About 15 minutes until kickoff. Sounds like USC is going to be without starting safety Marvell Tell. That can't hurt for the Irish

Everyone knows what's at stake. Let's hope ND comes out strong.

Go Irish!

ND kicks off and a short return for SC

1 and 10 at the USC 23

Hitch to Vaughns, he gets 9 to start

RPO to Amon-ra barely gets the 1st

ND playing off early and making SC drive. RPO to Amon-ra on the slant for a big gain

SC in ND territory. This is where they have struggled

Screen not there, Daniels had to throw it away

2 and 10

Empty. Out to Amon-ra gets them to 3 and medium

3 and 7

Amon-ra eating on the first drive. Trips stack and easy slant. 7 straight passes for SC

USC on the board on the first drive. The exact opposite of how ND wanted to start. They had numbers up front.

7-0 SC

USC has scored on 6 straight opening drives. So feel comforted in knowing that they have lost most of those games

1 and 10 after the fair catch from Finke

RPO to Finke on 1st down. Good pull from Book

2 and 2

Dex hits it up for the first

1 and 10

Another 1st with Finke hooking up for 11

1 and 10

Mack loses the 50/50 ball. Book needed to put that more outside

Inside gets a few

3 and 7

SC brings the heat. Rushed six. Book had to throw it away

ND will punt and try to pin them

Fair catch at the 5

12 personnel, 4 yard gain on the quick hitter to Vaughns

2 and 6

So far getting the ball out quickly, Daniels hits Vaughns to move the sticks

Nothing on the first down zone run. Tillery with penetration

2 and 10

Snap infraction takes them back 5

2 and 15

Another RPO hits ASB on the out

3 and long coming up

Pittman on the crosser. Bracey had him, but carried across the line to gain

1 and 10

A couple of yards inside on the run

SC going empty over and over again. Sending that guy out in motion as a blocker on that one.

All easy throws to avoid the pass rush

ND is going to have to press eventually because it's all RPO with him pulling and throwing the hitch

And there is the break ND needed. Another hitch and Pride got the ball out from Pittman. Pride recovers and it's ND football

3 and 3 after a couple inside runs to Dex

RPO and Book had the ball slip on him. Held on to him, but was sacked

Good return for Vaughns on the kick sets them up with solid field position

1 and 10

Not sure why ND is playing in base. Get the nickel in.

Tranquill just misses a chance at a pick

ND bullied on the next play. Bad footing screws up Bonner and opens up a big hole

3 yards on on the zone to the left

2 and 7

Another empty set. Helton out coaching the Irish right now. Motion to screen called back with a block in the back

3 and long coming up after the quarter. Not a good one for ND.

7-0 SC

3 and 13

Pride slipped and it gave Velus Jones a chance to get close the sticks after the catch

4 and 1. SC will go

They convert. Kareem nice job, but couldn't stop the back in time

1 and 10

Bilal get off the block and make the play. That was bad. Missed his tackle after being too slow to get off the block. Looked lethargic

1 and 10 at the ND 14

RPO again and Daniels left the out to the wide side short

2 and 10

Illegal shift declined after pressure forced the short completion

3 and 8

Blitz forces the long throw out of the end zone

ND forces a FG attempt

Kick is good

10-0 SC

Pressure forces Book to throw it away. Free rusher and ND slid the wrong way

2 and 10

Big yards on the screen to Dex. Really good call to take away the aggression from SC

Marshall good coverage down the field on Boykin.

2 and 10

Out to Fine sets up 3 and medium. SC keeps blitzing

Dex vs Cameron Smith is a matchup that will go ND's way. Swing gets the 1st

Blitz picked up well. They are just bringing it every down

2 and 10 after an overthrow by Book to Boykin

3 and long after the peel picked up the swing screen to Dex

Finke gets 11 on the screen. Made some guys miss. ND will go with 4 and 4 in SC territory

Expect blitz and they get it. Threw it into Finke and ND didn't get the rub they wanted from Claypool. Marshall breaks on it and it's SC ball

PA to Pittman gets SC going. Diving grab

Ball already in ND territory

They are going to look at this. Ball hit the ground and it should be incomplete

Taking another TV timeout to take a look

They ruled it incomplete

2 and 10 at the SC 39

Screen for a short gain to Velus Jones

3 and long

Footing is bad out there. Vaughns slips after Pride got picked.

Short of the sticks

They are reviewing it to see if he fumbled. ND recovered. I think his elbow is down. Not a fumble confirmed

SC will punt and try to pin ND

SC bumped into Finke and he still caught it. ND will get 15 yards and decent field position

7:01 left in the half

1 and 10

SC doesn't bite on misdirection and they get a TFL

Another short run sets up 3 and long

Great throw by Book on the wide side out to Finke. He makes a guy miss and gets a good gain

Book a little too long for Boykin.

2 and 10

Jones on the outside zone and nothing. SC's front just doing the job

Book scrambles and lowers his shoulder to get the 1st. Man, what a tough play. Great job

Book gets a short completion to Claypool

2 and 8

There is no room inside. Mack gets owned at the POA, but bad read by Dex

3 and 8

Another out to Finke moves the sticks. Finke on a safety is a win every time

1 and 10

Sweep to right gets 1

2 and 9

Money throw to Finke on the corner gets the touchdown! What a throw and catch. Just break the plain

Finke vs the nickel Lockett is a win

10-7

Big drive coming up with 2:20 to go.

Good coverage on the kick by ND

1 and 10 at the SC 15

Another RPO gets six to start the drive to Vaughns

Vaughns throws behind to the back sets up 3 and 4

Pittman beats Bracy deep. Just jumped over top of him

Coleman bad angle has to attack that inside. Vaughns gets 8 on first down

2 and 2

1:17 to go

Flag on SC. False start on the TE

2 and 7

Vaughns makes a great catch to keep his feet in bounds. ND couldn't hit home with the pressure

1 and 10

Amon-ra with a first down catch and Gilman with fantastic job ripping the ball out. Tranquill wins the scrum for the ball!

ND with another big turnover

They are reviewing it, but don't see any way they can say Amon-ra had full possession. Going to be ND ball

It is

1:00 to go

Nothing open down field, Book eats it. The right play

2 and 12

Tony Jones gets a first with 26 seconds left

Another one to Boykin gets them some space, but only 10 seconds left in the half

Timeout ND

Big time catch down the field by Claypool. 3 seconds left and another timeout

Will get a Hail Mary shot

SC calls a timeout to make sure they have the right set up against ND

Boykin catches it a few yards short of the end zone. Man, that was close, but Book left it short

10-7 at the half. ND lucky to only be trailing by 3. Will get the ball at the start of the 3rd Q

Williams on the edge gets 6 to start the half

Book keeps and gets nothing. Maybe needed to throw it

3 and 4

Ball a bit overthrown on the sprint out where Book tried to hit Claypool

3 and out to start the half.

Great punt by Newsome puts SC deep in their territory

Gilman with a tombstone on the first play of the drive. Yowza

2 and 7, ND drops 8. Dump off is dropped

3 and 7

Bracy gets called for PI. It was an iffy call IMO. Pittman and Bracy were both fighting for it

1 and 10

Pressure from Tillery forces the ball way out of bounds

2 and 10

Gilman tackles Markese Stepp on the draw for a gain of 4

3 and 6

Rush 3 and ball is about a yard short of the sticks on the completion.

4 and 1. SC is going to punt from their own 35

ND gets the ball at their own 34

PA boot to Mack to start the drive. Nice gain to begin this drive

1 and 10

And Dex....he gone

All of those bodies inside to stuff the run and misdirection on the counter trey helps Dex hit it big.

14-10 Irish up

Jones takes the kick out. Tackled by Bauer at the 21

Wow, Vaughns with an outstanding catch gets SC big yards to start the drive

2 and 1 after a quick hitter with quick tempo

False start for SC kills that

2 and 6

Bust up front gets a 1st. Confusion with the front

ND brought pressure and Coney got tackled by the center

2 and 14

Great job by Tranquill shooting the gap to make the plays on the inside zone

3 and 14

Coney almost with the pick. So close. Read the eyes of Daniels and it was too hot to handle

ND forces the punt

A little bit too far for Dex on the screen

2 and 10 at the ND 13

Back shoulder finally hits for a big play. ND now out to the 35

Dex inside for a short gain

2 and 9

Claypool wins on the slant vs Marshall for another big chunk play.

Protection has been stellar for the Irish. Ball thrown away by Book on the next play, but he had time. Just no one open

Young gets stuck with his footing on the slant. Incomplete

3 and 10

Blitz and Jones didn't pick up the blitzer. Not sure what the thinking was one that. Book forced to get it away early. ND forced to punt. Newsome too long. Gets it in the end zone

Great coverage down the field. Zone taking away that slant to Amon-ra. Forced to check it down for no gain

2 and 10

Timeout by USC. Play clock was running down

Ware with a tough run to get them into 3 and medium

Blitz forced the ball out quick and Love all over it. Called a pick, but it hit the ground.

Still a great play.

3 and out for SC

Bad punt and Finke has a short return to the ND 40

1 and 10

PI on Marshall to start the drive

1 and 10

Finke was wide open on the double move. Oh no. Book just missed it

2 and 10

Weishar had no separation. Book pretty much threw that away

3 and 10

Claypool on the crosser gets 8. Man, that is tough after the catch

4 and 2 and ND will call a timeout to think it over

Dex wide open in the flat. No way the Mike can cover that from the other side of the field. First down

1 and 10

ND tries to go double pass, but Finke didn't see it open. Did well to get a one yard loss

3 and long after Dex couldn't get the edge

3 and 12

Too high for Finke. He was open. Book has just been a bit off tonight

Yoon in for the FG attempt

Good from 47!

17-10 ND. Not a great snap, good hold

Touchback

1 and 10 at the 25

Ware is a tough kid. He gets 8, runs through a tackle

2 and 2

Coney nice job setting up 3 and short

3 and 1

ND got him right at the mark, but looked like Stepp just got it

1 and 10 when they come back for the 4th Q

Ware for 4 to start. ND's D-line not getting any penetration

Nice play for SC negated by ineligible man down the field

2 and 11

ND with 5 vs 5 in the box and get they give up 9

3 and short

Tillery shot through, but couldn't make the tackle in the backfield. Stepp moves the sticks

1 and 10

Great open field tackle by Elliott on the screen to Amon-ra. Short gain

2 and 8

Tranquill forced that throw to Amon-ra to be a bit too far out in front

3 and 8

Pressure on the stunt and Daniels had to throw it too wide. Good job by Coleman

SC punts and puts in through the end zone

Inside to Dex gets a couple.

2 and 8

Screen hits big again. Long has been killing them with that. Motion sucked them in

1 and 10 at the ND 44

Dex gets 5 inside

2 and 5

Dex gets a seam and a big hole to the left side. Nice job up front

1 and 10

Cross to Claypool gets another first. Best drive by ND in awhile

Armstrong stuffed, Book should have probably pulled it

2 and 10

Quick toss and looked like Eichenberg lost his footing.

3 and long

Book throws a pick into the end zone. Forced one in and threw it right to the safety. He just ran into it.

Touchback for SC

Was literally writing that ND needed a DL to make a play. Then Okwara gets the sack. Huge

2 and 19

Slant underneath gets 10 back.

3 and 9

Lea brings the heat and Tillery finishes the play. Coney forced it

BIG 3 and out

Big punt and a block in the back is going make it a longer drive for ND

Book pulls and it's a loss. Haven't done well with those reads

2 and 12

Ball a bit too underthrown to Boykin. He had Langley beat

3 and long

QB draw and a huge 1st. Banks drives his guy. Book makes a guy miss. Terrific run

1 and 10

Inside to Dex gets about 4

2 and 6

ND trying to bleed the clock. Pull and no gain. Smith a good job in the open field on Book

3 and 6

They bring the house and ND burns them. Tony Jones for 51 yards on the flare. Boykin with a monster block.

24-10 Irish! Let's gooooooo

Pooch kick down the 25 yard line. Facemask will take it to the SC 40

Under 3 minutes left

SC gets to the 50 for a 1st after two completions

Under 2 minutes

No call on the hold or grounding with Kareem pressure

Short dump to Stepp

Fumble on the next play by Pittman, but he was down. They will overturn it

1:17 left

Tranquill batted one down with 59 seconds left. Great play getting up to knock that down

Coleman knocks it down at the last minute. Great job vs Amon-ra

3 and 10 54 seconds

Vaughns scores with 54 seconds left. Onside kick coming up.

Great throw and great catch

24-17 ND

Boykin recovers and it's over.

Victory formation to end it.

USC calling timeouts because Helton wants to not get fired yet?

That's it. Game over

ND 12-0

SC deserves credit for coming to play, but ND was better through 4 quarters.

And I forgot this...wooooooooooooooo

Go Irish!

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