Jackson scores career-high 27 for No. 19 Notre Dame

The Notre Dame Trumpet Section will play “Notre Dame Our Mother” and the victory march.

Setting aside the struggles Notre Dame’s offensive line had, it’s worth marveling at how different the Irish backfield looks.

And aside from true freshman running back Josh Adams’ 98-yard stiff-arming sprint, the Irish only mustered 184 yards of total offense on 48 plays (3.83 yards per play).

The Irish were plenty better than the Demon Deacons, even if the offense was “a little off”, as Kizer said.

The play was the longest from scrimmage in the 127-year history of Notre Dame and the longest in the NCAA this season. Moments later, it was 14-0 when defensive lineman Andrew Trumbetti intercepted a pass and returned the ball 28 yards for a TD.

Fans say they are always proud of the Notre Dame football teams but they really believe this team has a shot at going all the way.

It became clear that the Wake Forest offense would run through Jack Harrison within the first ten minutes, as he threatened the Notre Dame defense with his blistering pace down the right flank.

Notre Dame climbed into the College Football Playoff Committee bracket this week, moving up a spot past one-loss LSU following a win at Pitt. It is unclear if senior tailback C.J. Prosise will play as he left last week’s game with a shoulder injury and a concussion.

Notre Dame is counting on point guard Demetrius Jackson to do a lot this season, and he’ll get his first chance Friday night against Saint Francis.

But once again, the resilient Irish avoided disaster by doing what they do best thanks to a 147-yard performance from Adams who posted the second 100-plus yard game of his freshman year in relief of the senior.

The Irish started with the ball on the 1-yard line when Bell was stopped for no gain on fourth-and-goal. But he ran for two scores and wasn’t apologizing for anything. Winning any of those games will require a Herculean effort by the Wake Forest defense.

But these accomplishments and Wednesday’s win over the No. 1 team in the nation do not mean the Irish are finished yet, Clark said. Martini made four tackles and also filled Onwualu’s role stretched out to the hashmark, forced to play in a cover scheme that doesn’t necessarily play to the 245-pounder’s skillset. Coincidentally, that game was also the last time Wake Forest trailed an opponent, until tonight.

The first half ended with no score, with With Wake Forest and Notre Dame trading near-miss after near-miss.

Senior Matthias Farley was good in punt coverage, but the top performer for the Irish special teams was sophomore punter Tyler Newsome, who averaged 44.0 yards per punt on his five boots. I just don’t see Wake being able to keep up with the Irish on the scoreboard.