A wet morning, but nothing close to what it was in 2016.

We'll see how the footing is affected today. ND should have the edge at the line of scrimmage if it becomes a sloppy game.

Kickoff in about 10 minutes. See you then

Go Irish!

NC State defers. ND will receive

Deep kick, touchback

1 and 10 at the 25

11 personnel to start

Couple yards on IZ to Estime

2 and 8

Overloading the box, stuff. If they are going to do this vs 11, gotta throw the RPO

3 and long

Sack, ball out recovered. Vann beat Spindler

Early adversity, 3 and out. Line drive punt, ball returned to ND 49

Great play by DJ Brown on the jet sweep. No gain

2 and 10

False start by the TE

2 and 15

Five yard check down, going to be 3 and long

ND in Sper

Pressure by Marist and Bertrnad, forced a throw away. Great job by the ND defense on the first drive

NC St punt

Fair caught at the 10

Empty, quick screen to Greathouse. Pursuit by NC St DL. No gain

2 and 10

Nothing on the counter trey. NC St early winning at the LOS

Empty on 3 and long

Drop 8, that was a stare down that could have been picked. Not a great start for Hartman

Inside zone on 1st down for a few

2 and 7

Great job by playing the bubble and it's incomplete

3 and 7

Pressure, really good throw vs man coverage. Ball dropped by the WR

All 3 and outs to start this game

1 and 10 for ND at the 14

RPO, miscommunication. Hartman throws the out. Thomas runs vertical.

2 and 10

Thomas has to have that. Tough over the shoulder catch, but had a shot. The ball was there. He had the corner beat

3 and 10

QB draw and ND gets their first 1st down of the game. Drop 8 and a ton of room

1 and 10

Screen the Greathouse gets one or two

2 and 8

Price in the flat, moves the sticks. Nice job making the first guy miss

1 and 10

First big hole on the running game. Counter, Price hits it for 11

1 and 10

Unbalanced line with Alt moving to the right. Ran right behind it for 9

PA to Evans moves the sticks. Short gain

1 and 10

Counter and Price gets a couple

2 and 8

Flea flicker, pressure forced Hartman to throw it away. They call intentional grounding

That looked like a BS call. He was out of the tackle box

Swing screen to Estime gets a good gain on 3 and 21.

ND will try and 54 yarder with Shrader

It's good! Big time kick for the new Irish kicker

3-0 ND

Shrader boots it out of the end zone

1 and 10 at the 25

Stuff on the counter. Kiser

2 and 8

12 personnel for NC State

Great job on the QB counter. Loss of 1. Cross got penetration

3 and long

Marist big hit on Armstrong, but got the ball out and Mickey got beat on the contested catch

Liufau blows up the screen on the next play. TFL. Yowza

2 and 12

IZ hits for 14. ND was missing a gap there

1 and 10 at the ND 43

BMo drops the pick on the reverse pass. Played well by Kiser. Mickey great coverage

2 and 10

Scramble by Armstrong, only a couple. Cross had pressure. End of 1Q. Big 3rd and long coming up

3 and 8

5 man rush, slot fade. Ball was off by Armstrong.

NC St will punt, punt safe by ND

Ball goes into the end zone

1 and 10 at the 20

Game being suspended because of lightning. Not sure how long this break is going to be

The game is supposed to be back in 10 minutes.

Hopefully this is the only delay. What can you do when the weather takes over. Would have been a scary situation if they kept everyone in the stadium. Lightning struck to scoreboard and shut it down.

Chance to regroup for the offense. We'll see how everyone handles the rain.

Audric to the house!

80 yards to the house to restart the game

Two back look with Sherwood leading followed by Alt as a puller

10-0 ND

1 and 10 after a touchback

Watts with a big pop for a TFL on the Armstrong keep

2 and 11

Armstrong scramble after rush from Botelho, good gain gets to the 3 and medium.

3 and 4

Slant is incomplete. Really tight window. Four man rush. Drop by the WR

3 and out

Offside on Kiser on the punt block. NC State is going to keep the football. Obviously a big mistake there. NC St was trying to draw them offside

1 and 10

Nothing on the IZ. Cross great job

2 and 9

Great coverage by Marist on the wheel route to the back. Flag on the play, holding on NC St's LT

2 and 19

Cross great job again on the IZ

3 and 16

Drop 8, Armstrong has to run, well short of the sticks

Another good stop for ND's defense

Inside to Estime gets a couple on the counter

2 and 8

RPO out to Tyree gets it to 3 and medium

3 and 5

Hartman off on the throw as his arm got hit by the blitzing LB. Correll got bowled over and that's how it blew up

3 and out

1 and 10 at the NC St 40

Deep ball and BMO was running the route for him. Picked it off and makes up for his earlier INT dro

ND ball

Stuff on 1st down on Duo

2 and 10

Love on the counter and gets about 6. Tough run from him. Love that design with the Staes showing motion the other way

Hartman sprint out left, not sure why he didn't throw the out. Tried the deep ball to Flores instead. Not a good decision

Incomplete

3 and out

RPO slant, BMO all over it. Incomplete

2 and 10

Shovel pass to TE gets about 5

3 and 5

Blitz and Armtrong incomplete. Hart with the PBU

3 and out

1 and 10 at the ND 22

Estime inside gets 7

2 and 3

Correll didn't snap it in time. Great 1st down play gets wiped out

2 and 8

Estime runs through a tackle and gets 8. They say it's short, but looked like he got it

3 and short

Evans sneak converts

1 and 10

Hartman scramble for a couple, but holding called on Alt. Can't even remember the last time he was flagged

1 and 20

Big play Tobias, got some BIG YAC. A lot of bodies over the middle and ND in business in NC State territory. 45 yard gain

1 and 10

Payne gets 1 inside

2 and 9

They had Staes for a big play on PA. Leaked him out across the formation. Throw was low

3 and 9

Late blitzer, Hartman didn't recognize it. Sack

56 yarder for Shrader and it was long enough, but doinked off the left upright. We know he has the leg

Still 10-0 ND

Inside

Oh my Mills with a big time get off. Ball out quick and dropped

Next play Armstrong finally gets a completion and a 1st down

Morrison gets called for unsportsmanlike conduct after the play. They miss the first push by the WR, but get the retaliation

2 and 10 in the red zone

Sack by Cross, great coverage down the field. Illegal hands to the face on Mills takes it off the board

1 and 10 in the red zone

Liufau pressure on the blitz, but PI on ND takes off an incomplete pass. They call it holding. It was a good call on Harper

1 and goal now at the 6

Harper all over the short throw to the back. No gain

2 and goal, timeout ND with 1:25

Fumble on the exchange. Blitz from Watts screwed that up on the blitz. NC St got it back

3 and goal from the 9

Armstrong scrambled out and found the TE for a touchdown

Penalties gave them a drive. Really the only thing

10-7 ND

1:10 left

Plenty of time in the pocket for Hartman, too high on the pass to Evans. Incomplete

2 and 10

Tyree for a big play, they lost him in coverage on drop 8. 65 yards gets ND to the 13

1 and 10 with 43 seconds left. Timeout ND

Well that is a big time throw by Hartman to Greathouse. His best throw of the day on a post for a tuddy

And Freeman wins the middle 8 game again

17-7 ND with 40 seconds left

1 and 10 after a fumble was cause by Drayk Bowen, but recovered by NC State

NC State gets a 23 yard gain on 2nd down, but because they let the clock run, they are going to throw a hail mary instead of trying to get a field goal

Incomplete and it was short of the end zone any way

Freeman wins the end of the half with smart timeouts. Again

17-7 ND

Defense has been great minus penalties on one drive. Offense has been bad minus a few big plays, but that's why explosives matter

Touchback on the kickoff

1 and 10

Jet sweep, nice tackle by Watts for 3 yard gain

2 and 7

Offside on Cross gets it to 2 and 2.

Screen called, but Liufau all over it. He's played really well

3 and short, NC St converts

Liufau pressure on the blitz and Armstrong almost throws a pick to JJB.

2 and 10

Slant gets 9, tight coverage by Harper. Good throw and catch

3 and short

NC St converts again

1 and 10

Mills great job getting off the block, no gain on the inside zone

2 and 10

Boundary blitz, Armstrong nice job to recognize hit the WR and then a false start turns 3 and short into 3 and 6

Henderson PBU on 3rd down. Great coverage. Lucky it wasn't picked

They look like they are going to go for it, but call a timeout. It's at the ND 48 so huge decision coming up

NC State is punting. Wow. They just wasted that timeout

Tyree fair catch at the 14

1 and 10

Estime gets back to LOS and nothing more

2 and long

Price and Love in the backfield together here. 21 personnel.

Motion Love out, inside give to Price gets 4

3 and 6

Empty. Slant to Tobias converts. Flag on the play, OPI on ND

A little bit too obvious on the pick play by Greathouse

3 and 15 now

Screen to Estime gets about 9, ND will have to punt

NC State starts at their 35

1 and 10

11 yard gain boosted by a roughing the passer on Onye. Had his hand hit the helmet of Armstrong.

Already in ND territory now

3 and 10 after incompletions on a screen and over the middle (way too high)

Out for 8 yards, short of the sticks. NC State will go for a FG from 48 yards

Kick is good. Penalty again gave them points

17-10 ND

Price returns it out of the end zone to 25

1 and 10

Seam ball to Staes for a big play. Absolutely needed that. 29 yards. Great throw

1 and 10

Estime gets 8 on that same play he took for 80 earlier

2 and 2

Play-action leaked out Staes and he takes it to the crib

Perfect throw, stays in bounds. Two explosive plays and ND is back up by two scores

24-10 ND

Big kick for another touchback

1 and 10

Jet sweep for about 8

2 and 2

Called keep and Armstrong gets a nice gain

1 and 10 at NC St 41

Hart beat on a deep ball. He's there and has to make a play

They are reviewing the catch, pretty sure he has it. 38 yards to the ND 21

Blitz, cross dog and high throw by Armstrong

2 and 10

Inside for 3

3 and 7

Armstrong finally makes a play vs the blitz. NC St down to the 1

1 and goal

Armstrong keep and touchdown on the sweep

24-17 ND

Touchback

1 and 10 at the 25

Inside for two on the counter trap

2 and 8

Hartman fumble. Gotta have ball security there and know after he makes the first defender miss. NC State football, sudden change in the red zone

Slot fade, Harper good coverage breaks it up

2 and 10

False start on NC State

2 and 15

Fade and incomplete. Hart on the coverage

3 and 15

Scramble when ND drops 8. Got run down after a 6 yard gain

NC State will settle for a FG. Wide left!

Huge stop by the ND defense

24-17 ND

Seam to Evans, ball a bit behind, but he could have had it

2 and 10

Estime inside gets about 8

13 personnel on 3 and short

Stuffed to end the 3rd Q. NC St blew up the trap

Will punt to start the 4th

Punt to the NC St 23

1 and 10

Hart break on the comeback to break it up

2 and 10

Counter for 4 yards, but holding on LG

2 and 17

Watts big time play over the top to break it up. Good play

3 and 17

X Watts! Ball bobbled and Watts takes advantage. Huge play and ND now with the ball in plus territory

Love on the counter gets 4

2 and 6

PA leaking out Staes gets ND inside the red zone

1 and 10

Pin and pull and Love nice patience, good gain on 1st down

2 and 5

Payne inside for a couple

3 and 2

PA to Sherwood and it's six.

Great call by Parker

ND back up two touchdowns

31-17 ND

1 and 10 after a return to the 26

False start by the LT

1 and 15

Crosser gets about 5

Another flag, OPI this time

1 and 25

Pick by DJ Brown! Sitting on it and saw Armstrong go to it, jumped it

ND ball in the red zone

PA rollout, Hartman didn't see anyone and threw it away

2 and 10

Nine yards to Estime and then next play he's ine

ND up by 21 just like that

38-17 ND

Touchback

1 and 10

A few on the IZ

Armstrong keep gets not much on the keep

3 and 5

Missed tackles or else it would have been a 3 and out again. WR got some YAC and made it 15

Great coverage by Mickey on the fade

2 and 10

QB counter gets 5

3 and 5

Stuffed on the IZ

4th and medium and they will go

Slant is completed. Short of the sticks. Womp wah

ND takes over on downs

1 and 10

Estime running through tackles again. 6 yards

2 and 4

Price converts on IZ on the next play

1 and 10

Great job by Love hitting it inside when the hole opened up on the counter. He got 7

2 and 3

Payne got zero. No room there

3 and 3

PA boot and Hartman with a beauty of a floater to Staes. Touchdown ND and it's four scores and a comfortable lead

ND 45 NC State 17

Kickoff out of bounds. NC State ball at the 35

1 yard gain on 1st down

2 and 9

PI call on Antonio Carter, declined it.

Christian Gray got a PBU that he almost could have picked

Not even sure why Armstrong is in the day

Hinish gets a sack to make it 2 and 17

This is basically a clock killing drive and for some reason they kept Armstrong in so his numbers didn't look so terrible

Touchdown on an RPO vs ND's backups

45-24 with 2:03 left