Duke stuns Notre Dame in a wild 38-35 victory

Sophomore Miles Robinson headed in a 79th-minute corner kick, tying the score for Syracuse (8-1-0, 2-1-0). The calendar hasn’t reached October yet, but No. 23 Mississippi, No. 25 Oklahoma and Notre Dame already are having to adjust their expectations for the season after dropping two of their first three games.

The Blue Devils proceeded slowly at that point, grinding out yards and the clock, until Jela Duncan got them into a first-and-goal at the 6.

Yes, Duke (2-2) beat Notre Dame (1-3). Or at least, until recently, when Duke started playing in bowl games regularly and Notre Dame started winning ACC titles.

When the Blue Devils started their last drive in Irish territory with 5:11 left, the Notre Dame defense had their chance to step up.

Anyway, with regards to our picks against the spread, many of us incorrectly picked MI to cover the spread but many of those also salvaged with picking MSU over the Irish.

Duke, it should be noted, came back from a 14-0 deficit and the loss of star rover/kick return man DeVon Edwards to a knee injury.

The College Football Playoff is no longer a possibility and at 1-2 Notre Dame will have to be flawless the rest of the way to qualify for a New Year’s Six bowl. Brown, who had his first 100-yard receiving game with 116, and redshirt junior Torii Hunter Jr., who gained 75 yards on six catches, but the Blue Devils took advantage of Kizer’s uncharacteristically sloppy ball security.

The score heading into halftime read 1-0 in favor of the Irish. Dexter Williams. He’s the only one. Anthony Nash, Johnathan Lloyd, and T.J. Rahming are the top wide receivers and all have over 150 yards.

Duke’s defense responded by stopping Notre Dame to force a punt. And the only way to be flawless is to win this week when Duke comes to town.

That score was especially aggravating, given that Notre Dame had just re-taken the lead midway through the fourth quarter. Riley Bullough has led the MSU defense with 12 tackles and 2 tackles for loss, while Andrew Dowell has added 12 tackles, 1 sack, and 1 interception.

UNC 37, PITT 36: Mitch Trubisky capped a huge day by throwing a 2-yard touchdown to Bug Howard with two seconds left to help the host Tar Heels rally. And so, as the ninth-year Blue Devils head coach made his first return visit to Touchdown Jesus on Saturday, he soaked it all in. Usually, Notre Dame’s title hopes suffer its coups de gras in late November, but here we are.

Notre Dame answered with a big play of their own.

All Clear? Though Notre Dame’s defensive backfield has doubtless missed the contributions of dismissed starting safety Max Redfield, the senior’s quartet of cohorts likewise arrested in a traffic stop that included drug-related charges on August 19 do not appear in line for University discipline.

BC 42, WAGNER 10: Quarterback Patrick Towles passed for two touchdowns and added two on the ground for the host Eagles.

The Blue Devils marched downfield for a 10-play, 44-yard drive on their next possession to set up Reed’s go-ahead field goal.

Individually, Florida State is led by the combination of ACC Player of the Week Milica Kubura (101 kills), Katie Horton (97 kills), Mara Green (.431 attack percentage) and Brianne Burkert (235 assists) on offense.