Hey guys,

Will get this rolling during the game. Mostly observations at the end of drives.

Just saw it announced that WR Ventell Bryant, their number one guy, will be out for today.

Matt already reported that MDT was out earlier in the week and it's official now.

15 minutes until the telecast starts. Go Irish!

ND won the toss and received the ball. One would assume that's all about wanting to come out and play uptempo to start.

ND starts out in 12 personnel and play-action. EQ wide open.

And then quick to the line and Adams to the houseeeeeeeeeee!

33 seconds. 70 yards. Wow, what a start.

7-0 after the Yoon XP

Bars and Kraemer with a big time double team that opened that up for Adams.

Poor job by Tranquill on the blitz. He had to pick up that boot. Allowed that to end up being a big play to start the drive.

Like how the D is pursuing to the ball right now.

Martini needs to make that tackle on 3 and 2.

Temple playing fast as well.

Okwara with a nice speed to power rush to get the sack. Coverage was the biggest reason for it.

If the throw was better on 3rd down, Crawford was beat. A little aggressive there, but didn't cost him.

ND gets off the field to force a punt. Hopefully they catch their breath and settle in the next series. Looked a little too amped up on that drive.

This is what a healthy Josh Adams looks like. Nice job on YAC to spin out of a tackle for a 1st.

I'm sure everyone will hate the play-calling on that series. 3 straight passes to end the drive.

Wimbush missed badly on 3rd down. Kind of expect him to be inconsistent to start and settle in later on.

MTA and Trumbetti in the game. Getting a nice rotation going early on the DL.

Tranquill with a nice open field tackle to start.

Daelin Hayes with his first TFL of the year.

3 and 12 and Temple jumped to make it 3 and 17.

Elko decides to rush 4. D Hayes with a ridiculous athletic leap over top of the attempted cut by the back. Gets pressure and causes a bad throw.

Nice three and out for the Irish D.

Wimbush took a big knock on that play. Fortunately not helmet to helmet, but it looked like it.

Like Long getting Wimbush involved with his legs on this drive.

Hands to the fact puts ND in FG range.

There's that Cam Smith we saw at ASU on the jet sweep. Love the quick snap after, but poor read by Wimbush on the zone read.

3 and goal

Nothing going so Wimbush scrambles and scores. Temple is going to have a long day if they can't contain him.

We see his inexperience on that drive, he missed an open receiver and made a bad read, but it doesn't matter because of his athleticism.

14-0 Irish

Tony Jones...great job on the kick off holding his position and making the play.

Temple going Temple of last year with the I formation. Not much going on the iso on 1st down.

Terrific job by Jay Hayes to set the edge and force the ball back inside later in the drive.

Temple moving the ball to the ND 25. Quick throws right now.

They took a shot deep, ND brought the house and mistimed it.

A lot of guys playing right now for ND. 3 and 4 and a nice rush by Tillery. ND forces a field goal.

Timing just a bit off with pressure on that drive for the Irish.

14-3

Should Wimbush have thrown that ball? Who cares, because that was a rocket.

Best catch of Nic Weishar's career too. Man, best thing he's done since he was a high school prospect.

And that's what a healthy Josh Adams looks like at the beginning of the season

21-3 ND

Tranquill with a TFL. He's really seeing things well and attacking aside from that first play.

3 and 5 after they get back from the quarter.

3 and 5

Hayes with pressure and a blown assignment by Temple OL allows Trumbetti to come in free. ND showed pressure, but only rushed 4.

3 and out

First RPO of the game. Wimbush hits Alize Mack for his first catch of the year. Gain of 9

3 and 1 and ND comes out unbalanced with 3 TEs to the left. Converts easy. Loved seeing that formation.

EQ nice adjustment to come back to the ball after Wimbush threw one up after pressure. That's what you hope to see out of EQ. Win those matchups and they got him vs an LB on that one.

Wooo. Loved that Tony Jones run with the finish. Alex Bars is having a game so far.

Wimbush went for a back shoulder throw to EQ and it was incomplete, but ND got lucky with a roughing the passer. The right call, but a bit iffy IMO.

Throw it up to EQ and he got turned around, but still adjusted. TD. Won on the route there.

28-3

Morgan with a missed tackle. He dived when he didn't need to. Coleman makes the stop, but Morgan needs to finish through.

Hard not to notice how much better Andrew Trumbetti has looked in this game versus the run. Getting off the ball like he used to as a freshman.

Want to see more out of Morgan. Missed the tackle on 3 and 2. If you're one of the best LBs in the nation, gotta make that play.

ND showing on this drive that they still are a work in progress vs the run. Too many missed tackles.

They need better play from the DTs, better play from the inside backers

Love beat by bigger guy in Kirkwood on the play-action. TD Temple

28-10

That drive was a shot at the ND front seven, though. Not good enough.

Adams was lined up too tight on that second down run. Thought he would have been able to bounce it outside if the received that hand off deeper. Looked like he was 5 yards instead of 7 or 8.

3 and out on that drive. A Hainsey false start.

Need better anticipation from Wimbush on that crosser.

TFL for MTA to start that drive. Fired off the ball. Great job with the first step. J Hayes great job as well.

Coney with good coverage on the back to force 3 and long.

ND gets beat on the screen. Great hustle to make the play by Tillery down the field to prevent a touchdown, but ND needed someone to slip a block there.

Nice job by J Hayes again, but just missed a TFL on 1st down.

ND going to get off the field after a dropped pass, but Coleman with a nice break on the football might have broken it up as well.

1:11 to go in the half

Wimbush gains 16 on a QB draw

Almost threw a pick two plays later. Temple covered the screen really well. Might have been better off taking a sack, but lucked out on that one. Adams gets the 1st on the next play

Strike by to Smythe on next play by Wimbush down the seam. ND now in scoring territory with about 30 seconds left. Timeout.

Smythe took a hard shot, but held on. They are looking at him on the sideline

Mack drops the ball on the next play.

10 seconds left after a slant to Smith. Probably one more play before a FG try

Going to be incomplete to Smith after the replay.

12 seconds left.

3 and 10 coming up

Would have been a tough catch, but Alize has got to catch that. Wimbush put the ball where it needed to be.

Yoon misses off the upright from 44.

Temple will get the ball to start the second.

Quick first half thoughts.

Alize needs to catch the ball.

Impressive debut by Wimbush.

Adams...looks very healthy. Damn.

Still a bit worried about that right tackle spot, but Alex Bars has looked good at RG.

Need Nyles to step up and start making plays. Missed opportunities.

Noticeable difference at Dt when Tillery not on the field. He had a nice half.

Impressive at end so far. Tranquill had a nice half. Only think Watkins was targeted once.

A pretty good half overall. Obviously a terrific start on offense.

Great job by Tillery on that first down to shut that first run down.

Terrific job by Tranquill peeling off to pick up the back. Nice finish by Daelin with the sack.

3 and out to start the half for the defense.

Great diving grab by Canteen to start the drive.

Fullback in the game with Brock Wright in. Run iso in 3rd down and get it.

Uptempo and they got a nice completion to Claypool, but screen got blown up on the next play to Cam Smith.

Wimbush throws a bit of a fastball when he needed to take some speed off of it. Canteen can't hang on.

Yoon goes from 47...and he misses it.

Not the start to the year he wanted. Matt says it's a bad snap, but I guess we'll see.

Martini whiffs when he could have made a play on a screen.

Almost a pick six for Daelin Hayes on the next play after he dropped off into coverage.

3 and 2

Tranquill with another really nice play. Great job taking away the pitch and then coming back in to make the TFL.

3 and out. Great job after the bad first play by Martini.

Adams is eating. Looks like he favored his leg after that first run.

Temple's DBs are really good at coming up to stop the perimeter throws.

3 and 14

Wimbush stares down his man and throws a pick. Almost returned to the house.

Big opportunity for the ND D to hold them to 3 coming up.

Coney with a big stick on 1st down.

MTA jumped on 2nd down. 2 and 6 coming up at the 9

Studsteezy with nice fill. Coney again in there too. 3rd down and 5

Helll yeahhhhhh Te'von!

Great job playing the boot and gets the sack. Forces a FG attempt

Adams back in the game. Cramps.

Wimbush with a nice little dump off to Weishar to get the 1st.

Tony Jones looked down, but they called a fumble. Recovered by Temple.

They are reviewing it. It looks like he is down

They ruled his knee was down. Looked like it, but it was close. Flutie said it was a fumble so I knew his knee was down.

In come Dexter and he gets the first.

He looks fresh because he is. Some big holes to run through in the left side. Nice job by Q Nelson.

Then Tony Jones to the left side for his first career touchdown!

Left side, strong side.

35-10 ND

Temple playing fast to end the quarter. They are on the move, but this game is basically over if they don't get six on this drive.

ND gets a chance to regroup heading into the 4th.

Great job by Asmar Bilal avoiding that block on the blitz. Gets the pressure and forces the high throw

Man, Martini just cannot get there. Makes the right read, but misses the tackle. Gain of 6 to set up 3 and 4

Incomplete on the quick hitter to force 4 and 4

Daelin jumpes offside and gives them the 1st.

Trumbetti with nice job on the TFL. He is getting up the field today

Busted coverage a few plays later should have resulted in a touchdown. Elliott bit on the fake screen. Dropped by the TE

Love needs to get off a block. He has to be the outside guy there, but was blocked. Touchdown Temple on the bubble

Temple playing for the cover and doesn't get the two point conversion.

35-16 Irish

Wimbush just a sliver too long for EQ. Great effort by EQ to almost pull that in

RPO again and Wimbush keeps this time.

Alize just a terrible job blocking on that screen to Smith. Smith gains 5 still

Love this play-calling by Long on this drive. Going for the kill shot

Phenomenal catch by EQ on 3rd down. Hainsey beat inside gave up a pressure

Hainsey with a false start a couple of plays later. He's had a freshman day

Wimbush with the spin move. Great block by Tony Jones on that play.

3 and 2 and bad throw by Wimbush on the RPO. Missed Alize

4th and 2

Bring in Wright to run out of the I, but Jones stopped short for the 1st.

I liked going for it there, not thrilled with the call.

Temple takes over at their own 41 with 9:36 left

Nice coverage by Love the deep ball. Really got into the body of the Wr there

There you go, Nyles. He finally made a play when the Irish needed it. TFL on the draw.

3 and 11

Gets about 10 on the slant. 4th and 1 coming up

Big time job by Jay Hayes . He made that play for Daelin Hayes and Martini. Hayes stripped it and Tranquill recovered.

Wimbush still in and he gets sacked on 1st down. Big run on the 2nd down to get the 1st. Hands to face adds 15 to the run. ND now in the red zone

Wimbush almost makes a play when the screen didn't work. SHould have thrown it away.

Short throw to Mack gets them close on 3rd and goal

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