Tag: Notre Dame vs. Miami

Nothing has gone according to plan for Notre Dame (3-5) this season, but they managed to find themselves celebrating a win despite blowing a 20-0 lead at home …. Notre Dame saw a 20-0 lead turn into a 27-20 deficit against Miami (4-4, 1-3 ACC) in the fourth quarter, but … responded with a 10-point run to come away with a much-needed win in Notre Dame Stadium. The game was clinched with a sack of Miami quarterback Brad Kaaya. * * * … The Irish now keep their slim bowl hopes alive with the win, but still face an uphill [battle]. … Next week Notre Dame plays Navy in Jacksonville, followed by Army in San Antonio. The Irish then close out the season at home against Virginia Tech and on the road at USC. Nothing is impossible ….

What happened Saturday night would’ve been unbelievable if this wasn’t Notre Dame football in 2016.  Notre Dame 30, Miami 27 fit the theme almost perfectly. A chaotic afternoon saw the Fighting Irish dominate its way to an early 20-point lead only to allow 27 straight points. The difference Saturday was the way Notre Dame finally finished, something that’s eluded them all season. ‘They were just happy … it’s finally over, that they got through it in a close game, that they found a way to win,’ a relieved coach Brian Kelly said … ‘That was the feeling more than anything else.’ After losing its previous two games in unsettling fashion, the Irish survived by a 23-yard field goal from Justin Yoon with 30 seconds left. … Notre Dame’s bowl hopes remain alive as Miami lost its fourth straight. It was a white-knuckler before those final moments. …