No. 13 Notre Dame spent all day Saturday taking down Navy in the 2023 college football season opener. The Irish scored touchdowns on their first five possessions in the lopsided victory.
Notre Dame’s third win all time in Ireland was the first with the Irish serving as the home team in front of the Irish.
Navy is rebuilding and breaking in a somewhat new offensive style, but a 42-3 victory over anyone is something you’ll gladly take in Week 1.
So what do you take away from this game and what is significant as the calendar flips to September and the season starts to take off?
Here are a handful of instant takeaways from Notre Dame’s dominating victory.