MInutes away from the telecast starting. Probably 15 or so until kickoff.

Hopefully the Irish start out strong like they did last week. Keep checking back here during the game for updates/my thoughts.

Go Irish

ND won the toss and will receive

C'Bo back to return! Nice return for the true freshman out to the 25ish. Almost broke it for something bigger

1 and 10

PA to Finke on first play. Wide open. Backer bit on the bubble to Boykin

Next play quick to line and Jafar breaks it. Huge hole up front. 1 and goal

Armstrong with a couple of runs to the 1 setting up 3 and goal

Easy on 3 and goal with Book behind center. ND runs power out of I-formation and Jafar walks in

7-0 Irish

Doerer back kicking off. Better kick this time inside the end zone and bobbled by the returner. Returned inside the 10

ND is going to challenge if the returner's knee was down. I don't think he had possession. Ruling on the field stands

BSU starts at their own 8

ND blown coverage on a wheel from the slot. 20 yard gain. Coleman thought he was passing him off to someone

BSU dinking

Poor job by Bilal on the boot. He had contain. Set up 3 and 3 with BSU just past midfield

Jamir Jones got in for a play there. Seems early to get him involved. Maybe get a stop with the starters first

3 and 3. Last week ND slanted up front a few times this down and distance

Pressure, but they throw the hitch. Easy first. ND's corners giving them too much respect

Lea blitzes on the next down. Gilman came from depth. Got late pressure after Okwara flushed him out of hte pocket

3 and long at the ND 27

Julian Love. Just not feeling the route very well right now. No way should the receiver get open on him in that situation. Man coverage.

3 and 5 with BSU in the red zone

ND blitzes, Kareem loses contain. Was being held, but no call

Go to boundary back shoulder and this time Love all over it.

2 and goal they run a jet sweep. ND stops it at the 2. Coney great job in pursuit and not giving up ground

False start on 3 and goal

Kareem limping, but looks okay.

3 and goal tried to hit the slot on the corner. Good coverage by Coleman

BSU settles for a FG attempt on an 18 play drive

7-3 Irish

Big hole for Jafar on 1st down. Gets 5

2nd down much better job at point and backside chases it down.

3 and long

Wimbush stares down Mack. Safety jumps on it. Almost picked.

3 and out

Needed to look that off

3 and long after a run for 3 inside and the QB being flushed out for a loss on 2nd down (nothing open downfield)

ND rushes four and Tillery gets pressure. Gets by clean and Neal tries to get away. Coney cleans it up for the sack.

3 and out

11 personnel to start. Tony Jones in the game with the dive for a couple. Very vanilla script from Long to open this game

Great read by LB to shoot in on zone. TFL

3 and out again after Wimbush gets his arm hit.

Not a great kick by Newsome. BSU gets it just past their 30

6 on 1st down. Tranquill caught for a split second on the misdirection made him lose the angle

BSU going fast on 2nd and 3rd down. Bilal great job diagnosing the quick screen and helps blow up the play.

3 and out

Couple of quick clarifications. Bilal forced the play on the screen, but Kareem cleaned it up

With the player hitting Wimbush's arm, it forced the ball to flutter

Little bit of tempo to get ND back going. Quick hitter from Jafar and then hits Kmet on the hook. Wide open and gets some after the catch.

Next play Wimush escapes the rush. Hits Claypool on the sideline. Great job getting a toe in. They are reviewing it, but it's complete

2 and 1

Armstrong gets the first

End of 1

7-3 Irish with them driving

ND takes a shot down field. Nice blitz pickup by Jafar, but Boykin was covered

3 and 8

Boykin drops it. Great throw by Wimbush with a guy in his face. Tough catch, but thought he should have had it

ND will go. WImbush finds Claypool for the conversion.

BSU taking chances with some slanting and bringing pressure. ND doing a poor job of handling the delayed blitzes. Late pressure gets a sack on Wimbush

Yoon misses from 43

Still 7-3

Tranquill tackled on the 2nd down blitz. No call again. Huh

3 and 6

Tillery held on that play. No call

3 and out either way, but still

Jafar looks more comfortable running outside than inside. 8 on the jet sweep

Called back by an illegal block

ND tried to throw a screen, but Wimbush should have ate it. BSU read it right. Lucky to not have it picked
Armstrong in the slot. Big play

BSU bringing pressure on each play

Jafar with another big catch. Great throw up the seam by Wimbush

Kraemer beat by the DT

Avery makes a defender miss on 1st down, but needed to cut that up. Only gets two. Dropped the ball on the next play for what would have been another first down.

Wimbush overthrows Austin on 3rd down. Had looked really sharp before that

ND will go on 4th and 8

Wimbush misses in between Finke and Claypool

3 and 3 after a couple of runs by BSU

Coleman gets the deflection and Elliot with the pick! Just what ND needed

Back in business in BSU territory

Tony Jones!

He gets a hole and breaks a tackle at the second level. Takes it to the house

ND 14-3 after the extra point

Doerer with another kick out of bounds.

BSU starts at the 35

Kareem with a great job vs the boot. Forces the short throw to the TE, Coney all over it on 2nd down. TFL

3 and 9

Okwara with the pressure, but didn't finish. Nice job by Neal scrambling for the first

Quick to the line and RB Gilbert gets the edge. Another first

2 and 9 and BSU tried to run a screen. Looked like Jayson Ademilola sniffed that out

3 and 9

Neal felt the pressure and was way off. Tillery got the hit

4 and 9 and BSU will go for it

Pooch kick and they put ND down inside the 5

They run out of the I with Tony to start. Big hole over the left side.

BW throws a pick on the next play. Tried a deep shot. TK misses the blitzer. Pretty much like a punt

BSU back to where they had it before

Jet sweep for 3

2 and 7

Pressure from Bilal forces the throw away

3 and 7

Pretty great throw by Neal, but Coleman ran with the wheel. Does a nice job of getting his hand in at the end to finish

4 and 7

Nd lights up Neal on the blitz, but complete to their slot who makes goes up for a big catch

1 and 15 and ND doesn't set the edge. Gain of 13 and another run for a first the next play

1 and 10 in the red zone

Love with the PBU

Incomplete sets up 3 and 10

Kareem takes the inside move, but doesn't finish. Neal gets outside and gets the 1st

Throwback to the tackle. Love just gets him on ground

3 and goal

Timeout with 2:38 left

Tried to run a rub outside. Elliott there and a poor throw

FG attempt is good

14-6

C'Bo returns to the 34

Wimbush gets stripped. Eichenberg beat on the edge, but Wimbush didn't feel it

3 and 4 after ND recovered the ball and a screen gets them in a good spot

Wimbush scrambles about 60 yards to gain two

ND will punt with 21 seconds left

Newsome with a line drive. Very short return

BSU takes a knee

A bad first half by the ND offense. Stats aren't bad, but the execution was very poor

Doerer kicks it to the one. Pretty solid coverage on that one from the KO team

Good start for BSU. They outmanned ND on the run a couple of times to start this quarter

Good job by Bonner getting penetration and forcing the back to bounce

2 and 9

PA and ND gets pressure, but the slot is open off the boot. Another first

1 and 15 after illegal formation

Tranquill gets pressure on the blitz and forces a bad throw

Elliott with another pick!

Irish ball

A designed QB run! Way too long for that to happen

WImbush gets 9

2 and 1

Wimbush hits Boykin off the boot

Good protection on the next play. Boykin another catch. Good patience by WImbush

ND in the red zone

Little roll out and Wimbush hits Finke for 1 and goal

Quick to Tony Jones and six

21-6 after the extra point

Doerer with a deep kick on that one. Touchback

Studstill in the game. Nice open field tackle on the Neal keep

Hinish with good hustle from the backside to set up 3 and long

Pressure from ND. Hayes spin forces Neal out of the pocket

3 and out

Finke takes the punt to ND's 34

Boykin off the PA to start the drive. Nice decision by Wimbush.

RPO to Boykin on the next play, but of his hands. It was tipped before it got to him, though. Not his fault.

BSU picks it off

1 and 10

Nothing for BSU to start on the run. Ade forced it to bounce. Coney with the tackle

3 and 5

ND with pressure again. Okwara just misses the sack. Tillery pursues and forces a throw away

3 and out again

Finke takes the punt to the ND 34

Back to Boykin on what looked like PA (maybe RPO)

Good start

TFL and sack back to back kind of kills the drive

3 and 27 after a Hainsey false start

Wimbush tries to scramble and loses his feet. Punt

Kareem with a terrific almost pick. Knocks down the screen and almost comes up with it off the deflection

Love with the PBU on 3rd down. All over that

Another 3 and out

The defense has played really well today. They deserve better than how the offense has played

Stuff on 1st down and incomplete on 2nd. So much for that QB run game

3 and 10

Alize over the middle. The middle has been open all day because they keep bringing extra guys

Next play quick on 1 and 10, good job by Boykin picking that up near the turf and making a play on the screen. More pressure and the ball was tipped, but great job grabbing it

ND on the 25

Wimbush finds no on one and needs to throw it away on the boot

Eichenberg whiffs on the QB draw.

Yoon hits from 46 on the FG attempt

24-6

KO coverage has been a positive today.

BSU gets a couple of plays to start this drive where they won in space. Couple of first downs gets them to midfield

3 and 1 coming up and converted by BSU. They are driving with a combination of twos and threes in on the DL

BSU at the ND 38

Screen call at the right time vs the blitz gets them another first

In FG range, but they will go for it

Coney is a man. They would be lost without him

Back shoulder and they call it complete, but he juggled it out of bounds. It's going to come back

3 and 4 coming up

Run inside sets up 4th and short

ND had it stuffed, but second effort gets the conversion. Great job by the back to keep it going

Touchdown Ball State

Gilman bit on the screen and beat by the tight end.

24-13

Why is Notre Dame running the ball inside? This is criminal not adjusting to this

Boykin makes a great catch to bail them out on 3rd down. PI on the play too, but declined

This was a maddening drive in terms of playcalling and then Wimbush bad decision. Picked Ball State with the ball within two scores

Quick screen out on the perimeter and a run gets a quick 1st down

Nothing on the perimeter after. Telecast is right, BSU can't nickel and dime down the field. Now is the time for them to take a shot or gadget play

Love all over the short stuff since the 1st quarter

3 and 9. Houston Griffith slips after the push off. Complete for a 1st in ND territory

Why is BSU still running? Nothing on two runs inside. TFL for Kareem sets up 3 and 11

Griffith almost a pick. All over that one, but can't hold on. Poor throw by Neal

4 and 11

Hits the crosser for the first

Again, they run. TFL for Kareem and Bilal

2 and 11

Slip screen could have hit, but dropped by the back

3 and 11

Tried to fit it in the window on the sideline. Incomplete with Gilman closing in

FG from 46 is no good.

4:50 left to go

Kmet down after the first play. Short run by Tony Jones

Kmet had to be helped off the field.

Another run inside to Jones. 3 and 8 coming up

WImbush is lucky to not have it picked on 3rd down. Just a really bad decision.

3 and out and a bad punt by Newsome

27 yards. When it rains, it pours