Texas beats No. 10 Notre Dame 50-47 in 2OT thriller

Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly roared too – at the officiating crew. Andy Davidson carried 22 times for 121 yards and two touchdowns to power the Black Knights’ triple option, and Army’s defense suffocated Temple quarterback Phillip Walker, who completed 12 of 26 passes and threw three interceptions. The no-huddle offense employed by new Texas offensive coordinator Sterlin Gilbert completely befuddled Notre Dame, particularly in the first half. Michigan State has a bye week this weekend to get ready to face Notre Dame Sept. 17.

He even called Shane Buechele’s mom the night before to say her son would start against No. 10 Notre Dame.

“Earlier in the race, Tyrone was having a really good camp”, Strong said.

The much bigger quarterback (250 lbs.to Buechele’s 190) was a flawless body for goal line scores, running three touchdowns, including the game victor in overtime. We’ll know more about what kind of team David Cutcliffe is fielding this year after Duke faces Wake Forest and travels to Northwestern between now and its September 24 game at Notre Dame Stadium.

You know, if the whole acting thing doesn’t work out for him the Longhorns could probably hire him as a full-time pep coach.

“Once we did get the flow up and going you could see how explosive this offense actually is spreading the ball around from the run game to the pass game”, Kizer said. The positive for Notre Dame and its fans is that if the team is indeed going to run the table (a must if the Irish are going to have a shot at the playoff), it knows who is going to have to lead them to 11 straight victories.

On the winning score, Swoopes broke a tackle, burst up the middle and stretched the ball across the line. A stadium record 102,315 watched as Texas improved on almost every statistical category from last season.

With Notre Dame finally back in the lead 35-31, Newsome shanked a kick 24 yards giving Texas solid field position when it looked like the Irish could pin them deep. “But it’s a great start”. “Just took us a little longer to settle in than we thought”.

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If Kizer isn’t the full-time starter moving forward, it will only be for Kelly to satisfy his ego by proving that he can make a two-quarterback system functional.

DeShone Kizer’s six-touchdown effort at Texas on Sunday solidifies his spot as Notre Dame’s starting quarterback.

Powered by a dual-quarterback attack, the Texas Longhorns made a statement to a national audience by taking out the ninth-ranked Notre Dame Fighting Irish, 50-47 in double-overtime. The Longhorns have come a long ways in a year’s time since they played mostly meekly in South Bend a year ago.

“We needed tonight to get this program back in the spotlight”, Strong said.

“I want to play better and if it means playing two, if it means playing one, now we have something that I can go and evaluate”, Kelly said. “But it’s a great start”.

It may sounds insane or overly optimistic/irrational to still be talking playoffs, but even with the loss this weekend, Notre Dame can make a run at the playoffs if they win out.

Texas Tech coach Kliff Kingsbury claps after Jonathan Giles scored a touchdown against Stephen F. Austin during an NCAA college football game Saturday, Sept. 3, 2016, in Lubbock, Texas.

But it was senior quarterback Tyrone Swoopes who ended up stealing the show with his 18-wheeler package. He finished as the leading rusher with 88 yards, and sophomore Josh Adams added 43 on 11 carries and a receiving touchdown.

“He’s 260 pounds and runs big”, said Notre Dame defensive lineman Isaac Rochell.

Kelly said he had “heated” discussions with game officials asking why the play wasn’t reviewed for a possible penalty. While the Wolf Pack went 7-6 previous year, they ranked 97th in F/+ and this narrow win over Cal Poly was just as uninspiring.