Guys, we're here.

I'm excited to watch this Notre Dame defense go to work. I'm excited to see this running game and what they can. I'm excited for real football.

Be back in around kickoff to update all game long.

Go Irish!

Marist Liufau working at starting Buck in warmups. TaRiq Bracy working with the ones at field corner

Matt Freeman tells me that Braden Lenzy is dressed, but wasn't involved with warm ups. We'll see if he's available today

Interesting that Duke elects to receive. ND will get their first look at Chase Brice at QB.

JOK down on the kickoff making the play on Philyaw-Johnson

1 and 10 at the 15

PA boot Brice hits Gray in the flat. ND out leveraged. 21 yard gain

Liufau with a good stick for his first tackle

2 and 7

Deon Jackson runs through a tackle from Ogudenji. 1st down

Took a shot, pressure from ND. Hamilton just missed a pick

2 and 10 at the ND 47

Jackson on the draw gets them to 3 and medium

Already have Cross and Franklin in on the DL

Hamilton comes up with he downhill play sets up 4th down

ND puts Hamilton on Gray on 4th down. He's their guy. PBU and it's a turnover on downs

Not much to Kyren on 1st down. Inside zone

2 and 9

Nothing open there for Book, coverage sack.

3 and 11

Book with an off throw to Kyren and incomplete. Pretty ugly start, but typical for Ian Book. Rarely starts off strong

3 and out

52 yards punt by Bramblett. Pins Duke at their 10

Brice on another boot. Incomplete to Jackson

2 and 10

Jackson downhill for 11. A lot of gaps up front right now for ND early in the run game

1 and 10

Brice pressured and almost sacked. Good coverage by McCloud, but better throw and catch

Nothing on that run. Drew White with the stop for a loss of 1

3 and 5

Pick play by Duke sets up a run after catch fo 56. Missed tackle by DJ Brown

Duke in the red zone

Hinish great job with penetration. TFL

Draw for a short gain. Nice job my MTA

3 and goal at the 11

Zone blitz and Foskey destroys Brice. Incomplete.

After giving up the big RAC, ND gives up only a FG

Duke 3 ND 0

Tyree with a good return showing that speed. Gets it to the 38

Two for Kyren inside. Then a few more inside on the next play

3 and medium

Tremble drops what would have been a big play. Gotta make that catch. Blitz picked up. Not the best throw, but still should have had it with room to run.

Another 3 and out

Bramblett with another great punt. Isaiah Pryor with a big time hit as soon as the ball arrives.

Nothing inside for Duke on 1st down

2 and long

McCloud beat on the back shoulder. 1st down Duke

Miscommunication and could have been a pick six

2 and 10

Holding going to bring a Brice QB draw back to make it 2 and 17

Brice hit by Foskey. Great push-pull by him

3 and forever, Brice scrambles for a few. Duke will punt

Tyree gets his first touch, but nothing doing on the outside.

2 and 10

Tyree didn't identify the blitz. That sack on him.

3 and 20 sets up another 3 and out

Sooooooo this start, huh?

Not a great one for Tommy Rees and the offense

Moala pressures Brice on the blitz. Dumped down for a gain of 2

2 and 8

Great job by McCloud on that back shoulder. Very physical. Not a great ball by Brice

3 and 8

Pressure again on Brice. Had to check it down and it will be short of the sticks.

3 and out for Duke

Loading up the box. donwhill play by the safety there.

The good news is that these games aren't only one quarter long.

2nd and long when we're back. ND has to at least get a few first downs to flip the field.

Duke 3 ND 0

ND going heavy, but better block if you're doing to do that. They aren't doing that very well

3 and 5

Nice throw by Book to Tremble. Kyren just rocked picking up the blitz, but got it done

1 and 10 at the ND 19

2 and 10

Book back pedalling and has a terrible throw on 3rd down. Woof

Polian with a great fake call with Bramblett. Great execution keeps the drive alive for ND

Well, that's a throw by Book. On the money to Mayer and he gets some YAC

ND inside Duke territory

Williams with his best run of the day and a facemask on top of it. ND now approaching the red zone. Great block by Skowronek

1 and 10 at the Duke

Kraemer gives up some penetration and that forces WIlliams to bounce it. No gain

2 and 10

Screen to Jafar and the misdirection gave him tons of room. Big play and gets inside the Duke 5

Williams stopped just short of the goal line. Tremble in at fullback. ND went heavy with two back. Liked how that looked.

Offside makes it still 1 and goal

Big injury here for Duke. Tangelo is a good player inside for them and they aren't deep

1 and goal

Great job by Kyren breaking the tackle in the backfield. Finishing it off for the touchdown. Fantastic balance

Touchdown Irish!

7-3 ND

Doerer kicks it away from Philyaw-Johnson. Touchback

1 and 10

JOK met Jackson on that spin. Short gian

2 and 8

Great play by Bracy running with a fast kid and the nice finish.

3 and 8

Ade smoked Brice. ND pass rush has been very good. Hamilton on the bltiz with a big lick.

Nice job by Bracy and Griffith as well

3 and out

PA and nice throw on the move by Book. Very accurate throw to Tremble. Tight coverage.

Williams makes a defender miss in the backfield again. Gets two and should have lost two

2 and 8

Good lead run with Kyren making a good read. The numbers aren't huge, but I have liked the way he has run

Book back pedalling again. Step up in the pocket!

ND will have to punt, but it's another good one from Bramblett. Pins Duke inside their 10

Duke has run a lot of boot. Trying to slow down the rush

This is Duke's best drive in awhile helped by Brice making some good throws helping his guys after the catch.

26 yard catch and run and boot on the next play gets another good play to put them in the red zone

2 and 10

Great play by JOK one on one vs Gray. Breaks up the play, but there is a flag that they don't explain

White hits Brice on the blitz, great throw though. Puts Duke inside the 3

Duke goes heavy on 2 and goal, stuffed by ND

Foskey stays home on the boot. Should be grounding. Ball didn't get back to the LOS. It is a flag. Will count as a sack for Foskey after they review it. Brice's knee was down

FG is good

7-6 ND

No catches for the ND WRs so far. Maybe one target.

Tunnel screen to Kyren hits big. 75 yards. Really great job by the OL getting out there

Book throws a pick. Threw a bullet to Tremble. Not a good ball. Tipped and picked

Touchback for Duke

More pressure from ND and it's quickly 3 and 10

Brice runs here and Kelly doesn't take a timeout? What? Why?

ND has 1:13 left to deal with and 3 timeouts, but a lot of clock ran down during that time

Book throws it away.

Skowronek limped off and grabbed his hammy

Book throws a pick, but it was an offside on Duke. Way too long for Keys, but I wonder if Book thought it was a free play. No harm, no foul

ND is driving with some help from Duke penalties, but they don't have the time to score without a big chunk play. Only 25 seconds left in the half

Wilkins nice job after the catch getting out of bounds to stop the clock. ND in Duke territory

Wilkins again hooking up and gets out. ND close to Doerer's range

1 and 10 with a Book scramble. 7 seconds left.

Chris Rumph down on the field and that doesn't look great. Hope he's ok. Walking off on his own, but grabbing his midsection

Blitz forces the ball to go away

Doerer in for his first FG attempt of the season. 48-yarder is good

10-6 ND in an ugly half

ND will receive in the second half

Tyree with a good return, but it's taken back by a hold by Bauer

1 and 10 at the ND 13

Kyren with a nice start, got the corner. Hainsey with a nice job sealing it

Rumph is back in the game

2 and 7 at the ND 26, only one inside sets up 3 and 6. Have to give Duke's DL credit

Book got the ball out quick to McKinley and they convert. but a couple of offsetting penalties means they have to replay it. I thought the OPI call was bad

High, hot throw and ND will punt

ND hasn't run a lot of route combinations to get guys free

Another boot and dump down to Gray for 3. Way too much of biting on the boot by the ends

Jackson tough run, but good penetration by MTA. Sets up 3 and medium

Duke LT Holman, who has had a rough day, is out for this play

JOK with the forced fumble, but Hamilton is down on the play. It looks serious. Knee

ND football, but might be a major loss

Williams on the toss and great finish.

Keys on the pop pass gets about 5.

2 and medium

Book scrambles for the 1st. Nice BPU by Tyree there

Two back look with Tyree and Williams. Tyree missed the read and had space inside. Only a gain of 1

Nice grab by Wilkins on the sideline. Great job getting both feet in

3 and 2

Book on the QB sweep is marked short of the sticks

4th and 1 and O will stay out

ND will call a timeout, didn't get the right formation

4th and 1

Kyren to the house. Everyone bunched inside to stop short yardage. Great vision. Great block by Tremble moving his man off the ball

17-6 ND

1 and 10 at the Duke 28 after a decent return

Brown dropped a pick after pressure from Jayson Ademilola

What a joke of a call with Crawford getting called for kicking the ball after the play. Free 15 given by the refs

Bauer great job knifing in for a stop forcing a no gain

Incomplete on 3rd down

ND gets another stop

Punt fair caught by Keys inside the 10

1 and 10

Looked like Tremble tried to influence the block and his guy made the play on Tyree

3 and long

QB draw and only gets a few. I don't mind the call, but Duke didn't bring the heat. Only showed it and Banks couldn't stick on his block

Bramblett with a bad one. That's been his issue. Consistency

Great field position for Duke. Big series for the ND D

2 and 8 after White makes the stop, but Brice has been really good on these slants giving his guys a shot to make a play after the catch.

Nice design by Duke leaks Gray out of the backfield on the fake pitch and he gets it to 1 and goal

1 and goal

Stuff by JOK

Crawford with a big stick for a gain of 2

Huge play on 3 and goal at the 3

Brice in for the touchdown on the QB run.

The terrible job by the offense set up that drive and kept Duke in the game

17-13 ND

Book with a horrible miss on the screen. Kyren had a touchdown if he put this on him.

2 and 10

Kyren with a big run on the counter. That has been a money play for them

1 and 10 at the ND 32

Book with another one of those scrambles where he doesn't throw the ball away and takes a loss on the scramble. If you're looking for me to tell you that Book has make progress from last season, I'm sorry. This has not been his finest performance.

2 and 13

Scramble for 5

3 and 8 with about a minute left in the 3rd Q

Avery Davis with a comeback route and moves the sticks

1 and 10

when we come back for the 4th Q

ND finally takes a deep shot on the PA. Keys was open if Book put it on him. Too far, but like the call

3 and 7 after a Jafar run

Brought the house and Book hits Mayer in stride. He was tackled, until he went beast mode. Wow. Great job by Mayer gets the first

1 and 10

Williams with a nice job making the defender miss on the perimeter. Gets a good gain

2 and 3

Jafar gets 2

3 and short

Jahmir Smith in the game. Great job by the OL there. They moved them off the ball

Kyren with another big play after the catch. That went for 18

Miss to Mayer on the crosser and he was wide open. Overthrow by Book

3 and 10 in the red zone

Avery Davis wins the contested ball! Book is not having a day, but hung in with a strong one under pressure. Kyren great BPU

ND up 24-13 after the Doerer extra point

Great tackle by JOK on Jackson on the swing pass.

2 and long

OMG Foskey just destroyed the RT. TFL. WOW

3 and long

What response by the ND defense. Three negative plays in a row. Swallow up the screen

3 and out

Tyree with the first big run of his career. Two back look and hit it up quick. Nice job by Banks

1 and 10 on the Duke 31

Mayer with some more after the catch. Good job on PA with sucking the defenders in and gaining leverage. Another 1st down for ND. Now in the red zone.

Duke DB Young gets hit hard by Wilkins and he's down and out

1 and 10

Tyree had some room and slipped. Could have been another big one

2 and 12

Tyree with a bad read. Needed to hit that up inside. Bounced it and lost one

3 and 13

Book didn't find anything and didn't force it. Could have maybe taken a shot in the end zone, but they'll settle for a FG from Doerer.

27-13 ND

Doerer boots it out of the end zone

5:21 left to go

1 and 10

Tipped ball. Brice got hit again

2 and 10

Drop by the Duke WR

3 and 10

Brice pressured and Ade lost contain. Big scramble gets the first

Sack by Hinish on the next play, but Hayes and Ade forced him to step up

Couple of nice completions for Duke, but JOK hits home on the blitz from depth.

3 and 16 with 2:55 left after a ND timeout

Brice drops the ball. Just slipped out of his hand and it's recovered by Ade. That's ball game for ND if they don't overturn it.

It's confirmed

Jahmir in the game and he has a nice downhill run on 3 and 1.

Smith gets the 1st down on 3 and 1 and ND will run it down to end the game.

It was not pretty. Uglier than I expected and I expected ugly.

But they walk out with a win and some exciting performances from young players.

ND 27 Duke 13

Back with an instant reaction in a bit