. But the main goal was accomplished. The reality is Notre Dame won, 45-24, in a kind of game with a history of being lost.
Notre Dame understood this game would be a tough physical battle against NC State and Mother Nature and they fought through it. Let’s examine a few key items that impressed me in this game.