About 15 minutes until kickoff. Finally an afternoon game for the Irish.

We'll see how they respond against a dangerous Syracuse team.

Be back after kickoff when the Yankees take on the Orioles.

Go Irish

ND won the toss and will receive

This looks even weirder playing this game during the day

Fair catch by Finke. ND starts at the 25

RPO to Boykin on the first play gets them into 2 and short. Crosser to Mack moves the chains

1 and 10

Book scrambles out of bounds for 6

2 and 4, toss to the Dex and a really good job by Claypool. Nice gain

Book should have kept on the read, TFL for Cuse. Mustipher got beat off the ball

First guy isn't open for Book, he hits Mack on the check down.

3 and 7 at the 50

Good coverage on Boykin. PBU by the CB and ND will punt

Cuse takes over at the 16

Dungey keeps for 4

2 and 6

Kareem great job knocking down the screen. Almost a backwards pass

3 and 6

ND brings the blitz and Dungey gets rid of it before being lit up. Tillery dropped on that play

3 and out

Not a great punt by Syracuse. ND good field position at their own 45ish

Nothing to Dex on 1st down. Cuse got penetration

2 and 11

Hainsey flinched. 3rd straight game with him doing that

2 and 16

RPO and great read by Book. Boykin had it ripped out

3 and 16

Great call by Long. Jones with an angle route gets the first

PA on the next play hits Claypool on the crosser. ND in the red zone

RPO Book last second throw to Boykin gets 5

2 and 5 at the Cuse 10

Another angle route by Dex and Books hits him for the touchdown. Great finish by Dex to reach out over the line.

7-0 ND

Short kick by Yoon. Returned to the 31ish

1 and 10

Elliott picks it off! Dungey stared it down and Dungey never saw him.

ND back in the red zone again

Hainsey with another flinch to start this drive. Man, he's having a tough time of it

1 and 15

Dex gets about 4 on the inside zone

2 and 11

Cuse brought CB blitz. Book hit Boykin who was open. Great job

3 and 3

PA roll, Book a bit too far to Dex. ND will settle for a FG attempt

Yoon is good from 27. Not a good snap. Nice job by Nolan Henry

10-0 ND

Yoon boots it for the touchback

1 and 10 at the 25

Good tackle by Coleman coming in from his nickel spot

2 and 6

Baylor splits open up the run game. 1st down

1 and 10

Cuse having some success running to start the drive, then Dungey hits Custis on a comeback.

1 and 10 at the ND 46

Broken play, Dungey makes something out of it, but he's hurt. Does not look good. Grabbing his back

2nd team DL was in on this drive, but they subbed the starters back in

Tommy Devito in and they went deep on the first play. Almost a great catch. Coleman pretty good coverage down the field. Great throw

Blitz forced Devito to throw one up and was way off

Two 3rd downs and two blitzes for the Irish

4 and 6. Cuse will go

Well, they won't go. Pooch punt by Devito pins ND inside the 5

1 and 10 at the ND 5

Great job by the left side. Tony Jones gets 5 to give them room

2 and 5

ISO and ND gets 2. Cuse LB great job defeating the block

3 and 3

Quick little rub route. Boykin from the slot runs an out. Converted

Underthrown deep ball to Claypool. Great adjustment to come back to it. Big yards get ND to the 50

PA to Mack for a huge gain. Mack takes it inside the 5

Nothing on 1 and goal

2 and goal and Jones gets to 2

3 and goal

Heavy personnel and Jones goes over the left side for the touchdown, but Brock Wright gets called for a hold.

3 and goal from the 12

Dex drops the angle route on the high throw. Lucky to not be picked.

Yoon in for the FG attempt

Better snap. FG is good

13-0 ND

Devito still in for Cuse

1 and 10

ND giving them numbers in the box. Couple of runs inside to move the sticks

ND finally gets a stop with Tillery winning inside.

3 and 4 coming up to start the 2nd Q

3 and 4 and Devito threw it up without thinking about the safety. Gilman gets over and picks it off

Great adjustment by Gilman. Flipped his hips and got back there

Good protection but a coverage sack to start the drive

Finke on the jet sweep gets the 1st. Nice call

1 and 10

Finke on the out gets 7

2 and 3. Boykin drops one that hits his chest

Blitz by Cuse and Book has to get rid of it. They brought more than ND could block. Incomplete

ND will punt

Not a great kick by Newsome. Into the wind he needs to boot that lower.

Good field position for Cuse

Devito keeps for a nice gain, but he fumbles. Gilman recovers.

He was down, though. It's coming back and will be a Syracuse 1st down

1 and 10 at the ND 44

Stuffed. Coney and a great job inside by the DTs

2 and 10

Swing to the back gets them into 3rd and medium

Cuse WR is down

Hinish with the sack! Straight up hard work fighting an edge

Cuse will punt

They run into Finke and a flag is thrown. ND gets a free 15 yards

Armstrong in the game

Claypool breaks some tackles on the out. Gets ND into 2 and 1

RPO to Finke on the screen. Moves the sticks. The blocking outside has again been outstanding

1 and 10

Boykin back shoulder for a big gain. Probably OPI, but no call

False start by Eichenberg

1 and 15

Inside to Armstrong gets 3

2 and 12

ND calls a timeout after some confusion on the call

2 and 12

Book avoids the blitz and is able to get away for a nice gain

3 and 7

Cuse brings the boundary corner, Book hits Boykin on the slant. Big play to get them back in the red zone

Cuse brings the blitz. nothing there for Book. Throws it away

2 and goal

Give to Jafar and he gets ND inside the 5 to set up 3 and goal at the 3

Finke on the pop pass and he slips and is down inside the 1

4 and goal

Cuse calls a timeout. Babers runs faster than any coach I have ever seen to get that TO

Heavy personnel. Book stumbles and just threw it up. Ball picked. Should have ate it. TE was open

1 and 10 at the Cuse 20

3 yards inside

2 and 7

Ball overthrown by Devito. Pride was all over it. Tranquill blitzed

3 and 7

ND messed around with a pressure look and Cuse checked into a run. Got the 1st

Tranquill down on the field. Still playing on that bad ankle

1 and 10

RPO on the slant gets another 1st. Nice ball by Devito

Love then with a great read on the swing. Gets a TFL

2 and 12

Gilman with a heck of a pick breaking up the pass and taking it away from the receiver. Awesome return after

ND back in the red zone

1 and 10

Fake toss counter and Jafar walks in!

Fantastic call

Eichenberg didn't even have to block anyone on the pull

20-0 after the Yoon extra point

Short kick returned to ND 27

Paul Moala down on the field. Non contact. Hopefully a cramp, but we'll see

Inside for 4 for Cuse

Another blitz from Lea. Devito off on the comeback

3 and 6

ND beat on a 3rd down run again

1 and 10. Ball tipped at the line by Kareem. 2nd of the game for him

2 and 10

Kareem beats the RT and forces a throw away

3 and 10

Pride forced the WR out of bounds. Caught but incomplete

Cuse will punt

Punt downed at the ND 9

Wimbush in at RB and he gets a carry. Gets no gain on the zone

Cuse brought an extra guy off the edge and both the give and keep had not shot

3 and 12

Slant to Claypool moves the sticks. Man, both of these guys have been so good.

Almost connect on the deep ball next play

2 and 10

A little bit long for Mack on the out

3 and 10

Blitz picked up well, just missed Finke on the fade

Punt fair caught at the 31

Couple of runs gets Cuse a first

Kareem down, but think it is a cramp again

Cuse timeout after 5 yard hitch

59 seconds left in the half

2 and 5

Sack by Tranquill on the blitz. Came from depth way outside, but it was more of a coverage sack

3 and long coming up after another timeout

49 seconds left

3 and 9

Pressure by Okwara and Hayes. Pretty much the entire line got pressures. Devito had to throw it away

Cuse has to punt

Ball out at the 19

ND takes a knee.

20-0 Irish at the half. Could be much worse for Syracuse

Returner Riley makes a couple of guys miss, but only gets to the 26

1 and 10

Cuse going heavier with a tight end/H-back. 3 on the run on 1st down

Running out of the I on 2nd down. Not much

3 and 5

Ran it for nothing on 3rd down.

Cuse 3 and out to start

Bilal was in with to match that personnel

Finke with a good return after a shorter punt.

ND ball at their own 46

Book with the keep. Ball was ripped out, should have been a fumble. But ND ran the play before they could review it

Next play RPO and Finke gets tackled by his facemask

Dex makes the first guy miss and gets 8

2 and 2

Nice job on the outside zone, Dex great cut back inside

1 and 10 at the 14. Looked like Mustipher got pushed back into the play

2 and 10 at the 14

No bite on the read with Robinson crashing down

3 and 12

Nothing there when Cuse dropped 8. Flutie was right (!?). Book left the pocket too early

Yoon with a 29 yarder puts ND up 23

Returned to the 21

1 and 10

Nothing on 1st down. Cuse can't win this way against ND's front if they go heavy

2 and 11

PA and Tranquill with the sack on the Green Dog

3 and 16

Empty set

Okwara wins with a great first step. Sack. Zone blitz had Tranquill get pressure too

3 and out

Finke fair catch near the 50

Book waited a bit too long. Got his arm hit. Incomplete. It was good protection on the blitz

ND tries a reverse, great read by the Cuse safety. Hainsey picked up the wrong guy

3 and 12

PI called on the CB covering Boykin

1 and 10

Cuse is bringing extra guys left and right. Dex has to make a guy miss to get 3

Screen called and Book overthrew it.

3 and 7

Book avoids the rush and finds Boykin for 5.

PA on 4th down. Wait for Kmet to come open. 1st down

Out of the I, Jones gets maybe 1. 2 inside on the next play

3 and long

Brought the blitz again and Claypool was 1 on on1. Slant and carried the guy into the end zone.

Bad snap by Shannon. Extra point is missed

Return to the 33

1 and 10

Love beat the block on the screen. Cuse Lost a yard

Another loss inside on the run

3 and 12

Blitz, tried the slip screen to the WR. Elliott and Tranquill on top of it.

Another 3 and out

Finke with a short return to the 34

PA, Cuse is bringing the house on almost every play.

Nothing open deep, incomplete underneath

Dex gets 8 up the middle

3 and 2

Another false start by Hainsey. Yikes

3 and 7

TK moves to RT. Ruhland in at guard. Sack by Cuse. Tough adjustment for those guys on one play vs the stunt. Even then I would say it was a coverage sack and smart for Book to not take a shot

ND will punt to start the 4th Q

29-0

Another screen outside. Ate up by Love and Gilman

2 and long

Too hot on the crosser by Devito

3 and 10

Finally a completion moves the sticks for Cuse

Good gain on 1st down and then a deep shot. Love had it covered, ball was way too long. Cuse gets the 1st running on 3 and 1

Tranquill down again. Same thing, Jut toughing it out on that ankle

1 and 10

Blitz Griffith off the edge. Ball thrown away by Devito

2 and 10

Screen gets 10. Good call by Cuse

1 and 10 at the ND 34

Late shift helps ND stuff them for a gain on 1

2 and 9

Another sack for ND. Coney on the Green Dog. Pressure by Hinish

3 and 14

ND brought Love on the blitz. Devito threw it away

4 and 14. Cuse will go for it

Broken up by Love on the deep ball. Kareem gets called for roughing the passer. He needed to hold up there

Cuse gets it to 1st and goal

Gilman with a heck of a play from the depth. Terrific open field tackle at the 8 yard line

PA and ball overthrown by Devito sets up 4 and 4

Ogundeji down on a knee after the play

Cuse wants to get on the board with a FG. And it's off the upright

LOL what can you do? Go Irish

Wimbush in the game.

Dex with a nice run over the right side for 12

2 and 8 after a short gain inside

QB draw gets 7

3 and short

Wimbush keeps on the read and gets the 1st

Wimbush keeps on the RPO. It was covered and he took off down the sideline for a huge gain

Hold puts ND at 1 and 20 at the Syracuse 32

Incomplete to Weishar. Ball might have been tipped

2 and 20

Dex closes it out with the burst over the left side. 32 yards to the house.

36-0 ND

Short kick and short return

Another sack for ND. Hayes and Jonathan Jones with pressure. Hayes finished it

2 and 16

Run up the middle gets some sack yardage back. 3 and 11

Bust in the secondary with all backups. Bracy bit on the underneath stuff as Devito scrambled

4 and goal with Cuse trying to break the shutout. They are going for the field goal. So dumb LOL

Field goal is good with 10 seconds left

36-3

ND takes a knee.

ND dominates a top-12 team

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