Today has been fun. Let's hope it's capped off by ND beating the brakes off of Stanford.

Back after kickoff in about 15 minutes.

Go Irish!

Stanford won the toss and will receive. ND will finally get the ball to start the the second half.

Decent return for Stanford to the 27

TFL to start on the bubble to the TE. Kiser all over it

2 and long

Stuffed. ND running a 4-4 on that play vs heavy personnel

3 and long

Screen gets not much. Ademilola chased it down

3 and out for Stanford

PA slant to Austin for 33. Pulled the guard and it opened it up behind the LBs

1 and 5 after an offside

PA to Mayer and he slipped. Gain of 3

2 and 2

Tyree in the game. ND had numbers to the left, Tyree converted, but Stanford offside again and ND accepted the penalty

1 and 10

Tyree inside on the counter gets about 6

Crosser to Austin converts on the next play

1 and 10 with ND in the red zone

Lenzy on the skinny post and it's six. Way too easy. Way too easy

7-0 ND

Stanford return to the 24

First down run and MTA misses the tackle. That has been an issue for him. About a 10 yard gain

1 and 10

Iso again gets 3

Bertrand smacked the back in the hole for no gain

3 and 7

Slot fade and Bracy wins vs the bigger WR. Great job working through the hands

4 plays and a punt for Stanford

Kyren inside for a few off of duo

2 and 7

Slant to Austin converts

1 and 10

Check down to Styles gets a couple. Just missed breaking it when he spun out

2 and 8

Pitch to Tyree goes for a loss. Tried to influence the end to come up the field and he just watched the ball

Coan tried to force on in on 3rd down and lucky to not get picked

ND will punt

Bertrand missed a tackle at the line and the back got 4

2 and 6

Brought in a running QB on that play and they gave for 3

3 and 3

Cam Hart breaks up the pass. Jam stopped the WR and won on the play

3 and out

1 and 10 at the ND 31

Styles on the crosser for 7

Big hole inside to Kyren on the zone play. Great job by Lugg and Madden

1 and 10 at midfield

ND tried to set up some trickeration, but Stanford had a safety blitz it blew it up. Sack

2 and 19

High throw to Kyren is incomplete

3 and 19

Underneath to Kyren gets about 15. ND will go on 4 and 4

Austin one on one and the comeback is too easy

Great job converting that after being backed up to 3 and 19

Slant to Mayer on the RPO. ND in the red zone at the 19 when they come back to start the 2nd Q

Crosser to Lenzy and he gets it inside the 5. ND is just way faster than Stanford's corners

1 and goal

Takacs on a crosser! He got that touchdown! Love to see it

ND up 14-0

12 yard run to start for Stanford, next play Justin A with a hustle sack on the stunt. Knocks the ball out and then recovers it. ND football

1 and 10

Diggs with a big run to get it inside the 5. Madden got called for a hold, but it was a great read by Diggs to bounce it

1 and 20

Snap infraction by Patterson. He's had a few of those

1 and 25

Pretty good ball by Coan to Lenzy, but nice PBU by the Stanford CB on the out

3 and long after they got some back on the little comeback to Mayer

Man, that was tight window. Tight, tight, tight. Mayer wins on a ball between 3 guys

4 and 4 and ND will attempt the FG

Kick from 36 is good

17-0 ND

Stanford return to the 28

1 and 10

Outside zone gets a couple. NaNa with a nice job on that play

2 and 8

Hinish great job at POA, Kiser cleans it up. Foskey set the edge tremendously

3 and 8

Another sideline shot and ball went through the hands of the WR. Oof

3 and out

RPO bubble gets 5 to Styles

2 and 5

Tyree hit the turbo to beat the defender to corner. 1st down

1 and 10

Back shoulder seam route to Mayer for 25. Great ball by Coan

1 and 10 inside Stanford territory

Slot fade to Tyree...love the call. Ball just a bit too long

2 and 10

Quick to Styles and he gets YAC for the 1st

Outside zone gets nothing

2 and 11

Dump to Kyren and he gets facemasked. Got about 7 and then add half the distance to the goal

1 and 10

Mayer destroyed a guy, but they will probably call that a hold on the misdirection counter. They picked up the flag

3 and 3 after Kyren didn't get anything on 2nd down

They convert and it will be 1 and goal inside the 1. Double team destroyed Stanford at the POA

PA on 1 and goal, well covered by Stanford. Coan chucked it away

Inside to Kyren on the next play, touchdown

24-0 ND

Kicked out of the end zone. Touchback

1 and 10 at the 25 with 4:47 left in the half

Hart with a TFL, great job on the hitch. Bauer came in late with a personal foul. He's getting booted for targeting, but I don't think that it's a targeting call. Still a 15, I think

They confirmed the targeting. Bauer is gone

1 and 10

Another hitch gets 1. Griffith nice tackle

Stanford runs a wildcat and converts on 3 and short

Trick play, fake reverse and Stanford scores. Flag down on a block below the waste. Touchdown called back

1 and 25

Bubble and a nice tackled by X Watts. Gains 6

2 and 19

Great job by Lewis stopping the screen.

3 and 19

ND brought the heat, McKee escaped but only for two yards. Jayson A with the tackle or else it would have been a big run

Stanford will punt. Ball pinned inside the 5 with 1:04 left

Kyren gets 9 and ND is running out the clock. Stanford calls a timeout after a 2nd down Diggs run and there is now way this won't burn them

It didn't. Stanford stuffed Diggs on 3rd down

ND punts with 11 seconds left

Punt downed with 3 seconds left and Stanford will try a long field goal

Kick was long enough, but no good

24-0 ND at the half

ND ball at the 25 after the touchback

1 and 10

Outside zone for a couple.

2 and 8

Free access to the field to Lenzy gets it to 3 and short

ND throws and Coan throws one too many times into traffic. Just a bad decision by Coan. Kyren makes the tackle but Stanford is in the red zone

2 and 2 after a boot gets them, inside run and Bertrand gets trucked for the touchdown

24-7 ND

Reverse to Lenzy almost breaks for a touchdown. Slipped with one man to beat. Still about 15

Next play PA to Austin for 62. Deep cross and the safety got greedy. Jumped it and missed.

1 and goal

Inside to Kyren doesn't get it, sneak to Coan does.

31- 7

1 and 10 at the 25 for Stanford after a fair catch

McKee lit up, but got the ball out quick to Wilson. 1st down

1 and 10

Drew White TFL. Great read. He sees that outside zone and goes

Took a shot into a double team, overthrow and it's 3rd and long

Check down to the back. Another punt coming for Stanford

Counter to Kyren gets 12. Great job reading it

Couple of runs get stuffed by Stanford and then Lugg got caught looking at the potential pressure inside and gave up the corner. Sack

ND will punt

Heavy personnel, ND running out big personnel to match. Stuffed

2nd and 9

Outside zone, stuffed

3 and 7

Jayson Ademilola beats the center clean. Sack

3 and out

Couple of easy 1st downs for ND then ND goes empty and Coan is a bit too far in front of Styles

2 and 10

Out to Mayer gets to 3 and 5

Austin stumbles out of the break and ND has to punt

ND takes a delay of game trying to draw them offside

Bramblett punt gets fair caught at the 19

RPO game has got Stanford nothing on these perimeter screens

2 and 8

Throwback screen on the next play. TFL by Cam Hart. Great read

3 and 15

False start on the left guard

3 and 20

Slant underneath, great job by Bertrand forcing a fumble, but Stanford recovers

3 and out

Buchner in the game

Tyree breaks one off for 34 to end the 3rd quarter

31-7