About 40 minutes until kickoff. Can't wait for this one.

Let's goooooooo.

Keep checking back here for my comments during the game.

Go Irish!

One of the better intros NBC has done before a game IMO

Jafar getting the start at RB for ND

Elliott getting the start over Coleman at safety. We'll see how much that has to do with who they are playing at nickel

Jafar back to return with Tony Jones. Touchback to start

Hated that first call. Didn't mind the 12 personnel, but tight to the formation a dive was not what I wanted to see

Winovich beat Eichenberg inside to pressure Wimbush on 2nd down

Looked like a middle screen to Claypool on 3rd down. Cleared out well and good throw by Wimbush allows for YAC and first down.

Next play deep shot to Boykin. He creates PI against him and if the ball was put a bit more in front could have been six. Nice catch by Boykin

Couple plays later good keep by Wimbush on read. Facemask and an eye poke takes Wimbush out of the game

1 and 10 and phenomenal cosmic power by Armstrong inside with Bars with a great job at the 2nd level on Bush. Touchdown Irish!

Here we go

XP is good

7-0

Doerer with a bad first kick out of bounds. UM starts at the 35

1 and 10

10 personnel to start for Michigan with TE split out wide. Coney just makes shoe string tackle to keep Higdon from breaking it

Gilman knifes in off the edge on 2nd down to make a play, but 3 and short is converted by UM

Gilman coming up after Hayes stretched it out to get a TFL on 2 and 2

3 and 3 and Tillery stuffs it. Hayes slanted inside and disrupted the play. Big stop to start for ND's D

Great punt pins ND inside the 5

QB draw to start to get them some room. Wimbush back in the game

2 and 8

Sweep to Armstrong and nothing doing. Winovich blew that up

Mack with a terrific catch. Targeting on the play and safety Metellus is going to get booted. It's a tough bang-bang play, but still dirty.

Mack gets up and gives the thumbs up. Runs to the medical tent. We'll see if he can return.

Mettelus is tossed.

1 and 10 for ND at the 46

Bush with a couple of great plays on Armstrong fast flow on 1st down and in coverage on 2nd down

3 and 6

Wimbush is pressured by Winovich. He steps up and gets the first. Good job by Finke on the block

Next play he gives Wimbush a hand on the deep ball. 50/50 ball win for Finke! Wow.

Threw in the nervous bird dance as well to cap it off

14-0 Irish

Nice return for Ambry Thomas, but flag on the play. Looks like a hold on Michigan. ND gets penalized as well for late hit out of bounds. It was a borderline call IMO

1 and 10

Sweep to DPJ for 7. ND has not been great on 1st down early

Short completion for 1st on next play

Patterson is in a rhythm. Sprint out to 6 on 1st down

Good pressure on 2nd down forces a bad throw by Patterson. Looked like Kareem

3 and 4

Patterson hits Gentry quickly for 6. Coleman in at nickel on that play

ND playing off and Michigan happy to take those hitches.

Hayes smokes Patterson on 2 and 6. ND brought 5 and mistake in protection

Kareem with sack. Dime front for ND and Michigan blew it on the stunt.

Big sack forces a Michigan punt

ND takes over at the 20

Avery Davis in at RB. Tough sledding on the outside zone. Gary great job setting the edge

2 and 13

Poor throw by Wimbush on quick game to Kmet

3 and 14

Wimbush nice job stepping up, but a little too far in front for Boykin on the crosser.

3 and out punctuated by a horrendous kick by Newsome. 24 yards and great field position for Michigan

1st look at Michigan with 21 personnel (two back)

Iso inside for 4. Coney makes the tackle

Missed tackle by Tranquill on 2nd down and 1st down for Michigan

Good job by Coney in coverage on Gentry. 3 yard gain on the out.

End of 1, ND up 14-0 with Michigan close to field goal range

3 and 3 coming up

Patterson sharp on the slant. Not the best ball, but placed in the right spot. He has been good so far.

UM in the red zone

1 and goal after boot to the TE and run inside

Michigan not messing around. Running right at ND, but go PA on 2nd down after not getting in. Hayes gets pressure, Tillery cleans it up for a sack.

MTA down on the field. Had an injury expert beside me who said it didn't look serious. Hopefully he's ok

3 and goal at the 10

Gilman breaks up the play to Gentry. Terrific job. Physical and finish.

Michigan forced to settle for 3

14-3

Touchback. ND starts at the 25

Alize Mack back in the game

Keep on the zone read by Wimbush. 6 to start

2 and 4

Keeps again and sets up 3 and 2

ND took too long to figure out their adjustments. Timeout

Designed run and nice job by Wimbush and led by Kraemer who got a seal. 1st down

Pitch to Jones and he gets outside for about 12

ND threatening uptempo, but making adjustments at the line on each play

Couple of runs inside to Jones. 3 and 3 coming up

Davis tackled by the LB Ross on the play. Holding and auto 1st down

ND at the UM 35

Throwback screen, but two guys were in motion and it negates a nice play to Davis. Mack might have flinched

1 and 15

Wimbush scrambles and the man coverage is killing Michigan. He gets 6

Screen to the perimeter to Finke. Accurate and a 1st

Looked like a hit out of bounds, but it was close on a scramble by Wimbush on next snap. Toss to Davis doesn't get much

3 and 7

CB David Long is down, but looks like he got poked in the eye.

3 and 7

Ambry Thomas in the game for Long

QB draw gets close, but looks like 6 and not 7

4th and inches. ND will go for it. UM takes a timeout

Jumbo formation for ND

QB sneak. Easily converts

1 and goal at the 9

Michigan brings the house on next play. Bush beats Tony Jones to combine for the sack with Winovich. Nice block by Eichenberg

Throwback screen to Armstrong gains the yards lost back

Incomplete to Boykin and looks like a late hit on Wimbush. Winovich with roughing the passer. Thanks for that

1 and goal now for ND

ND goes big and the left side crushes the UM D-line. Jafar fast enough to get the corner. Touchdown Irish!

21-3 after Yoon's extra point

Have to say that Chip Long has really managed this game well as a play-caller. The best I have seen from him. Good balance.

And obviously Wimbush has been impressive.

Ambry Thomas takes the kick back and gives Michigan life

Kick the ball out of the end zone. Enough with these coverage kicks to set up longer fields.

The coverage teams have not proven good enough.

21-10

3:41 left in the half

Jafar takes it to the 22

Armstrong to left. More good push there. For 8

Quick to the line and first down on another Jafar run to the right

Jafar again inside gets 3

Empty set. Screen to Davis gets 3. If he kept that outside it could have hit big

3 and 4

Slant to Claypool for the first. Great job by WImbush sticking in and not having eyes on the rush.

Devin Bush is down and it looks like his knee. Stepped kind of weird while getting put on the ground by Kraemer

1 and 10 at the 50

Wimbush gets out of bounds for 1 on the read

2 and 9

1:02 in the quarter

Wimbush missed Davis on the screen. Damn. It would have been six. Almost picked

3 and 9

Looks like a hold on Hainsey. It is. Declined. Took a deep shot to Finke, but it would not have mattered.

ND will punt. Need a good one by Newsome

Not great, but Claypool got down with coverage and makes the tackle on Peoples-Jones inside the 5

Michigan content to run out the clock.

Irish going into halftime with a 21-10 lead.

If not for Polian's strategy, could have been 21-3. Either way, strong half by the Irish offense and defense.

UM gets the ball to start the 3rd quarter

Yoon in to kick off and hey, it's a touchback!

UM starts at the 25

Delay of game to start the half for Michigan

1 and 15

12 personnel and play-action. Love beat deep by Nico Collins. Not sure if he thought he had safety help, but he got blown by there.

UM already in the red zone

Kareem forces an errant throw. He is down, though. Stepped on Patterson's ankle. Probably a sprain

Kareem jogged off

Ade in the game for him and he knocks down the pass. Great job mirroring Patterson's arm

3 and 10

Patterson incomplete. The rush got to him. Hayes with a nice bull on the left tackle.

34 yard field goal is...not attempted. Holder dropped it and Troy Pride made the tackle. No points for UM on that drive

Jafar around the edge for about 4

Tempo to start the half and Hainsey beat by Winovich. Wimbush threw it up and it's picked

UM gets the ball back

Big time play by Bilal with a TFL on the toss to star the drive.

2 and 14 coming up at the UM 46

Another TFL by Kareem who is back in the game

3 and long coming up. Nickel in the game

Pressure by Okwara forces the underneath throw. Tranquill runs it down

Michigan going for it on 4 and 4

They try to go to Gentry and Gilman all over it. No shot

ND gets the ball back with good field position. Tremendous job by the defense

Nothing on 1st down

TK in at RT. Lugg in at RG

Pressure on 2nd down. TK couldn't get out to Gary. Wimbush throws it away

3 and 10

Tried to hit Austin on a wheel. UM brought the house. Wimbush overthrew it

3 and out

Newsome kicks it out of the end zone

Inside to Chris Evans and nice job by Tranquill to make the tackle.

2 and 8

Short screen to DPJ. 3 and medium coming up

Terrific job by Asmar Bilal stringing out the speed option. Forces it back inside. ND gets the stop and forces a 3 and out

Big punt, but looks like a holding call on Michigan will take it back. And I was wrong. It was illegal formation. 5 yard penalty that ND takes after the fair catch by Finke

Wimbush keeps on the read. Gets two. Could have had more if he cut it up

Don Brown is bringing people on every down now. Bush beats Mustipher and Wimbush is sacked

QB draw and Wimbush gets 20 on 3 and 1. Great block by Tony Jones

Jones on the pin and pull gets to the right gets 3

Tony sneaks through a crease inside and gets the first. Tough run, but was carrying it loosely. Has to tighten that up

1 and 10 at the UM 44

Wimbush escapes a sack after UM LB came free as a blitzer. Finds Claypool down the field for a 1st down

3 and 11 after a TFL and then a short run by Jones

Fade to Boykin and awesome adjustment. Touchdown, but coming back. Ineligble receiver down field. It was not a lineman. Might have been a covered receiver or else it was a horrible call

3 and 16

ND had to rush with the play clock going. Wimush scramble for zero

Yoon is good from 48 on 4th down. Money

24-10 Irish

Yoon boots it out of the end zone

3:07 left in the 3rd

UM gets eight with Tranquill beat to the corner by Higdon

CB blitz just misses with Patterson getting the ball out quickly on the screen

Bilal beats the left tackle off the edge, but doesn't finish. Patterson escapers and gets 9

2 and 1 and UM tried to go for a homerun. Coney is blitzing and forces a bad throw by Patterson. Okwara dropped in coverage and comes up with the pick!

ND ball

Jafar gets 5 up the middle

Screen to Finke on 2nd down. Another good throw by Wimbush on those short throws

3 and 1

Jafar inside and it's close. They give it to ND

DT Soloman gets penetration inside and nothing doing with Jafar to end the half.

24-10 heading into the 4th. 2nd and long coming up

Wimbush with a nice touch throw to Mack. Good job by the DB distracting him, but the ball was there.

3 and 13

Austin in the game

ND tries to sneak in a run and doesn't fool UM. Winovich from the backside

Newsome with a huge punt. Pins UM inside the 5

Run to HIgdon inside gets only one. Gilman and Tranquill filled fast

This time Higdon gets some space on the ISO. He gets 10

Patterson down. Looks like cramps

RS frosh McCaffrey coming into the game

1 and 10 at the UM 16

Jayson Ademilola in the game. Makes the tackle. Gain of 3. Interesting that UM is trying to grind the ball inside here

Patterson back in

Elliott big hit on the TE. Patterson cramping again comes out.

3 and 5

Roll out to the right and McCaffrey complete to Grant Perry for 6

1 and 10

Again, UM goes inside for two yards. Iso

Pressure from Tillery forces a scramble. 3 and medium coming up

10 minutes to go

Pride cramping up. Bad spot for UM and it's 4th and short. They are reviewing it and it looks right at the line. It's close

They gave it to him and it's probably a fair call.

1 and 10 at UM 38

Really good open field tackle by Gilman on the keep. Man, this kid is a player

2 and 5

First down on the next rollout play.

Kareem cramping now. Both teams having problems with it

McCaffrey still in the game

PA tried to hit the TE. Okwara again with good coverage. Incomplete

2 and 10

Coney and Coleman run down the screen

3 and long

Lea should bring the house and of course I am wrong. He rushes four and McCaffrey is confused. Hayes with the spin that forces McCaffrey to step up. Tillery with the tackle

4 and 7

McCaffrey flushed out . Throws it short and ND takes over on downs

Harbaugh wanted a flag. Pulled a Detroiters

Tony Jones Jr for 10 inside

Wimbush ran out of bounds on the next play. BK not happy. Loved that block from Weishar on Winovich, though

Jones inside for a couple

3rd and 7

ND needs to keep it on the ground here and eat clock

Bad mechanics from Wimbush and he leads Claypool too much. Almost a great catch.

Newsome puts it out of the end zone with 5:07 left

McCaffrey throws it away, but looks like Tranquill is getting called for PI. Too physical on the TE? Nah, bad call. Horrible call

ND challenging that the ball was tipped, but it looks like it wasn't. Just good pressure from the ND front

1 and 10

Patterson back in

Screen to Chris Evans gets about 14

Tillery is cramping up now

Ademilola in the game

Patterson avoids the rush and finds Evans underneath. Gets about 20

Scrambles and gets 3. Coney with the tackle

ND rushing four and ND covering well. Patterson not finding anyone. Throws it away

3 and 7

Patterson finds Martin by buying time. 1 and goal

Why is UM running here? 2:30 to go

UM scores

24-17

First down ends the game

Short run to Armstrong inside gets one or two. Timeout UM

Wimbush runs it inside and gets two. Timeout UM

2:06 to go. 3 and 6 left

Wimbush gets 3. 2:00 left with no timeouts left for UM

Big punt by Newsome and Claypool pushes out DPJ at the 25 with 1:48 to go

Quick completion. Okwara with pressure.

CLock running

1:14 to go, first down for UM near midfield

Dropped by Gentry

57 seconds left

2 and 10

ND rushes four. Strip! Tillery. Coney scoops it!

Ball game