Notre Dame has struggled to pull away from the Miami of Ohio Redhawks after quarterback Riley Leonard fumbled at the end of a 43-yard run.
Cornerback Christian Gray came to the rescue by intercepting an underthrown Brett Gabbert pass. Gray appeared beaten by Kam Perry but he adjusted and snagged the ball at the Notre Dame 40-yard line with 7:23 left in the third quarter.
The Fighting Irish continue to hold on to a 14-3 lead over the visiting Miami of Ohio Redhawks.
Notre Dame is looking to avoid a second letdown in two weeks against a Mid-American Conference team.
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Notre Dame quarterback has yet another rushing touchdown. He still, however, has not thrown one via the air.
This one, which capped a 10-play, 87-yard drive that took 4:59 off of the clock, came on an 8-yard scamper. The Mitch Jeter extra point put the Irish up 7-3 over the Miami of Ohio Redhawks.
The Notre Dame offense had looked disjointed at home against the Redhawks — the second time in two weeks that the Fighting Irish were struggling to move the ball against a Mid-American Conference team.
This drive, however, looked more smooth, thanks to some easy passes and runs from Leonard, Jeremiyah Love, and Jadarain Price. Penalties on the Redhawks’ defense also helped the Irish get into scoring position.
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The Notre Dame injury report looks pretty good against Miami of Ohio
The only name on the Notre Dame injury report for Week 4 is Joshua Burnham.
The sophomore defensive lineman is out with an ankle injury as the Fighting Irish host the Miami of Ohio Redhawks.
Otherwise, all the players listed on the Fighting Irish two-deep are available.
There are, of course, players like offensive tackle Charles Jagusah and defensive lineman Jordan Botelho who are out for the season.
Otherwise the Irish look pretty healthy as they seek to avoid another letdown against a Mid-American Conference team at home. The Redhawks should be an easier foe than the Northern Ilinois Huskies.
The injury report could’ve been more dire as the Irish got a bit banged up against Purdue, but while losing Botelho for the season is a blow, it’s good for Notre Dame that most of the roster will be available.
The @NDFootball availability update for this afternoon’s game vs. Miami (OH) (3:30 p.m. ET, NBC):
Sophomore defensive lineman Joshua Burnham (ankle) is unavailable for the game today.
All other student-athletes listed on the Notre Dame two-deep this week are available.
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Here’s how the experts are picking Notre Dame vs. Miami of Ohio.
With Notre Dame looking to avoid a second letdown at home against a Mid-American Conference team in the first month of 2024, the Fighting Irish should be ready for any challenge presented by the Miami of Ohio Redhawks.
So, what do the experts think?
Irish Illustrated’s Kevin Sinclair has the Fighting Irish walking away with a 34-7 victory.
“Notre Dame will continue its evolution offensively while the defense won’t give up points until the reserves roll onto the field in the second half,” he wrote. “Look for another strong rushing day from the Irish offense and a deep shot that will develop over increased play-action.”
His colleague John Brice aka Football Scoop has the Irish tallying a 38-13 win over the Redhawks.
“The Irish win the turnover battle for the second-straight week and third time in four games. They win the lines of scrimmage,” he wrote. “They win the game.”
Here’s how to watch the Notre Dame Fighting Irish versus the Miami of Ohio Redhawks on Saturday.
Notre Dame will hope to avoid a second at-home letdown against an underdog Mid-American Conference team when it hosts Miami of Ohio at Notre Dame Stadium on Saturday.
The Fighting Irish will probably be better prepared for the Redhawks than they were for the Northern Illinois Huskies — hopefully, they’ve learned not to overlook opponents. The Huskies are also a contender in the MAC — and a ranked team as of this writing — so they might be a level above the Redhawks in terms of talent.
Here is how you can tune in for the game.
What channel is Notre Dame vs Miami of Ohio on today?
Notre Dame vs Miami of Ohio will be broadcast nationally on NBC in Week 4 of the 2024 college football season. Dan Hicks and Jason Garrett will call the game from the booth at Notre Dame Stadium, with Zora Stephenson reporting from the sidelines. Streaming options for the game include Peacock.
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Date: Saturday, September 21, 2024
Start time: 3:30 EST
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Notre Dame 35, Miami of Ohio 10: After a slow start — but not as slow as that against NIU — the Fighting Irish find their ground game and pound the Redhawks, pulling away to a 35-10 win.
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Expect to see more of Jaden Greathouse going forward.
Talented Notre Dame wide receiver Jaden Greathouse didn’t have a ton of reps against Purdue in Week 3.
Concerning for a Fighting Irish team that has been looking to get its passing game untracked? Nah.
According to head coach Marcus Freeman it was a combination of the specific game plan against Purdue, and the choice to rest starters after halftime in the 66-7 blowout win over the Boilermakers.
“We wanted to probably be in a little bit more 12-personnel to start the game versus Purdue, just the way to try to attack their defense that we thought would give us the best chance to have success. And then, (Greathouse) didn’t play much in the second half, just because of the lead, and I wanted to give some other guys some opportunities,” Freeman said. “But he did a great job again with the opportunities he had in the first half. I know he had the 25-yard catch that was negated by the holding penalties. So, Jaden did exactly what we asked out of him.”
Sep 14, 2024; West Lafayette, Indiana, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish wide receiver Jaden Greathouse (1) pushes Purdue Boilermakers defensive back Ayden Murray (44) out of the way during a run in the second quarter at Ross-Ade Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Marc Lebryk-Imagn Images
In other words, Irish fans who have been expecting to see more of Greathouse needn’t worry, at least not based on his usage against Purdue. If Greathouse isn’t used more later in the season, that will be a different story, especially if the passing game struggles.
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Notre Dame is facing a head coach who holds their stadium in awe.
Miami of Ohio Redhawks head coach Chuck Martin is looking forward to his team’s visit to Notre Dame Saturday.
Echoing the words of Rudy’s father from the movie “Rudy”, Martin is seeing Notre Dame Stadium as sacred ground.
“My personal opinion, we’re going to the greatest venue on the planet,” Martin said in a press conference. He went on to say he’s been a Notre Dame fan since childhood, when he’d watch the games the day after on replay.
He said when he was growing up, he looked at Notre Dame as “this is the only team that matters on the planet.”
The Fighting Irish will aim to avoid overlooking a Mid-American Conference team at home for the second time this season. Hopefully the Irish learned from the debacle against Northern Illinois. Perhaps, too, the Huskies are better than most observers thought going into the season.
If the Irish play to their standard against the Redhawks, the day should go smoothly. And Martin will be taking it in from the sideline of what he thinks is the best stadium in the world.
“My personal opinion, we’re going to the greatest venue on the planet.” – Chuck Martin on Notre Dame pic.twitter.com/g9qL0nByF0
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Notre Dame’s beatdown of Purdue drew a large audience, though it wasn’t top five for the week.
Maybe it’s because Notre Dame football usually has a large audience. Maybe it’s because neutral fans were curious to see if the Fighting Irish could bounce back after the loss to Northern Illinois at home. Maybe neutral fans wanted to see the Irish get upset two weeks in a row.
Whatever the reason, a lot of people tuned in to see Notre Dame visit the Purdue Boilermakers on Saturday.
According to The Athletic’s Stewart Mandel, the game was the eighth-most watched college football game of the weekend, with 2.3 million people tuning into CBS to watch.
The most-watched game was Georgia at Kentucky. That’s not surprising given the Bulldogs’ status as one of the top two teams in the country, and it was also the night game on ABC. It’s hard to tell how the flow of a game affects the total number, but that game was also close to an upset.
Alabama at Wisconsin drew 5 million on Fox, and Lousiana State’s escape against South Carolina drew 4.9 million to ABC during the day on Saturday.
The top five were rounded out by Texas A&M at Florida on ABC (4.8 million) and Colorado-Colorado State on CBS (3.2 million).
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The young defensive line did something no Irish defensive lineman has done since Tuitt’s time in South Bend.
Whenever your name is mentioned in the same breath as Stephon Tuitt, that’s probably a good thing. Especially if you play defensive line for the Fighting Irish.
That’s the case for Boubacar Traore. His pick-six against Purdue was the first one for an Irish D-lineman since Tuitt did it against Michigan in 2013.
It’s the first interception for any Fighting Irish defensive lineman since Daelin Hayes in 2020, as well.
Only one time in the past 30 years has an Irish defensive lineman returned one longer for a touchdown — nose tackle Alton Maiden took one 44 yards to the house against Navy in 1994.
“I didn’t even think it was going to come to me,” Traore told the South Bend Tribune when asked about his 34-yard touchdown return of the errant Hudson Card pass. “When I saw the ball, I just had to make the best out of the situation. I got the ball and just ran.”
With fellow lineman Jordan Botelho out for the season with a knee injury, and defensive end Josh Burnham question for this week’s home game against Miami of Ohio, the redshirt freshman Traore might be on the move against the Redhawks.
If so, he told the Tribune, he’s ready.
“I already knew what to do at end because the Vyper and end position aren’t too different,” Traore said. “The preparation was still the same. I was in the playbook a little more this week. It was fun playing in the end position.”
Purdue Boilermakers quarterback Hudson Card (1) is hit as his pass is intercepted by Notre Dame Fighting Irish defensive lineman Boubacar Traore (5) Saturday, Sept. 14, 2024, during the NCAA football game at Ross-Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Ind.
Vyper, for those who don’t know, is a hybrid position that is essentially a rushing end.
Traore is young, but he might be able to shore up a stout but injury-plagued defensive line.
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Riley Leonard uses his feet to get a key award for week 3.
Notre Dame quarterback Riley Leonard got an award for his three-touchdown performance at Purdue on Saturday.
He is a Week 3 recipient of the Davey O’Brien Great 8/Davey Double after running for 100 yards and those three touchdowns, plus passing for another 112 yards, all in the first half.
The coaching staff sat him in the second half — with a huge lead there was no reason to risk injury to Leonard during the remainder of what would be a 66-7 win over the Purdue Boilermakers.
It was also a chance for backup Steve Angeli and third-string QB Kenny Minchey to get some reps.
Some fans have been calling for Angeli to start after Leonard struggled in the first two weeks, and Leonard’s award-winning Week 3 performance might not be enough to satisfy those folks — he still doesn’t have a touchdown through the air.
On the other hand, 112 passing yards in just one half is not all that bad, and the Fighting Irish passing game looked better in Week 3 than it had previously. And Leonard certainly knows how to use his legs to get yards on the ground — and to find the end zone.
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