Here we go

It's a cold one. Expect a physical game from both of these teams

Only a sprinkling of IU fans in the crowd.

Thought Cross and Love both looked pretty normal in warm ups

Kickoff in 22 minutes. See you then

Go Irish!

Notre Dame won the toss and deferred

Fair catch on the short kick by Goins

1 and 10 at the 25

11 personnel, 1st play run blitz. TFL by Burnham

2 and 13

Back shoulder deep ball and Moore was all over it. Incomplete

3 and 13

RPO pull on the slant, incomplete. Moore all over it

3 and out to start

Short punt downed at the ND 41

12 personnel

1 and 10

Inside zone, West gets penetration and TFL. Beat Rocco on the backside

2 and 11

Leonard picked on the next play. Ball tipped at the line. Good protection, but got in the throwing lane

1 and 10 at the ND 41 for IU

Inside zone for 5, but holding on IU brings it back

1 and 20, stuff by Mills. Great job because IU had numbers there

2 and 17

Short gain on IZ, Kiser with a stuff

3 and long

Gray beat on the contested catch by Surratt

Next play throw is picked by Watts!

Just a ball that shouldn't have been thrown by Rourke. WR wasn't open and he missed in a big way

ND ball at their own 1

98 to the crib for Jeremiyah Love!

Wow!

Big swings already in this game and that swung in a big way for ND

7-0 ND

Fair catch on the kickoff

1 and 10 at the 25

TFL, great job setting the edge by Oben. Ausberry with the TFL

2 and 12

Caught ND in a stunt, 10 yard run to make it 3 and short

Converted by Ellison

RPO throw by Rourke, ball was high and it went to Moore who almost had a pick

2 and 10

Indiana 22 yards on inside zone, hat on a hat and big run for IU

Stuffed by Cross on 1 and 10

2 and 9 at the ND 38

Shuler with a big time fill. Short gain

3 and 8

Back shoulder and Moore was also over Surrat. Ball was off

IU to punt

Another bad punt. 20 yards

1 and 10 at the ND 17

Duo to Price gets 4

2 and 6

Faison drop on the screen. Tunnel screen looked set up pretty well

3 and 6

Beaux Collins with a nice job after the catch. Picks up 10

1 and 10

Price bounced it and should have cut it up inside. No gain

2 and 10

PA, checked it to Price. Got 8

3 and 2

Aneyas inside for 6. A ton of window dressing for ND before that play

1 and 10

Evans catch on the sideline and ball got popped out, recovered by Faison

2 and 2

Check down to Aneyas converts. Great job by Wagner identifying the blitz

Tunnel screen vs the blitz to Faison, gains 9 and another 1st down

1 and 10 at the IU 30

False start by Evans

1 and 15

Price on the outside zone play gets 20. Hit the turbo there and go the corner

IZ got 2

2 and 8 at the IU 14

ND in the red zone when they come back for the 2nd Q

7-0 ND

Crosser to Faison gets ND to the 7

3 and 1

Leonard keep gains 3

1 and goal inside the 5

IU with the TFL. Slanted the line

Play-action, everybody bit. Easy peasy to Jayden Thomas

Great fake by Leonard

14-0 ND

Another fair catch on the kickoff. Not sure why they are running any returns

1 and 10 at 25

Great job by Kiser on the RPO keep by Rourke. Beat the block and made the play

2 and 9

IU finally converts on a slant off the RPO. 10 yards

1 and 10

Nice design on outside zone by IU, Had the TE crack from the slot and got 15

Toss to the field and Watts awesome job diagnosing and make the tackle

2 and 10

JR T knocked the ball down on a rush. Great job after he beat his guy inside

3 and 10

Tried to catch ND with a run. Welp. TFL. Mills treated the LT like a ittle kid

And another bad punt by the IU punter

1 and 10 at the ND 22

Good throw to Mitchell on the comeback for 11

1 and 10

Good job by IU there. Safety came down and made the TFL on Love

Another TFL after IU blitzed the safety and blew up the play

3 and very long

Screen batted down by the DE

Rendell with meh punt, but better than what IU is getting

1 and 10 at the IU 36

PA to the flat, Watts all over it

2 and 9

Bowen and Watts with the TFL. Watts is freaking ballin'

3 and 10

Shuler got picked up on the blitz and Rourke had time. Converted on the deep in

Clark called for holding on the next play. Arm was around the back of the WR, but pretty borderline call

Burnham won on the inside move and hit Rourke on the next play. Forced a bad throw

2 and 10

RPO slant hits for 17

Tempo and quick screen gets after the WR broke Gray's tackle

TFL on the next play sets up 3 and 5

IU shifted into a Wildcat and ran it. Didn't fool ND and got a short gain

IU goin on 4th down. Were scrambling a bit and called a timeout

3:30 left to go in the half

Cignetti changed his mind and is going to kick the FG

It's good

14-3 ND

Leonard with his first scramble of the game. Got 3

Keep on the RPO gets a short gain

Big 3 and 6 here. Don't want to go 3 and out after IU just had their best drive of the game

2 minute timeout

Leonard hit as he's throwing, Faison makes the catch and they review it to make sure he brought it in, but he did a great job of securing it

1st down and 10

Scramble gets 6

2 and 4

Another scramble where he does a great job of weaving through traffic to move the sticks

1 and 10

Check down to Aneyas and he makes a dude miss to get 9

2 and 1

Took a shot to Faison, ball was too far and inside. Incomplete

3 and 1

Converted by Aneyas. Got 12

Leonard did't see it. Threw it away

2 and 10

Leonard hit vs the blitz. Got lucky to get it away and not have it be grounding

3 and 10 with 20 seconds left

Got the ball out to Aneyas in the flat, but only got 5

10 seconds left and ND takes a timeout. It would be a long field goal. ND should go here

But they are going to kick it. 49-yard attempt from Jeter is good!

Welp, I was wrong lol

Great kick with room to spare

17-3 ND with 7 seconds left

IU with a run to run out the clock and ND going up by two scores at the half and getting the football to start the 3rd quarter

ND starts off the half with a lateral on the return from Harrison to Faison. It goes for 48 yards. Some Biagi magic

Delay of game to start the drive after is ugh

1 and 15

Check down to Love gets 6

Inside run gets a short gain

3 and 6

Pretty good ball by Leonard on the in and Collins can't come up with the diving catch. Tough catch, but would have loved to see him come up with that

Rendell punt fair caught at the IU 11

Sack by Sneed and Mills

Mills is down after the play. Was grabbing his knee. Didn't look great

2 and 18

Sneed great job on the edge, but ND was shifting and Burnham got called for an offside

BY beats the RT clean for another sack

Long arm and whipped by Wedig

Hurleman with a decent return on the PR and it's ND ball at the IU 43

Inside to Price gets a couple

2 and 8

Pendleton is in for Spindler at RG. He wasn't out there on the 1st drive of the second half either

Leonard improv finds Faison for a 1st

1 and 10

Love hits the hole quick for 9

2 and 1

Leonard avoids the rush and gets it to Raridon to convert. Comes up with the catch after a bobble

Coverage sack to make it 3 and long. Leonard took too long to get off his read there too

3 and 14

Late hit on IU after the scramble by Leonard. He was going to be short of the sticks. Stupid, stupid play by the DT

1 and 10 after the late hit

Pop pass to Thomas on the jet sweep. Gets 8. Blocked really well by the left side. Flanagan and Raridon great job

2 and 2, Price tackled for loss

3 and 4 at the 6 yard line

Leonard had to hit Aneyas in the flat and he was tackled short

ND comes out and runs a fake to Evans on the FG. Shifted into it and looked like they had it, but IU called timeout before the snap

Jeter now in for the 28 yard attempt. IU jumped and Pendleton moved. They called false start. Bad call

Jeter is good from 33

ND up 20-3

1 and 10 after the fair catch

Jordan Clark firing downhill to get a TFL after the back bounced it

2 and 11

Tunnel screen gets 8 and IU has a more manageable 3rd down

3 and 3

IU had a play set up, but Rourke got hit as he threw it. Had to get it off his back foot and it's incomplete

3 and out

False start on IU

4 and 8

Good punt is fair caught at the ND 31

1 and 10

Hit Collins for 8

Love should have been tackled for a loss...but breaks it outside 7. Stiff arm was nasty

1 and 10

Evans in the flat and dives forward for 9

2 and 1

Checkd down to Love and he breaks a tackle to get the 1st. Got up gingerly

Brought everbody and almost blew up the mesh on the final play of the 3rd q

TFL for -4

2 and 14 when they come back for the 4th

20-3 ND

QB draw gets 8 to give them a shot at 3 and 6

Yowza a laser to Greathouse between two defenders. Big time throw and catch

1st down and 10

Free play and ND gets about 8 so they decide to take the 5

1 and 5

Nothing there and Leonard gets flushed ut and throws it away

2 and 5

Leonard escapes a big loss and scrambles to make it only a loss of 1

3 and 6

Leonard missed Aneyas in the flat and tried to hit Evans. He couldn't come up with it

Jeter in for FG and it's blocked. It was returned to IU 40, but it looked like his knee was down when he recovered it. I guess not because they aren't changing the spot

Toss to the boundary, 3 yard gain

2 and 7

Slant to the slot gets 10 and a 1st

1 and 10 at the ND 47

Shuler broke up the deep ball, Moore might have had a pick if he didn't

Pressure on Rourke, he can't make a play out of the pocket. Bowen was chasing him down

3 and 10

Screen and perfectly read by Bowen, blew up the screen for a TFL

BY down after the play, but walking off after it

10:45 left in the game

4 and 11 and I thought IU had to go for it, but they're punting and it's another bad one

Downed at the ND 22

1st down to Faison with some nice YAC

Jet sweep to Faison loses 2

2 and 12

Inside to Love gets six

3 and 5

Leonard scrambles for the 1st

1 and 10 less than 8 minutes to go

Inside to Aneyas gets 6

2 and 4

Deep to Faison, bit time throw and catch. Down at the 1

Aneyas stopped for no gain on 1 and goal

ND calls a timeout with the playclock running down

4:54 left

Leonard walk in TD on the keep

Goodnight. 27-3 ND

RB hit in the flat, Sneed tackles him and stood over the dude out of bounds, someone hit on the sideline so IU lost 15

IU with a couple of 1st downs before they tried a wheel that was incomplete

2 and 10

Deep ball and Gray had good coverage, incomplete but offside on JR T

RPO slant complete

Stretch play goes for 1, great job by Kiser

2 and 9 at the two minute timeout

Tried another wheel vs Clark, PBU

3 and 9

Converted

Cross batted the balldown on 1 and goal

Great play on the bubble screen. That guy can say he scored in a CFP game. Touchdown

IU goes for 2 and gets it

27-11 with 1:27 to go

IU recovers the onside kick. It was perfect bounce

IU gets the football with 1:24 to go down 16 (don't worry, the game is over)

Loghan Thomas in the game and gets a sack. Outstanding hustle play

2 and 12, IU timeout with 1:10 left

Underneath to Surratt gets 7

3 and 5

Complete for 5, but looked short of the sticks. They gave IU a 1st down, but ND called a timeout

They are reviewing the spot. He was short. Now 4th down

Run and convert it

43 seconds left after the TE gets out of bounds

Rourke scrambles for a 1st then clocks it

31 seconds left

IU TD with 25 seconds left

Go for 2 and in case you were worried, Clark breaks it up

27-17 ND

ND recovers the onside and will take a knee to end it

Final is 27-17, but we all know it wasn't that close

Huge win in the first ever CFP game for ND