Notre Dame Rolls Past BC with Dominant Performance
The Fighting Irish extended their winning streak to six games on Saturday, outlasting Boston College 25-10 in a closely contested matchup. The game was marked by several roughing-the-passer penalties and personal fouls from both teams.
Jeremiyah Love led the charge for Notre Dame, breaking free through the middle on the first play after an interception and going 94 yards to the end zone for the go-ahead score. Love's impressive run set the tone for the rest of the game, as he racked up 136 yards and two touchdowns.
Despite being a 28.5-point favorite heading into the game, Notre Dame struggled with kicking woes, missing three different attempts from multiple kickers. Coach Marcus Freeman attributed the issues to inconsistent performances from his team's kicking unit, saying that "every time we kicked the ball, it did not go through the field goal posts."
The Irish took control of the game early on, leading 12-7 at halftime and expanding their lead to 18-10 in the third quarter. Boston College staged a late comeback attempt, but ultimately fell short when Adon Shuler intercepted Grayson James inside the Notre Dame 5-yard line with 11:21 left.
Notre Dame's defense played a crucial role in securing the victory, with linebacker Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa recording nine tackles and 1.5 sacks. The team's relentless effort on both sides of the ball proved to be too much for Boston College to handle.
With the win, Notre Dame has all but secured a spot in the expanded playoff field, which will feature teams from the Power Five conferences. While the victory was convincing, it came at a cost – the Irish are now at risk of missing out on the national championship game if they stumble again.
In their next matchup, Notre Dame will host Navy before closing out the regular season against Pittsburgh, Syracuse, and Stanford. Boston College, meanwhile, has a chance to play spoiler against SMU and Georgia Tech before finishing the season against Syracuse.
The Fighting Irish extended their winning streak to six games on Saturday, outlasting Boston College 25-10 in a closely contested matchup. The game was marked by several roughing-the-passer penalties and personal fouls from both teams.
Jeremiyah Love led the charge for Notre Dame, breaking free through the middle on the first play after an interception and going 94 yards to the end zone for the go-ahead score. Love's impressive run set the tone for the rest of the game, as he racked up 136 yards and two touchdowns.
Despite being a 28.5-point favorite heading into the game, Notre Dame struggled with kicking woes, missing three different attempts from multiple kickers. Coach Marcus Freeman attributed the issues to inconsistent performances from his team's kicking unit, saying that "every time we kicked the ball, it did not go through the field goal posts."
The Irish took control of the game early on, leading 12-7 at halftime and expanding their lead to 18-10 in the third quarter. Boston College staged a late comeback attempt, but ultimately fell short when Adon Shuler intercepted Grayson James inside the Notre Dame 5-yard line with 11:21 left.
Notre Dame's defense played a crucial role in securing the victory, with linebacker Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa recording nine tackles and 1.5 sacks. The team's relentless effort on both sides of the ball proved to be too much for Boston College to handle.
With the win, Notre Dame has all but secured a spot in the expanded playoff field, which will feature teams from the Power Five conferences. While the victory was convincing, it came at a cost – the Irish are now at risk of missing out on the national championship game if they stumble again.
In their next matchup, Notre Dame will host Navy before closing out the regular season against Pittsburgh, Syracuse, and Stanford. Boston College, meanwhile, has a chance to play spoiler against SMU and Georgia Tech before finishing the season against Syracuse.
it was insane how dominant notre dame was, especially jeremiyah love he's like unstoppable on the field 
but idk what's up with their kicking unit it was like they were trying to lose or something 
coach freeman said they just need consistency and yeah i get that but come on guys 
anyway the defense was on point kyngstonn viliamu-asa is like a beast out there 
and now they're basically locked in for the playoffs but still gotta keep it together for that national championship game 
. I mean they were down by like 17 points by halftime and still managed to come back? That Adon Shuler interception at the end was a huge bummer for them 
. Notre Dame's defense was solid as usual, but their kicking game is still pretty sketchy 
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I'm like 3 days late to this thread lol... but just had to chime in about that Love dude. I mean, what can you say? He's on fire! That one play after the INT was insane. 94 yards to the end zone is wild. Not sure how they were able to stop him that well, especially since BC wasn't even getting much going on offense.
what's up with that?! Coach Freeman says it was inconsistent performances from his team's kicking unit but I'm calling BS... maybe there's more to it than meets the eye? 
maybe Notre Dame didn't just win fair and square after all 
but like at the same time I'm super worried they're gonna choke in the championship game because of their kicking woes ugh what's up with that? Coach Freeman should just find some new kickers or something. and y'know what's even crazier? Boston College almost pulled off a comeback lol they were so close to ruining Notre Dame's perfect season 
. can't wait for their next game against Navy though, should be lit 
. Boston College gave it their all but just couldn't keep up with the Irish's energy 
their defense is on fire kyngstonn viliamu-asa is a beast 
i'm not worried about them losing to navy or pittsburgh, they'll just take it one game at a time 
28.5 point favorite and they still can't get the job done 
anyway, bring on navy and let's see if the irish can keep their winning streak going