Notre Dame in experts’ top 10, not top 5, after Army

Notre Dame doesn’t move up as much with the experts as it does with the AP.

While Notre Dame is now No. 5 in the AP Top 25 poll after beating Army 49-14 at Yankee Stadium on Saturday, neither [autotag]Danny Kanell[/autotag] or [autotag]Joel Klatt[/autotag] were willing to rank the Fighting Irish that high.

Kanell has them at No. 7 in his top 12 and Klatt at No. 6 in his top 10.

Kanell lists his top 12 this way: Oregon, Ohio State, Penn State, Miami (Florida), Texas, SMU, Notre Dame, Georgia, Indiana, Tennessee, Clemson and Tulane.

Klatt’s top 10 are: Oregon, Ohio State, Texas, Penn State, Georgia, Notre Dame, Tennessee, Miami (Fl), Indiana, and SMU with “almost” nods going to Boise State, Clemson and Tulane.

Nov 23, 2024; New York, New York, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish running back Jadarian Price (24) breaks a tackle by Army Black Knights cornerback Donavon Platt (28) for a touchdown during the first half at Yankee Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images

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Notre Dame moves up one spot in the AP Top 25 poll after decisive victory over Army

Notre Dame moves up one spot in the poll.

Notre Dame is now number 5 in the Associated Press Top 25 poll after beating Army 49-14 at Yankee Stadium on Saturday.

That is the highest the Fighting Irish have been since beating Texas A&M in the season opener. The Irish also were ranked fifth after that game.

Saturday’s slew of upsets has shaken the poll, though the top five didn’t change aside from the Irish’s entry into that group.

The top four remain Oregon, Ohio State, Texas and Penn State.

Georgia, Tennessee, Miami (Florida), SMU and Indiana round out the top 10.

That latter half of the top 10 is where a lot of movement occurred. Tennessee and Miami (Fl) gained three spots and SMU picked up four. Indiana slid five spots to number 10 after being blown out by Ohio State.

Other big movers included Clemson, up five spots, and Alabama, which slid six spots to No. 13 after being outclassed by Oklahoma.

Arizona State jumped seven spots to No. 14 after upsetting BYU, and Ole Miss slid six to No. 15 after being upset by Florida.

BYU and Texas A&M dropped five spots after losses, and Iowa State is up five spots after beating Utah.

Colorado dropped seven places to N. 23 after falling to Kansas and Army, Notre Dame’s opponent Saturday night, fell seven spots to 25th.

Nov 23, 2024; New York, New York, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish quarterback Riley Leonard (13) runs with the ball against the Army Black Knights during the first half at Yankee Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Danny Wild-Imagn Images

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Notre Dame Week 13 highlight — Aneyas Williams to the house

Aneyas Williams joins the RB party in the Bronx.

No. 6 Notre Dame is thrashing No. 18 Army at Yankee Stadium tonight.

That hasn’t stopped the Fighting Irish from scoring — Aneyas Williams took the ball 58 yards to the house on the first play after Army turned it over on downs.

That gave the Irish a 49-7 lead with 10:40 to go in the game.

It’s the 100th anniversary of the “Four Horsemen” game, so perhaps it’s fitting that the Irish backfield has done a lot of damage against Army in the Bronx.

Notre Dame running back Aneyas Williams warms up during a Notre Dame football practice at Irish Athletic Center on Thursday, Aug. 15, 2024, in South Bend.

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Notre Dame Week 13 highlight — Jadarian Price has a double at Yankee Stadium

Jadarian Price is on the board for the second time.

Notre Dame running back [autotag]Jeremiyah Love[/autotag] has some competition from his backfield mate [autotag]Jadarian Price[/autotag]. While Love has three touchdowns for the No. Fighting Irish against the No. 18 Army Black Knights, Price has two.

His second was a 10-yard run that appeared to be stuffed initially before Price worked his way loose and bounced it outside. The score finished off an 8-play, 57-yard drive that took 3:33 off the clock and ended with 45 seconds remaining in the third quarter.

Backup quarterback [autotag]Steve Angeli[/autotag] helmed the drive with starter [autotag]Riley Leonard[/autotag] resting since the game is well in hand for the Irish.

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Notre Dame running back Jadarian Price (24) scores a touchdown during a NCAA college football game against Florida State at Notre Dame Stadium on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024, in South Bend.

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Notre Dame Week 13 highlight — Jeremiyah Love has a hat trick

Jeremiyah Love has found the end zone three times tonight.

That’s three touchdowns for Notre Dame running back [autotag]Jeremiyah Love[/autotag] against Army.

The No. 6 Fighting Irish have leaned on Love against the No. 18 Black Knights on Saturday at Yankee Stadium.

Love leaped for a receiving touchdown early, kept his streak of games with a rushing TD alive later and now he’s broken the big one. That’s a 68-yard rush for a score on the first play of the second half.

The touchdown gave Notre Dame a cushion against Army coming out of halftime.

Jeremiyah Love has two TDs against Virginia.
Notre Dame quarterback Riley Leonard (13) hands the ball off to running back Jeremiyah Love (4) during a NCAA college football game against Virginia at Notre Dame Stadium on Saturday, Nov. 16, 2024, in South Bend.

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Notre Dame Week 13 highlight — Forced fumble before half kills Army drive

A fumble before halftime sums up Army’s night against Notre Dame so far.

After No. 6 Notre Dame punched the ball into the end zone late in the first half against No. 18 Army, courtesy of running back [autotag]Jadarian Price[/autotag], the Black Knights did have a chance to mount a scoring drive before halftime.

The Fighting Irish prevented that from happening, however, when cornerback [autotag]Leonard Moore[/autotag] forced Army quarterback [autotag]Bryson Daily[/autotag] to fumble. Notre Dame linebacker [autotag]Jack Kiser[/autotag] recovered.

The Irish failed to capitalize, however, when kicker [autotag]Mitch Jeter[/autotag] pushed a 48-yard field-goal attempt wide right. Jeter has been dealing with a groin injury.

Jack Kiser is now the longest-tenured Irish player.
Notre Dame linebacker Jack Kiser (24) lines up during a NCAA college football game against Florida State at Notre Dame Stadium on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024, in South Bend.

Notre Dame Week 13 highlight — Jadarian Price gets a TD before halftime

Jadarian Price finally punches it in against a stout Army goal-line defense.

This time, it’s [autotag]Jadarian Price’s[/autotag] turn.

No. 6 Notre Dame turned to Price to get the ball into the end zone on third-and-goal against the No. 18 Army Black Knights. This after the first two attempts at the end zone were stuffed — and Army had already had a goal-line stand against the Fighting Irish earlier in the game.

Price’s run ended an 8-play, 50-yard drive that took 2:14 off the clock. Price scored with 26 seconds remaining in the half.

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Notre Dame running back Jadarian Price (24) celebrates scoring a touchdown during a NCAA college football game against Florida State at Notre Dame Stadium on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024, in South Bend.

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Notre Dame Week 13 highlight: Jeremiyah Love keeps streak alive

Jeremiyah Love keeps his streak going.

Notre Dame running back [autotag]Jeremiyah Love[/autotag] has his second touchdown of the night against No. 18 Army at Yankee Stadium.

Unlike his first score of the evening, which was a receiving touchdown, Love’s second was a rushing touchdown for the No. 6 Fighting Irish. Meaning his streak of games with a rushing touchdown has extended to 11.

This one was a 14-yard scamper that ended a 3-play, 41-yard drive that took 1:23 off the clock. Love found the end zone with 4:35 remaining in the first half, shortly after Notre Dame forced Army to go three-and-out.

That series followed an Irish failure to punch it in on fourth-and-goal.

Love also had runs of 21- and 6-yards on the drive.

Wayne Bullock was the last Notre Dame player to achieve this feat, doing it in 1973-1974.

Florida State defensive back Azareye’h Thomas (8) tackles Notre Dame running back Jeremiyah Love (4) during a NCAA college football game at Notre Dame Stadium on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024, in South Bend.

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Notre Dame Week 13 highlight — Jeremiyah Love leaps it in

Jeremiyah Love leaps his way across the goal line in New York.

Call it the Love Leap.

Notre Dame running back [autotag]Jeremiyah Love[/autotag] leaped his way into the end zone for the No. 6 Fighting Irish against the No. 18 Army Black Knights. Love caught a swing pass from quarterback [autotag]Riley Leonard[/autotag] for a 6-yard touchdown reception.

That ended a 3-play, 7-yard scoring drive that was set up when the Irish blocked an Army punt.

Unfortunately, it’s scored as a receiving touchdown, so the score does not extend Love’s streak of consecutive games with a rushing touchdown to 11.

Nov 16, 2024; South Bend, Indiana, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish running back Jeremiyah Love (4) runs for a touchdown in the first quarter against the Virginia Cavaliers at Notre Dame Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Matt Cashore-Imagn Images

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Notre Dame Week 13 highlight: Blocked punt continues strong start

Bryce Young says hello to Army’s special teams with a Notre Dame punt block.

Any concerns about Notre Dame starting slowly against the Army Black Knights seem to have been overblown.

The No. 6 Fighting Irish got a punt block from [autotag]Bryce Young[/autotag] against the No. 18 Black Knights and were then setup in fantastic field position after [autotag]Christian Gray[/autotag] recovered for Notre Dame.

A good start for Notre Dame, and a nightmare for an Army team looking for a huge, playoff-shaking earthquake.

That said, it’s early, and Notre Dame cannot afford to ease off the gas.

Nov 9, 2024; South Bend, Indiana, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish defensive lineman Bryce Young (30) and safety Adon Shuler (8) rush a punt by Florida State Seminoles punter Alex Mastromanno (29) in the second quarter at Notre Dame Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Matt Cashore-Imagn Images

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